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State Department: On second thought, we didn't vet those Clinton Foundation donations
3/3/2015 10:01:16 AM  Ed Morrissey
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Old and busted: State Department says they’ve reviewed every donation from foreign governments to the Clinton Foundation during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State that was submitted for their review. Jen Psaki made this claim
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Trouble: Liberals that attacked Republicans for their email scandals cannot defend Hillary
3/3/2015 9:31:33 AM  Noah Rothman
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You just know that the usual suspects are rushing to posit that the Federal Records Act is an outmoded and onerous law that should have been repealed long ago. For now, however, the reaction of the political media to the revelation that Hillary Clinton
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The witch hunt is on for skeptical climate scientists
3/3/2015 9:01:59 AM  Jazz Shaw
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The beautiful thing about science (when it’s conducted properly) is that multiple experts and laboratories in any field can match their findings against each other, peer review their work and subject competing theories to rigorous testing. That is,
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Network anchors on Hillary's e-mail lawbreaking: "Smells terrible," "stunning breach of security"
3/3/2015 8:31:25 AM  Ed Morrissey
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Remember the old Miller Lite TV commercials where the beer’s fans would argue whether its primary virtue was that it “tastes great” or was “less filling,” but Miller wanted you to believe both? Imagine a large stadium filled
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New Mexico students walk out over Common Core testing
3/3/2015 8:01:05 AM  Jazz Shaw
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Cue the Pink Floyd music videos chanting, Teachers… leave those kids alone. The New Mexico debut of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) testing didn’t exactly kick off smoothly this week. Hundreds of
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Quotes of the day
3/2/2015 10:31:29 PM  Allahpundit
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows what's in a potential nuclear agreement with Iran and will ask the U.S. Congress to pose questions that may delay a deal, according to an official traveling with him… Obama administration officials
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NYT: Hillary conducted official State business on her private e-mail account — all of it
3/2/2015 9:46:39 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Ever wonder why multiple investigations of the Benghazi attack failed to turn up much from Hillary Clinton’s e-mails? So did the House Select Committee investigating the attack on the facility and the failures that led to it. To their surprise, the
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Video: First TV ad against Hillary asks her the question the press won't
3/2/2015 9:21:46 PM  Mary Katharine Ham
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Indeed, what side would Hillary Clinton, potential presidential nominee be on, if asked about the potential Democratic boycott of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress tomorrow? This would be a tricky question
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CPAC interview: Gregory Angelo of Log Cabin Republicans on their relations with CPAC
3/2/2015 8:41:04 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Prior to the start of CPAC this year, much ado was made of the Log Cabin Republicans not being accepted as a sponsor for the annual conservative event. This brought back memories of the various battles which GOProud had with the ACU over the years, but
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Rejoice: Intelligence chief claims Americans who fought in Syria are no threat to U.S.
3/2/2015 8:01:19 PM  Noah Rothman
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The notion that Americans who travel to Syria in order to take part in that country's civil conflict and who return to the United States represent no threat to American security might seem counterintuitive… And it is. That's it. There's no "but" here.
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"Walking Dead" grumble thread: There's a new sheriff in town, and he's annoying
3/2/2015 7:21:26 PM  Allahpundit
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Speaking just for myself, if I controlled a fragile suburban oasis in a post-apocalyptic world, I’d definitely invite in a close-knit, deeply scarred, heavily armed gang of survivor-warlords. Then I’d put the head warlord and his deputy in
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Good news from Josh Earnest: Obama's "very interested" in using executive action to raise new tax revenue
3/2/2015 6:41:29 PM  Allahpundit
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Via Conn Carroll and Twitchy, the key bit comes at 1:10:45 below. Look at it from O’s perspective: If you’re going to steal lawmaking power from Congress on an important issue like immigration, why wouldn’t you also steal power on an
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Video: Metaphor of the day
3/2/2015 6:01:43 PM  Allahpundit
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To cleanse the palate, via Ace, what better way to illustrate the Republican master “strategy” to defund Obama’s amnesty than with a clip of a guy jumping out of a plane and promptly having a seizure in mid-air? It’s an almost
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The House energy bill looks like it will not include a repeal of the crude oil export ban. Why?
3/2/2015 5:21:23 PM  Jazz Shaw
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The House of Representatives is putting the finishing touches on the new energy bill, with a key hearing scheduled to take place tomorrow as the details are finalized. Unfortunately, at least according to the chair of the subcommittee on Energy and
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CPAC Interview: Obama ISIS policy "a three-ring circus"
3/2/2015 4:41:06 PM  Ed Morrissey
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American strategy against ISIS resembles “a three ring circus,” says Pete Hegseth, CEO of Concerned Veterans for America, who chatted with me right before going to the main stage of CPAC on Saturday, as does the Obama administration’s
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Warren Buffett: Hillary will be president, unless she gets sick…
3/2/2015 4:01:13 PM  Noah Rothman
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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett hasn't gotten where he is today by making rash investments, and the prolific investor claims that he is ready to put his money where his mouth is with regards to his support for Hillary Clinton's likely presidential
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Civil war on the Left: Centrist Dems about to take on Warren wing?
3/2/2015 3:21:23 PM  Ed Morrissey
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So far, no Democrat seems willing to take on Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential nomination, including the populist-progressive favorite Elizabeth Warren. Some Democrats want to make sure that a progressive-populist challenge never arises.
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House Freedom Caucus chair Jim Jordan: No, we're not trying to oust Boehner as Speaker
3/2/2015 2:41:50 PM  Allahpundit
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Strong words from a man who’s been touted as a potential successor in case conservatives ever manage to wrest the gavel away from establishmentarians. Stories about whether House tea partiers might dump Boehner are the congressional equivalent of
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Is the Iraqi operation to retake Tikrit really an Iranian operation?
3/2/2015 2:01:52 PM  Noah Rothman
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An assault is underway in Iraq aimed at liberating the city of Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's former hometown, from the control of Islamic State forces. If it is a successful operation, it would be a major victory in the war against ISIS in Iraq. But it is
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CBS: Just how hard is it to fire a federal gov't employee?
3/2/2015 1:31:41 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Thanks to the litigious nature of American culture, employers in the private sector have a tough time firing people for poor performance. Misconduct, especially that caught in the act, generally is an exception to that trend. CBS News discovers
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Hugh Hewitt won't be asking GOP candidates about evolution
3/2/2015 1:01:48 PM  Jazz Shaw
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This is going to come as a great disappointment to Candy Crowley, George Stephanopoulos and the rest of the network stars who had no doubt hoped to moderate GOP debates in the upcoming election cycle. Hugh Hewitt will be moderating one of the debates
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Netanyahu to AIPAC: We've acted alone before — and we'll do it again if necessary
3/2/2015 12:31:11 PM  Ed Morrissey
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“America and Israel have had some serious disagreements over the course of our nearly 70-year-old friendship,” Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu told AIPAC during his highly-anticipated speech today, but “I mention them to make a
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Bad News, Democrats: Netanyahu's popularity rivals Obama's
3/2/2015 12:01:51 PM  Noah Rothman
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For weeks, those trapped within the Beltway echo chamber have reassured themselves that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to accept an invitation from congressional Republicans to address a joint session of the federal legislature was
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Scott Walker on immigration: "My view has changed. I'm flat out saying it."
3/2/2015 11:31:27 AM  Allahpundit
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A reversal so predictable that even a dummy like me saw it coming. But is it a reversal? Per Jamie Weinstein, maybe the headline should be “Scott Walker still stands by path to citizenship for illegals.” Here’s the key bit, which comes
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Mikulski to retire after five terms in US Senate
3/2/2015 11:01:16 AM  Ed Morrissey
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Let the 2016 Senate sweepstakes begin, although this one may have more impact on the presidential race. Barbara Mikulski, the Maryland Democrat serving her sixth term in the Senate, announced earlier today that she will not run for re-election in 2016.
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