May 2012
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Opinion: Ted Cruz will have to pray hard to win TX...
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Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, Ted Cruz before his election watch party, Tuesday, May 29, 2012, in the JW Marriott Houston in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Nick de la Torre)
BY STEPHEN A. NUŇO
While Mitt Romney secured the GOP presidential nomination with his win in Texas yesterday, the more interesting story occurred down ticket, where David Dewhurst failed to...
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The Obama Effect: Why More Black Voters Are... →
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By endorsing gay marriage, Obama used the primary power a president has: the symbolic kind.
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Squashed: Running on Empty →
squashed:
CNN has published another of those editorials I wished they hadn’t published. In the editorial, Al Mohler, Jr. addresses two questions. First, “Does the Bible really condemn homosexuality?” Second, why is his brand of Christianity so obsessed with gay people? He offers some fairly lame answers…
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Robert Reich: Why Obama Should Be Attacking Casino... →
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I wish President Obama would draw the obvious connection between Bain Capital and JPMorgan Chase.
That way his so-called “attack” on private equity is neither a personal attack on Mitt Romney nor a generalized attack on American business.
It’s an attack on a particular kind of capitalism that…
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The Political Notebook: The One-Percentification... →
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It’s graduation season in an economic downturn, so it’s time to reflect on the sorry state of college affordability, student loans and job prospects in the US. Being a twentysomething here in the US, I take discussions like these incredibly personally. This afternoon I read this comment piece…
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Of course we got attacked and people said we were racist, but I didn’t care.
– The Daily Caller founder Tucker Carlson • Discussing his site’s pushing of the Trayvon Martin story, including posting Martin’s tweets, which showed the slain teen in an unflattering light. The Daily Caller and other conservative media outlets have put a strong focus on surfacing black-on-white...
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China Is Drowning On Excess Commodities And...
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TradeNewsWire – JPMorgan suspends stock repurchase...
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US-Pakistan rift hits NATO summit, Obama refuses...
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Facebook’s FB IPO Falls Flat – InvestorGuide
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Mediterranean Energy Wars: Israel seeks to deploy...
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New Jersey town’s monument to Korean sex slaves...
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UAE ruler cancels debts of defaulting borrowers –...
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From M16s to boots, Afghan troops feel slighted –...
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NATO activates missile shield despite Russian...
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Iraq, Afghan War Vets Toss Away Their Medals | NBC...
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Growing Hopes for Iran Deal at Baghdad Summit —...
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Israel’s fury over trade ban on West Bank produce...
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Nato orders five new drones worth $1.7bn –...
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Iraq, Afghan War Vets Toss Away Their Medals | NBC...
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Russia says West still considering military action...
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PressTV – IRGC films US aircraft carrier for 50...
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PressTV – Western powers must mull lifting Iran...
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Facebook could lift controversial ban on under-13s...
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Facebook Banker Morgan Stanley Bought A Humongous...
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IMF halts loan negotiations over political...
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Taliban: NATO nations should leave Afghanistan now...
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Pakistan blocks Twitter over contentious tweets –...
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Panetta refuses paying $5k per container –...
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Beijing rejects US report on Chinese military –...
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Clinton urges Sri Lanka to prosecute war criminals...
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Surprise! China’s Stealth Jets Are 2 Years Ahead...
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Corps interested in bullet-stopping shields –...
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Turkish civilian killed in attack by Kurdish...
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New era beckons for EBRD bank – Yahoo! News
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How FBI Entrapment Is Inventing ‘Terrorists’ – and...
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U.S., Iran seek closer ties alongside nuclear...
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PressTV – Fajr satellite launch shows Iran...
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Claims of Obama’s ‘secret deal’ with Russia draw...
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