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Cypriot banks see first ripples of bailout tsunami
Earlier this week, I noted that the banks in Cyprus will be opening Thursday, once the regular people had time to embrace the levy and understand all the awesome goodness in the new bailout plan....
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Read all about it, “Secret Republican Plan to Repeal Obamacare!”
It’s not so secret. Republicans have been talking about repealing Obamacare since the day it was passed. And the House has been voting on repeal, and the Senate Republicans have been trying to figure...
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Mideast Media Sampler 03/28/2013 – Style and Sensationalism Trump Substance
1)All that glitters Politico published an analysis of President Obama’s recent trip to the Middle East by Josh Gerstein, Obama in Israel: 5 takeaways (h/t The Israel Link). While the article isn’t...
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#DebateTheMachine — Paul McKinley calls on Chicago Tribune to sponsor debate...
Republican Paul McKinley has called upon the Chicago Tribune to sponsor a debate between himself and Democrat candidate Robin Kelly, who thus far has managed to avoid having to debate in public during...
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It’s not about the “occupation” — Arabs in France beat anti-occupation...
A life lesson – Israeli director critical of occupation beaten by Arabs in France: Arab men assaulted an Israeli film director in southern France following the screening of his film criticizing Israeli...
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“Very White Republican Leadership” kinda looks like …
McKay Coppins at Buzzfeed Politics writes about how A Very White Republican Leadership Plans Minority Outreach: As the Republican Party gears up to launch a concerted, well-funded outreach effort aimed...
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The answer to a question I never asked
The answer to a question I never asked (h/t our long lost Kathleen). The ‘Monty Hall Problem’: And the country? It picked Door No. 2, because math is hard.
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So what if Adam Lanza had been an NRA member?
The game plays out every time there is a high-profile act of criminal violence. There is an immediate media and left-blogsphere search to tie the shooter to a “right-wing” entity … usually the Tea...
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Mideast Media Sampler 03/29/2013 – Does NGO = Nurturing Grievance Organization?
1) The Washington Post on Obama’s trip Fareed Zakaria uses a guest column in the Washington Post to proclaim Obama appeals to Israel’s conscience: He starts with condescension: As a piece of rhetoric,...
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Chicago Teachers Union protest pits the genuinely frustrated against...
Last week, the Chicago Teachers Union brought in radical anarchist organizer Lisa Fithian to train teachers in civil disobedience. This week, we got to see the results of her class when the union...
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Paul McKinley on Politichicks: We need a corruption ban in Chicago
Politichicks TV interviewed Paul McKinley a few weeks ago at CPAC, and have just published the video. McKinley didn’t hold back, covering everything from the gun ban to New York’s Bloomberg and his...
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With Tight Restrictions, Cyprus Banks Reopen
It looks like the first day of banking in Cyprus after a post-bailout shut-down went swimmingly: The president of Cyprus said on Friday the risk of bankruptcy had been contained and the country had no...
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Sarah Palin went rogue against Don Young (R-AK) long ago
Sarah Palin once again proved that her political instincts far surpassed those of the Republican political establishment, which long has accepted Don Young, Alaska’s lone Congressman. Elected in 1973,...
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Ruin us, please
Anne forwarded this depressing Advertising Age article to me, As Ad Rates Sink, More Websites Explore Ad-Free Business: This is web publishing in 2013, when declining ad rates and the sense that each...
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Unlike real engineers, social engineers avoid math
Opponents of nuclear power plants were cheered by the results of a recent study suggesting that, with public health in mind, more of these marvels that turn out cheap, clean energy ought to be shut...
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“Stomp on Jesus” Week at College Insurrection
The joint is stompin’, it’s really stompin’: Bill O’Reilly Covers Florida Jesus Stomp Controversy University Files Charges Against Student who Refused to Stomp on Jesus Florida Atlantic University...
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@Trib_ed_board covers up Robin Kelly refusal to debate and ethics issues in...
The Editorial Board of the Chicago Tribune offered Republican Paul McKinley a private meeting as part of its “endorsement” review in the Special Election to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr. As if there ever...
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Encouraging News on UCLA Whistleblower’s Suit
I have an update on a legal hearing involving UCLA’s Dr. James Enstrom, whose brave whistleblowing actions involving the school’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences cost him his job. William...
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High schooler: I should have claimed to be Cherokee like Elizabeth Warren
The mainstream media, Democrats and progressive writers have been in full denial about the significance of Elizabeth Warren’s false claim for employment purposes – and only for employment purposes — to...
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Saturday Night Card Game (What’s White got to do with it?)
This really is getting out of control. Harriet and Charlotte write in WaPo, White men have much to discuss about mass shootings (emphasis added): Imagine if African American men and boys were...
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