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Jonathan Turley / Washington Post:
The rise of the fourth branch of government — Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro professor of public interest law at George Washington University. — There were times this past week when it seemed like the 19th-century Know-Nothing Party had returned to Washington.
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
In Praise of Slow Learners — There's this much to be said in praise of Jonathan Turley, professor of “public interest law” at George Washington University Law School, and frequent bobblehead on cable TV shows: at least he isn't a supercilious smug-mugger like Jeffrey Toobin.
Washington Post:
The press must have the ability to ask questions — A FREE press in a democracy demands a delicate balance. The First Amendment means the media must have the right to inquire without hindrance. The government has a legitimate interest in keeping some national security information secret.
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Booman Tribune
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Menendez: Immigration bill doesn't have enough votes to pass Senate
Menendez: Immigration bill doesn't have enough votes to pass Senate
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Justice asked judge to keep Fox reporter in the dark over tracked email
Justice asked judge to keep Fox reporter in the dark over tracked email
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BBC:
MI5 ‘approached Woolwich suspect’ — MI5 asked Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them, a childhood friend has said. — Abu Nusaybah told BBC Two's Newsnight his friend had revealed to him six months ago that the security service had been “knocking on his door”.
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The Gateway Pundit, Atlas Shrugs, Pat Dollard, The Jawa Report and Jihad Watch
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Telegraph:
Woolwich attack: Michael Adebowale's mother ‘tried to prevent radicalisation’ — The mother of a suspected Islamic terrorist who allegedly hacked a British soldier to death tried desperately to turn him away from extremism but “could not get through”, according to friends.
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Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch
Guardian:
Woolwich killing: universities crack down on the preachers of hate
Woolwich killing: universities crack down on the preachers of hate
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BBC, Telegraph and National Updates
Douglas Murray / Wall Street Journal:
The London Terror Attack Was More Than ‘Unforgivable’
The London Terror Attack Was More Than ‘Unforgivable’
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The Gateway Pundit, The Jawa Report and Ed Driscoll
George F. Will / Washington Post:
‘Alice in Wonderland’ coercion — Barack Obama, vowing to elevate Washington to the level of his fastidiousness, came from Chicago, where the political machine inoculates itself from scandals by the proliferation of them: Many scandals mean merely cursory scrutiny of most.
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Booman Tribune
Globe and Mail:
Globe investigation: The Ford family's history with drug dealing — This investigative report reveals that: — Another brother, Randy, was also involved in the drug trade and was once charged in relation to a drug-related kidnapping. — In the 1980s, anyone wanting to buy hashish had to know where to go.
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Boing Boing, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Business Insider and Taegan Goddard's …
Daily Mail:
‘Why are you standing so close to me?’: Snooki and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie clash as they come together to reopen storm ravaged Shore — Gov. Christie and Snooki had an angry exchange of words Friday morning at the reopening of Seaside Height's boardwalk
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Pat Dollard
Wall Street Journal:
Inside IRS Unit Under Fire — Office at Center of Controversy Rankled Other Groups With Its Aggressive Tactics — The Internal Revenue Service unit under fire for its reviews of conservative organizations has a long history of targeting groups with extra scrutiny, including foreclosure …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and americanthinker.com
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Noonan: A Battering Ram Becomes a Stonewall
Noonan: A Battering Ram Becomes a Stonewall
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LewRockwell.com Blog and Rush Limbaugh
Keith Laing / The Hill:
Hagel: Sexual assault ‘a profound betrayal’ — Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel told graduates of the United States Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that sexual assaults would be a “a profound betrayal” of their oaths to the Army. — Hagel challenged the 2013 West Point graduates to …
Jason Dick / Roll Call:
The Macks Are Getting Divorced — Former Reps. Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif., and Connie Mack, R-Fla., are getting divorced. — Bono Mack and Mack served together in Congress as a married couple. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) — The couple said in a joint release Friday …
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
GOP: Energy high on IRS — GOP lawmakers home for the Memorial Day recess predict they won't have to do anything to further fan the flames over the IRS's targeting of conservative groups. — Two weeks after the IRS's first apology on the matter, Republicans say they've only scratched …
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Politico
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Inhofe: Okla. thanks the nation for its support — Oklahoma will bounce back from this week's tornado just as strongly as it has from previous disasters, the state's senior senator said Saturday in this week's Republican address. — Sen. Jim Inhofe, on the ground in Moore, Okla. …
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Carol Morello / Washington Post:
The unflagging spirit of Moore, Okla.: 'It's about hope'
The unflagging spirit of Moore, Okla.: 'It's about hope'
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protein wisdom
Daily Mail:
Scores of TGI Fridays among New Jersey bars accused of substituting cheap alcohol for premium brands in statewide crackdown — At one bar, a mixture that included rubbing alcohol and caramel coloring was sold as scotch. In another, premium liquor bottles were refilled with water - and apparently not even clean water at that.
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Scared Monkeys, Doug Ross, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and Riehl World News
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Brent Johnson / New Jersey Online:
Rubbing alcohol as scotch? N.J. officials release details of ‘Operation Swill’
Rubbing alcohol as scotch? N.J. officials release details of ‘Operation Swill’
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