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Who are the losers in the ‘Duck Dynasty’ flap? — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL DUCK DYNASTY TELEVISION POLITICAL CORRECTNESS — Now that A&E executives have surrendered to the will of hundreds of thousands of “Duck Dynasty” fans and welcomed Phil Robertson back to the show nearly 10 days …
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A&E Welcomes Phil Robertson Back to ‘Duck Dynasty’ — Less than two weeks after his anti-gay remarks prompted an “indefinite hiatus” for the reality patriarch — and a strong fan backlash — the network says he will remain on the series. — Phil Robertson, “Duck Dynasty”
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Bowing to Pressure, A&E Revokes Suspension of ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star
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Fox News:
‘Duck Dynasty’ to resume filming with Phil Robertson, A&E announces
‘Duck Dynasty’ to resume filming with Phil Robertson, A&E announces
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PoliticusUSA, American Spectator and The Daily Caller
Stuart Oldham / Variety:
‘Duck Dynasty’: A&E Ends Phil Robertson Suspension; Aims to Turn Controversy into Teachable Moment
‘Duck Dynasty’: A&E Ends Phil Robertson Suspension; Aims to Turn Controversy into Teachable Moment
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Politico:
‘Duck Dynasty’ star to return
‘Duck Dynasty’ star to return
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Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
A&E Reverses Decision to ‘Suspend’ Phil Robertson
A&E Reverses Decision to ‘Suspend’ Phil Robertson
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Bari Weiss / Wall Street Journal:
Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues — The cultural critic on why ignoring the biological differences between men and women risks undermining Western civilization itself. — Philadelphia — 'What you're seeing is how a civilization commits suicide," says Camille Paglia.
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protein wisdom and neo-neocon
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Can Vermont's Single-Payer System Fix What Ails American Healthcare? — As Obamacare struggles, progressives hope a bold experiment could offer a better model. But first, it has to work. — The Affordable Care Act's turbulent implementation has ruled the news cycle …
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Washington Monthly, Connecting.the.Dots and Bloomberg
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As Predicted, ObamaCare Plunges Into ‘Utter Chaos’ — “HHS maintains they'll have these [Exchanges] up and running by October 2013. I don't know anyone who is confident about that and I'm ready to predict that they will not.” — Michael F. Cannon, December 2012 — “In my opinion, what's going to happen is utter chaos.”
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Libya Holds Four American Military Personnel for Hours — WASHINGTON — Four American military personnel assigned to the United States Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, were detained Friday and released hours later after being held by the country's Interior Ministry, American officials said.
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Paul Ryan lectures the pope — The Catholic conservative who insists he cares about the poor says Pope Francis doesn't understand capitalism — When 1.3 million Americans lose their unemployment benefits on Saturday, they can thank Rep. Paul Ryan. He took the lead in negotiating …
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Benefits Ending for One Million Unemployed — WASHINGTON — An emergency federal program that acts as a lifeline for 1.3 million jobless workers will end on Saturday, drastically curtailing government support for the long-term unemployed and setting the stage for a major political fight in the new year.
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‘We Are Creating Walmarts of Higher Education’ — Universities in South Dakota, Nebraska, and other states have cut the number of credits students need to graduate. A proposal in Florida would let online courses forgo the usual higher-education accreditation process.
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Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Blumenthal sets Dec. 31 deadline for UPS, Fed-Ex to say they'll refund — Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) has asked UPS and FedEx to let customers know by the New Year if they'll be refunded for late deliveries. — “I hope that UPS and FedEx will extend the opportunity for refunds …
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IRS to pay Obamacare political price — Obamacare's rollout dented the Department of Health and Human Services in just the first month. Up next year: the Internal Revenue Service. — A key piece of the health care law gives Americans making less than 400 percent of the poverty line subsidies to buy insurance.
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Atheist group saves Chickasha woman from Christmas nightmare — CHICKASHA — A group of local atheists saved Christmas for a Chickasha woman after she and her baby were allegedly put through the ringer at a church's toy give away. — Tiffany Wait said she, her husband and their 7-month-old baby went …
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