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Keystone decision delayed yet again — The Obama administration says it is indefinitely extending its long-awaited review of the Keystone XL pipeline — providing a Good Friday jolt to one of the president's most wrenching environmental decisions. — The move could easily push President …
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‘Ridiculous’: Administration punts on Keystone, Obama faces Dem revolt — FILE: February 17, 2012: Protestors rallied in front of the Lamar County courthouse before a hearing on the Keystone pipeline in Paris, Texas.REUTERS — The Obama administration once again has punted on a final decision …
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The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Independent Journal Review, The PJ Tatler and Politico


U.S. extends Keystone XL comment period, delaying final decision
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Harry Reid defends ‘domestic terrorists’ comments — The two men appeared Friday afternoon on KSNV's “What's Your Point?” question-and-answer show. — The first question went to Reid, about his comments that a few hundred people protesting and blocking federal action against rancher Cliven Bundy are “domestic terrorists.”
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Deadbeat on the Range — Imagine a vendor on the National Mall, selling burgers and dogs, who hasn't paid his rent in 20 years. He refuses to recognize his landlord, the National Park Service, as a legitimate authority. Every court has ruled against him, and fines have piled up.
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CBS Las Vegas, Hit & Run, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Truth About Guns and Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rand Paul: Harry Reid Needs to ‘Calm the Rhetoric’ on Bundy Ranch
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Yahoo! News, The Daily Caller, Hot Air and Politico


Will Chelsea Clinton's Pregnancy Become Another Right Wing Conspiracy? UPDATED — It's a plot! — On Thursday, Chelsea Clinton made the happy announcement that she was with child: … That's wonderful news. My niece's baby girl Millie just celebrated her first birthday and my sister …
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HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'S INSIDE ACCOUNT OF THE CRISES, CHOICES, AND CHALLENGES SHE FACED DURING …
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The PJ Tatler and Politico


Baby on board: Chelsea Clinton says she's pregnant
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Politico and ABC News


James Mitchell: 'I'm just a guy who got asked to do something for his country' — Psychologist who designed CIA's post-9/11 torture program insists he has nothing to apologise for - and attacks 'people with a Jack Bauer mentality who don't understand how intel works'
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CIA torture architect breaks silence to defend ‘enhanced interrogation’
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U.S. ground troops going to Poland, defense minister says — Poland and the United States will announce next week the deployment of U.S. ground forces to Poland as part of an expansion of NATO presence in Central and Eastern Europe in response to events in Ukraine.
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Fox News, kyivpost.com, The Daily Caller, Hot Air and Liberaland


The War On Standards Comes to College Debate — Paul has been writing about the war on standards in various aspects of our society, generally as a means of advancing the interests of minorities (or purporting to advance them, anyway). Now it appears that the decline of standards-indeed …
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This Company Has A 4-Day Work Week, Pays Its Workers A Full Salary And Is Super Successful — Ryan Carson and Alan Johnson, co-founders of Treehouse — The 70 people who work at Treehouse, an online education company that teaches people about technology, only work four days a week at the same full salary as other tech workers.


Obama Is Wrong. Democrats Shouldn't Pivot From the Obamacare Fight. — The obvious inspiration for President Obama's Thursday press conference was to announce that the Affordable Care Act has eclipsed new milestones—8 million private exchange enrollees the most significant among them.
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U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch on Obamacare's election toll: It'll bury Dems
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The Week, American Spectator, Hot Air, National Republican … and Politico


Why atheism doesn't have the upper hand over religion — There are certain experiences that atheism simply cannot explain — I — n my last column, I examined some of the challenges facing religion today. Those challenges are serious. But that doesn't mean that atheism has the upper hand.
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Washington Post


Beliebers rejoice, W.H. won't boot Justin — The White House has answered the call to deport Justin Bieber, but those hoping for the Canadian pop star to take a long hike up north will be disappointed. — More than 270,000 people signed the petition “to deport Justin Bieber and revoke his green card …
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This Unsent Shade-Filled Letter From Clinton Staffers To A '90s Radio Host Is A Goddamn Masterpiece — A gem of a letter to Don Imus from the latest Clinton library document dump.
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Why Are Feminists So Insecure? 6 Reflections On The Confidence Gap — Another day, another feminist grievance in a major media outlet. The Atlantic features “The Confidence Gap” on its cover, written by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman. Kay is the lead anchor of BBC World News America …