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Newt Gingrich To Conservatives: ‘What Would You Have Done?’ — A Message On Nelson Mandela That Conservatives Sorely Need To Hear — I think this is a fairly noteworthy statement from Newt Gingrich on Mandela's passing that should get some airing. Gingrich is addressing …
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Talking Points Memo and The Reaction
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Bill Keller / New York Times:
Nelson Mandela, Communist
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Durbin: No ultimatum on jobless benefits — Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. — The number two Democrat in the Senate and a Republican member of the budget conference committee on Sunday strongly signaled that an emerging budget deal will not include new spending on unemployment benefits.
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Firedoglake
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Dana Davidsen / CNN:
Durbin: Unemployment benefits won't make or break budget deal
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Obama to Congress: Extend jobless aid
Obama to Congress: Extend jobless aid
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americanthinker.com and The PJ Tatler
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Immigration advocates bank on budget deal to rescue overhaul
Immigration advocates bank on budget deal to rescue overhaul
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americanthinker.com
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An effective eye drug is available for $50. But many doctors choose a $2,000 alternative. — The two drugs have been declared equivalently miraculous. Tested side by side in six major trials, both prevent blindness in a common old-age affliction. Biologically, they are cousins.
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Liberal Values, Outside the Beltway, Business Insider and Prairie Weather
Gallop Asian Bistro / Facebook:
The Gallop Asian Bistro has taken seriously the allegations made by Ms. Dayna Morales, and those made against her. Despite news reports to the contrary, this is not a simple, straight-forward matter and we have conducted our own internal investigation. The results of that investigation …
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Gothamist, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers, The Raw Story, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit and LAist
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Democrats react to Rand Paul visit, Detroit ‘freedom zones’ proposal — DETROIT, MI — Democrats responded in a variety of ways to U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's Friday visit to Detroit. — The Kentucky Republican was in town helping the GOP effort to start reaching out to minorities in Michigan …
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The Raw Story
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Paul: Unemployment benefits ‘disservice’ to workers
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Business Insider
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Rand Paul: Unemployment Benefits Extension Would Be A ‘Disservice’ To Workers
Rand Paul: Unemployment Benefits Extension Would Be A ‘Disservice’ To Workers
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Hullabaloo
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No soul searching for Virginia GOP after losses — HOT SPRINGS, Va. — Virginia Republicans suffered a drubbing last month, losing all three statewide races (though a recount is impending in one). A year earlier, it was pretty much the same story as Mitt Romney got swamped and the party unexpectedly lost ground in the Senate.
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Reuters, Blue Virginia and ThinkProgress
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Catholic School Fires Gay Teacher For Obtaining Marriage License — Michael Griffin taught French and Spanish at Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bensalem, Pennsylvania for twelve years. During that entire time, he's been in a relationship with his same-sex partner.
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Washington Monthly
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‘There are now two Americas. My country is a horror show’ — The creator of The Wire, David Simon, delivered a coruscating speech about the divide between rich and poor in America, and how capitalism has lost sight of its social compact. This is an edited extract
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NewsBusters and Prairie Weather
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Lawsuits accuse Phila. police of resuming ‘nickel rides’ — This is what Philadelphia police say about James McKenna's conduct: He was drunk and belligerent - and broke his neck banging his head against cell bars. — McKenna has a different account of what happened that June night in 2011.
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Hit & Run
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Eric Cantor on how Republicans can win again — Virginia Republicans are in the midst of a three-day gathering to sort through what happened in their across-the-board losses at the ballot box in 2013. (We previewed this autopsy here.) — WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor …
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Protesters in Kiev Topple Lenin Statue as Rallies Grow — KIEV, Ukraine — In the biggest demonstration yet after weeks of growing momentum, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians filled the streets of Kiev on Sunday, tearing down and crushing a monument to Lenin in the city center and intensifying …
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Blazing Cat Fur, Gawker and The Gateway Pundit
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Venom between Obama and Rangel — They're two of the most powerful African-American politicians in the land. And by most accounts, President Obama and Rep. Charles Rangel hate each other. — The most recently revealed salvo in their war of words — Obama's assertion that Rangel is a …
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americanthinker.com, Weasel Zippers and Taegan Goddard's …
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Democratic Party has no more centrists — When I first heard the claim, I thought it was a mistake or hoax. A talking head was describing a raging war in the Democratic Party between progressives and centrists. — Centrist Democrats? Aren't they already extinct? — Yes, they're gone, the dodo birds of politics.
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Weasel Zippers and Liberal Values