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Damn, @DavidGregory makes @GGreenwald look good
Glenn Greenwald appeared on Meet The Press this morning. The interview is garnering headlines, mostly for David Gregory’s suggestion that Greenwald is not a real journalist and question as to why...
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Chuck Schumer still will not love Republicans in the morning
Via NBC, Lindsey Graham is about to declare victory: On Monday the Senate is scheduled to vote on a 1,200-page amendment offered by Sen. Bob Corker, R- Tenn., and Sen. John Hoeven, R- N.D., which has...
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Dinner in Turkey may give you gas and you’ll get hosed
We covered the continuing protests in Turkey yesterday, Protests in Turkey reignite after relatively quiet week. Not so sure I want to visit right now. I hear that dinner in Istanbul may give you gas:...
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Meet the Zimmerman Trial Jurors
We will continue our live coverage of the Zimmerman trial starting with Opening Statements tomorrow. As before, we will have live video and Twitter feeds all day, and an end of day wrap up. But before...
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Monday is Lawmageddon
Tomorrow will be a busy law day. 1. Zimmerman Trial Opening Statement and Prosecution case– 9 a.m. We’ll have our live coverage, including video embed and live Twitter stream, as well as commentary...
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Rivers of Babylon
Longtime readers know that Boney M and I go way back. For some reason I couldn’t get this song out of my head last night. The words are from Psalms 137:1: By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down,...
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Today Republican Senators will vote to implode the party
That’s what today’s vote on the Corker amended immigration bill is about. The Senate bill cannot pass the House, there’s been no public debate and consensus within the Republican Party on the key...
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Zimmerman Trial LIVE – Day 1 – Opening Statements
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, and breaking news will...
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Supreme Court Affirmative Action Decision
[Note -- More decisions will be released Tuesday -- check back here at 10 a.m.] Full opinion embedded at bottom of post Via ScotusBlog live blog: 10:14 Amy Howe: The opoinion by Kennedy. The Fifth...
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NSA Leaker Edward Snowden Remains on the Run as US Foreign Relations Tested
Edward Snowden was expected to board a flight from Moscow today en route to an unknown final destination by way of Cuba and Venezuela. But officials have said that the NSA leaker did not board that...
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Snowden Sought Most Recent NSA Contractor Job to Gather Cyberspying Evidence
A Hong Kong media outlet has revealed today that NSA leaker Edward Snowden sought the position as an NSA contractor at Booz Allen Hamilton specifically to gather evidence on NSA surveillance. From the...
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Branco Cartoon – Show Time
Note: You may reprint this cartoon provided you link back to this source. To see more Legal Insurrection Branco cartoons, click here. Branco’s page is Cartoonist A.F.Branco 5.00 / 5 5 1 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 5...
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Benghazi and IRS — the forgotten scandals still are scandals
While the public shifts its attention to more recent scandals, such as that of the flap regarding the NSA, the scandals of days gone by like the IRS and Benghazi still haven’t been resolved. USA Today...
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LIVE: Senate immigration floor debate and cloture vote (Update – passes 67-27)
The Senate is debating the amended amnesty immigration bill. Technically it’s the Leahy amendment as modified by the Hoeven-Corker amendment. A vote is expected around 5:30 p.m. Eastern. UPDATE — the...
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Zimmerman Trial Day One – Analysis of Opening Statements
Today marked the first day of the trial proper of Florida v. Zimmerman, and accordingly was the first opportunity for each side to present their “theory of the case” to the jury. This day covered...
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Zimmerman Trial Day One – Analysis of State’s First Four Witnesses
Today saw the completion of opening statements and the launch of the State’s case, with four of the State’s witnesses being brought to the stand. In a nutshell, I thought the defense did a far superior...
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Never seems to go out of style
Unfortunately. From Russell, spotted in New Jersey: 4.91 / 5 5 1 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 5 4 / 5 5 / 5 11 votes, 4.91 avg. rating (97% score)
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Frustrating
The amnesty charade which has taken place in the Senate with the visible advocacy of several Republican Senators — Rubio, McCain, Graham, Corker, Hoeven — and the assistance of 10 other Republican...
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Zimmerman Trial LIVE VIDEO – Day 2 – State’s Witnesses
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed,...
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Supreme Court Voting Rights Act Decision — Section 4 invalid
NOTE: Tomorrow is the last opinion day — so we will get gay marriage and DOMA decisions. Be here at 10 a.m. Section 4 of Voting Rights Act held invalid. Full Opinion embedded at bottom of this post....
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