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In wake of ‘Duck Dynasty’ star suspension, Sheriff Miller tells A&E they are not welcome — The suspension of “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson by the A&E Network after making controversial remarks in GQ magazine regarding homosexuality has been called a business decision.
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The Age of Intolerance — Last week, following the public apology of an English comedian and the arrest of a fellow British subject both for making somewhat feeble Mandela gags, I noted that supposedly free societies were increasingly perilous places for those who make an infelicitous remark.
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‘Duck Dynasty’: New episodes will include Phil — Regardless of the current controversy and behind-the-scenes tension, A&E has every intention of keeping Phil Robertson on the air. — A source close to the situation confirmed that when the network resumes airing new episodes …


New Health Law Frustrates Many in Middle Class — Ginger Chapman and her husband, Doug, are sitting on the health care cliff. — The cheapest insurance plan they can find through the new federal marketplace in New Hampshire will cost their family of four about $1,000 a month …
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The New York Times and the ACA: the yuppie whine-athon continues — I see the New York Times has published yet another article about very privileged people whining about the ACA. — In this case, said article features a couple making $100,000 a year who, under the ACA, will be paying $1,000 a month for health care.
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PR director no longer with company after racist tweet — InterActiveCorp said Saturday that it has “parted ways” with PR director Justine Sacco, a day after a racist tweet from her account went viral. — The tweet, “Going to Africa. Hope I don't get AIDS. Just kidding.
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Assemblyman Gabryszak accused of sexually harassing three former staffers — ALBANY - Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak is being accused of sexually harassing three now-former legislative staffers, according to court papers filed Thursday. — Gabryszak, D-Cheektowaga, is the subject …
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DNI Announces the Declassification of the Existence of Collection Activities Authorized by President George W. Bush Shortly After the Attacks of September 11, 2001 — December 21, 2013 — Yesterday, the Director of National Intelligence ("DNI") announced the declassification of the existence …
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Exclusive: Secret contract tied NSA and security industry pioneer — (Reuters) - As a key part of a campaign to embed encryption software that it could crack into widely used computer products, the U.S. National Security Agency arranged a secret $10 million contract with RSA …
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THE STUPIDEST THING EVER WRITTEN UNTIL GOLDBERG WRITES SOMETHING ELSE, PART INFINITY. — I actually subscribe to “The Goldberg File,” through which Jonah Goldberg sends special email columns to the late-night real people, and this is how today's transmission begins: … Blink. Blink.
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Short Hills mall shooting update: 4 men arrested, identified in connection with deadly carjacking — NEWARK — Nearly a week after 30-year-old Hoboken lawyer Dustin Friedland was gunned down in a deadly carjacking while returning to his vehicle in an upper level parking deck of the Mall at Short Hills …
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The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors this afternoon voted unanimously to approve a $3.75 million settlement for New Times' co-founders, whose false arrests in 2007 were orchestrated by Sheriff Joe Arpaio. — Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin were taken from their homes in the middle of the night …
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