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Wide bipartisan agreement on Medicare doc fix, and on not paying for it
4/15/2015 10:01:55 AM  Ed Morrissey
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The good news: Congress finally found a broad consensus on an issue. The bad news: They still haven’t abandoned the broad consensus to perpetuate deficit spending. The “doc fix” for Medicare that rolls back reimbursement cuts to
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Will Sam Brownback hold the line on tax and spending cuts?
4/15/2015 9:31:02 AM  Jazz Shaw
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There is a slow moving battle taking place in Kansas, and it’s one which will prove both important and instructive for fiscal conservatives around the nation. When Governor Sam Brownback took office a couple of years ago he was elected on a promise
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Iran would like to make a few 'revisions' to the nuclear deal
4/15/2015 9:01:16 AM  Noah Rothman
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Ever since the White House secured its framework agreement with Iran to prevent the state from developing atomic weapons, the administration has been focused on shoring up American domestic support for the prospective nuclear deal. Facing the prospect
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NYT: Congress asked Hillary in December 2012 about private e-mail
4/15/2015 8:31:02 AM  Ed Morrissey
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The rabbit hole goes a little deeper than first thought on the Clintonemail server scam run by Hillary Clinton outside of the State Department, and outside the reach of the Federal Records Act. Previously, it appeared that Congress only asked the former
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Which Hillary will talk about ethanol this time around?
4/15/2015 8:01:14 AM  Jazz Shaw
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Hillary Clinton is in Iowa this week, a state which she “doesn’t plan on taking for granted” in the presidential race. But when it comes to White House aspirants, you know what Iowa means… King Corn. It’s nearly impossible
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Quotes of the day
4/14/2015 10:41:39 PM  Allahpundit
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Rubio, however, is the original tea party candidate. His candidacy united the grassroots against the leadership and he won. The Washington crowd convinced themselves he could not win, but the grassroots proved they could pick a winner. Rubio was the
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7 people who know the gender "pay gap" is a misleading statistic that reflects choice, not discrimination
4/14/2015 10:11:36 PM  Mary Katharine Ham
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Ashe Schow, who is always covering the myths of feminism gamely at the Washington Examiner: “The higher concentrations of men in riskier occupations with greater occurrences of workplace injuries and fatalities suggest that more men than women are
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Maryland "free-range" parents to sue CPS for taking their kids into custody
4/14/2015 9:21:03 PM  Mary Katharine Ham
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Good. These guys are fighting battles so the rest of us can have hope for raising kids who might occasionally be out of our sight for more than five minutes at a time. Lenore Skenazy, the author of “Free-Range Kids” originator of free-range
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Pew poll: 39% of GOPers support legalizing pot, 54% say feds should respect state law where pot is legal
4/14/2015 8:41:48 PM  Allahpundit
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It’s an open question right now which position will reach majority support within the Republican Party first, support for legalizing gay marriage or support for legalizing weed. Right now it’s a toss-up, with several polls showing the GOP at
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Pentagon: Man, those Russian pilots are "sloppy"
4/14/2015 8:01:55 PM  Ed Morrissey
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“Sloppy,” or exceedingly precise? The US complained about Russian fighter jets intercepting an American reconnaissance flight in international air space last week, with the Pentagon suggesting that the pilots acted unprofessionally. The
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Obama drops Cuba from U.S. list of state sponsors of terror in exchange for, well, nothing
4/14/2015 7:21:03 PM  Allahpundit
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A sneak preview of his final deal with Iran, perhaps. Let’s hope he figures out a new negotiating strategy before then because he’s got only two right now. One, a la Cuba, involves goodwill gestures to the other side that gain nothing for the
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Bad news for Jeb: Walker surging in New Hampshire
4/14/2015 6:41:44 PM  Noah Rothman
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Two weeks ago, I noticed that national polling and noted that the media-fueled boomlet for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker might be fading. If that's true, it's a phenomenon that is not apparent in a recent poll of GOP primary voters in New Hampshire. The
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Harvard welcomes noted racketeer Steven Donziger to discuss Chevron Shakedown
4/14/2015 6:01:04 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Harvard University may be sending a none too subtle message regarding their feelings about capitalism and successful businesses in America. They are hosting a panel discussion event this weekend with the innocent sounding name, Insider perspectives and
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Video: Iraqi PM comes to Washington to ask for more airstrikes, munitions to fight ISIS
4/14/2015 5:21:26 PM  Ed Morrissey
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“We can kill Daesh,” Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told the press yesterday, but they need a lot more help than they have received so far if that is to happen. Abadi expressed gratitude to the US for the assistance we have already
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Oh my: Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously backs bill demanding congressional vote on Iran deal
4/14/2015 4:41:53 PM  Allahpundit
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When was the last time a congressional middle finger to The One was unanimously displayed? 19-0. Good lord. Credit where it’s due: This is some nice maneuvering by Bob Corker around a president who’s gotten used to blowing off Congress and
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It's official: Rand Paul has successfully turned abortion into a GOP issue
4/14/2015 4:01:33 PM  Noah Rothman
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Few politicians had a better week than did Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) when he announced his intention to run for the presidency. Perhaps Paul's greatest roll-out week accomplishment was to force reporters and the press to take a critical look at the polling
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Remember Cliven Bundy? Yep… he's still #winning
4/14/2015 3:21:04 PM  Jazz Shaw
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Most of you probably remember the saga of Cliven Bundy from last year. The Nevada Rancher was in a legal battle with the federal government and the state of Nevada over grazing fees and property rights which turned into a standoff between the Bureau of
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What the First Amendment was made for: Media swarms to cover Hillary stepping out of her van in Iowa
4/14/2015 2:44:50 PM  Allahpundit
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Via the Free Beacon, can I call something a “palate cleanser” if it makes me lose my will to live? This is sort of a fair point by Gabe, but c’mon: If you're job is covering Clinton and she tripped, fell out of the van and you
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Tuesday TEMS: Guest hosting at Relevant Radio
4/14/2015 2:28:14 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Today I get to step outside the box a bit again, and guest-host for Drew Mariani at Relevant Radio! The Catholic talk-radio network has 34 stations, both O&O and affiliates, as well as an webstream and an app that plays live and podcasted shows.
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John Kasich: I'm seriously considering running for (vice) president
4/14/2015 2:01:08 PM  Allahpundit
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When you’re governor of the country’s most famous swing state and you’re sitting on a 55 percent approval rating, you’re thinking about running for president almost by definition. "The most important (question) is can I
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Has Russia checked America's ability to enforce Iran deal through deterrence?
4/14/2015 1:21:47 PM  Noah Rothman
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When the P5+1 revealed to the world the dubious outlines of a prospective nuclear accord with Iran, one of the many shortcomings observers lamented was the concession that Iran would not be required to roll back its enrichment capabilities or dismantle
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Woman with $14 million book advance attacks CEO pay
4/14/2015 12:41:44 PM  Ed Morrissey
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Look, I get it, I really do. Any Democratic candidate in 2016 has to attack on income inequality in order to carry the passionate base of progressives needed to secure the nomination. For Hillary Clinton, the issue becomes even more acute, given her
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Chris Christie: The entitlement reform candidate?
4/14/2015 12:01:13 PM  Noah Rothman
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Will New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie run for president? Only months ago, that would have been considered a silly question. Today, however, the former prohibitive frontrunner for the GOP's presidential nomination in 2016 seems like a spent force. Yahoo
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Rubio 2013: I can't imagine a Republican president undoing an Obama executive order on amnesty
4/14/2015 11:31:50 AM  Allahpundit
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Is this anecdote from Byron York new or did I miss it when he first published it? Either way, can’t wait until Rubio gets asked whether he still believes this at his first presidential campaign townhall. Oh, by the way: What he says here is 100
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Video: Did Hillary shoot herself in the foot on timing the announcement?
4/14/2015 11:01:46 AM  Ed Morrissey
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The answer to this question is yes, but it’s not just the timing. Matt Lewis joined Morning Joe earlier today to discuss the curious timing of the Hillary Clinton announcement, coming on a Sunday afternoon and via a campaign video and Facebook
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