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Dems beginning to wonder why Hillary's pulling a Putin on the campaign trail
3/18/2015 10:31:02 AM  Ed Morrissey
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It’s been eight days since we last saw this world leader, who has avoided public sightings in places where people expect an appearance. No, we’re not talking about Vladimir Putin and Moscow, but Hillary Clinton and the campaign trail. While
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Sour grapes on the left over Netanyahu's landslide victory
3/18/2015 10:01:06 AM  Noah Rothman
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It wasn't supposed to be like this. The polls were clear. Benjamin Netanyahu and his party should have lost in a walk. Sources were telling Israeli media outlets just two weeks ago that it was not only possible but likely that the prime minister's Likud
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Video: Letter to White House tests positive for cyanide
3/18/2015 9:31:49 AM  Ed Morrissey
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The Secret Service acknowledged late yesterday that the White House received a letter that an initial test showed positive for cyanide. So far, the tests have not reached a conclusion, but as NBC News reports, they’re taking it seriously. It
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Having solved all other problems, the EPA will monitor how long you spend in the shower
3/18/2015 9:01:18 AM  Jazz Shaw
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It’s a good thing Uncle Sam is looking out for your best interests. If it weren’t for them, you might spend too long in the shower next time you stay at a hotel. Wait… what? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants hotels to
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Surprise! Netanyahu wins as Israeli Right soars
3/18/2015 8:31:20 AM  Ed Morrissey
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In the end, the Israeli election wasn’t even close — and certainly not in the way that analysts expected. For the past week, media outlets in the US had written Benjamin Netanyahu’s political obituary, insisting that Likud and the Right
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The culture of outrage and the end of the Liz Mair affair
3/18/2015 8:01:00 AM  Jazz Shaw
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It was only yesterday when Noah spoke of the toxic political environment surrounding the Iowa caucuses and how it had embroiled political strategist Liz Mair, then a new hire on Scott Walker’s campaign. Seemingly within hours of announcing
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Quotes of the day
3/17/2015 10:41:43 PM  Allahpundit
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The Ferguson Police Department (FPD) arrested 460 individuals for outstanding warrants between October 2012 and October 2014: 96% of those arrested were African American. According to the DOJ report, from 2011-2013, African Americans accounted for 95% of
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Hillary fights to remain inevitable, unmolested but activists, press not moving on
3/17/2015 10:01:06 PM  Mary Katharine Ham
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In the same way the people of Israel have the temerity not to oblige the liberal sensibilities about how they should run their country and elect to lead it, some of the people of the press and activism groups insist on continuing to ask questions about
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Aww: David Axelrod pretty mad about Netanyahu win
3/17/2015 9:30:06 PM  Mary Katharine Ham
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Tough day, sport — despite your colleagues’ best efforts: Tightness of exits in Israel suggests Bibi's shameful 11th hour demagoguery may have swayed enough votes to save him. But at what cost? — David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) March
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When kids are tried as adults
3/17/2015 9:21:47 PM  Jazz Shaw
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James Alan Fox has an editorial up at USA Today this week on the subject of trying minors as adults in criminal court. It was spurred by the high profile case of 12-year-old Morgan Geyser and 13-year-old Anissa Weier who nearly killed their young
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Why we can't have nice things: St. Patrick's Day parade edition
3/17/2015 8:41:03 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Disclosure: I have not been to a Saint Patrick’s Day parade in many years. I’m not boycotting them… it’s just generally too cold to go stand outside to drink beer when I can watch it on television. Not so the Mayor of New York,
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War on women: Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Senate ambitions crushed
3/17/2015 8:01:31 PM  Noah Rothman
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Democratic National Committee Chairwoman and Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz saw her ambition to hold statewide office thwarted this week. Along with Florida Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson, Wasserman Schultz has not been shy about her interest in
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Dear Iowa, Republican political professionals hate your caucuses
3/17/2015 7:21:11 PM  Noah Rothman
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It's become pretty clear that a significant number of the Republican Party's Beltway-based campaign professionals, consultants, and donors hate the Iowa caucuses. Though surely some of this antipathy is based on the fact that the Hawkeye State's GOP
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Video: Sociology professor goes full sociology professor onboard plane
3/17/2015 6:41:23 PM  Allahpundit
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To cleanse the palate, via WaPo. You know the rule: Never go full sociology professor in a confined space with a captive audience, unless that audience is paying you $50,000 a head in tuition. Actually, after reading this, I’d say she’s worth
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Video: 5 reasons Hillary supporters should be embarrassed by exploitative ad
3/17/2015 6:01:00 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Or are these actual Hillary Clinton supporters? This 90-second video comes from a site called BillForFirstLady, which identifies itself as a political-action committee. OpenSecrets has a file open on it but no data, as it’s relatively new; as of
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With Jeb stalling, Rubio is on the rise
3/17/2015 5:21:25 PM  Noah Rothman
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The 2016 race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination is already a fascinating one. The ever-expanding field of candidates already includes no fewer than 14 reputable figures with a variety of ethnic, socioeconomic, geographic, and religious
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House GOP budget: Repeal ObamaCare, boost Defense, cut $5.5 trillion over 10 years
3/17/2015 4:41:29 PM  Ed Morrissey
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House Republicans rolled out their budget proposal for FY2016, and it gives conservatives some reason to cheer. It includes plans to repeal ObamaCare and offer a voucher system for Medicare to control costs. Overall it eliminates more than five trillion
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Open thread: Israeli election results; Update: Exit poll shows surprise Likud lead; Update: Netanyahu declares victory
3/17/2015 4:01:15 PM  Allahpundit
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The polls close there at 4 p.m. ET. Here’s your thread for following results, which should be updated regularly at the Jerusalem Post, Haaretz, the New York Times, the BBC, and, well, pretty much every other major western news outlet with a decent
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Surprise: WH weakens transparency requirements for office in charge of archiving official emails
3/17/2015 3:21:39 PM  Guy Benson
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Behold, the most Hopenchange™ story ever, via USA Today: The White House is removing a federal regulation that subjects its Office of Administration to the Freedom of Information Act, making official a policy under Presidents Bush and Obama to reject
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Tuesday TEMS: Andrew Malcolm, Duane Patterson, Dylan Gwinn
3/17/2015 2:51:43 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Today on The Ed Morrissey Show (4 pm ET), we have another great lineup for the news of the day! Andrew Malcolm joins us for Tuesdays with Andrew! The Prince of Twitter and I will discuss all of the hot political stories of the day. Duane "Generalissimo"
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Jen Psaki: We have no record of Hillary signing a separation agreement when she left State
3/17/2015 2:41:41 PM  Allahpundit
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So there you go. The mystery is solved. Hillary avoids a perjury charge for failing to turn over her work e-mails in a timely way because she never formally agreed to make herself accountable in the first place. What a perfectly Clintonian ending to
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Boehner to Hillary: It's time for you to turn over your server to a third party
3/17/2015 2:01:59 PM  Allahpundit
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A simple point, echoed elsewhere in print this afternoon: A public servant can’t have the final say on which of her e-mails is work-related and which is “personal.” There has to be a way to check her work if necessary. Your must-read of
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Republicans for Gore!
3/17/2015 1:21:06 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Before anyone starts throwing snowballs at me, let me explain why a Republicans for Gore movement should start immediately. Noah leaped to the conclusion that this would only appeal to “the pews at the Church of Vox,” but he’s in error.
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Democratic extremism on full display with human trafficking bill opposition
3/17/2015 12:41:13 PM  Noah Rothman
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For a Beltway-based media complex that routinely and lazily advances stories focused on the GOP's supposed extremism, it's going to be exceedingly difficult for many in the press to understand the course upon which Democrats have embarked. As a result of
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Video: Passenger rushes jet cockpit screaming "jihad"
3/17/2015 12:01:10 PM  Ed Morrissey
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The lessons of 9/11 remain ingrained in the consciousness of air travelers in the US, as this harrowing video demonstrates. When a United Airlines passenger ran at the cockpit of a flight taking off from Washington DC to Denver screaming “jihad,
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