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Jeb Bush's foreign policy team is eerily familiar, in one Venn diagram — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will announce his foreign policy vision in a speech Wednesday in Chicago. Accompanying that speech is a rollout of a slate of experts who will help guide the candidate on foreign policy issues.
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Jeb Bush's Attack On Obama Over Iran Goes Horribly Wrong — Former Florida Gov. Jeb. Bush answers questions after speaking to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. — CREDIT: AP — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) called on Congress to pass legislation that would trigger sanctions …
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Jeb Bush vows to set his own course while tapping longtime family advisers
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Jeb Bush Makes Vague First Foray Into Foreign Policy
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Can Jeb Bush Distinguish Himself From His Brother on Foreign Policy?
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Politico Makes Case For Just Declaring Jeb Bush President Right Now
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Remarks by the President in Closing of the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism — THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. — Well, thank you, Lisa, for the introduction. Lisa is an example of the countless dedicated public servants across …
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Chapel Hill ‘hate crime’ response criticised by Muslim lawmaker
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Obama: Extremists Have “Legitimate Grievances”
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South Dakota Lawmaker: ‘Planned Parenthood Worse Than ISIS’ — A Republican South Dakota lawmaker on Monday compared Planned Parenthood to the Islamic State in a blog post about his bill banning a surgical abortion procedure. — In a blog post titled “Planned Parenthood worse than ISIS and lying about it …
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Planned Parenthood worse than ISIS and lying about it — Most states including South Dakota allow for the death penalty for murderers. There are certain revolting methods of execution, such as beheading, that no state would ever permit, even against murderers who use this method on their victims.
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Rudy Giuliani: President Obama doesn't love America — The former New York mayor makes his remarks at a Scott Walker event. — NEW YORK - Rudy Giuliani went straight for the jugular Wednesday night during a private group dinner here featuring Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker …
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Justice Dept. could sue Ferguson for racial discrimination — Will the Attorney General sue Ferguson's police? — Washington (CNN)The Justice Department is preparing to bring a lawsuit against the Ferguson, Missouri, police department over a pattern of racially discriminatory tactics used by officers …
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Dr. Seuss returns with newly discovered book — Dr. Seuss long ago passed from the scene but old manuscripts by the beloved children's author keep turning up. — Random House Children's Books said Wednesday it will publish a recently discovered manuscript with Dr. Seuss sketches, called What Pet Should I Get, on July 28.
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DEAR CONSERVATIVES: ALL OF YOUR HEROES ARE AGENTS OF JIHAD — You may have seen this at American Thinker: … It's been noted that other prominent figures have revealed themselves to be secret Muslim jihadists in this way, but the American right has no idea how profoundly we've been infiltrated.
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Guantánamo Conviction of Australian Is Overturned — WASHINGTON — A military appeals court on Wednesday overturned the terrorism conviction of an Australian whose guilty plea was once hailed as a sign that the tribunal system at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, prison would be swift and effective.
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Guy Who Gets Paid to Say Obamacare Doesn't Work Can't Find a Single True Fact to Support His Case — It's the Heritage Foundation. We are dealing with morons here. — Obamacare has increased enrollment in its health care exchanges to more than 11 million, and the conservative response …
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U.S. Won't Back Egypt's Attacks on ISIS — Two long-time allies are attacking ISIS—and growing frustrated with one another. That's good news for the so-called Islamic State. — The Obama administration was given multiple chances Wednesday to endorse a long-time ally's airstrikes …
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John Kitzhaber controversy: Cylvia Hayes fighting order to release her emails — Former Oregon first lady Cylvia Hayes declared Wednesday that she will go to court to block a state order requiring her to turn over emails related to her public service. — Portland attorney Whitney Boise …


Trolling Russia's Hearts and Minds — Images edited by Kevin Rothrock. — Wars are fought at the front lines, but winning a nation's hearts and minds comes at the home front. In Russia, the conflict in eastern Ukraine is a hotly contested political subject, and nothing counts more than rhetoric about the people who have died.
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BOOK BOMB! Novellas from the Sad Puppies Slate! — Today we are Book Bombing the three suggested novellas from the Sad Puppies slate. These are novellas that the Evil Legion of Evil thinks are great, and should be considered for fancy awards. No gimmicks, no BS, just awesome stuff.
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13 Foreign Policy Questions For Hillary Clinton — Even though she has not officially announced anything just yet, Hillary Clinton certainly appears to be running for president. A high-dollar super PAC run by former Clinton aides and friends is up and running.
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The Growing Effort To Protect LGBT People From Discrimination Under The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 — After decades of failed attempts to pass LGBT job protections through Congress, change could be coming instead through the historic civil rights law. A new memorandum from the Equal Employment …