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CONDOLEEZZA RICE BACKS OUT OF RUTGERS COMMENCEMENT — You are here — Home » United States government » Condoleezza Rice backs out of Rutgers commencement — NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has backed out of delivering the commencement address …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
“College campuses essentially operate on mob rule at this point” — That's the observation of Sonny Bunch to the news that Condoleeza Rice is withdrawing as a Commencement Speaker at Rutgers after protests against her and threats to disrupt the festivities if she spoke:
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National Review:
EXCLUSIVE: Rice Withdraws from Rutgers Commencement — Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is withdrawing from the Rutgers commencement ceremony. — Her invitation by the school's board of governors had sparked protests from faculty and students, and now Rice has decided not to speak to avoid creating a distraction.
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Twitchy and The College Fix
Trevor Eischen / Politico:
Condoleezza Rice backs out of Rutgers ceremony
Condoleezza Rice backs out of Rutgers ceremony
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news.rutgers.edu, Commencement …, Los Angeles Times and CNN
Bertrand M. Gutierrez / Winston-Salem Journal:
GOP candidate was once a female impersonator — Steve Wiles, a Republican state Senate candidate who supports North Carolina's constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage, once worked as a female impersonator at a gay nightclub in Winston-Salem and was gay at the time …
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Talking Points Memo, Business Insider and The Raw Story
Patterico's Pontifications:
Visitor Logs: Obama Had “Debate Prep” Meeting on September 11, 2012, the Day of the Benghazi Attack [UPDATED With Major Update] — Where was President Obama during the Benghazi crisis? Some GOP senators want to know: … Here is an interesting tidbit from the White House Visitor Logs for 9/11/12 …
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National Review, The Gateway Pundit and Fox News
Nina Teicholz / Wall Street Journal:
Are butter, cheese and steak really bad for you? The dubious science behind the anti-fat crusade — “Saturated fat does not cause heart disease”—or so concluded a big study published in March in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine. How could this be?
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neo-neocon and Power Line
Ryan Pfluger / New York Times:
The Tale of Two Schools — Fieldston and University Heights are in the same borough but worlds apart. How much understanding between their students can a well-told story bring? — University Heights High School is on St. Anns Avenue in the South Bronx, which is part of the poorest congressional district …
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Joanne Jacobs
Sen. Tim Kaine / Politico:
I'm Ready for Hillary — Why I'm endorsing Clinton in 2016. — In 2006, nearly two years before the 2008 presidential election, I told my friend, then-Senator Barack Obama, that I would support him if he ran for the presidency. I was and am proud that I was one of his first supporters.
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Taylor Marsh and Liberal Values
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
A journalist writes an advice column for Mrs. Clinton.
A journalist writes an advice column for Mrs. Clinton.
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Sky Dancing, Instapundit, The Daily Beast and Althouse
Scott Kaufman / The Raw Story:
Alabama's chief justice: Buddha didn't create us so First Amendment only protects Christians — Speaking at the Pastor for Life Luncheon, which was sponsored by Pro-Life Mississippi, Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court declared that the First Amendment only applies to Christians because …
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The Reality-Based Community, Firedoglake and CAIR
Laura Barron-Lopez / The Hill:
Heritage urges ‘no’ vote on energy efficiency bill — The conservative group Heritage Action is urging lawmakers to vote “no” on the energy efficiency bill set to hit the Senate floor next week. — Heritage charges that the bill, which promotes energy saving in industrial and commercial buildings …
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Hullabaloo
Matt Simon / Wired:
Absurd Creature of the Week: This Marsupial Has Marathon Sex Until It Goes Blind and Drops Dead — In the forests of Australia, every year just before spring, there erupts a sexual frenzy unlike any other on Earth. It's bigger than an ultra-romantic Neil Diamond concert, bigger even than spring break in Cancun.
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