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"An online communications strategist working for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) campaign-in-waiting resigned late Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, after controversy erupted over disparaging comments she had made about Iowa.",
"The news agency said that Liz Mair’s resignation — only a day after news broke that she had been hired — would be immediate, quoting a statement from her.",
"The statement said, “The tone of some of my tweets concerning Iowa was at odds with that which Gov. Walker has always encouraged in political discourse.”",
"Mair was, for the moment, affiliated with Walker’s political action committee, but it was widely expected that she would play a role in his official campaign if he entered the 2016 race for the White House.",
"She had worked for Walker previously, when he faced a recall election in 2012. In 2008, she worked as online communications director for the Republican National Committee.",
"The controversy that engulfed her was focused primarily upon tweets she sent during the Iowa Freedom Summit in January, an event where Walker was seen to have shone.",
"At one point, she tweeted, “In other news, I see Iowa is once again embarrassing itself, and the GOP, this morning. Thanks, guys.”",
"Shortly afterward, she added, also on Twitter, “The sooner we remove Iowa’s frontrunning status, the better off American politics and policy will be.”",
"Mair’s views of Iowa appalled GOP activists in the state, which holds the first contest in the presidential nominating calendar.",
"A co-chairman of the state GOP, Cody Hoefert, toldTheNew York Times that he found the remarks, which also included criticisms of ethanol subsidies beloved by Iowa farmers, “disgusting and repulsive.”",
"Opinions about Mair did not break along neat lines, even among conservatives, however. Erick Erickson, the activist and commentator behind RedState.com, wrote a defense of Mair earlier on Tuesday evening, before news of her resignation broke.",
"Erickson asserted that Mair was \"very competent at her job\" and suggested there was an orchestrated campaign to force her out.",
"“I think an early test for Scott Walker is going to be if he is willing to stand up to the sound and fury of people outraged by a staffer’s tweet in the way he stood up to union activists,” Erickson wrote.",
"He updated the post in light of the news of Mair’s resignation. “Team Walker has botched this,” he wrote, adding that it “plays into the ‘not ready for prime time’ theme already developing around Team Walker.”",
"The initial Associated Press report also quoted Rick Wiley, one of Walker’s closest aides, saying of Mair, “We accept those who have a variety of viewpoints on issue[s], but what we ultimately must have is absolute respect for people across the country.”"
] |
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Under fire, Walker aide Liz Mair resigns
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| 2015-03-18
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An online communications strategist working for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) campaign-in-waiting resigned late Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, after controversy erupted over disparaging comments she had made about Iowa. The news agency said that Liz Mair’s resignation — only a day after news broke that she had been hired — would be immediate, quoting a statement from her. The statement said, “The tone of some of my tweets concerning Iowa was at odds with that which Gov. Walker has always encouraged in political discourse.” Mair was, for the moment, affiliated with Walker’s political action committee, but it was widely expected that she would play a role in his official campaign if he entered the 2016 race for the White House. She had worked for Walker previously, when he faced a recall election in 2012. In 2008, she worked as online communications director for the Republican National Committee. The controversy that engulfed her was focused primarily upon tweets she sent during the Iowa Freedom Summit in January, an event where Walker was seen to have shone. At one point, she tweeted, “In other news, I see Iowa is once again embarrassing itself, and the GOP, this morning. Thanks, guys.” Shortly afterward, she added, also on Twitter, “The sooner we remove Iowa’s frontrunning status, the better off American politics and policy will be.” Mair’s views of Iowa appalled GOP activists in the state, which holds the first contest in the presidential nominating calendar. A co-chairman of the state GOP, Cody Hoefert, toldTheNew York Times that he found the remarks, which also included criticisms of ethanol subsidies beloved by Iowa farmers, “disgusting and repulsive.” Opinions about Mair did not break along neat lines, even among conservatives, however. Erick Erickson, the activist and commentator behind RedState.com, wrote a defense of Mair earlier on Tuesday evening, before news of her resignation broke. Erickson asserted that Mair was "very competent at her job" and suggested there was an orchestrated campaign to force her out. “I think an early test for Scott Walker is going to be if he is willing to stand up to the sound and fury of people outraged by a staffer’s tweet in the way he stood up to union activists,” Erickson wrote. He updated the post in light of the news of Mair’s resignation. “Team Walker has botched this,” he wrote, adding that it “plays into the ‘not ready for prime time’ theme already developing around Team Walker.” The initial Associated Press report also quoted Rick Wiley, one of Walker’s closest aides, saying of Mair, “We accept those who have a variety of viewpoints on issue[s], but what we ultimately must have is absolute respect for people across the country.”
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"Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina said Sunday that she is almost certain she will run for the GOP nomination for president.",
"Fiorina told “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace that there is a “very high” chance she will run and followed it up by specifying that the probability is “higher than 90 percent.”",
"“We need to make sure we have the right time in place, that we have the right support, that we have the right financial resources lined up, just as all the other candidates have done,” Fiorina said in an interview on the show.",
"She used the interview to take some shots at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is expected to announce soon her candidacy in the 2016 race as a Democrat.",
"“There’s a competence issue now. Anyone in 2015 who says you can’t have two email accounts on a single device obviously doesn’t understand technology,” she said, referring to Clinton’s statement that she used a private email account to avoid carrying multiple smartphones.",
"When Wallace asked Fiorina to make the case for her nomination, the Republican, who ran for Senate in California in 2010, focused largely on her tenure at HP from 1999 to 2005.",
"“Because I have a deep understanding of how the economy actually works, having started as a secretary and become the chief executive of the largest technology company in the world,” she said.",
"Fiorina, who is likely to be the only woman in the GOP field, also sought to ward off what Wallace said would be unavoidable criticisms of her time at HP, including that the company laid off 30,000 American workers, its stock price plummeted by half and HP’s board fired her.",
"“We took Hewlett-Packard from about $44 billion to $88 billion in six years,” she responded. “We quadrupled cash flow. We went from a market laggard to a market leader in every product category and every market segment.”",
"Fiorina said HP’s layoffs were among the “tough calls” she had to make as the company weathered the technology sector’s worst recession in 25 years."
] |
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‘Higher than 90 percent’ chance Carly Fiorina will run for president
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| 2015-03-29
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Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina said Sunday that she is almost certain she will run for the GOP nomination for president. Fiorina told “Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace that there is a “very high” chance she will run and followed it up by specifying that the probability is “higher than 90 percent.” “We need to make sure we have the right time in place, that we have the right support, that we have the right financial resources lined up, just as all the other candidates have done,” Fiorina said in an interview on the show. She used the interview to take some shots at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is expected to announce soon her candidacy in the 2016 race as a Democrat. “There’s a competence issue now. Anyone in 2015 who says you can’t have two email accounts on a single device obviously doesn’t understand technology,” she said, referring to Clinton’s statement that she used a private email account to avoid carrying multiple smartphones. When Wallace asked Fiorina to make the case for her nomination, the Republican, who ran for Senate in California in 2010, focused largely on her tenure at HP from 1999 to 2005. “Because I have a deep understanding of how the economy actually works, having started as a secretary and become the chief executive of the largest technology company in the world,” she said. Fiorina, who is likely to be the only woman in the GOP field, also sought to ward off what Wallace said would be unavoidable criticisms of her time at HP, including that the company laid off 30,000 American workers, its stock price plummeted by half and HP’s board fired her. “We took Hewlett-Packard from about $44 billion to $88 billion in six years,” she responded. “We quadrupled cash flow. We went from a market laggard to a market leader in every product category and every market segment.” Fiorina said HP’s layoffs were among the “tough calls” she had to make as the company weathered the technology sector’s worst recession in 25 years.
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"One of the nation’s foremost Islamic advocacy groups is calling on Ben Carson to withdraw from the Republican presidential race following his comments that a Muslim should not be president of the United States.",
"In an interview Monday morning on \"CNN Newsroom,\" a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) argued that Carson is willfully ignoring Article VI of the Constitution, which states there will be “no religious test” for a candidate seeking public office.",
"“If an individual clearly doesn’t abide by or care about the Constitution, I think that’s a disqualifier in terms of running for the nation’s highest office,” said Ibrahim Hooper. “So we’re calling for [Ben Carson] to withdraw from the race.”",
"Carson ignited a media firestorm in a Sunday interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” in which he said he “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.”",
"In a follow-up interview with The Hill on Sunday night, Carson doubled down, saying that whoever takes the White House should be “sworn in on a stack of Bibles, not a Quran.”",
"“I do not believe Sharia is consistent with the Constitution of this country,” the former neurosurgeon said. “Muslims feel that their religion is very much a part of your public life and what you do as a public official, and that’s inconsistent with our principles and our Constitution.”",
"Hooper shot back, saying that “it’s interesting that an individual who is trashing the Constitution is accusing American Muslims of somehow not following the Constitution.”",
"“American Muslims support the Constitution every day and seek its protections from individuals like Mr. Carson who would violate the Constitution to take away our rights,” he said.",
"The issue burst onto the scene last week, when someone who attended a campaign rally for Donald Trump told the GOP front-runner that President Obama is a Muslim who wasn’t born in the U.S.",
"Trump has been criticized for not correcting the man.",
"Hooper said CAIR is not similarly calling for Trump to drop out because the businessman and reality TV star is merely displaying “run of the mill bigotry,” whereas Carson is calling for the “actual rejection of the clear language of the Constitution.”",
"Carson is under heavy fire from Democrats and liberal groups for his remarks.",
"He has also been criticized by one of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who also cited Article VI of the Constitution in his rebuttal.",
"“The Constitution specifies there shall be no religious test for public office and I am a constitutionalist,” Cruz said on Iowa public television."
] |
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Muslim group calls on Carson to withdraw from presidential race
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| 2015-09-21
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One of the nation’s foremost Islamic advocacy groups is calling on Ben Carson to withdraw from the Republican presidential race following his comments that a Muslim should not be president of the United States. In an interview Monday morning on "CNN Newsroom," a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) argued that Carson is willfully ignoring Article VI of the Constitution, which states there will be “no religious test” for a candidate seeking public office. “If an individual clearly doesn’t abide by or care about the Constitution, I think that’s a disqualifier in terms of running for the nation’s highest office,” said Ibrahim Hooper. “So we’re calling for [Ben Carson] to withdraw from the race.” Carson ignited a media firestorm in a Sunday interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” in which he said he “would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation.” In a follow-up interview with The Hill on Sunday night, Carson doubled down, saying that whoever takes the White House should be “sworn in on a stack of Bibles, not a Quran.” “I do not believe Sharia is consistent with the Constitution of this country,” the former neurosurgeon said. “Muslims feel that their religion is very much a part of your public life and what you do as a public official, and that’s inconsistent with our principles and our Constitution.” Hooper shot back, saying that “it’s interesting that an individual who is trashing the Constitution is accusing American Muslims of somehow not following the Constitution.” “American Muslims support the Constitution every day and seek its protections from individuals like Mr. Carson who would violate the Constitution to take away our rights,” he said. The issue burst onto the scene last week, when someone who attended a campaign rally for Donald Trump told the GOP front-runner that President Obama is a Muslim who wasn’t born in the U.S. Trump has been criticized for not correcting the man. Hooper said CAIR is not similarly calling for Trump to drop out because the businessman and reality TV star is merely displaying “run of the mill bigotry,” whereas Carson is calling for the “actual rejection of the clear language of the Constitution.” Carson is under heavy fire from Democrats and liberal groups for his remarks. He has also been criticized by one of his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who also cited Article VI of the Constitution in his rebuttal. “The Constitution specifies there shall be no religious test for public office and I am a constitutionalist,” Cruz said on Iowa public television.
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"GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson said on Monday that he would only reject a Muslim candidate for the presidency who practices a radical interpretation of Islam.",
"“You know, what we have to do is, we have to recognize that this is America, and we have a Constitution,” Carson said on “Hannity.”",
"“We do not put people at the leadership of our country whose faith might interfere with carrying out the duties of the Constitution,” he said.",
"“Now, if someone has a Muslim background and they’re willing to reject those tenets and to accept the way of life that we have and clearly will swear to place our Constitution above their religion, then, of course, they will be considered infidels and heretics, but at least I would then be quite willing to support them,” the retired neurosurgeon added.",
"Carson’s original remarks that a Muslim should not be president sparked a firestorm, drawing swift criticism from the Obama administration, Democratic lawmakers and even other members of the 2016 Republican presidential field.",
"“I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” he said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I absolutely would not agree with that.”",
"Carson argued on Monday that his position is completely valid when expressed in the context of radical interpretations of Islam.",
"“I could never support a candidate for President of the United States that was Muslim and had not renounced the central tenet of Islam: Sharia law,” Carson wrote during a question-and-answer session on his Facebook page that evening.",
"“Those Republicans that take issue with my position are amazing,” said Carson, a Seventh Day Adventist. “Under Islamic law, homosexuals — men and women alike — must be killed. Women must be subservient. And people following other religions must be killed.”",
"“I know that there are many peaceful Muslims who do not adhere to these beliefs,” Carson added. “But until these tenets are fully announced … I cannot advocate any Muslim candidate for president.”",
"The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is now calling for Carson’s exit from next year’s White House race in light of his remarks earlier this week.",
"Carson currently ranks second out of 15 GOP presidential candidates with 18.8 percent, according to the latest RealClearPolitics average of national polls."
] |
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Carson clarifies Muslim remarks, focusing on extremists
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| 2015-09-22
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GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson said on Monday that he would only reject a Muslim candidate for the presidency who practices a radical interpretation of Islam. “You know, what we have to do is, we have to recognize that this is America, and we have a Constitution,” Carson said on “Hannity.” “We do not put people at the leadership of our country whose faith might interfere with carrying out the duties of the Constitution,” he said. “Now, if someone has a Muslim background and they’re willing to reject those tenets and to accept the way of life that we have and clearly will swear to place our Constitution above their religion, then, of course, they will be considered infidels and heretics, but at least I would then be quite willing to support them,” the retired neurosurgeon added. Carson’s original remarks that a Muslim should not be president sparked a firestorm, drawing swift criticism from the Obama administration, Democratic lawmakers and even other members of the 2016 Republican presidential field. “I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation,” he said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I absolutely would not agree with that.” Carson argued on Monday that his position is completely valid when expressed in the context of radical interpretations of Islam. “I could never support a candidate for President of the United States that was Muslim and had not renounced the central tenet of Islam: Sharia law,” Carson wrote during a question-and-answer session on his Facebook page that evening. “Those Republicans that take issue with my position are amazing,” said Carson, a Seventh Day Adventist. “Under Islamic law, homosexuals — men and women alike — must be killed. Women must be subservient. And people following other religions must be killed.” “I know that there are many peaceful Muslims who do not adhere to these beliefs,” Carson added. “But until these tenets are fully announced … I cannot advocate any Muslim candidate for president.” The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is now calling for Carson’s exit from next year’s White House race in light of his remarks earlier this week. Carson currently ranks second out of 15 GOP presidential candidates with 18.8 percent, according to the latest RealClearPolitics average of national polls.
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"The father of a reporter killed on live television by a disgruntled former colleague has some strong words for lawmakers: Stop being cowards, get out of the NRA’s pocket and do something about the runaway gun violence in the U.S.",
"Andy Parker, whose daughter Alison was one of two journalists killed on Wednesday morning outside Roanoke, Va., told CNN’s \"New Day\" he will be \"the John Walsh of gun control” if he must.",
"“Look, I’m for the Second Amendment,” Parker continued, \"but there has to be a way to force politicians that are cowards and in the pockets of the NRA to come to grips and make sense, have sensible laws so that crazy people can’t get guns.”",
"Parker slammed both national and local lawmakers for “kick[ing] the can down the road” repeatedly on the issue of gun control and declared: “This can’t happen anymore.”",
"In a preemptive response to the argument likely from the National Rifle Association and other gun groups that a “good person with a gun” might have been able to prevent Wednesday’s tragedy, Parker said that simply isn’t true.",
"\"I got news for you,” he said, \"if Alison or Adam had been carrying an AK-47 strapped around their waist, it wouldn’t have made any difference,\" he said, referring to slain videographer Adam Ward.",
"\"They couldn’t have seen this thing coming.”",
"Parker then vowed not to rest \"until I see something get done here.\"",
"Earlier Thursday, coworkers of Alison Parker and Ward at WDBJ-TV held hands in an emotional on-air moment of silence for their fallen colleagues."
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Slain reporter's father to lawmakers: Stop being cowards
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| 2015-08-27
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The father of a reporter killed on live television by a disgruntled former colleague has some strong words for lawmakers: Stop being cowards, get out of the NRA’s pocket and do something about the runaway gun violence in the U.S. Andy Parker, whose daughter Alison was one of two journalists killed on Wednesday morning outside Roanoke, Va., told CNN’s "New Day" he will be "the John Walsh of gun control” if he must. “Look, I’m for the Second Amendment,” Parker continued, "but there has to be a way to force politicians that are cowards and in the pockets of the NRA to come to grips and make sense, have sensible laws so that crazy people can’t get guns.” Parker slammed both national and local lawmakers for “kick[ing] the can down the road” repeatedly on the issue of gun control and declared: “This can’t happen anymore.” In a preemptive response to the argument likely from the National Rifle Association and other gun groups that a “good person with a gun” might have been able to prevent Wednesday’s tragedy, Parker said that simply isn’t true. "I got news for you,” he said, "if Alison or Adam had been carrying an AK-47 strapped around their waist, it wouldn’t have made any difference," he said, referring to slain videographer Adam Ward. "They couldn’t have seen this thing coming.” Parker then vowed not to rest "until I see something get done here." Earlier Thursday, coworkers of Alison Parker and Ward at WDBJ-TV held hands in an emotional on-air moment of silence for their fallen colleagues.
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"South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) confirmed on Wednesday that Donald TrumpDonald TrumpTrump: 'I’m just flabbergasted’ by Clinton-Lynch meet Trump's new digital strategist quickly leaves campaign GOP megadonor compares Trump to Biblical figures MORE was one of the “angriest voices” she alluded to in her rebuttal to President Obama’s final State of the Union address.",
"“He was one of them, yes, he was one, there was other people in the media, there’s people in my state, I think we’re seeing it across the country,” she responded.",
"“But yes, Mr. Trump has definitely contributed to what I think is just irresponsible talk.”",
"The Southern governor also said that she hadn't thought about being a vice presidential candidate, but she would consider it if she were asked.",
"“If a candidate wanted to sit down and talk, I would sit down and talk.”",
"Obama also used his speech to call for political calm and a toning down of aggressive rhetoric.",
"\"This is not a matter of political correctness. This is a matter of understanding just what makes us strong,” he said."
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Haley: Yes, Trump one of 'angriest voices'
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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) confirmed on Wednesday that Donald TrumpDonald TrumpTrump: 'I’m just flabbergasted’ by Clinton-Lynch meet Trump's new digital strategist quickly leaves campaign GOP megadonor compares Trump to Biblical figures MORE was one of the “angriest voices” she alluded to in her rebuttal to President Obama’s final State of the Union address. “He was one of them, yes, he was one, there was other people in the media, there’s people in my state, I think we’re seeing it across the country,” she responded. “But yes, Mr. Trump has definitely contributed to what I think is just irresponsible talk.” The Southern governor also said that she hadn't thought about being a vice presidential candidate, but she would consider it if she were asked. “If a candidate wanted to sit down and talk, I would sit down and talk.” Obama also used his speech to call for political calm and a toning down of aggressive rhetoric. "This is not a matter of political correctness. This is a matter of understanding just what makes us strong,” he said.
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"Let’s consider student loans for a moment. Many of the candidates for president have promised relief of some sort from the high cost of college tuition. That’s not surprising considering that 40 million Americans currently hold student loans and that debt incurred for education now lags only mortgage debt as a source of consumer indebtedness—logging in at the astonishing total $1.2 trillion. And, here is the rub, most of that debt has been loaned directly by the government and, as the current policy debate illustrates, students who borrow from the government don’t necessarily have the same expectations and sense of repayment obligation to their lender – as those receiving loans from a private financial institution.",
"Decisions made in the 1990s to transform the US government’s role in providing student loans, from that of a guarantor to a direct lender, were driven primarily by budgetary rather than policy considerations. Direct lending had a clear advantage because it had a dramatically lower price tag than the guaranty program at the time. And when private lenders became reticent to assist students during the darkest days of the 2008 financial crisis, direct loans from the government became the primary source of student loans in the US and the guaranteed student loan program was abolished.",
"The prevailing wisdom at the time was that the government could step in and perform the same role formerly played by private financial institutions, absent the costly subsidies exacted by those lenders, without much else changing. But the direct loan takeover has resulted in conspicuous federal involvement where expectations on the part of borrowers may have fundamentally shifted from that of debtor-lender to one that perhaps more closely resembles lending arrangements among family members. When loaning money to your brother-in-law, you may have hopes for repayment but you also realize prospects will dim if he loses his job, gets sick, retires, or maybe even has to pay for one of his kids to attend college. You’ll have no real choice but to accommodate his ever-changing life circumstances. The government may be putting itself in that same familial position as it services the loans of its millions of student borrowers.",
"By stepping directly into the student loan market, the government seems to be trying to play the role of a benevolent agent with the goal of enabling students to pay for college under the best terms possible. Few restrictions have been placed on program eligibility and little consideration is given as to whether a borrower can repay. In contrast, a theoretical market-based approach would be more concerned with whether those taking out loans can complete a degree and repay loans granted. Underwriting criteria such as high-school grades, test scores, and potential earnings of majors are among multiple factors that would determine eligibility for loans.",
"The justification for federal involvement in the credit marketplace, as discussed each year in the Analytical Perspectives volume of the President’s Budget, is based largely on market failure. Policy choices, however, can be driven by the simplicities of budget scorekeeping rules rather than by such abstract economic principles. The budgeting rules used for credit programs, which exclude operating costs, can incentivize the government to embrace direct lending rather than provide marginal inducements to spur private lending.",
"Policy decisions are most appropriately made when considering the best possible public sector role and likely economic costs and benefits, rather than simply determining whether the government can provide a good or service more cheaply than the private sector. While the abandonment of guaranteed student loans in favor of direct lending might appear to make budgeting sense, it has cemented the government’s role as lender of first resort for students. As student borrowers come to view their lender as being increasingly altruistic, taxpayers could ultimately suffer the consequences of being a rich uncle to far too many.",
"Doug Criscitello is Executive Director of the MIT Center for Finance and Policy at the MIT Sloan School of Management."
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Borrowing for your college from your Uncle Sam
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http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/education/278570-borrowing-for-your-college-from-your-uncle-sam
| 2016-05-05
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Let’s consider student loans for a moment. Many of the candidates for president have promised relief of some sort from the high cost of college tuition. That’s not surprising considering that 40 million Americans currently hold student loans and that debt incurred for education now lags only mortgage debt as a source of consumer indebtedness—logging in at the astonishing total $1.2 trillion. And, here is the rub, most of that debt has been loaned directly by the government and, as the current policy debate illustrates, students who borrow from the government don’t necessarily have the same expectations and sense of repayment obligation to their lender – as those receiving loans from a private financial institution. Decisions made in the 1990s to transform the US government’s role in providing student loans, from that of a guarantor to a direct lender, were driven primarily by budgetary rather than policy considerations. Direct lending had a clear advantage because it had a dramatically lower price tag than the guaranty program at the time. And when private lenders became reticent to assist students during the darkest days of the 2008 financial crisis, direct loans from the government became the primary source of student loans in the US and the guaranteed student loan program was abolished. The prevailing wisdom at the time was that the government could step in and perform the same role formerly played by private financial institutions, absent the costly subsidies exacted by those lenders, without much else changing. But the direct loan takeover has resulted in conspicuous federal involvement where expectations on the part of borrowers may have fundamentally shifted from that of debtor-lender to one that perhaps more closely resembles lending arrangements among family members. When loaning money to your brother-in-law, you may have hopes for repayment but you also realize prospects will dim if he loses his job, gets sick, retires, or maybe even has to pay for one of his kids to attend college. You’ll have no real choice but to accommodate his ever-changing life circumstances. The government may be putting itself in that same familial position as it services the loans of its millions of student borrowers. By stepping directly into the student loan market, the government seems to be trying to play the role of a benevolent agent with the goal of enabling students to pay for college under the best terms possible. Few restrictions have been placed on program eligibility and little consideration is given as to whether a borrower can repay. In contrast, a theoretical market-based approach would be more concerned with whether those taking out loans can complete a degree and repay loans granted. Underwriting criteria such as high-school grades, test scores, and potential earnings of majors are among multiple factors that would determine eligibility for loans. The justification for federal involvement in the credit marketplace, as discussed each year in the Analytical Perspectives volume of the President’s Budget, is based largely on market failure. Policy choices, however, can be driven by the simplicities of budget scorekeeping rules rather than by such abstract economic principles. The budgeting rules used for credit programs, which exclude operating costs, can incentivize the government to embrace direct lending rather than provide marginal inducements to spur private lending. Policy decisions are most appropriately made when considering the best possible public sector role and likely economic costs and benefits, rather than simply determining whether the government can provide a good or service more cheaply than the private sector. While the abandonment of guaranteed student loans in favor of direct lending might appear to make budgeting sense, it has cemented the government’s role as lender of first resort for students. As student borrowers come to view their lender as being increasingly altruistic, taxpayers could ultimately suffer the consequences of being a rich uncle to far too many. Doug Criscitello is Executive Director of the MIT Center for Finance and Policy at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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"Here’s another case of voters outpacing timid lawmakers, especially this year’s crop of White House aspirants. According to a new poll released by the Drug Policy Alliance, a large majority of South Carolina’s notably conservative primary voters supports ending mass incarceration, even across party lines. A substantial majority, furthermore, supports decriminalizing drug possession outright – a position that none of the current presidential candidates have yet taken.",
"We’ve heard movingly from candidates in both major parties about their personal connections to drug abuse and calls for people struggling with addiction to receive compassion and alternatives to incarceration. (Many commentators have reasonably suggested the recent shift from knee-jerk punitive responses reflects the fact that the current spike in addiction and overdose deaths has a white face.) Drug policy reform advocates welcome the gentler rhetoric but would prefer to see candidates echo the much further-reaching positions already held by majorities of voters.",
"In this week’s survey of voters in the upcoming South Carolina primary, 70 percent consider substantially reducing the number of Americans in prison an important issue, including majorities of Democrats, Republicans and Independents. In fact, more than a third of primary voters (37 percent) would be more inclined to support a presidential candidate who promised to prioritize downsizing prison populations.",
"Moreover, 59 percent of South Carolina primary voters support decriminalizing drug possession, asserting that someone caught with a small amount of any illegal drug for personal use should be offered treatment but not be arrested, let alone face jail time. That result, mirroring a survey of New Hampshire voters last month, reflects a profound advance in attitudes about dealing with drugs in the United States.",
"This is no mere hypothetical debate. Reducing, even eliminating, criminal drug possession penalties is gaining momentum in cities and states across the country.",
"California’s Proposition 47, adopted by 60 percent of voters in 2014, made the Golden State the first to reduce simple drug possession (and five other petty offenses) from a felony to a misdemeanor. Prop 47 has reduced the number of people behind bars by at least 13,000 people, while more than 600,000 are eligible for resentencing of their past felony convictions.",
"Just two weeks ago, veteran Maryland lawmaker and practicing physician Dan Morhaim introduced a groundbreaking package of bills that represents a health-centered approach to drug policy. The bills would decriminalize simple drug possession entirely and require hospitals and emergency rooms to provide addiction treatment on demand, among other reforms.",
"Even Congress is getting into the act. The long-aborning Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act has bipartisan support to reduce lengthy mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses and allow judges to use their discretion to sentence people below the minimum in certain cases.",
"Now is the time for policymakers to show leadership by laying out plans to move our country from a failed criminal justice approach to a health-based approach to drugs. Voters want action – decriminalization, reform of mandatory minimums, an end to mass incarceration – and candidates would be wise to pay attention."
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South Carolina voters ahead of candidates on reforming drug laws
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http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/269730-south-carolina-voters-ahead-of-candidates-on-reforming-drug-laws
| 2016-02-18
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Here’s another case of voters outpacing timid lawmakers, especially this year’s crop of White House aspirants. According to a new poll released by the Drug Policy Alliance, a large majority of South Carolina’s notably conservative primary voters supports ending mass incarceration, even across party lines. A substantial majority, furthermore, supports decriminalizing drug possession outright – a position that none of the current presidential candidates have yet taken. We’ve heard movingly from candidates in both major parties about their personal connections to drug abuse and calls for people struggling with addiction to receive compassion and alternatives to incarceration. (Many commentators have reasonably suggested the recent shift from knee-jerk punitive responses reflects the fact that the current spike in addiction and overdose deaths has a white face.) Drug policy reform advocates welcome the gentler rhetoric but would prefer to see candidates echo the much further-reaching positions already held by majorities of voters. In this week’s survey of voters in the upcoming South Carolina primary, 70 percent consider substantially reducing the number of Americans in prison an important issue, including majorities of Democrats, Republicans and Independents. In fact, more than a third of primary voters (37 percent) would be more inclined to support a presidential candidate who promised to prioritize downsizing prison populations. Moreover, 59 percent of South Carolina primary voters support decriminalizing drug possession, asserting that someone caught with a small amount of any illegal drug for personal use should be offered treatment but not be arrested, let alone face jail time. That result, mirroring a survey of New Hampshire voters last month, reflects a profound advance in attitudes about dealing with drugs in the United States. This is no mere hypothetical debate. Reducing, even eliminating, criminal drug possession penalties is gaining momentum in cities and states across the country. California’s Proposition 47, adopted by 60 percent of voters in 2014, made the Golden State the first to reduce simple drug possession (and five other petty offenses) from a felony to a misdemeanor. Prop 47 has reduced the number of people behind bars by at least 13,000 people, while more than 600,000 are eligible for resentencing of their past felony convictions. Just two weeks ago, veteran Maryland lawmaker and practicing physician Dan Morhaim introduced a groundbreaking package of bills that represents a health-centered approach to drug policy. The bills would decriminalize simple drug possession entirely and require hospitals and emergency rooms to provide addiction treatment on demand, among other reforms. Even Congress is getting into the act. The long-aborning Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act has bipartisan support to reduce lengthy mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses and allow judges to use their discretion to sentence people below the minimum in certain cases. Now is the time for policymakers to show leadership by laying out plans to move our country from a failed criminal justice approach to a health-based approach to drugs. Voters want action – decriminalization, reform of mandatory minimums, an end to mass incarceration – and candidates would be wise to pay attention.
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"The battle for Hispanic voters in the Democratic presidential primary is just getting started.",
"Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonSan Diego newspaper endorses Clinton Clinton proposes 'reserve' program for volunteers Voters want more from Clinton, Trump on fiscal issues, poll says MORE’s presidential campaign says the strong support it received from Hispanics in Nevada on Saturday will translate to other parts of the country and help her win the Democratic nomination. But Team Sanders isn’t ceding any ground, knowing that it must win more minority voters to beat Clinton.",
"The Hispanic vote is particularly important in Super Tuesday states such as Texas, Colorado and Virginia, where voters will cast their ballots on March 1, as well as in states such as Florida, which vote later in the month.",
"“I think the support from Latinos proved what we have been saying all along,” said one former Clinton aide. “The support from that community is very real.”",
"But Sanders, who pummeled Clinton in the predominantly white state of New Hampshire, is vying hard for Hispanic support. And his aides say Clinton has a problem with the demographic.",
"Clinton aide Nick Merrill didn’t hold back in his response to that statement, calling it “complete and utter bullshit” on Twitter.",
"The Sanders campaign has vowed to continue to lure Hispanic voters to its column in states such as Colorado, Arizona, Texas and California. And one Democratic strategist said the fact that the poll numbers are in dispute “says everything we need to know … it was competitive.”",
"Still, Eric Herzik, a professor of political science at the University of Nevada-Reno, said if the Silver State were any indication, Clinton would do well with Hispanic communities across the country.",
"“She won among Latinos,” Herzik said, adding that Clinton was better organized on the ground and her message was “far clearer and much better focused than Sanders,” particularly in the final days, when she went from casino to casino on the Las Vegas Strip and spent time with workers there.",
"And when it came to immigration reform, Clinton was also effective in sending a message of “I can get it done. I will do this,” Herzik said. “She came across as more believable than Sanders.”",
"Herzik pointed to the final town hall, which aired on MSNBC two days before the caucuses, where Clinton’s message appeared to resonate with caucusgoers. He also highlighted a campaign ad that aired in the final week and shows a teary-eyed 10-year-old girl at a campaign event who tells Clinton she’s afraid her parents will be deported.",
"Clinton called the girl “really brave” and tells her “not to worry too much.”",
"“Let me do the worrying. I’ll do all the worrying. Is that a deal?” she says before giving the girl a hug and telling her she promises to do everything she can to help.",
"Democratic strategist Lynda Tran said Clinton has an “extraordinarily strong record on immigration reform, including supporting the effort and standing with so-called Dreamers.” But one lesson from the caucus, she said, “has to be ensuring Hillary Clinton also makes the case to Latino and Hispanic voters when it comes to economic issues and kitchen-table concerns that are critically important to these communities.”",
"Tran said Clinton also will “need to be clear how her vision for tackling climate change and addressing student debt and other parts of her platform are connected to both job creation and improving economic opportunity for everyone — including Latinos.”",
"Asked what their plans were to keep Hispanics in their column, Clinton campaign aides on Monday highlighted their Hispanic-to-Hispanic phone banks where voters can interact with one another. They also pointed to organized events including the one in San Antonio, Texas, “that showed a tremendous amount of excitement” for Clinton and her surrogates, including Democratic Reps. Joaquín Castro (Texas) and Xavier BecerraXavier Becerra78 lawmakers vote to sustain Obama veto The Trail 2016: The fallout Buzz builds on Becerra’s future plans MORE (Calif.).",
"Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), a Congressional Hispanic Caucus member who backed then-Sen. Barack ObamaBarack ObamaClinton proposes 'reserve' program for volunteers Trump’s law and order promises won’t make America any safer Memo to Trump: No cable news or Twitter until debate homework is done MORE (D-Ill.) over Clinton in 2008, is now backing the former secretary of State. He has ripped Sanders’s record on immigration reform, most recently calling it “troubling.” In a column written for Univision, the congressman accused Sanders — who voted against comprehensive immigration reform in 2006 — of breaking with Democrats and standing with “the hard-line anti-immigrant wing of the Republican Party.”",
"In explaining his vote, Sanders has noted that union officials had major concerns with that immigration reform measure.",
"The Clinton campaign dispatched former President Bill ClintonBill ClintonNewsweek hit with cyberattack after posting Trump Cuba story WATCH: Impatient Obama waits for Bill Clinton to board Air Force One Trump’s law and order promises won’t make America any safer MORE to Colorado over the weekend and to Texas on Monday, where he reinforced his wife’s message.",
"“We need to stop talking about sending 11 million immigrants home. We need to stop talking about throwing these Dreamers out of college,” he said. “If you really sent all these people home and built a wall, it would have the dual benefit of collapsing the economy and making everyone in Latin America furious.",
"“That doesn’t seem to me like a really good strategy in an interdependent world where we need to grow the economy and we need more partners and fewer enemies. We need to do this together.”",
"The next Democratic primary is Saturday in South Carolina, where Clinton — who enjoys strong support among African-Americans — is expected to cruise to victory.",
"Ben Kamisar contributed."
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Clinton-Sanders battle for Hispanic voters intensifies
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The battle for Hispanic voters in the Democratic presidential primary is just getting started. Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonSan Diego newspaper endorses Clinton Clinton proposes 'reserve' program for volunteers Voters want more from Clinton, Trump on fiscal issues, poll says MORE’s presidential campaign says the strong support it received from Hispanics in Nevada on Saturday will translate to other parts of the country and help her win the Democratic nomination. But Team Sanders isn’t ceding any ground, knowing that it must win more minority voters to beat Clinton. The Hispanic vote is particularly important in Super Tuesday states such as Texas, Colorado and Virginia, where voters will cast their ballots on March 1, as well as in states such as Florida, which vote later in the month. “I think the support from Latinos proved what we have been saying all along,” said one former Clinton aide. “The support from that community is very real.” But Sanders, who pummeled Clinton in the predominantly white state of New Hampshire, is vying hard for Hispanic support. And his aides say Clinton has a problem with the demographic. Clinton aide Nick Merrill didn’t hold back in his response to that statement, calling it “complete and utter bullshit” on Twitter. The Sanders campaign has vowed to continue to lure Hispanic voters to its column in states such as Colorado, Arizona, Texas and California. And one Democratic strategist said the fact that the poll numbers are in dispute “says everything we need to know … it was competitive.” Still, Eric Herzik, a professor of political science at the University of Nevada-Reno, said if the Silver State were any indication, Clinton would do well with Hispanic communities across the country. “She won among Latinos,” Herzik said, adding that Clinton was better organized on the ground and her message was “far clearer and much better focused than Sanders,” particularly in the final days, when she went from casino to casino on the Las Vegas Strip and spent time with workers there. And when it came to immigration reform, Clinton was also effective in sending a message of “I can get it done. I will do this,” Herzik said. “She came across as more believable than Sanders.” Herzik pointed to the final town hall, which aired on MSNBC two days before the caucuses, where Clinton’s message appeared to resonate with caucusgoers. He also highlighted a campaign ad that aired in the final week and shows a teary-eyed 10-year-old girl at a campaign event who tells Clinton she’s afraid her parents will be deported. Clinton called the girl “really brave” and tells her “not to worry too much.” “Let me do the worrying. I’ll do all the worrying. Is that a deal?” she says before giving the girl a hug and telling her she promises to do everything she can to help. Democratic strategist Lynda Tran said Clinton has an “extraordinarily strong record on immigration reform, including supporting the effort and standing with so-called Dreamers.” But one lesson from the caucus, she said, “has to be ensuring Hillary Clinton also makes the case to Latino and Hispanic voters when it comes to economic issues and kitchen-table concerns that are critically important to these communities.” Tran said Clinton also will “need to be clear how her vision for tackling climate change and addressing student debt and other parts of her platform are connected to both job creation and improving economic opportunity for everyone — including Latinos.” Asked what their plans were to keep Hispanics in their column, Clinton campaign aides on Monday highlighted their Hispanic-to-Hispanic phone banks where voters can interact with one another. They also pointed to organized events including the one in San Antonio, Texas, “that showed a tremendous amount of excitement” for Clinton and her surrogates, including Democratic Reps. Joaquín Castro (Texas) and Xavier BecerraXavier Becerra78 lawmakers vote to sustain Obama veto The Trail 2016: The fallout Buzz builds on Becerra’s future plans MORE (Calif.). Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), a Congressional Hispanic Caucus member who backed then-Sen. Barack ObamaBarack ObamaClinton proposes 'reserve' program for volunteers Trump’s law and order promises won’t make America any safer Memo to Trump: No cable news or Twitter until debate homework is done MORE (D-Ill.) over Clinton in 2008, is now backing the former secretary of State. He has ripped Sanders’s record on immigration reform, most recently calling it “troubling.” In a column written for Univision, the congressman accused Sanders — who voted against comprehensive immigration reform in 2006 — of breaking with Democrats and standing with “the hard-line anti-immigrant wing of the Republican Party.” In explaining his vote, Sanders has noted that union officials had major concerns with that immigration reform measure. The Clinton campaign dispatched former President Bill ClintonBill ClintonNewsweek hit with cyberattack after posting Trump Cuba story WATCH: Impatient Obama waits for Bill Clinton to board Air Force One Trump’s law and order promises won’t make America any safer MORE to Colorado over the weekend and to Texas on Monday, where he reinforced his wife’s message. “We need to stop talking about sending 11 million immigrants home. We need to stop talking about throwing these Dreamers out of college,” he said. “If you really sent all these people home and built a wall, it would have the dual benefit of collapsing the economy and making everyone in Latin America furious. “That doesn’t seem to me like a really good strategy in an interdependent world where we need to grow the economy and we need more partners and fewer enemies. We need to do this together.” The next Democratic primary is Saturday in South Carolina, where Clinton — who enjoys strong support among African-Americans — is expected to cruise to victory. Ben Kamisar contributed.
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"As part of the annual White House budget proposal, the Obama administration rolled out a sweeping plan to inject billions of extra dollars into federal cybersecurity funding, establish a new senior federal cyber official and create a presidential commission on cyber that will establish a long-term road map.",
"\"The fact is we still don’t have in place all the tools we need, including ones many businesses rely on every day,\" Obama wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.",
"\"We won’t resolve all these challenges over the coming year, but we’re laying a strong foundation for the future,\" he added.",
"The move is likely to complete Obama’s cyber legacy, which will include a historic attention to digital security, unprecedented executive orders on the topic and shepherding through Congress the largest-ever cyber bill — but also numerous bruising hacks at federal agencies and allegations that government networks were woefully outdated.",
"In a release, the White House called the plan “the capstone of more than seven years of determined effort.”",
"“[Obama] is the first president that is making a big cybersecurity push, and I think that’s tremendously important,” Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), one of Congress’s most prominent cyber voices, told The Hill.",
"The proposal aims to inject more than $5 billion in new funding across the government to strengthen network defenses that have been repeatedly infiltrated by suspected foreign government spies.",
"The ask is a 35-percent increase over last year’s allotment of $14 billion and would put overall federal cyber spending at over $19 billion.",
"The extra funding, Schiff added, \"is essential to modernizing our government’s lagging cyber infrastructure and to investing in the next generation of cyber talent.\"",
"The budget request earmarks $3.1 billion for an “Information Technology Modernization Fund” that the White House described as a “down payment on the comprehensive overhaul” of federal IT systems.",
"Lieu said this fund could help solve one of the inherent budgeting problems when it comes to defending interconnected networks from hackers.",
"“What’s important about [the fund] is it can go across agencies and upgrade systems that touch more than one agency,” said Lieu, who sits on both the House Budget and Oversight committees.",
"Currently, each agency has its own individual cybersecurity budget that can be spent on its network but that cannot necessarily be expended on portions of the agency’s IT infrastructure at other agencies.",
"Hackers have exploited this balkanized budgeting process.",
"Over the summer, suspected Chinese cyber spies cracked into the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), pilfering over 22 million people’s personal information in two separate hacks. The initial intrusion — which exposed roughly 4.2 million federal workers’ personnel files — occurred at an OPM database that was housed at the Interior Department.",
"The OPM hacks also exposed the antiquated legacy systems the government relied on to run its networks.",
"Congress bashed OPM officials for not fully encrypting all their sensitive data. But the agency’s systems were simply too old to even accept modern encryption, they repeatedly explained.",
"The network also relied on the dated COBOL programming language, which initially became popular in the 1960s and is now eschewed by younger programmers.",
"A new federal official will oversee much of these update efforts.",
"As part of its proposal, the White House is establishing a federal chief information security officer, or CISO. The official will be housed within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and report to federal chief information officer, Tony Scott, who oversees government technology.",
"“This is the first time that there will be a dedicated senior official who is solely focused on developing, managing, and coordinating cybersecurity strategy, policy and operations across the entire federal domain,” the White House said.",
"Centralizing cybersecurity oversight is an attempt to help overcome the lack of agency-to-agency communication on the subject.",
"“For a while, I’ve seen the argument that there are too many lines of authority in the federal government on cybersecurity,” said Lieu. “Sometimes it’s not clear who is responsible for what.”",
"The CISO will also help monitor the government’s digital defense spending, which has been knocked as cost-ineffective.",
"Recently, a federal watchdog report concluded that the government's main cyber defense system, known as “Einstein,” was largely ineffectual at thwarting sophisticated hackers. The report echoed long-standing criticism from security experts who say the program is a much-delayed boondoggle that is already obsolete.",
"Federal officials insist the system is in its final phase of implementation and will soon serve as a platform on which to add leading cyber tools.",
"This budget infusion and new federal CISO will with these technology updates, the White House said.",
"The proposal also includes a robust research and public awareness component.",
"In a bid to build a bridge to the next administration, Obama is launching a “Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.”",
"The administration is directing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to appoint top industry representatives and leading technologists to the commission. The group will be tasked with taking the long view.",
"“The commission will make recommendations on actions that can be taken over the next decade to strengthen cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors while protecting privacy,” the White House said.",
"Security experts almost unanimously agree that one of these actions will be eliminating the traditional online password.",
"Since 2011, the White House has been trying to push people away from passwords. Tuesday’s plan includes a last bid to encourage people to adopt stronger login practices.",
"The proposal creates a new public awareness campaign that includes leading tech firms such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft.",
"“By judiciously combining a strong password with additional factors, such as a fingerprint or a single-use code delivered in a text message, Americans can make their accounts even more secure,” the White House said.",
"The proposal is likely Obama’s concluding statement on cybersecurity.",
"During his presidency, cybersecurity has gone from a fringe issue to one that most leaders acknowledge is vital to national and economic security. The topic received an increasing amount of attention in all but Obama’s final State of the Union address.",
"\"These cyber threats are a national-security risk few of my predecessors faced, but they will be ones my successors, regardless of party, must address,\" Obama wrote in his op-ed.",
"In recent years, the U.S. has seen the dramatic rise of global cyber crime syndicates that have pillaged banks, department stores and hotels.",
"According to an October report from Hewlett-Packard and the Ponemon Institute, cyber crime costs the average American firm $15.4 million annually, up 82 percent over the last six years. By 2019, it’s believed the cost of data breaches will reach $2.1 trillion globally.",
"Digital adversaries such as China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have also swooped in unexpectedly, plundering health insurers, airlines, nuclear plants, government agencies and, most memorably, a major movie studio.",
"Even terrorist groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria are causing fears by hijacking high-profile twitter accounts and digitally defacing websites around the world.",
"\"Gone are the days when we could simply call the IT folks when there was a problem,\" Schiff said. \"Cybersecurity infuses almost everything we do.\"",
"These trends are bound to continue after Obama leaves the White House. The president acknowledged the country is \"still in the early days of this challenge.\"",
"But this ultimate cyber thrust could help cement his reputation as the first president to actively address the digital security challenge.",
"“If we can get this through, the funding, I think that would be very positive for his legacy,” Lieu said. “This is not just a federal government problem, it’s endemic in the private sector.”"
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Obama makes final push to cement cyber legacy
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President Obama on Tuesday made what is likely his last major push to bolster the government’s digital defenses before leaving office. As part of the annual White House budget proposal, the Obama administration rolled out a sweeping plan to inject billions of extra dollars into federal cybersecurity funding, establish a new senior federal cyber official and create a presidential commission on cyber that will establish a long-term road map. "The fact is we still don’t have in place all the tools we need, including ones many businesses rely on every day," Obama wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. "We won’t resolve all these challenges over the coming year, but we’re laying a strong foundation for the future," he added. The move is likely to complete Obama’s cyber legacy, which will include a historic attention to digital security, unprecedented executive orders on the topic and shepherding through Congress the largest-ever cyber bill — but also numerous bruising hacks at federal agencies and allegations that government networks were woefully outdated. In a release, the White House called the plan “the capstone of more than seven years of determined effort.” “[Obama] is the first president that is making a big cybersecurity push, and I think that’s tremendously important,” Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), one of Congress’s most prominent cyber voices, told The Hill. The proposal aims to inject more than $5 billion in new funding across the government to strengthen network defenses that have been repeatedly infiltrated by suspected foreign government spies. The ask is a 35-percent increase over last year’s allotment of $14 billion and would put overall federal cyber spending at over $19 billion. The extra funding, Schiff added, "is essential to modernizing our government’s lagging cyber infrastructure and to investing in the next generation of cyber talent." The budget request earmarks $3.1 billion for an “Information Technology Modernization Fund” that the White House described as a “down payment on the comprehensive overhaul” of federal IT systems. Lieu said this fund could help solve one of the inherent budgeting problems when it comes to defending interconnected networks from hackers. “What’s important about [the fund] is it can go across agencies and upgrade systems that touch more than one agency,” said Lieu, who sits on both the House Budget and Oversight committees. Currently, each agency has its own individual cybersecurity budget that can be spent on its network but that cannot necessarily be expended on portions of the agency’s IT infrastructure at other agencies. Hackers have exploited this balkanized budgeting process. Over the summer, suspected Chinese cyber spies cracked into the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), pilfering over 22 million people’s personal information in two separate hacks. The initial intrusion — which exposed roughly 4.2 million federal workers’ personnel files — occurred at an OPM database that was housed at the Interior Department. The OPM hacks also exposed the antiquated legacy systems the government relied on to run its networks. Congress bashed OPM officials for not fully encrypting all their sensitive data. But the agency’s systems were simply too old to even accept modern encryption, they repeatedly explained. The network also relied on the dated COBOL programming language, which initially became popular in the 1960s and is now eschewed by younger programmers. A new federal official will oversee much of these update efforts. As part of its proposal, the White House is establishing a federal chief information security officer, or CISO. The official will be housed within the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and report to federal chief information officer, Tony Scott, who oversees government technology. “This is the first time that there will be a dedicated senior official who is solely focused on developing, managing, and coordinating cybersecurity strategy, policy and operations across the entire federal domain,” the White House said. Centralizing cybersecurity oversight is an attempt to help overcome the lack of agency-to-agency communication on the subject. “For a while, I’ve seen the argument that there are too many lines of authority in the federal government on cybersecurity,” said Lieu. “Sometimes it’s not clear who is responsible for what.” The CISO will also help monitor the government’s digital defense spending, which has been knocked as cost-ineffective. Recently, a federal watchdog report concluded that the government's main cyber defense system, known as “Einstein,” was largely ineffectual at thwarting sophisticated hackers. The report echoed long-standing criticism from security experts who say the program is a much-delayed boondoggle that is already obsolete. Federal officials insist the system is in its final phase of implementation and will soon serve as a platform on which to add leading cyber tools. This budget infusion and new federal CISO will with these technology updates, the White House said. The proposal also includes a robust research and public awareness component. In a bid to build a bridge to the next administration, Obama is launching a “Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.” The administration is directing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to appoint top industry representatives and leading technologists to the commission. The group will be tasked with taking the long view. “The commission will make recommendations on actions that can be taken over the next decade to strengthen cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors while protecting privacy,” the White House said. Security experts almost unanimously agree that one of these actions will be eliminating the traditional online password. Since 2011, the White House has been trying to push people away from passwords. Tuesday’s plan includes a last bid to encourage people to adopt stronger login practices. The proposal creates a new public awareness campaign that includes leading tech firms such as Google, Facebook and Microsoft. “By judiciously combining a strong password with additional factors, such as a fingerprint or a single-use code delivered in a text message, Americans can make their accounts even more secure,” the White House said. The proposal is likely Obama’s concluding statement on cybersecurity. During his presidency, cybersecurity has gone from a fringe issue to one that most leaders acknowledge is vital to national and economic security. The topic received an increasing amount of attention in all but Obama’s final State of the Union address. "These cyber threats are a national-security risk few of my predecessors faced, but they will be ones my successors, regardless of party, must address," Obama wrote in his op-ed. In recent years, the U.S. has seen the dramatic rise of global cyber crime syndicates that have pillaged banks, department stores and hotels. According to an October report from Hewlett-Packard and the Ponemon Institute, cyber crime costs the average American firm $15.4 million annually, up 82 percent over the last six years. By 2019, it’s believed the cost of data breaches will reach $2.1 trillion globally. Digital adversaries such as China, Russia, Iran and North Korea have also swooped in unexpectedly, plundering health insurers, airlines, nuclear plants, government agencies and, most memorably, a major movie studio. Even terrorist groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria are causing fears by hijacking high-profile twitter accounts and digitally defacing websites around the world. "Gone are the days when we could simply call the IT folks when there was a problem," Schiff said. "Cybersecurity infuses almost everything we do." These trends are bound to continue after Obama leaves the White House. The president acknowledged the country is "still in the early days of this challenge." But this ultimate cyber thrust could help cement his reputation as the first president to actively address the digital security challenge. “If we can get this through, the funding, I think that would be very positive for his legacy,” Lieu said. “This is not just a federal government problem, it’s endemic in the private sector.”
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"The leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee are circulating a letter among their colleagues that stresses the need for congressional involvement if a deal is struck with Iran.",
"The two-page document — authored by panel Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and ranking member Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) and intended for President Obama — states that should the administration reach an agreement with Tehran, “permanent sanctions relief from congressionally-mandated sanctions would require new legislation.”",
"Resolving the “nuclear crisis with Iran remains of grave importance to our nation’s security. As the administration continues to negotiate with Iran, we are prepared to evaluate any agreement to determine its long-term impact on the United States and our allies,” the letter states.",
"The missive comes on the eve of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress. He is expected to lambaste the administration’s diplomatic efforts with Tehran over its nuclear program.",
"Speaker John BoehnerJohn BoehnerIf 'bipartisanship' is now a dirty word, how about a rebranding? Cameras go dark during House Democrats' sit-in Rubio flies with Obama on Air Force One to Orlando MORE (R-Ohio) invited the Israeli leader to detail his concerns in the address but did not notify the White House first, prompting many Democrats to announce they would boycott the speech.",
"The letter also follows a bipartisan group of senators introducing a bill that would give Congress a say on any nuclear deal the administration reaches with Iran. The president this weekend threatened to veto the proposed legislation.",
"In addition to emphasizing the role Capitol Hill should have on any final agreement, the unsent letter also provides members a chance to express alarm over the “grave and urgent issues” in ongoing nuclear talks.",
"It highlights concerns about the size of Iran’s illicit nuclear effort, Tehran’s lack of cooperation with the United Nations’s atomic watchdog and the need for a tough inspection regime.",
"It also calls out Iran for its “destabilizing role in the region,” saying Tehran is aligned with the Syrian regime, supports the terrorist group Hezbollah and backs militias that have created the security situation in Yemen."
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House members want a say in Iran nuclear deal
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The leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee are circulating a letter among their colleagues that stresses the need for congressional involvement if a deal is struck with Iran. The two-page document — authored by panel Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and ranking member Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) and intended for President Obama — states that should the administration reach an agreement with Tehran, “permanent sanctions relief from congressionally-mandated sanctions would require new legislation.” Resolving the “nuclear crisis with Iran remains of grave importance to our nation’s security. As the administration continues to negotiate with Iran, we are prepared to evaluate any agreement to determine its long-term impact on the United States and our allies,” the letter states. The missive comes on the eve of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress. He is expected to lambaste the administration’s diplomatic efforts with Tehran over its nuclear program. Speaker John BoehnerJohn BoehnerIf 'bipartisanship' is now a dirty word, how about a rebranding? Cameras go dark during House Democrats' sit-in Rubio flies with Obama on Air Force One to Orlando MORE (R-Ohio) invited the Israeli leader to detail his concerns in the address but did not notify the White House first, prompting many Democrats to announce they would boycott the speech. The letter also follows a bipartisan group of senators introducing a bill that would give Congress a say on any nuclear deal the administration reaches with Iran. The president this weekend threatened to veto the proposed legislation. In addition to emphasizing the role Capitol Hill should have on any final agreement, the unsent letter also provides members a chance to express alarm over the “grave and urgent issues” in ongoing nuclear talks. It highlights concerns about the size of Iran’s illicit nuclear effort, Tehran’s lack of cooperation with the United Nations’s atomic watchdog and the need for a tough inspection regime. It also calls out Iran for its “destabilizing role in the region,” saying Tehran is aligned with the Syrian regime, supports the terrorist group Hezbollah and backs militias that have created the security situation in Yemen.
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"Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) is asking the Food and Drug Administration to clarify rules he worries could ban donations of cigars to troops.",
"\"Tobacco manufacturers and distributors have long taken part in a time-honored tradition of donating tobacco products to service members, often while deployed,\" Hunter wrote in a letter Thursday to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf.",
"\"These donations routinely improve morale and serve to relieve stress. It would be unacceptable for the FDA to prohibit the distribution of tobacco products to service members who are fighting to protect those very rights that may now be restricted,\" he added.",
"On Aug. 8, new FDA regulations on cigars, e-cigarettes and hookahs went into effect, which apply to cigar manufacturers, distributors and retail stores that sell cigars.",
"Some manufacturers have interpreted one of the regulations as a ban on donating tobacco products, enforced by fines or other sanctions.",
"\"Given the lack of clarity presented by the FDA's latest tobacco regulations, I demand clarification of whether these regulations prohibit tobacco manufacturers and distributors from donating tobacco products to service members,\" wrote Hunter, a Marine veteran and member of the Armed Services Committee.",
"\"If donations are prohibited, please provide a detailed justification for the FDA's actions. I look forward to your immediate response,\" he added.",
"Hunter, a former smoker turned vaper, is also a leading advocate on Capitol Hill for e-cigarettes. He made headlines after vaping during a congressional hearing earlier this year, while protesting a ban of e-cigarettes on airplanes.",
"The Iraq and Afghanistan veteran has also advocated for the right to smoke on military bases.",
"“We sleep in the dirt for this country,” he told the Washington Free Beacon in 2014. “We get shot at for this country. But we can’t have a cigarette if we want to for this country, because that’s unhealthy.”"
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Marine lawmaker asks feds to clarify rules on donating cigars to troops
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| 2016-09-08
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Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) is asking the Food and Drug Administration to clarify rules he worries could ban donations of cigars to troops. "Tobacco manufacturers and distributors have long taken part in a time-honored tradition of donating tobacco products to service members, often while deployed," Hunter wrote in a letter Thursday to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf. "These donations routinely improve morale and serve to relieve stress. It would be unacceptable for the FDA to prohibit the distribution of tobacco products to service members who are fighting to protect those very rights that may now be restricted," he added. On Aug. 8, new FDA regulations on cigars, e-cigarettes and hookahs went into effect, which apply to cigar manufacturers, distributors and retail stores that sell cigars. Some manufacturers have interpreted one of the regulations as a ban on donating tobacco products, enforced by fines or other sanctions. "Given the lack of clarity presented by the FDA's latest tobacco regulations, I demand clarification of whether these regulations prohibit tobacco manufacturers and distributors from donating tobacco products to service members," wrote Hunter, a Marine veteran and member of the Armed Services Committee. "If donations are prohibited, please provide a detailed justification for the FDA's actions. I look forward to your immediate response," he added. Hunter, a former smoker turned vaper, is also a leading advocate on Capitol Hill for e-cigarettes. He made headlines after vaping during a congressional hearing earlier this year, while protesting a ban of e-cigarettes on airplanes. The Iraq and Afghanistan veteran has also advocated for the right to smoke on military bases. “We sleep in the dirt for this country,” he told the Washington Free Beacon in 2014. “We get shot at for this country. But we can’t have a cigarette if we want to for this country, because that’s unhealthy.”
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"Puerto Rico will skip a small portion of interest payments owed on nearly $1 billion in debt as the island territory struggles with a massive financial crisis.",
"Gov. Alejandro García Padilla on Wednesday said the commonwealth will default two upcoming payments totaling $37 million — one for $35.9 million in Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority debt and another for $1.4 million to its Public Finance Corp., according to news reports.",
"García Padilla said those funds had been shifted to pay $357 million in interest due on Puerto Rico’s general-obligation bonds, which take top priority under the commonwealth's Constitution and must be repaid first.",
"Nearly half of that payment — $163 million — is from revenue taken from other bonds, such as those for the Highways & Transportation Authority.",
"A Treasury Department spokesman said that the announcement \"demonstrates the gravity of the commonwealth’s fiscal crisis and the need for Congress to act now.\"",
"“Puerto Rico is at a dead end, shifting funds from one creditor to pay another and diverting money from already depleted pension funds to pay both current bills and debt service,” the spokesman said.",
"The spokesman added that Congress should provide Puerto Rico with a way to undergo an orderly restructuring of its debt paired with independent oversight.",
"\"Congressional leaders have committed to act, and the administration remains committed to working with Congress to address this crisis and put Puerto Rico on a sustainable path forward that protects the 3.5 million Americans who live in the commonwealth,\" the spokesman said.",
"Earlier this month, García Padilla blasted Congress for failing to help the territory with its $70 billion debt burden as part of a $1.1 trillion spending package passed before the holiday recess.",
"House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) put Puerto Rico debt relief at the top of the congressional agenda for next year, directing lawmakers to work out a solution within the first three months of the year.",
"Top House and Senate Democrats had argued that Puerto Rico's debt situation was too dire to wait until next year.",
"Puerto Rico owes another $422 million on May 1.",
"A decade of economic decline, a shrinking population that has sapped the island of tax revenue and heavy borrowing contributed to Puerto Rico's debt issues.",
"García Padilla has argued that the $70 billion in debt must be restructured, a move backed by congressional Democrats and the White House, who argue that giving Puerto Rico bankruptcy power will allow the commonwealth to better organize its financial future.",
"Republicans, on the other hand, have expressed concern about taking the bankruptcy path, arguing that local officials made mistakes that exacerbated the island's debt woes.",
"On the legislative front, three Senate Republican chairmen have offered a plan that would provide Puerto Rico with $3 billion in federal relief while establishing an independent authority to keep watch over the island’s finances.",
"Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), have offered a bill that would protect Puerto Rico from creditor lawsuits until March 31.",
"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tried to bring similar legislation to the House floor shortly before the break, but Republicans snuffed out those efforts.",
"This post was updated at 3:50 p.m."
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Puerto Rico to default on $37M in debt payments
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| 2015-12-30
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Puerto Rico will skip a small portion of interest payments owed on nearly $1 billion in debt as the island territory struggles with a massive financial crisis. Gov. Alejandro García Padilla on Wednesday said the commonwealth will default two upcoming payments totaling $37 million — one for $35.9 million in Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority debt and another for $1.4 million to its Public Finance Corp., according to news reports. García Padilla said those funds had been shifted to pay $357 million in interest due on Puerto Rico’s general-obligation bonds, which take top priority under the commonwealth's Constitution and must be repaid first. Nearly half of that payment — $163 million — is from revenue taken from other bonds, such as those for the Highways & Transportation Authority. A Treasury Department spokesman said that the announcement "demonstrates the gravity of the commonwealth’s fiscal crisis and the need for Congress to act now." “Puerto Rico is at a dead end, shifting funds from one creditor to pay another and diverting money from already depleted pension funds to pay both current bills and debt service,” the spokesman said. The spokesman added that Congress should provide Puerto Rico with a way to undergo an orderly restructuring of its debt paired with independent oversight. "Congressional leaders have committed to act, and the administration remains committed to working with Congress to address this crisis and put Puerto Rico on a sustainable path forward that protects the 3.5 million Americans who live in the commonwealth," the spokesman said. Earlier this month, García Padilla blasted Congress for failing to help the territory with its $70 billion debt burden as part of a $1.1 trillion spending package passed before the holiday recess. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) put Puerto Rico debt relief at the top of the congressional agenda for next year, directing lawmakers to work out a solution within the first three months of the year. Top House and Senate Democrats had argued that Puerto Rico's debt situation was too dire to wait until next year. Puerto Rico owes another $422 million on May 1. A decade of economic decline, a shrinking population that has sapped the island of tax revenue and heavy borrowing contributed to Puerto Rico's debt issues. García Padilla has argued that the $70 billion in debt must be restructured, a move backed by congressional Democrats and the White House, who argue that giving Puerto Rico bankruptcy power will allow the commonwealth to better organize its financial future. Republicans, on the other hand, have expressed concern about taking the bankruptcy path, arguing that local officials made mistakes that exacerbated the island's debt woes. On the legislative front, three Senate Republican chairmen have offered a plan that would provide Puerto Rico with $3 billion in federal relief while establishing an independent authority to keep watch over the island’s finances. Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), have offered a bill that would protect Puerto Rico from creditor lawsuits until March 31. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tried to bring similar legislation to the House floor shortly before the break, but Republicans snuffed out those efforts. This post was updated at 3:50 p.m.
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"A Democratic senator said he will not remove his hold on President Obama's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration nominee even after the agency announced a sweeping plan to tackle drug abuse in an effort to sway the senator.",
"Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said he would continue his hold on Dr. Robert Califf until the FDA agrees to an even wider review of its process of approving prescription painkillers, which are fueling an opioid epidemic in his state and many others.",
"\"The Food and Drug Administration today announced some important steps to address the opioid crisis, but they fall short of what is needed,\" Markey wrote in a statement Thursday.",
"Markey's announcement came hours after Califf announced a “a far-reaching action plan to reassess the agency’s approach to opioid medications” – an effort indirectly aimed at removing the roadblock to his nomination.",
"Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who has also deeply criticized the FDA's approach to opioid abuse, said he was also \"not impressed\" by what he described as a slight improvement to the agency's approach.",
"Califf, who is currently the FDA’s deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco, has waited for weeks to be confirmed as the agency's head.",
"“This plan contains real measures this agency can take to make a difference in the lives of so many people who are struggling under the weight of this terrible crisis,” Califf wrote in a statement announcing the plans.",
"Deaths from opioids have jumped 200 percent since 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Health officials have warned that people addicted to prescription painkillers are more likely to turn to heroin, which is often cheaper and easier to access.",
"Deaths from prescription drug and heroin overdoses reached an all-time high in 2014, increasing 14 percent from the previous year, the CDC reported.",
"The Department of Health and Human Services is feeling the pressure to act on opioid abuse from across the Senate.",
"Recently, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) teamed up in a letter to the CDC calling for new prescribing guidelines for painkillers. Others such as Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) have held field hearings in their home state to raise the profile of the issue.",
"Shaheen released a statement Thursday praising what she called \"long-overdue\" action from the FDA.",
"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said earlier this week that fighting drug addiction and preventing overdose deaths would be a goal for both parties in 2016.",
"“Republicans and Democrats are working together to identify bipartisan solutions to this challenge,” he said after a meeting with the president and Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.)."
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Dems 'not impressed' with the FDA's plan to fight drug abuse
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A Democratic senator said he will not remove his hold on President Obama's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration nominee even after the agency announced a sweeping plan to tackle drug abuse in an effort to sway the senator. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said he would continue his hold on Dr. Robert Califf until the FDA agrees to an even wider review of its process of approving prescription painkillers, which are fueling an opioid epidemic in his state and many others. "The Food and Drug Administration today announced some important steps to address the opioid crisis, but they fall short of what is needed," Markey wrote in a statement Thursday. Markey's announcement came hours after Califf announced a “a far-reaching action plan to reassess the agency’s approach to opioid medications” – an effort indirectly aimed at removing the roadblock to his nomination. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who has also deeply criticized the FDA's approach to opioid abuse, said he was also "not impressed" by what he described as a slight improvement to the agency's approach. Califf, who is currently the FDA’s deputy commissioner for medical products and tobacco, has waited for weeks to be confirmed as the agency's head. “This plan contains real measures this agency can take to make a difference in the lives of so many people who are struggling under the weight of this terrible crisis,” Califf wrote in a statement announcing the plans. Deaths from opioids have jumped 200 percent since 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Health officials have warned that people addicted to prescription painkillers are more likely to turn to heroin, which is often cheaper and easier to access. Deaths from prescription drug and heroin overdoses reached an all-time high in 2014, increasing 14 percent from the previous year, the CDC reported. The Department of Health and Human Services is feeling the pressure to act on opioid abuse from across the Senate. Recently, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) teamed up in a letter to the CDC calling for new prescribing guidelines for painkillers. Others such as Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) have held field hearings in their home state to raise the profile of the issue. Shaheen released a statement Thursday praising what she called "long-overdue" action from the FDA. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said earlier this week that fighting drug addiction and preventing overdose deaths would be a goal for both parties in 2016. “Republicans and Democrats are working together to identify bipartisan solutions to this challenge,” he said after a meeting with the president and Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).
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"In his final hours, Osama bin Laden surrounded himself with conspiracy theories, U.S. government documents and even video game guides.",
"The Obama administration on Wednesday released an extensive list of materials collected by Navy SEALs during the 2011 raid that killed the al Qaeda leader.",
"Among the hundreds of sensitive communiques, messages and extremist literature was a surprising collection of English-language materials, including books about the Illuminati, a 2003 book by political activist Noam Chomsky and even a game guide for the 2009 first person shooter “Delta Force: Extreme 2.\"",
"Also among the books was David Ray Griffin’s New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11, which suggests the government was complicit in the 2001 attacks that bin Laden carried out.",
"The documents, some of which might have been used by others in bin Laden’s compound, paint a revealing portrait of the al Qaeda leader in his final moments and come amid new scrutiny of the 2011 raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, following reports that the Obama administration might have been lying about details of the terrorist leader’s death.",
"Multiple conspiracy theory books were found in the compound when U.S. forces descended in the night to kill bin Laden, the Obama administration revealed. So was veteran journalist Bob Woodard’s Obama’s Wars and the government's 9/11 Commission Report, produced in the wake of the 2001 terror attacks.",
"“In terms of the materials that are there, some of the things that we’ve found to be of note were that bin Laden was probably an avid conspiracy theorist,” a senior intelligence official told BuzzFeed News. “Of the 38 full length English language books he had in his possession, about half of them were conspiracy theory books.”",
"The release of a “sizeable tranche of documents” follows “a rigorous interagency review” designed to increase transparency without compromising national security, said Jeffrey Anchukaitis, a spokesman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.",
"“The intelligence community will be reviewing hundreds more documents in the near future for possible declassification and release. All documents whose publication will not hurt ongoing operations against al-Qaeda or their affiliates will be released.”",
"The materials found in bin Laden's compound also included multiple items about France — including analyses of the country’s economic and water systems — as well as think tank studies, technical manuals and multiple letters that seem to show bin Laden in active communication with members of his group until his death.",
"Wednesday’s release is “a step in the right direction,” Nunes said in a statement. “I look forward to the conclusion of the ongoing efforts to declassify the hundreds of remaining Abbottabad reports to meet congressional requirements.”"
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Bin Laden was 'avid conspiracy theorist,' bookshelf reveals
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| 2015-05-20
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In his final hours, Osama bin Laden surrounded himself with conspiracy theories, U.S. government documents and even video game guides. The Obama administration on Wednesday released an extensive list of materials collected by Navy SEALs during the 2011 raid that killed the al Qaeda leader. Among the hundreds of sensitive communiques, messages and extremist literature was a surprising collection of English-language materials, including books about the Illuminati, a 2003 book by political activist Noam Chomsky and even a game guide for the 2009 first person shooter “Delta Force: Extreme 2." Also among the books was David Ray Griffin’s New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions about the Bush Administration and 9/11, which suggests the government was complicit in the 2001 attacks that bin Laden carried out. The documents, some of which might have been used by others in bin Laden’s compound, paint a revealing portrait of the al Qaeda leader in his final moments and come amid new scrutiny of the 2011 raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, following reports that the Obama administration might have been lying about details of the terrorist leader’s death. Multiple conspiracy theory books were found in the compound when U.S. forces descended in the night to kill bin Laden, the Obama administration revealed. So was veteran journalist Bob Woodard’s Obama’s Wars and the government's 9/11 Commission Report, produced in the wake of the 2001 terror attacks. “In terms of the materials that are there, some of the things that we’ve found to be of note were that bin Laden was probably an avid conspiracy theorist,” a senior intelligence official told BuzzFeed News. “Of the 38 full length English language books he had in his possession, about half of them were conspiracy theory books.” The release of a “sizeable tranche of documents” follows “a rigorous interagency review” designed to increase transparency without compromising national security, said Jeffrey Anchukaitis, a spokesman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. “The intelligence community will be reviewing hundreds more documents in the near future for possible declassification and release. All documents whose publication will not hurt ongoing operations against al-Qaeda or their affiliates will be released.” The materials found in bin Laden's compound also included multiple items about France — including analyses of the country’s economic and water systems — as well as think tank studies, technical manuals and multiple letters that seem to show bin Laden in active communication with members of his group until his death. Wednesday’s release is “a step in the right direction,” Nunes said in a statement. “I look forward to the conclusion of the ongoing efforts to declassify the hundreds of remaining Abbottabad reports to meet congressional requirements.”
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"A new survey shows a majority of Americans wants Congress to uphold the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran.",
"According to the survey from the University of Maryland, 55 percent of respondents said Congress should get behind the agreement, despite some concerns.",
"Twenty-three percent, meanwhile, said lawmakers should instead ratchet up sanctions, and 14 percent wanted U.S. officials to go back to the negotiating table.",
"In a key stat for Democratic backers of the agreement, 61 percent of independents recommended that Congress approve the deal, along with 72 percent of Democrats.",
"Just 33 percent of Republicans expressed support, highlighting the partisan divide that has formed over the agreement, which sets limits on Iran’s nuclear ability in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.",
"The poll was conducted online, and the participants went through an in-depth process of listening to arguments from both sides. People were subjected to a detailed list of critiques of the agreement, followed by rebuttals to those arguments with reasons to get behind the deal.",
"The most convincing criticisms focused on the lack of “anytime/anywhere” inspections of Iranian facilities, the fact that limits on Iran’s nuclear development “will go away” in 15 years and Iran’s ability to use the money that it receives under the deal to threaten regional security. A majority of Democrats said those arguments were either “somewhat” or “very convincing.”",
"“There is a lot of concern about key terms of the deal, especially the limits on inspections and the release of frozen funds to Iran,” Steven Kull, director of the university’s Program for Public Consultation, said in a statement.",
"“Standard polls are reflecting these concerns, but when voters think through the issue, they conclude taking the deal is better than any of the alternatives.”",
"The 702 registered voters who participated in the survey comprised a representative sample of American voters, the university said. The poll was conducted from Aug. 17 to 20."
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A new survey shows a majority of Americans wants Congress to uphold the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran. According to the survey from the University of Maryland, 55 percent of respondents said Congress should get behind the agreement, despite some concerns. Twenty-three percent, meanwhile, said lawmakers should instead ratchet up sanctions, and 14 percent wanted U.S. officials to go back to the negotiating table. In a key stat for Democratic backers of the agreement, 61 percent of independents recommended that Congress approve the deal, along with 72 percent of Democrats. Just 33 percent of Republicans expressed support, highlighting the partisan divide that has formed over the agreement, which sets limits on Iran’s nuclear ability in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. The poll was conducted online, and the participants went through an in-depth process of listening to arguments from both sides. People were subjected to a detailed list of critiques of the agreement, followed by rebuttals to those arguments with reasons to get behind the deal. The most convincing criticisms focused on the lack of “anytime/anywhere” inspections of Iranian facilities, the fact that limits on Iran’s nuclear development “will go away” in 15 years and Iran’s ability to use the money that it receives under the deal to threaten regional security. A majority of Democrats said those arguments were either “somewhat” or “very convincing.” “There is a lot of concern about key terms of the deal, especially the limits on inspections and the release of frozen funds to Iran,” Steven Kull, director of the university’s Program for Public Consultation, said in a statement. “Standard polls are reflecting these concerns, but when voters think through the issue, they conclude taking the deal is better than any of the alternatives.” The 702 registered voters who participated in the survey comprised a representative sample of American voters, the university said. The poll was conducted from Aug. 17 to 20.
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"After South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham called GOP frontrunner Donald Trump a “jackass,” Trump read out Graham’s private cell phone number during a Tuesday press conference.",
"“I don’t care if he drops out. Stay in the race, just stop being a jackass,” Graham told CBS This Morning. “The world is falling apart. We’re becoming Greece. The Ayatollah’s on the verge of having a nuclear weapon, and you’re slandering everybody and anybody to stay in the news. You know, run for president, but don’t be the world’s biggest jackass.”",
"Trump, apparently, wasn’t having it.",
"Donald Trump just read out Lindsey Graham's phone number live during his press conference.",
"And yes, we dialed and checked. It's Sen. Lindsey Graham's number. Got his voicemail."
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Lindsey Graham Calls Trump a 'Jackass,' Trump Releases Graham's Cell Phone Number
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| 2015-07-21
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After South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham called GOP frontrunner Donald Trump a “jackass,” Trump read out Graham’s private cell phone number during a Tuesday press conference. “I don’t care if he drops out. Stay in the race, just stop being a jackass,” Graham told CBS This Morning. “The world is falling apart. We’re becoming Greece. The Ayatollah’s on the verge of having a nuclear weapon, and you’re slandering everybody and anybody to stay in the news. You know, run for president, but don’t be the world’s biggest jackass.” Trump, apparently, wasn’t having it. Donald Trump just read out Lindsey Graham's phone number live during his press conference. And yes, we dialed and checked. It's Sen. Lindsey Graham's number. Got his voicemail.
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"Speaking to an overflow crowd in Lynden, Washington, Donald Trump called Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton “trigger happy” on foreign policy:",
"On foreign policy Hillary is trigger happy. She is, she’s trigger happy. She’s got a bad temperament. By the way, and her husband learned that a few times didn’t he? Bad timing. No it’s bad timing. But she’s trigger happy.",
"You look what she did, and look at this, I just wrote this down. Iraq, Libya she voted, Iraq, let’s go into Iraq. I voted against it except I was a civilian so nobody cared. From the beginning I said it’s gonna destabilize the Middle East and Iran will take over Iraq. Ya know for years they’ve been trying to get Iraq and Iraq has been trying to get Iran. We decimated that country’s military and now the country’s a mess. And what we did is we got ISIS, they got oil.",
"Trump moved on to slam former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s successor, John Kerry:",
"Now Iran, not only did they make a great deal with this total idiot Secretary of State that we have — he’s a clown. I’m telling ya he’s a clown. He never left the table once. He never left the table once. He’s making a deal with the Persians who are grea,t great negotiators over history.",
"“They’re killing him,” said Trump of Kerry’s negotiations with Iran. “Instead he goes on a bicycle and he breaks his leg so badly that for six months he’s out…”",
"Trump vowed, “I promise you I will never be in a bicycle race. I give you my word, okay? I promise.”",
"Trump returned to speaking of Clinton:",
"Her decisions in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Libya have cost trillions of dollars, thousands of lives, and have totally unleashed ISIS. Now thousands of lives yes, for us, but probably millions of lives in all fairness, folks.",
"He referred to another side to the story. “You know, they bomb a city, I watch it, they bomb a city and you go and you see this city that’s obliterated, obliterated. We started this. Obama couldn’t get us out properly, but we started this; now it’s a total mess. If nothing would have happened we would have been far better off than we are now. We spent four trillion dollars.”",
"Trump called out reports from the Middle East that showed cities laid waste with statements that nobody was killed. “I’ll bet you thousands and thousands of people were killed every time you see that television set.”",
"“We’ve lost thousands of lives, trillions of dollars, millions of people have been killed,” said Trump, postulating that if the United States had done nothing, “We would have been in much better shape.” Trump called Saddam Hussein a horrible, miserable, bad guy but said that he did something very well: “He killed terrorists.”",
"“Now Iraq is Harvard for terrorists,” said Trump."
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Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton Is ‘Trigger Happy’ on Foreign Policy
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Speaking to an overflow crowd in Lynden, Washington, Donald Trump called Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton “trigger happy” on foreign policy: On foreign policy Hillary is trigger happy. She is, she’s trigger happy. She’s got a bad temperament. By the way, and her husband learned that a few times didn’t he? Bad timing. No it’s bad timing. But she’s trigger happy. You look what she did, and look at this, I just wrote this down. Iraq, Libya she voted, Iraq, let’s go into Iraq. I voted against it except I was a civilian so nobody cared. From the beginning I said it’s gonna destabilize the Middle East and Iran will take over Iraq. Ya know for years they’ve been trying to get Iraq and Iraq has been trying to get Iran. We decimated that country’s military and now the country’s a mess. And what we did is we got ISIS, they got oil. Trump moved on to slam former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s successor, John Kerry: Now Iran, not only did they make a great deal with this total idiot Secretary of State that we have — he’s a clown. I’m telling ya he’s a clown. He never left the table once. He never left the table once. He’s making a deal with the Persians who are grea,t great negotiators over history. “They’re killing him,” said Trump of Kerry’s negotiations with Iran. “Instead he goes on a bicycle and he breaks his leg so badly that for six months he’s out…” Trump vowed, “I promise you I will never be in a bicycle race. I give you my word, okay? I promise.” Trump returned to speaking of Clinton: Her decisions in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Libya have cost trillions of dollars, thousands of lives, and have totally unleashed ISIS. Now thousands of lives yes, for us, but probably millions of lives in all fairness, folks. He referred to another side to the story. “You know, they bomb a city, I watch it, they bomb a city and you go and you see this city that’s obliterated, obliterated. We started this. Obama couldn’t get us out properly, but we started this; now it’s a total mess. If nothing would have happened we would have been far better off than we are now. We spent four trillion dollars.” Trump called out reports from the Middle East that showed cities laid waste with statements that nobody was killed. “I’ll bet you thousands and thousands of people were killed every time you see that television set.” “We’ve lost thousands of lives, trillions of dollars, millions of people have been killed,” said Trump, postulating that if the United States had done nothing, “We would have been in much better shape.” Trump called Saddam Hussein a horrible, miserable, bad guy but said that he did something very well: “He killed terrorists.” “Now Iraq is Harvard for terrorists,” said Trump.
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"Donald Trump’s speech on national security, which he delivered the day after the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida, will change the dynamic of this election.",
"The speech was specific, detailed, and on the money. Trump showed how strategic securing the border is, how important stopping immigration from terror zones like Syria is, and how deadly political correctness has become. Political correctness – which transforms the Islamic world, which has a lot to answer for, from aggressors into innocent victims – functions as a shield for Islamic terrorists, and handcuffs law-abiding citizens prompting them not to report suspicious activities by Muslims for fear of being called racist.",
"Trump was especially courageous (and politically incorrect) in pointing out that the Muslim communities in which the terrorists operate know what is going on but don’t say anything. What a contrast with Hillary’s speech today, which focused on reinforcing political correctness – attacking so-called assault rifles, as though guns and not fanatics were the problem, and emphasizing the importance of not alienating Muslims by acknowledging that a large and growing segment of the Islamic world is at war with us. What contempt for Muslims who are also victims of Islamic terror!",
"Does denying reality encourage non-belligerent Muslims to help us? For seven and a half years, the Obama administration has closed its eyes to the Islamic dimensions of the terrorist threat, has refused as long and as much as possible to even use the word “terror.” And what has been the result? Muslims in San Bernardino and St. Lucie – as Trump had the political courage to point out – saw something but said nothing about the atrocities brewing in their communities.",
"At the same time, the progressive enablers of Islamist terror have been busy blaming Christian conservatives for the anti-gay hatred that is a core belief of the Islamists, rooted not only in their religious texts but relentlessly broadcast through their Imams and mosques.",
"Donald Trump has shown how dangerous and deadly the PC orthodoxy of the political left is. He has laid out the practical steps that are absolutely necessary to protect Americans but have been missing during the seven and half years of Obama’s appeasement administration. And – it should be said – that have been missing from critiques of Obama by Republicans fearful of being politically incorrect.",
"The Republican outcries against Trump’s call for a moratorium on Muslim immigration from terror zones are disgraceful and dangerous. The attacks by Republican renegades on Trump as a “trickle down racist” are disgusting and dangerous. They serve only one purpose, which is to cripple the only candidate in this presidential race who will actually defend this country and not facilitate its dismantling and destruction.",
"David Horowitz is the author of Progressive Racism."
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Horowitz: Donald Trump's Speech Is a Game Changer
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| 2016-06-13
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Donald Trump’s speech on national security, which he delivered the day after the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida, will change the dynamic of this election. The speech was specific, detailed, and on the money. Trump showed how strategic securing the border is, how important stopping immigration from terror zones like Syria is, and how deadly political correctness has become. Political correctness – which transforms the Islamic world, which has a lot to answer for, from aggressors into innocent victims – functions as a shield for Islamic terrorists, and handcuffs law-abiding citizens prompting them not to report suspicious activities by Muslims for fear of being called racist. Trump was especially courageous (and politically incorrect) in pointing out that the Muslim communities in which the terrorists operate know what is going on but don’t say anything. What a contrast with Hillary’s speech today, which focused on reinforcing political correctness – attacking so-called assault rifles, as though guns and not fanatics were the problem, and emphasizing the importance of not alienating Muslims by acknowledging that a large and growing segment of the Islamic world is at war with us. What contempt for Muslims who are also victims of Islamic terror! Does denying reality encourage non-belligerent Muslims to help us? For seven and a half years, the Obama administration has closed its eyes to the Islamic dimensions of the terrorist threat, has refused as long and as much as possible to even use the word “terror.” And what has been the result? Muslims in San Bernardino and St. Lucie – as Trump had the political courage to point out – saw something but said nothing about the atrocities brewing in their communities. At the same time, the progressive enablers of Islamist terror have been busy blaming Christian conservatives for the anti-gay hatred that is a core belief of the Islamists, rooted not only in their religious texts but relentlessly broadcast through their Imams and mosques. Donald Trump has shown how dangerous and deadly the PC orthodoxy of the political left is. He has laid out the practical steps that are absolutely necessary to protect Americans but have been missing during the seven and half years of Obama’s appeasement administration. And – it should be said – that have been missing from critiques of Obama by Republicans fearful of being politically incorrect. The Republican outcries against Trump’s call for a moratorium on Muslim immigration from terror zones are disgraceful and dangerous. The attacks by Republican renegades on Trump as a “trickle down racist” are disgusting and dangerous. They serve only one purpose, which is to cripple the only candidate in this presidential race who will actually defend this country and not facilitate its dismantling and destruction. David Horowitz is the author of Progressive Racism.
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"Sen. Bernie Sanders, staying in the race at least through the Democratic primary in Washington, D.C., wants “a fundamental transformation of the Democratic Party” and sent an accompanying message from his campaign in which he appeared to renew his vows to remain in the race until the upcoming Democratic National Convention, despite Hillary Clinton being declared the party’s presidential nominee.",
"“The political revolution continues,” Sanders said an email message to volunteers and supporters notifying them that he will be speaking directly to grassroots supporters in a live, online video message on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. from Burlington, Vermont.",
"Sanders said “let me be as clear as I can be that I think the time is now. In fact, the time is long overdue for a fundamental transformation of the Democratic Party.”",
"Sanders also called for DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to be removed from her post. “I do believe that we have to replace the current Democratic National Committee leadership. We need a person at the leadership of the DNC who is vigorously supporting and out working to bring people into the political process.”",
"He called for youth and working class citizens to become involved “the most progressive platform ever passed by the Democratic Party; a platform which makes it crystal clear that the Democratic Party is, in fact, on the side of working people,” people with low incomes and those who have no health insurance.",
"Sanders has stated that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “will not be the next president.” Fox News’s Jennifer Griffin asked Sanders if his continuous refusal to endorse Clinton is helping Trump.",
"Let me make it very clear, if I haven’t 10,000 times previously: I think Donald Trump is totally unfit to be president of the United States. I think running a campaign based on bigotry, based on trying to separate us, based on attacking of Latinos and Mexicans and Muslims and African-Americans. It is hard for me, literally, to imagine that in the year 2016, a Republican Party would have a candidate like this.",
"Also on Tuesday, Sanders reportedly attended a closed-door meeting between him and his Democratic Senate colleagues. “He mentioned he has every intention of being involved in the platform process and making sure his 2,000 delegates have the opportunity to have their voices heard,” Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) said according to USA Today.",
"Sanders had a scheduled a meeting with Clinton on Tuesday evening to discuss the Democratic Party’s platform and whether she intends to adopt several of his progressive policies. The meeting appeared to be an attempt to avoid a contested convention for the Democrats.",
"Asked by a reporter if he still believes Clinton needs to win over his vote, Sanders said “I will be meeting, as you all know, with Secretary Clinton this evening and I look forward to that meeting very, very much.”"
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Bernie Sanders Calls for 'Fundamental Transformation of the Democratic Party'
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http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/06/15/bernie-sanders-isnt-going-anywhere-the-revolution-continues/
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, staying in the race at least through the Democratic primary in Washington, D.C., wants “a fundamental transformation of the Democratic Party” and sent an accompanying message from his campaign in which he appeared to renew his vows to remain in the race until the upcoming Democratic National Convention, despite Hillary Clinton being declared the party’s presidential nominee. “The political revolution continues,” Sanders said an email message to volunteers and supporters notifying them that he will be speaking directly to grassroots supporters in a live, online video message on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. from Burlington, Vermont. Sanders said “let me be as clear as I can be that I think the time is now. In fact, the time is long overdue for a fundamental transformation of the Democratic Party.” Sanders also called for DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to be removed from her post. “I do believe that we have to replace the current Democratic National Committee leadership. We need a person at the leadership of the DNC who is vigorously supporting and out working to bring people into the political process.” He called for youth and working class citizens to become involved “the most progressive platform ever passed by the Democratic Party; a platform which makes it crystal clear that the Democratic Party is, in fact, on the side of working people,” people with low incomes and those who have no health insurance. Sanders has stated that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “will not be the next president.” Fox News’s Jennifer Griffin asked Sanders if his continuous refusal to endorse Clinton is helping Trump. Let me make it very clear, if I haven’t 10,000 times previously: I think Donald Trump is totally unfit to be president of the United States. I think running a campaign based on bigotry, based on trying to separate us, based on attacking of Latinos and Mexicans and Muslims and African-Americans. It is hard for me, literally, to imagine that in the year 2016, a Republican Party would have a candidate like this. Also on Tuesday, Sanders reportedly attended a closed-door meeting between him and his Democratic Senate colleagues. “He mentioned he has every intention of being involved in the platform process and making sure his 2,000 delegates have the opportunity to have their voices heard,” Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) said according to USA Today. Sanders had a scheduled a meeting with Clinton on Tuesday evening to discuss the Democratic Party’s platform and whether she intends to adopt several of his progressive policies. The meeting appeared to be an attempt to avoid a contested convention for the Democrats. Asked by a reporter if he still believes Clinton needs to win over his vote, Sanders said “I will be meeting, as you all know, with Secretary Clinton this evening and I look forward to that meeting very, very much.”
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"Priorities USA, a Super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton, is airing a new campaign ad against Donald Trump, but is using one of the Republican nominee’s quotes out of context.",
"The ad, titled, “Watching,” shows Trump saying: “You have to be wealthy in order to be great. I’m sorry to say it” and then the clip shows a working-class white man looking at Trump in response.",
"The Washington Post reports the quote is “wrenched out of context.”",
"The Post notes:",
"During a May 26 campaign stop in North Dakota, a pre-teleprompter Trump was making a standard point about how he’d lead America to prosperity when he started in on “wealth.”",
"“There’s one more thing we have to do to make America wealthy again,” he said. “And you have to be wealthy in order to be great, I’m sorry to say it.”",
"Despite Trump’s quote being taken out of context, some pundits have continued to argue that it reveals the New York real estate mogul hates poor people.",
"Another one of Trump’s infamous quotes played in the ad is the one where he appears to be making fun of a disabled reporter. The Post reports that focus groups have called this gaffe of Trump’s his most offensive moment."
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Priorities USA, a Super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton, is airing a new campaign ad against Donald Trump, but is using one of the Republican nominee’s quotes out of context. The ad, titled, “Watching,” shows Trump saying: “You have to be wealthy in order to be great. I’m sorry to say it” and then the clip shows a working-class white man looking at Trump in response. The Washington Post reports the quote is “wrenched out of context.” The Post notes: During a May 26 campaign stop in North Dakota, a pre-teleprompter Trump was making a standard point about how he’d lead America to prosperity when he started in on “wealth.” “There’s one more thing we have to do to make America wealthy again,” he said. “And you have to be wealthy in order to be great, I’m sorry to say it.” Despite Trump’s quote being taken out of context, some pundits have continued to argue that it reveals the New York real estate mogul hates poor people. Another one of Trump’s infamous quotes played in the ad is the one where he appears to be making fun of a disabled reporter. The Post reports that focus groups have called this gaffe of Trump’s his most offensive moment.
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"Wisconsin and its 10 electoral votes are within reach of Republican Donald J. Trump as he climbs to a virtual tie with Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Badger State in the latest Breitbart News Network/Gravis Marketing survey.",
"The poll of 1,102 registered voters in Wisconsin finds Trump just three points back, right on the poll’s margin of error of three percent. Trump is at 43 percent compared to Clinton’s 46 percent in the survey conducted on Oct. 4, meaning the race is a statistical tie.",
"The tightening of the Wisconsin race comes as U.S. House Speaker Paul D. Ryan hits the trail on Saturday to campaign with Trump at Ryan’s “1st Congressional District Republican Party of Wisconsin Fall Fest” at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. A source close to the planning of the event said Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. joins the event as the guest of Trump. Several other senior Wisconsin Republicans, like the state’s GOP governor and former Trump rival Scott Walker–who has since endorsed Trump over Clinton for president–and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) will be present as well.",
"Democratic pollster Patrick Caddell told Breitbart News that the 2016 election is still very volatile, so to better measure voter presidential preferences, respondents were asked the question of who they would vote for twice. The first time came in the middle of the survey after some attitudinal questions about the respondents’ thoughts on the candidates and general mood, and then at the end of the survey after being asked about several key issues in the 2016 race before asking demographic questions.",
"In the first asking, Clinton led Trump with 48 percent to his 40 percent, Libertarian Gary Johnson was the choice of four percent, and Green Party nominee Jill Stein came in at one percent, he said. Johnson and Stein were unchanged. In the second, however, with the same sample, Trump moved up to 43 percent and Clinton dropped to 46 percent.",
"Caddell said the reason in the second asking Trump picked up five points is that the voters in Wisconsin, like elsewhere, are not settled.",
"“It is so important to remember, the voters, the people are not settled like the pundits or the candidates are settled,” Caddell said. “They are still getting to their decision point. These are the decisions that come to a head inside the voting booth or wherever they make up their mind.”",
"But, after having to consider questions about the economy, the U.S. handing over control of the Internet, bringing in more refugees or the performance of Obamacare, voters moved from supporting the former first lady to supporting the New York City developer, he said.",
"When they were asked if Obamacare was a “success,” 50 percent said no and 39 percent said it was a success.",
"Wisconsin voters were asked: The United States will relinquish its administrative control over the Internet to a private organization where other countries, which could include China, Russia and Iran, will have influence for the first time on the management of the Internet. Do you think this is a good idea or not? Seventy percent of the respondents said it was a bad idea and only five percent said it was a good idea.",
"Caddell said this question about the control of the Internet exposes how out of touch the Republican leadership in Washington, D.C. have become.",
"“If this had been raised, if this had been made into an issue, it would have would have helped every Republican and it would have hurt every Democrat–but, once again, like everything else–they caved on it,” he said.",
"“These are what I call ‘saliency’ issues,” Caddell said. “There are a lot latent attitudes and when they get sparked they become salient, more important, like with the refugees–if Trump was smart, he’d see–Americans are for his postion and they are against Obama and Clinton’s position on refugees.”",
"Badger State voters were asked: Hillary Clinton’s supporters at the Refugee Council want to increase the number of refugees coming into the United States in 2017 even more, to 200,000, and Hillary wants to increase the number of Syrian refugees in that total from 10,000 in 2016 to 65,000 in 2017. Do you approve or disapprove of this increase?",
"Wisconsin voters disapprove of this plan 62 percent to 25 percent in this poll.",
"Trump needs to make the refugee issue a front and center part of the discussion about what is going wrong in the country, just like he did with trade and the economy, so that Clinton cannot any longer fail to mention these issues, Caddell said.",
"Caddell, who is a Fox News Insider, said both nationally and in Wisconsin the only way Clinton wins is if she makes it a head-to-head contest between her and Trump on personality concerns. But, if Trump can make the election turn on the issues–a referendum, so to speak–voters will see that he is lined up where they are and make him the president, he said.",
"Pete Meachum, Wisconsin state director for Trump’s campaign, told Breitbart News the election will turn on the economy.",
"“Wisconsin’s workers want to win for Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton can’t connect with middle class voters because they simply cannot trust her,” he said.",
"“Donald Trump is the only candidate that will put Wisconsin first by creating jobs, restoring law and order and bringing prosperity back after eight years of failed economic policies that have plagued this country,” he said.",
"Wisconsin State Senate Majority Leader Scott L. Fitzgerald (R.-Juneau) told Breitbart News he is convinced Wisconsin is in play for Trump from the field reports he is receiving from other state senators and candidates.",
"“This time around, there are a lot of targeted Senate seats,” he said. “As we do our senate polling across the state, his numbers kept getting strong and then it was just a matter of time.”",
"“I guess we were all caught off guard, when we didn’t see that the rural areas of Wisconsin, up north and out west, would break as hard as they did for Donald Trump, but we’ve been watching it,” he said.",
"People who voted for Ted Cruz April 15 in the primary are starting to face the reality of having to choose between Trump and Clinton, he said. Wisconsin was in many ways one of the ground zeros–along with Colorado, where Trump is also surging–of the so-called now essentially defunct “Never Trump movement” during the GOP presidential primaries. It was the last state that Trump didn’t win, where Cruz made his last stand. But now, Fitzgerald and others tell Breitbart News, Wisconsin is drifting into Trump’s corner slowly but surely in the final weeks of the campaign.",
"“For Republicans, it is a clear choice,” Fitzgerald said.",
"Doug Kaplan, the managing partner of Gravis Marketing, the Florida-based firm that conducted the poll, said that Trump may shock the political world with a potential Wisconsin win on Nov. 8.",
"“Everyone treats Wisconsin as a lock for the Democrats, but Gov. Scott Walker is a very controversial Republican won there in 2010, his recall in 2012 and was reelected in 2014,” Kaplan said.",
"“In the presidential races, the Democrats have had an easier time, but to say that and ignore GOP wins statewide,’ Kaplan added.",
"In 2012, President Barack Obama beat his GOP opponent Mitt Romney with 53 percent of the vote to Romney’s 46 percent, he said. In 2008, it was not as close when Obama beat Sen. John S. McCain III (R.-Ariz.) with 56 percent to the former fighter pilot’s 42 percent.",
"The poll was conducted with random automated phone calls. Results were weighted to match a proprietary turnout model. The poll carries a margin of error of three percent with a 95 percent level of confidence."
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EXCLUSIVE-Breitbart/Gravis Wisconsin Poll: Race Between Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Tightens as Speaker Paul Ryan Hits Campaign Trail with GOP Nominee for First Time
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Wisconsin and its 10 electoral votes are within reach of Republican Donald J. Trump as he climbs to a virtual tie with Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Badger State in the latest Breitbart News Network/Gravis Marketing survey. The poll of 1,102 registered voters in Wisconsin finds Trump just three points back, right on the poll’s margin of error of three percent. Trump is at 43 percent compared to Clinton’s 46 percent in the survey conducted on Oct. 4, meaning the race is a statistical tie. The tightening of the Wisconsin race comes as U.S. House Speaker Paul D. Ryan hits the trail on Saturday to campaign with Trump at Ryan’s “1st Congressional District Republican Party of Wisconsin Fall Fest” at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. A source close to the planning of the event said Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. joins the event as the guest of Trump. Several other senior Wisconsin Republicans, like the state’s GOP governor and former Trump rival Scott Walker–who has since endorsed Trump over Clinton for president–and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) will be present as well. Democratic pollster Patrick Caddell told Breitbart News that the 2016 election is still very volatile, so to better measure voter presidential preferences, respondents were asked the question of who they would vote for twice. The first time came in the middle of the survey after some attitudinal questions about the respondents’ thoughts on the candidates and general mood, and then at the end of the survey after being asked about several key issues in the 2016 race before asking demographic questions. In the first asking, Clinton led Trump with 48 percent to his 40 percent, Libertarian Gary Johnson was the choice of four percent, and Green Party nominee Jill Stein came in at one percent, he said. Johnson and Stein were unchanged. In the second, however, with the same sample, Trump moved up to 43 percent and Clinton dropped to 46 percent. Caddell said the reason in the second asking Trump picked up five points is that the voters in Wisconsin, like elsewhere, are not settled. “It is so important to remember, the voters, the people are not settled like the pundits or the candidates are settled,” Caddell said. “They are still getting to their decision point. These are the decisions that come to a head inside the voting booth or wherever they make up their mind.” But, after having to consider questions about the economy, the U.S. handing over control of the Internet, bringing in more refugees or the performance of Obamacare, voters moved from supporting the former first lady to supporting the New York City developer, he said. When they were asked if Obamacare was a “success,” 50 percent said no and 39 percent said it was a success. Wisconsin voters were asked: The United States will relinquish its administrative control over the Internet to a private organization where other countries, which could include China, Russia and Iran, will have influence for the first time on the management of the Internet. Do you think this is a good idea or not? Seventy percent of the respondents said it was a bad idea and only five percent said it was a good idea. Caddell said this question about the control of the Internet exposes how out of touch the Republican leadership in Washington, D.C. have become. “If this had been raised, if this had been made into an issue, it would have would have helped every Republican and it would have hurt every Democrat–but, once again, like everything else–they caved on it,” he said. “These are what I call ‘saliency’ issues,” Caddell said. “There are a lot latent attitudes and when they get sparked they become salient, more important, like with the refugees–if Trump was smart, he’d see–Americans are for his postion and they are against Obama and Clinton’s position on refugees.” Badger State voters were asked: Hillary Clinton’s supporters at the Refugee Council want to increase the number of refugees coming into the United States in 2017 even more, to 200,000, and Hillary wants to increase the number of Syrian refugees in that total from 10,000 in 2016 to 65,000 in 2017. Do you approve or disapprove of this increase? Wisconsin voters disapprove of this plan 62 percent to 25 percent in this poll. Trump needs to make the refugee issue a front and center part of the discussion about what is going wrong in the country, just like he did with trade and the economy, so that Clinton cannot any longer fail to mention these issues, Caddell said. Caddell, who is a Fox News Insider, said both nationally and in Wisconsin the only way Clinton wins is if she makes it a head-to-head contest between her and Trump on personality concerns. But, if Trump can make the election turn on the issues–a referendum, so to speak–voters will see that he is lined up where they are and make him the president, he said. Pete Meachum, Wisconsin state director for Trump’s campaign, told Breitbart News the election will turn on the economy. “Wisconsin’s workers want to win for Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton can’t connect with middle class voters because they simply cannot trust her,” he said. “Donald Trump is the only candidate that will put Wisconsin first by creating jobs, restoring law and order and bringing prosperity back after eight years of failed economic policies that have plagued this country,” he said. Wisconsin State Senate Majority Leader Scott L. Fitzgerald (R.-Juneau) told Breitbart News he is convinced Wisconsin is in play for Trump from the field reports he is receiving from other state senators and candidates. “This time around, there are a lot of targeted Senate seats,” he said. “As we do our senate polling across the state, his numbers kept getting strong and then it was just a matter of time.” “I guess we were all caught off guard, when we didn’t see that the rural areas of Wisconsin, up north and out west, would break as hard as they did for Donald Trump, but we’ve been watching it,” he said. People who voted for Ted Cruz April 15 in the primary are starting to face the reality of having to choose between Trump and Clinton, he said. Wisconsin was in many ways one of the ground zeros–along with Colorado, where Trump is also surging–of the so-called now essentially defunct “Never Trump movement” during the GOP presidential primaries. It was the last state that Trump didn’t win, where Cruz made his last stand. But now, Fitzgerald and others tell Breitbart News, Wisconsin is drifting into Trump’s corner slowly but surely in the final weeks of the campaign. “For Republicans, it is a clear choice,” Fitzgerald said. Doug Kaplan, the managing partner of Gravis Marketing, the Florida-based firm that conducted the poll, said that Trump may shock the political world with a potential Wisconsin win on Nov. 8. “Everyone treats Wisconsin as a lock for the Democrats, but Gov. Scott Walker is a very controversial Republican won there in 2010, his recall in 2012 and was reelected in 2014,” Kaplan said. “In the presidential races, the Democrats have had an easier time, but to say that and ignore GOP wins statewide,’ Kaplan added. In 2012, President Barack Obama beat his GOP opponent Mitt Romney with 53 percent of the vote to Romney’s 46 percent, he said. In 2008, it was not as close when Obama beat Sen. John S. McCain III (R.-Ariz.) with 56 percent to the former fighter pilot’s 42 percent. The poll was conducted with random automated phone calls. Results were weighted to match a proprietary turnout model. The poll carries a margin of error of three percent with a 95 percent level of confidence.
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"Donald Trump says his “shackles have been taken off” and he can “now fight for America” the way he wants to.",
"It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to.",
"Trump’s tweet was one of a series blasting Speaker of the House Paul Ryan — who announced that he won’t be campaigning for or defending Trump — along with other Republican lawmakers.",
"Despite winning the second debate in a landslide (every poll), it is hard to do well when Paul Ryan and others give zero support!",
"Our very weak and ineffective leader, Paul Ryan, had a bad conference call where his members went wild at his disloyalty.",
"With the exception of cheating Bernie out of the nom the Dems have always proven to be far more loyal to each other than the Republicans!",
"Disloyal R's are far more difficult than Crooked Hillary. They come at you from all sides. They don’t know how to win – I will teach them!"
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Donald Trump says his “shackles have been taken off” and he can “now fight for America” the way he wants to. It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to. Trump’s tweet was one of a series blasting Speaker of the House Paul Ryan — who announced that he won’t be campaigning for or defending Trump — along with other Republican lawmakers. Despite winning the second debate in a landslide (every poll), it is hard to do well when Paul Ryan and others give zero support! Our very weak and ineffective leader, Paul Ryan, had a bad conference call where his members went wild at his disloyalty. With the exception of cheating Bernie out of the nom the Dems have always proven to be far more loyal to each other than the Republicans! Disloyal R's are far more difficult than Crooked Hillary. They come at you from all sides. They don’t know how to win – I will teach them!
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"Secretary of State John Kerry told the House Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday that the U.S. should be wary of trusting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warnings on Iran, because Netanyahu had also backed the Iraq War. Kerry’s remarks were hypocritical, since he also supported the war. And they raise the disturbing suggestion, beloved of conspiracy theorists, that Israel is dragging the U.S. to war. Yet it is worth asking whether Kerry’s criticism has merit.",
"Netanyahu’s vehement assertion in 2002–as a private citizen, testifying to Congress–that Saddam Hussein was pursuing weapons of mass destruction certainly looks foolish in retrospect. In his defense, it is what the world’s intelligence agencies also believed. It may even have been what Saddam Hussein himself believed. It was the only conclusion to draw from Saddam’s defiance of the United Nations inspectors, and it was only the war that allowed the question to be settled.",
"Moreover, Netanyahu was right about a number of other things. He correctly predicted that the Iraq war could destabilize Iran, which it did in 2009 (though President Barack Obama failed to take advantage). He correctly predicted that the Iraq war would discourage other states in the region that had similar weapons programs: Libya soon gave its programs up, and Iran suspended its work towards a nuclear weapon for a time. Netanyahu also predicted the democratization of the region.",
"One thing that Netanyahu could not have predicted was the weakness of the next U.S. president. He stressed that the Iraq war and the war on terror would only succeed if America focused on “the three W’s — winning, winning and winning.” He could not have foreseen that Democrats would try to leave Iraq in defeat, and that Obama would later turn a victory into a loss. He could not have foreseen that the U.S. would actually promote the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran’s regional power.",
"Overall, Netanyahu’s support for the Iraq War actually reinforces his credibility, because so much of what he said about the region has actually transpired. Even if he had been wrong on every point regarding Iraq, that would not mean that what he is saying about Iran is untrue. In addition, Netanyahu’s warnings about Iran are corroborated even by those, like Kenneth Pollack, who oppose war as a policy option (Pollack favors a kind of containment). So Kerry’s criticism misses the mark.",
"Kerry’s jab at Netanyahu’s support for the Iraq War, then, deserves to be seen not as a substantive point but rather as a partisan one, a signal to fellow Democrats about which side of the argument they should back. The anti-war movement has taken over the Democratic Party, and so likening the Iran crisis to the Iraq war is an appeal to politics rather than reason.",
"In reality, history will judge Netanyahu’s errors in Iraq more favorably than Kerry’s errors on Iran–and elsewhere–today.",
"Senior Editor-at-Large Joel B. Pollak edits Breitbart California and is the author of the new ebook, Wacko Birds: The Fall (and Rise) of the Tea Party, available for Amazon Kindle."
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Kerry: Netanyahu Was Wrong About Iraq-Why Trust Him on Iran?
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Secretary of State John Kerry told the House Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday that the U.S. should be wary of trusting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warnings on Iran, because Netanyahu had also backed the Iraq War. Kerry’s remarks were hypocritical, since he also supported the war. And they raise the disturbing suggestion, beloved of conspiracy theorists, that Israel is dragging the U.S. to war. Yet it is worth asking whether Kerry’s criticism has merit. Netanyahu’s vehement assertion in 2002–as a private citizen, testifying to Congress–that Saddam Hussein was pursuing weapons of mass destruction certainly looks foolish in retrospect. In his defense, it is what the world’s intelligence agencies also believed. It may even have been what Saddam Hussein himself believed. It was the only conclusion to draw from Saddam’s defiance of the United Nations inspectors, and it was only the war that allowed the question to be settled. Moreover, Netanyahu was right about a number of other things. He correctly predicted that the Iraq war could destabilize Iran, which it did in 2009 (though President Barack Obama failed to take advantage). He correctly predicted that the Iraq war would discourage other states in the region that had similar weapons programs: Libya soon gave its programs up, and Iran suspended its work towards a nuclear weapon for a time. Netanyahu also predicted the democratization of the region. One thing that Netanyahu could not have predicted was the weakness of the next U.S. president. He stressed that the Iraq war and the war on terror would only succeed if America focused on “the three W’s — winning, winning and winning.” He could not have foreseen that Democrats would try to leave Iraq in defeat, and that Obama would later turn a victory into a loss. He could not have foreseen that the U.S. would actually promote the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran’s regional power. Overall, Netanyahu’s support for the Iraq War actually reinforces his credibility, because so much of what he said about the region has actually transpired. Even if he had been wrong on every point regarding Iraq, that would not mean that what he is saying about Iran is untrue. In addition, Netanyahu’s warnings about Iran are corroborated even by those, like Kenneth Pollack, who oppose war as a policy option (Pollack favors a kind of containment). So Kerry’s criticism misses the mark. Kerry’s jab at Netanyahu’s support for the Iraq War, then, deserves to be seen not as a substantive point but rather as a partisan one, a signal to fellow Democrats about which side of the argument they should back. The anti-war movement has taken over the Democratic Party, and so likening the Iran crisis to the Iraq war is an appeal to politics rather than reason. In reality, history will judge Netanyahu’s errors in Iraq more favorably than Kerry’s errors on Iran–and elsewhere–today. Senior Editor-at-Large Joel B. Pollak edits Breitbart California and is the author of the new ebook, Wacko Birds: The Fall (and Rise) of the Tea Party, available for Amazon Kindle.
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"Despite claims to the contrary, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emailed top State Department aides on their private email accounts regarding official government matters like the Benghazi scandal.",
"The New York Times reported that a review of the roughly 300 emails from Clinton’s personal account that Congress has shows “that Mrs. Clinton’s top aides at times corresponded with her about State Department matters from their personal email accounts, raising questions about her recent assertions that she made it her practice to email aides at their government addresses so the messages would be preserved, in compliance with federal record-keeping regulations.”",
"After lawmakers grilled a State Department official on Benghazi in 2012, Clinton reportedly emailed an adviser and asked, “Did we survive the day?” The adviser reportedly replied, “Survive, yes.”",
"According to the Times, at least four of Clinton’s closest advisers at the State Department–chief of staff Cheryl Mills, spokesperson Philippe Reines, top confidante and deputy chief of staff Huma Abedin, and foreign policy adviser Jake Sullivan–communicated with Clinton about government matters via their private email accounts.",
"Clinton and her team had insisted that Clinton emailed her aides on their government email accounts concerning government matters.",
"“Like secretaries of state before her, she used her own email account when engaging with any department officials,” Clinton spokesperson Nick Merrell previously said in response to the original Times report about Clinton’s use of a private email account. “For government business, she emailed them on their department accounts, with every expectation they would be retained.”",
"Regarding the most recent report, Merrill told the Times that it was “their practice to primarily use their work email when conducting state business with only the tiniest fraction of the more than one million emails they sent or received involving their personal accounts.”",
"Clinton admitted that she turned over nearly 30,000 of her “work-related” emails to the State Department while deleting more than 30,000 emails that she and her team deemed to be “personal.” The descriptions of her personal emails that the Times received, though, reveal why Clinton’s critics on both sides of the aisle have insisted that a third-party arbiter should have determined which emails were solely “personal.” Some of those “private” emails could shed light on what Clinton actually knew about the Benghazi attacks and whether she intentionally deceived Americans in its aftermath.",
"After then-U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice went on the Sunday shows to spin that the Benghazi attacks were “spontaneous,” Sullivan, Clinton’s foreign policy adviser, reportedly emailed Clinton and said that Rice “did make clear our view that this started spontaneously then evolved.” But after it became clear that the Benghazi attacks did not “spontaneously” occur in response to an anti-Islam YouTube video, Sullivan, after monitoring Clinton’s public statements on the matter in the two weeks after Rice’s appearances on the Sunday shows, reportedly emailed Clinton, “You never said ‘spontaneous’ or characterized their motivations.”",
"Last week, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), who chairs the House Select Benghazi Committee, subpoenaed the emails of “close to a dozen” aides, including “aides of aides,” who worked for Clinton at the State Department. He also asked Clinton to turn over her email server to a third-party arbiter and threatened potential legal action if Clinton did not relinquish it.",
"Gowdy has previously indicated that there are “huge gaps” in Clinton’s personal emails that have been turned over to Congress.",
"“There are gaps of months and months and months. And if you think to that iconic picture of her on a C-17 flying to Libya, she has sunglasses on and she has her handheld device in her hand, we have no e-mails from that day. In fact, we have no e-mails from that trip, Gowdy recently said on CBS’s Face the Nation. “So, it’s strange credibility to believe that if you’re on your way to Libya to discuss Libyan policy that there’s not a single document that has been turned over to Congress. So, there are huge gaps. And with respect to the president, it’s not up to Secretary Clinton to decide what is a public record and what’s not.”",
"Polls have found that majorities of Americans want Clinton to testify before Congress about the matter and turn over her server to a third-party arbiter. And a CNN/ORC poll last week found that a majority of Americans believe that Clinton “did something wrong” with her private email account."
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Report: Hillary Emailed Top Aides on Their Private Accounts about Benghazi
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| 2015-03-23
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Despite claims to the contrary, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emailed top State Department aides on their private email accounts regarding official government matters like the Benghazi scandal. The New York Times reported that a review of the roughly 300 emails from Clinton’s personal account that Congress has shows “that Mrs. Clinton’s top aides at times corresponded with her about State Department matters from their personal email accounts, raising questions about her recent assertions that she made it her practice to email aides at their government addresses so the messages would be preserved, in compliance with federal record-keeping regulations.” After lawmakers grilled a State Department official on Benghazi in 2012, Clinton reportedly emailed an adviser and asked, “Did we survive the day?” The adviser reportedly replied, “Survive, yes.” According to the Times, at least four of Clinton’s closest advisers at the State Department–chief of staff Cheryl Mills, spokesperson Philippe Reines, top confidante and deputy chief of staff Huma Abedin, and foreign policy adviser Jake Sullivan–communicated with Clinton about government matters via their private email accounts. Clinton and her team had insisted that Clinton emailed her aides on their government email accounts concerning government matters. “Like secretaries of state before her, she used her own email account when engaging with any department officials,” Clinton spokesperson Nick Merrell previously said in response to the original Times report about Clinton’s use of a private email account. “For government business, she emailed them on their department accounts, with every expectation they would be retained.” Regarding the most recent report, Merrill told the Times that it was “their practice to primarily use their work email when conducting state business with only the tiniest fraction of the more than one million emails they sent or received involving their personal accounts.” Clinton admitted that she turned over nearly 30,000 of her “work-related” emails to the State Department while deleting more than 30,000 emails that she and her team deemed to be “personal.” The descriptions of her personal emails that the Times received, though, reveal why Clinton’s critics on both sides of the aisle have insisted that a third-party arbiter should have determined which emails were solely “personal.” Some of those “private” emails could shed light on what Clinton actually knew about the Benghazi attacks and whether she intentionally deceived Americans in its aftermath. After then-U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice went on the Sunday shows to spin that the Benghazi attacks were “spontaneous,” Sullivan, Clinton’s foreign policy adviser, reportedly emailed Clinton and said that Rice “did make clear our view that this started spontaneously then evolved.” But after it became clear that the Benghazi attacks did not “spontaneously” occur in response to an anti-Islam YouTube video, Sullivan, after monitoring Clinton’s public statements on the matter in the two weeks after Rice’s appearances on the Sunday shows, reportedly emailed Clinton, “You never said ‘spontaneous’ or characterized their motivations.” Last week, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), who chairs the House Select Benghazi Committee, subpoenaed the emails of “close to a dozen” aides, including “aides of aides,” who worked for Clinton at the State Department. He also asked Clinton to turn over her email server to a third-party arbiter and threatened potential legal action if Clinton did not relinquish it. Gowdy has previously indicated that there are “huge gaps” in Clinton’s personal emails that have been turned over to Congress. “There are gaps of months and months and months. And if you think to that iconic picture of her on a C-17 flying to Libya, she has sunglasses on and she has her handheld device in her hand, we have no e-mails from that day. In fact, we have no e-mails from that trip, Gowdy recently said on CBS’s Face the Nation. “So, it’s strange credibility to believe that if you’re on your way to Libya to discuss Libyan policy that there’s not a single document that has been turned over to Congress. So, there are huge gaps. And with respect to the president, it’s not up to Secretary Clinton to decide what is a public record and what’s not.” Polls have found that majorities of Americans want Clinton to testify before Congress about the matter and turn over her server to a third-party arbiter. And a CNN/ORC poll last week found that a majority of Americans believe that Clinton “did something wrong” with her private email account.
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"House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) insists, following President Obama’s remarks on negotiators’ nuclear deal, that Congress much be allowed to review any deal that involves the lifting of sanctions on Iran.",
"“The president says negotiators have cleared the basic threshold needed to continue talks, but the parameters for a final deal represent an alarming departure from the White House’s initial goals,” Boehner said in a statement Thursday.",
"According to the Speaker, his most pressing concern is the administration’s position on sanctions.",
"“My longtime concerns about the parameters of this potential agreement remain, but my immediate concern is the administration signaling it will provide near-term sanctions relief,” he said. “Congress must be allowed to fully review the details of any agreement before any sanctions are lifted.”",
"Boehner spent this week leading a delegation throughout the Middle East, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahyu, a critic of the deal, Wednesday.",
"“After visiting with our partners on the ground in the Middle East this week, my concerns about Iran’s efforts to foment unrest, brutal violence and terror have only grown,” the Ohio lawmaker said. “It would be naïve to suggest the Iranian regime will not continue to use its nuclear program, and any economic relief, to further destabilize the region.”",
"He concluded by reiterating that Congress will continue to hold the administration to account on the deal.",
"“In the weeks ahead, Republicans and Democrats in Congress will continue to press this administration on the details of these parameters and the tough questions that remain unanswered,” Boehner said. “We will stand strong on behalf of the American people and everyone in the Middle East who values freedom, security, and peace.”"
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Boehner: Iran Nuclear Framework ’An Alarming Departure’ From Initial Goals
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| 2015-04-02
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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) insists, following President Obama’s remarks on negotiators’ nuclear deal, that Congress much be allowed to review any deal that involves the lifting of sanctions on Iran. “The president says negotiators have cleared the basic threshold needed to continue talks, but the parameters for a final deal represent an alarming departure from the White House’s initial goals,” Boehner said in a statement Thursday. According to the Speaker, his most pressing concern is the administration’s position on sanctions. “My longtime concerns about the parameters of this potential agreement remain, but my immediate concern is the administration signaling it will provide near-term sanctions relief,” he said. “Congress must be allowed to fully review the details of any agreement before any sanctions are lifted.” Boehner spent this week leading a delegation throughout the Middle East, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahyu, a critic of the deal, Wednesday. “After visiting with our partners on the ground in the Middle East this week, my concerns about Iran’s efforts to foment unrest, brutal violence and terror have only grown,” the Ohio lawmaker said. “It would be naïve to suggest the Iranian regime will not continue to use its nuclear program, and any economic relief, to further destabilize the region.” He concluded by reiterating that Congress will continue to hold the administration to account on the deal. “In the weeks ahead, Republicans and Democrats in Congress will continue to press this administration on the details of these parameters and the tough questions that remain unanswered,” Boehner said. “We will stand strong on behalf of the American people and everyone in the Middle East who values freedom, security, and peace.”
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"President Obama used a commencement address at the Coast Guard Academy Wednesday afternoon to make clear that his administration views climate change as the most severe threat to national security.",
"At the Coast Guard commencement, Obama made a “push for urgent action to combat climate change as a national security imperative,” the New York Times reports.",
"“I am here today to say that climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security, an immediate risk to our national security, and, make no mistake, it will impact how our military defends our country,” the president told graduates of the Coast Guard Academy.",
"“And so we need to act, and we need to act now,” Obama urged graduating cadets.",
"The president said to the graduates, “You are part of the first generation of officers to begin your service in a world where the effects of climate change are so clearly upon us. It will shape how every one of our services plan, operate, train, equip, and protect their infrastructure, their capabilities, today and for the long term.”",
"Climate change, and especially rising seas, is a threat to our homeland security, our economic infrastructure, the safety and health of the American people. Already, today, in Miami and Charleston, streets now flood at high tide. Along our coasts, thousands of miles of highways and roads, railways, energy facilities are all vulnerable. It’s estimated that a further increase in sea level of just one foot by the end of this century could cost our nation $200 billion.",
"Although he warned cadets about the supposed disastrous effects of climate change, the president used Air Force One (described by the NYT as the “biggest carbon sin”) for at least 3 trips on Wednesday.",
"After his speech, the president took off on his private jet to a Democratic National Committee (DNC) fundraiser at a private residence in Stamford, Connecticut. To attend the fundraiser, donors must shell out $33,000 dollars per person, according to reports."
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Obama to Coast Guard Grads: Climate Change the Biggest Threat to National Security
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"From Howard Fineman writing at the Huffington Post:",
"This April, London was in the grip of a ferocious campaign for Parliament. But on the morning of April 13, neither Conservative David Cameron nor Labourite Ed Miliband led the front pages of the U.K.’s national newspapers. The big news that day was Hillary Clinton, announcing (to no one’s surprise) that she was running for president of the United States.",
"And so far, she seems to be winning the race overseas.",
"A recent YouGov poll found that 61 percent of Britons and 59 percent of Germans have a positive opinion of Clinton, while just 20 percent and 24 percent, respectively, see her in a negative light. Fifty percent of Britons and 51 percent of Germans think it would be good for the world if she were elected president.",
"Read the rest of the story at the Huffington Post."
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HuffPo: World Opinion Welcomes Hillary Clinton as 'Grandmother-in-Chief'
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From Howard Fineman writing at the Huffington Post: This April, London was in the grip of a ferocious campaign for Parliament. But on the morning of April 13, neither Conservative David Cameron nor Labourite Ed Miliband led the front pages of the U.K.’s national newspapers. The big news that day was Hillary Clinton, announcing (to no one’s surprise) that she was running for president of the United States. And so far, she seems to be winning the race overseas. A recent YouGov poll found that 61 percent of Britons and 59 percent of Germans have a positive opinion of Clinton, while just 20 percent and 24 percent, respectively, see her in a negative light. Fifty percent of Britons and 51 percent of Germans think it would be good for the world if she were elected president. Read the rest of the story at the Huffington Post.
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"In an interview with Fox News’ David Webb posted on Tuesday, Karl Rove praised South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) for reversing her position on the Confederate flag and calling for its removal. Rove concurred, referring to the Confederate flag as a “hateful symbol” that should be in a museum rather than on the South Carolina Capitol grounds.",
"Rove also praised Senator Lindsey Graham for reversing his position on the Confederate flag — going from a position in which he said the Charleston shooting was the fault of the gunman, not the flag, to a position where he stood beside Gov. Haley in calling for the flag’s removal.",
"These were his exact words:",
"This is an incredible example of the reconciliation that has taken place in the United States, particularly in the South, and I thought Nikki Haley — standing next to her was [Tim Scott], the first African American since the Reconstruction era to be a Senator from the South — and standing next to her was Lindsey Graham, who had previously opposed the removal of the Confederate flag.",
"But there was this recognition by South Carolina, as a community, that it was time to return that flag to the museum where it belonged and to remove this hateful symbol that so many people in the state of South Carolina saw as a hateful symbol."
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Karl Rove: Confederate Flag A 'Hateful Symbol' That Must Be Banished to a Museum
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| 2015-06-23
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In an interview with Fox News’ David Webb posted on Tuesday, Karl Rove praised South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) for reversing her position on the Confederate flag and calling for its removal. Rove concurred, referring to the Confederate flag as a “hateful symbol” that should be in a museum rather than on the South Carolina Capitol grounds. Rove also praised Senator Lindsey Graham for reversing his position on the Confederate flag — going from a position in which he said the Charleston shooting was the fault of the gunman, not the flag, to a position where he stood beside Gov. Haley in calling for the flag’s removal. These were his exact words: This is an incredible example of the reconciliation that has taken place in the United States, particularly in the South, and I thought Nikki Haley — standing next to her was [Tim Scott], the first African American since the Reconstruction era to be a Senator from the South — and standing next to her was Lindsey Graham, who had previously opposed the removal of the Confederate flag. But there was this recognition by South Carolina, as a community, that it was time to return that flag to the museum where it belonged and to remove this hateful symbol that so many people in the state of South Carolina saw as a hateful symbol.
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"A new poll from USA Today and Suffolk University finds that billionaire Donald Trump is the clear Republican frontrunner for 2016.",
"Trump leads the GOP field with 17 percent in the poll, whereas former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush trails him by three points at 14 percent.",
"Next up is Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker with eight percent and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) with six percent. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) saw a drop off from June’s poll—consistent with other polling data showing Rubio slipping amid campaign missteps—down to five percent.",
"Dr. Ben Carson, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tie with four percent apiece, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gets just three percent.",
"The poll of 349 Republican primary and caucus voters was taken from July 9 through July 12 with a margin of error of 5.25 percent.",
"“Mr. Trump has been pulling ahead of the competition in recent weeks with his truthful talk on a number of issues, which has been resonating with voters across the country,” Trump’s press office said in a statement. “The USA Today/ Suffolk University poll is one of several recently released polls showing Mr. Trump as a definitive top tier choice for the 2016 Republican Presidential primary.”",
"Several other recent polls have found Trump is either the clear Republican frontrunner or tied with Bush for the lead. A recent Reuters poll out last week found the two in a dead heat at the front of the pack, whereas a recent Economist/YouGov poll found Trump out in front.",
"“Mr. Trump will be in Laconia, New Hampshire on Thursday for a rally; he will then travel to Arkansas on Friday to meet with voters at the Republican Party of Arkansas’s 2015 Reagan Rockefeller Dinner and will visit Iowa on Saturday where he will attend the Family Leadership Summit in Ames,” Trump’s team said in their release.",
"Trump just wrapped a busy week in which he spoke in California, in Las Vegas, and in Phoenix about immigration and other matters."
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USA TODAY POLL: Trump Clear Republican Frontrunner
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/14/usa-today-poll-donald-trump-clear-republican-frontrunner/
| 2015-07-14
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A new poll from USA Today and Suffolk University finds that billionaire Donald Trump is the clear Republican frontrunner for 2016. Trump leads the GOP field with 17 percent in the poll, whereas former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush trails him by three points at 14 percent. Next up is Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker with eight percent and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) with six percent. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) saw a drop off from June’s poll—consistent with other polling data showing Rubio slipping amid campaign missteps—down to five percent. Dr. Ben Carson, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tie with four percent apiece, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gets just three percent. The poll of 349 Republican primary and caucus voters was taken from July 9 through July 12 with a margin of error of 5.25 percent. “Mr. Trump has been pulling ahead of the competition in recent weeks with his truthful talk on a number of issues, which has been resonating with voters across the country,” Trump’s press office said in a statement. “The USA Today/ Suffolk University poll is one of several recently released polls showing Mr. Trump as a definitive top tier choice for the 2016 Republican Presidential primary.” Several other recent polls have found Trump is either the clear Republican frontrunner or tied with Bush for the lead. A recent Reuters poll out last week found the two in a dead heat at the front of the pack, whereas a recent Economist/YouGov poll found Trump out in front. “Mr. Trump will be in Laconia, New Hampshire on Thursday for a rally; he will then travel to Arkansas on Friday to meet with voters at the Republican Party of Arkansas’s 2015 Reagan Rockefeller Dinner and will visit Iowa on Saturday where he will attend the Family Leadership Summit in Ames,” Trump’s team said in their release. Trump just wrapped a busy week in which he spoke in California, in Las Vegas, and in Phoenix about immigration and other matters.
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"Progressive New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s supposed effort to end social inequality by crushing Uber was curbed last week when his liberal city council allies were blindsided by a viral millennial generation revolt in favor of the ride-sharing app.",
"Despite assuming that the new generation would always stay complaint to the liberal Thought Police, maturing millennials are becoming more politically independent–and a potential threat to the establishment Democrat Party.",
"The millennial generation, now ranging in age from 18 to 33 years old, was Barack Obama and the Democrat Party’s weapon-of-mass-destruction, which dumped Hillary Clinton in the 2008 primary and ran the tables on John McCain and the Republicans.",
"But the supposedly “most progressive” generation since the 1970s has lately moved away from lock-step with the Democrats’ core values and constituencies. Millennials’ political registration has jumped from 40 percent “Independent” in 2008 to 50 percent in 2015. After peaking in 2013 with 31 percent of ,illennials stating they had no religious affiliation, that number has fallen to 29 percent this year. Both of these trends spell trouble for Democrats and real opportunity for Republicans.",
"The maturing attitudes of the millennial generation come at a time that Democrat politicians in California, New York and across America have been desperately trying to block the 21st-Century “sharing economy” that is epitomized by Uber ride-sharing and Airbnb apartment subletting.",
"Desperate to protect crony monopolies willing to pay high taxes and make tremendous campaign contributions, Democrats have dredged up Great Depression-era laws to protect wealthy taxi services and hotel owners who used to be insulated from competitive pricing.",
"California’s Department of Motor Vehicles, for example, has threatened the future of ride-sharing by dusting off an 80-year-old law to try to require Lyft, Sidecar and Uber drivers to obtain commercial license plates if they are picking up passengers. This effort was in spite of rulings by the California Public Utilities Commission and a new law signed last year reaffirming that personal vehicles can be used by ride-sharing drivers.",
"New York Mayor de Blasio has been trying to protect the holders of the 13,347 taxi “medallions” issued by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission in 1937. Since the Great Depression, there have only been 253 more medallions issued. Their value peaked in 2008, when a medallion sold for $1.3 million. But competition from 20,600 Uber drivers has driven the value down by over 40 percent, to $740,000.",
"With the mayor and liberal city council preparing to pass a new cap on the number of Uber drivers, the company aggressively fought back by flooding New York radio and TV with grim driver testimonials about how the ban would leave New Yorkers stranded and drivers unemployed. Uber even had “de Blasio mode” on their app, initially telling users no cars were available due to the mayor, before processing reservations.",
"After Democrat Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton questioned Uber and Airbnb’s economic model of the so-called “gig” economy in a speech two weeks ago, Republicans Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz blasted her opposition to entrepreneurs.",
"Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) hilariously reminded his millions of Twitter followers that Hillary is unlikely to be found hailing an Uber anytime soon, because she is chauffeured around by Secret Service and hasn’t driven her own car since 1996.",
"Millennials rallied overwhelmingly to Uber’s messaging, and the liberal New York City Council was forced to back-down by delaying the vote for at least four months, so there could be a new “assessment” of environmental and traffic impacts. The controversy backfired on de Blasio by helping Uber recruit thousands of new drivers.",
"The State of California and City of New York have backed off for now. But with their core constituents and contributors demanding the death of the sharing economy, Democrats will continue to attack Uber–even if it risks of alienating an entire generation."
] |
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Uber Threatens Democrats’ Lock on Millennials
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/27/uber-threatens-democrats-lock-on-millennials/
| 2015-07-27
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Progressive New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s supposed effort to end social inequality by crushing Uber was curbed last week when his liberal city council allies were blindsided by a viral millennial generation revolt in favor of the ride-sharing app. Despite assuming that the new generation would always stay complaint to the liberal Thought Police, maturing millennials are becoming more politically independent–and a potential threat to the establishment Democrat Party. The millennial generation, now ranging in age from 18 to 33 years old, was Barack Obama and the Democrat Party’s weapon-of-mass-destruction, which dumped Hillary Clinton in the 2008 primary and ran the tables on John McCain and the Republicans. But the supposedly “most progressive” generation since the 1970s has lately moved away from lock-step with the Democrats’ core values and constituencies. Millennials’ political registration has jumped from 40 percent “Independent” in 2008 to 50 percent in 2015. After peaking in 2013 with 31 percent of ,illennials stating they had no religious affiliation, that number has fallen to 29 percent this year. Both of these trends spell trouble for Democrats and real opportunity for Republicans. The maturing attitudes of the millennial generation come at a time that Democrat politicians in California, New York and across America have been desperately trying to block the 21st-Century “sharing economy” that is epitomized by Uber ride-sharing and Airbnb apartment subletting. Desperate to protect crony monopolies willing to pay high taxes and make tremendous campaign contributions, Democrats have dredged up Great Depression-era laws to protect wealthy taxi services and hotel owners who used to be insulated from competitive pricing. California’s Department of Motor Vehicles, for example, has threatened the future of ride-sharing by dusting off an 80-year-old law to try to require Lyft, Sidecar and Uber drivers to obtain commercial license plates if they are picking up passengers. This effort was in spite of rulings by the California Public Utilities Commission and a new law signed last year reaffirming that personal vehicles can be used by ride-sharing drivers. New York Mayor de Blasio has been trying to protect the holders of the 13,347 taxi “medallions” issued by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission in 1937. Since the Great Depression, there have only been 253 more medallions issued. Their value peaked in 2008, when a medallion sold for $1.3 million. But competition from 20,600 Uber drivers has driven the value down by over 40 percent, to $740,000. With the mayor and liberal city council preparing to pass a new cap on the number of Uber drivers, the company aggressively fought back by flooding New York radio and TV with grim driver testimonials about how the ban would leave New Yorkers stranded and drivers unemployed. Uber even had “de Blasio mode” on their app, initially telling users no cars were available due to the mayor, before processing reservations. After Democrat Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton questioned Uber and Airbnb’s economic model of the so-called “gig” economy in a speech two weeks ago, Republicans Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz blasted her opposition to entrepreneurs. Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) hilariously reminded his millions of Twitter followers that Hillary is unlikely to be found hailing an Uber anytime soon, because she is chauffeured around by Secret Service and hasn’t driven her own car since 1996. Millennials rallied overwhelmingly to Uber’s messaging, and the liberal New York City Council was forced to back-down by delaying the vote for at least four months, so there could be a new “assessment” of environmental and traffic impacts. The controversy backfired on de Blasio by helping Uber recruit thousands of new drivers. The State of California and City of New York have backed off for now. But with their core constituents and contributors demanding the death of the sharing economy, Democrats will continue to attack Uber–even if it risks of alienating an entire generation.
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"A Christian who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples—Kim Davis, the county clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky—has been ordered to jail for contempt of court.",
"Davis was ordered by a federal district judge to begin issuing licenses. She asked a federal appeals court, and then the Supreme Court, to put the district court’s order on hold while her case is pending on appeal, but the higher courts declined to do so.",
"As Breitbart News explained earlier this week, Davis is not merely claiming a First Amendment right not to participate in same-sex marriages by issuing a marriage certificate. Such a refusal should be accommodated under the First Amendment in the same way that this country accommodates religious objectors to war: by assigning to noncombat roles those whose faith forbids them from using military weapons.",
"But as Breitbart News previously reported, Davis is claiming the right to use her governmental power to order all of her deputy clerks and other subordinates that they shall not issue marriages licenses, either. Her personal right to religiously object probably does not extend to using her public-office power to order other government workers to conform to her personal faith-based beliefs. To use the military example again, this would be like a religious pacifist agreeing to be assigned to command an infantry combat unit, then ordering all the troops under her command to lay down their weapons and refuse to fight."
] |
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Christian County Clerk Kim Davis Goes to Jail over Same-Sex Marriage
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| 2015-09-03
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A Christian who refuses to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples—Kim Davis, the county clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky—has been ordered to jail for contempt of court. Davis was ordered by a federal district judge to begin issuing licenses. She asked a federal appeals court, and then the Supreme Court, to put the district court’s order on hold while her case is pending on appeal, but the higher courts declined to do so. As Breitbart News explained earlier this week, Davis is not merely claiming a First Amendment right not to participate in same-sex marriages by issuing a marriage certificate. Such a refusal should be accommodated under the First Amendment in the same way that this country accommodates religious objectors to war: by assigning to noncombat roles those whose faith forbids them from using military weapons. But as Breitbart News previously reported, Davis is claiming the right to use her governmental power to order all of her deputy clerks and other subordinates that they shall not issue marriages licenses, either. Her personal right to religiously object probably does not extend to using her public-office power to order other government workers to conform to her personal faith-based beliefs. To use the military example again, this would be like a religious pacifist agreeing to be assigned to command an infantry combat unit, then ordering all the troops under her command to lay down their weapons and refuse to fight.
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"Two of the first, post-September 16 CNN debate polls have been released and they show Donald Trump with a commanding lead.",
"Chuck Todd said on NBC’s Meet the Press, “Trump laps the field at 29%, more than double of Ben Carson, and here comes Carly Fiorina moving into third place into double digits at 11% followed by Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio.”",
"In a statement to Breitbart News, Trump declared that these polls prove he was the clear winner of the CNN debate this week. “According to the latest NBC News poll, I continue to dominate the field by a wide margin and was a definitive winner of Wednesday night’s debate,” Trump said. “This movement is only growing. Voters are energized and excited about real leadership that will fix the problems we face and get things done unlike the all talk, no action politicians that have failed us for far too long.",
"“I look forward to focusing on the issues that matter including illegal immigration, the economy, our military and many others as I continue sharing my vision to Make America Great Again!”",
"An NBC poll shows Donald Trump polling at 29%, more than twice the numbers of Dr. Ben Carson. It also shows Carly Fiorina shooting up to third place behind Dr. Carson, at 11%.",
"You can see the results of the NBC poll here..",
"The CNN/ORC polls shows that former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has shot ahead of the pack into second place behind Trump.",
"When those polled were asked who they were “most likely to support for the Republican nomination for president in 2016,” Fiorina is up to 15% from 3% in early September. Trump remains in the lead with 24%, but dropping from his high of 32%.",
"Florida Senator Marco Rubio also received a sizable bump in the polls, climbing from 3% to 11%.",
"The biggest loser in the poll was Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker who dropped from 5% to below 1%. You can read the rest of the CNN polling results here.",
"Of the new polls, Donald Trump’s campaign said to Breitbart News, “Both polls reinforce that Mr. Trump is the leader in the race by a wide margin and won the debate. Other candidates will rise and fall depending on individual performance, but Mr. Trump is solidifying his substantial lead.”"
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'Trump Laps the Field': Up Big in Two Polls... EXCLUSIVE - Trump: 'This Movement is Only Growing'
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/09/20/trump-laps-the-field-up-big-in-two-polls-exclusive-trump-this-movement-is-only-growing/
| 2015-09-20
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Two of the first, post-September 16 CNN debate polls have been released and they show Donald Trump with a commanding lead. Chuck Todd said on NBC’s Meet the Press, “Trump laps the field at 29%, more than double of Ben Carson, and here comes Carly Fiorina moving into third place into double digits at 11% followed by Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio.” In a statement to Breitbart News, Trump declared that these polls prove he was the clear winner of the CNN debate this week. “According to the latest NBC News poll, I continue to dominate the field by a wide margin and was a definitive winner of Wednesday night’s debate,” Trump said. “This movement is only growing. Voters are energized and excited about real leadership that will fix the problems we face and get things done unlike the all talk, no action politicians that have failed us for far too long. “I look forward to focusing on the issues that matter including illegal immigration, the economy, our military and many others as I continue sharing my vision to Make America Great Again!” An NBC poll shows Donald Trump polling at 29%, more than twice the numbers of Dr. Ben Carson. It also shows Carly Fiorina shooting up to third place behind Dr. Carson, at 11%. You can see the results of the NBC poll here.. The CNN/ORC polls shows that former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has shot ahead of the pack into second place behind Trump. When those polled were asked who they were “most likely to support for the Republican nomination for president in 2016,” Fiorina is up to 15% from 3% in early September. Trump remains in the lead with 24%, but dropping from his high of 32%. Florida Senator Marco Rubio also received a sizable bump in the polls, climbing from 3% to 11%. The biggest loser in the poll was Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker who dropped from 5% to below 1%. You can read the rest of the CNN polling results here. Of the new polls, Donald Trump’s campaign said to Breitbart News, “Both polls reinforce that Mr. Trump is the leader in the race by a wide margin and won the debate. Other candidates will rise and fall depending on individual performance, but Mr. Trump is solidifying his substantial lead.”
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"Hillary Clinton’s State Department aides tried to dodge suspicions about the agency’s coordination with the private Clinton Foundation, with top Hillary aide Cheryl Mills instructing her contacts at the Foundation to use her private gmail account when sending her secret information.",
"Newly released emails obtained by the group Citizens United show that the Clinton Foundation routinely contacted Hillary Clinton’s top aides at the State Department to coordinate Bill Clinton’s paid speaking engagements and other matters.",
"“I also think we need a talking point for media who ask about the timing of their trips,” Clinton Foundation director of foreign policy Amitabh Desai wrote to Mills in July 2012. At the time, Bill Clinton was planning to visit Uganda and South Africa shortly before Hillary Clinton went there on official State Department business.",
"Further coordination was carried out on private email.",
"Clinton Foundation chief financial officer Andrew Kessel emailed top Hillary aide Mills on July 16, 2012, to ask her where he should send a copy of a “Clinton book” that both the Clinton Foundation and the State Department clearly wanted to keep private among themselves and close allies.",
"“Where do you want the book sent? Or if you like I can send you electronic version of everything – its a thick notebook. If so where would you like that emailed?” Kessel asked.",
"Mills replied that she wanted “both.”",
"“For email pls use my gmail,” Mills told Kessel. Mills also requested that the physical copy of the book be sent to her home address, not to her office. Mills also asked if it was “sent to the other candidate too?”",
"The materials were clearly highly confidential, considering that Pfizer executive vice president of corporate affairs Sally Susman went out of her way to assure the Clinton Foundation that the materials were in “safe hands.”",
"“Thank you for providing the materials. I have received both packages this morning and have begun to review. Please know that they are in my safe hands and I will keep them in confidence,” Susman wrote to future Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, Cheryl Mills, Clinton Foundation officials Kessel and Bruce Lindsey, and some other people whose names were redacted.",
"“Bruce and Andy, I look forward to seeing you at the end of the coming week,” Susman wrote in the email, clearly referring to Clinton Foundation board chairman Bruce Lindsey and Andrew Kessel, who both received the email."
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'Please Use My Gmail': Hillary Clinton Aide Tried to Hide Secret Coordination with Clinton Foundation
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| 2015-09-28
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Hillary Clinton’s State Department aides tried to dodge suspicions about the agency’s coordination with the private Clinton Foundation, with top Hillary aide Cheryl Mills instructing her contacts at the Foundation to use her private gmail account when sending her secret information. Newly released emails obtained by the group Citizens United show that the Clinton Foundation routinely contacted Hillary Clinton’s top aides at the State Department to coordinate Bill Clinton’s paid speaking engagements and other matters. “I also think we need a talking point for media who ask about the timing of their trips,” Clinton Foundation director of foreign policy Amitabh Desai wrote to Mills in July 2012. At the time, Bill Clinton was planning to visit Uganda and South Africa shortly before Hillary Clinton went there on official State Department business. Further coordination was carried out on private email. Clinton Foundation chief financial officer Andrew Kessel emailed top Hillary aide Mills on July 16, 2012, to ask her where he should send a copy of a “Clinton book” that both the Clinton Foundation and the State Department clearly wanted to keep private among themselves and close allies. “Where do you want the book sent? Or if you like I can send you electronic version of everything – its a thick notebook. If so where would you like that emailed?” Kessel asked. Mills replied that she wanted “both.” “For email pls use my gmail,” Mills told Kessel. Mills also requested that the physical copy of the book be sent to her home address, not to her office. Mills also asked if it was “sent to the other candidate too?” The materials were clearly highly confidential, considering that Pfizer executive vice president of corporate affairs Sally Susman went out of her way to assure the Clinton Foundation that the materials were in “safe hands.” “Thank you for providing the materials. I have received both packages this morning and have begun to review. Please know that they are in my safe hands and I will keep them in confidence,” Susman wrote to future Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta, Cheryl Mills, Clinton Foundation officials Kessel and Bruce Lindsey, and some other people whose names were redacted. “Bruce and Andy, I look forward to seeing you at the end of the coming week,” Susman wrote in the email, clearly referring to Clinton Foundation board chairman Bruce Lindsey and Andrew Kessel, who both received the email.
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"New Jersey Governor Chris Christie canceled campaign events in New Hampshire on Friday, announcing that he would be in his state to prepare for the looming threat posed by Hurricane Joaquin.",
"“We are preparing for the worst but I’m not standing up here today saying that Joaquin is going to be Sandy, we have absolutely no way of knowing that at this point,” he said during a press conference in New Jersey today.",
"Christie declared a State of Emergency in New Jersey, although he added it was too soon to effectively predict whether the storm was a direct disaster threat to the residents.",
"“We are not quite yet sure about whether this is going to be a single punch or a double punch,” he said. “There’s no question that there’s going to be a single punch that is going to start this evening.”",
"Evacuations, he said, were not underway, but added that as the storm predictions grew more accurate, he would order it if he felt it was necessary.",
"Christie says the devastation from Hurricane Sandy left residents more worried about hurricanes than ever, but said the current threat was not predicted to be as devastating as the storm three years ago. He described Sandy as a storm that was the second-worst natural disaster in the history of the United States.",
"“I’m not here to tell people Sandy 2 is coming,” he said. “I have no way of knowing that. But what I want people to know is that if it did, we’re as prepared as you could be to deal with it.”",
"In spite of the storm threat, Christie is expected to attend a fundraiser for his campaign tonight in Boston before returning to New Jersey, according to the campaign. He is then expected to remain in New Jersey until Tuesday."
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Chris Christie Cancels Campaign Events, Prepares For Hurricane Joaquin
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| 2015-10-01
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie canceled campaign events in New Hampshire on Friday, announcing that he would be in his state to prepare for the looming threat posed by Hurricane Joaquin. “We are preparing for the worst but I’m not standing up here today saying that Joaquin is going to be Sandy, we have absolutely no way of knowing that at this point,” he said during a press conference in New Jersey today. Christie declared a State of Emergency in New Jersey, although he added it was too soon to effectively predict whether the storm was a direct disaster threat to the residents. “We are not quite yet sure about whether this is going to be a single punch or a double punch,” he said. “There’s no question that there’s going to be a single punch that is going to start this evening.” Evacuations, he said, were not underway, but added that as the storm predictions grew more accurate, he would order it if he felt it was necessary. Christie says the devastation from Hurricane Sandy left residents more worried about hurricanes than ever, but said the current threat was not predicted to be as devastating as the storm three years ago. He described Sandy as a storm that was the second-worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. “I’m not here to tell people Sandy 2 is coming,” he said. “I have no way of knowing that. But what I want people to know is that if it did, we’re as prepared as you could be to deal with it.” In spite of the storm threat, Christie is expected to attend a fundraiser for his campaign tonight in Boston before returning to New Jersey, according to the campaign. He is then expected to remain in New Jersey until Tuesday.
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"President Barack Obama complained that Fox News made him “look scary” during his first run for president, and suggested that his race was part of the network’s attempt to slant the presidential election.",
"Obama made his remarks during a conversation with author Marilynne Robinson which was published by The New York Review.",
"While discussing a book she wrote about Iowa, Obama recalled his own experiences with the people there as he was running for president.",
"“I wasn’t viewed through this prism of Fox News and conservative media, and making me scary,” he said, adding that it was easy for him to connect with people in the state in the early days of the campaign.",
"“At the time, I didn’t seem scary, other than just having a funny name,” he said. “I seemed young. Sometimes I look at my pictures from then and I say, I can’t believe anybody voted for me because I look like I’m twenty-five.”",
"Obama indicated that he felt connections with people in middle America because they reminded him of his white side of the family.",
"“I’d go into these towns and everybody felt really familiar to me, because they reminded me of my grandparents and my mom and that attitude that you talk about,” he said. “You saw all through the state.”",
"Obama explained that he was puzzled that the decent people found all around America were so divided when it came to politics. “There’s all this goodness and decency and common sense on the ground, and somehow it gets translated into rigid, dogmatic, often mean-spirited politics,” he said.",
"While the conversation was intended to highlight the author, Obama spent a large part of the interview referring to himself throughout the interview – using the word “I” over fifty times and speaking 2000 words of the 3,800 word interview.",
"Obama explained that the conversation was part of a White House strategy to communicate with different audiences than the mainstream media.",
"“We had this idea that ‘Why don’t I just have a conversation with somebody I really like and see how it turns out,’” he said."
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Obama Complains Fox News Made Him Look Scary
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| 2015-10-13
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President Barack Obama complained that Fox News made him “look scary” during his first run for president, and suggested that his race was part of the network’s attempt to slant the presidential election. Obama made his remarks during a conversation with author Marilynne Robinson which was published by The New York Review. While discussing a book she wrote about Iowa, Obama recalled his own experiences with the people there as he was running for president. “I wasn’t viewed through this prism of Fox News and conservative media, and making me scary,” he said, adding that it was easy for him to connect with people in the state in the early days of the campaign. “At the time, I didn’t seem scary, other than just having a funny name,” he said. “I seemed young. Sometimes I look at my pictures from then and I say, I can’t believe anybody voted for me because I look like I’m twenty-five.” Obama indicated that he felt connections with people in middle America because they reminded him of his white side of the family. “I’d go into these towns and everybody felt really familiar to me, because they reminded me of my grandparents and my mom and that attitude that you talk about,” he said. “You saw all through the state.” Obama explained that he was puzzled that the decent people found all around America were so divided when it came to politics. “There’s all this goodness and decency and common sense on the ground, and somehow it gets translated into rigid, dogmatic, often mean-spirited politics,” he said. While the conversation was intended to highlight the author, Obama spent a large part of the interview referring to himself throughout the interview – using the word “I” over fifty times and speaking 2000 words of the 3,800 word interview. Obama explained that the conversation was part of a White House strategy to communicate with different audiences than the mainstream media. “We had this idea that ‘Why don’t I just have a conversation with somebody I really like and see how it turns out,’” he said.
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"The Obama administration is attempting to publicly downplay a rift between President Obama and FBI Director James Comey over The Ferguson Effect; the issue of whether there’s been an impact on violent crime due to the nearly constant criticism of the police led by the Black Lives Matter movement.",
"The back peddling comes on the heels of a volley of attacks on Comey that came from the media, former Attorney General Eric Holder, and President Obama himself. Obama and Comey had a closed door meeting on Thursday.",
"The Washington Post reported that “White House officials were privately irritated” about Comey’s remarks in two recent speeches discussing a possible link between soaring violent crime rates and the deluge of activism against law enforcement.",
"The attacks on law enforcement have been spearheaded by the Black Lives Matter movement, the activist phenomenon that the president publicly recently claimed was not anti-police. The claim that the #BlackLivesMatter movement is not against law enforcement runs counter to the group’s statements and actions, including taunting police after the murder of fellow officers, as well as their lionizing of convicted cop killer Assata Shakur, who is on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List.",
"In an attempt at damage control on Friday, White House Press Spokesman Josh Earnest said that President Obama believes “somebody who has the prodigious skills of Director Comey must be involved in grappling with the difficult policy debates that we’re having in this country right now in balancing security and the protection of civil liberties.”",
"Earlier in the week, however, Earnest had scoffed at the notion of the Ferguson Effects, saying evidence “does not support the notion that law enforcement officers around the country are shying away from fulfilling their responsibilities.”",
"That official White House comment was just part of a series of attacks on Comey and his statements by the president and his allies.",
"After Comey’s October 23rd remarks at the University of Chicago Law School, where Comey said, “I do have a strong sense that some part of the explanation is a chill wind that has blown through American law enforcement,” President Obama hit back with thinly veiled comments in a speech on October 27th to the International Association of Chiefs of Police: “What we can’t do is cherry-pick data or use anecdotal evidence to drive policy or to feed political agendas.”",
"The day before Obama’s speech, protestors had held a #StopTheCops protest outside the international Association of Chiefs of Police conference.",
"However, Comey’s discussions with police officials were not merely off-the-cuff chit-chat. In fact, the information Comey got from law enforcement officials came in a series of “listening sessions” focused on issues of race and law enforcement.",
"The same day that the President criticized Comey’s comments, the editorial board of the New York Times also went on the attack against Comey in an op-ed titled “Political Lies About Police Brutality,” where they accepted the premise that there’s a widespread issue of police brutality and went after Comey, saying:",
"His formulation implies that for the police to do their jobs, they need to have free rein to be abusive. It also implies that the public would be safer if Americans with cellphones never started circulating videos of officers battering suspects in the first place.",
"The next day, Eric Holder spoke with reporters and compared the Black Lives Matter movement to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and echoed the criticism of Comey, saying, “I don’t agree with the comments that he’s made about, or the connection he’s drawn, between the so-called ‘Ferguson effect’ and this rise in crime.”",
"Holder has openly discussed his role in the angry clashes with Columbia University when he attended in the early 1970s, telling students at a 2009 commencement speech, “I was among a large group of students who felt strongly about the way we thought the world should be, and we weren’t afraid to make our opinions heard. I did not take a final exam until my junior year at Columbia — we were on strike every time finals seemed to roll around.”",
"Patrisse Cullors, one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, learned “revolutionary community organizing” under the mentorship of Eric Mann, a Students for a Democratic Society radical who helped organize the 1968 protests at Columbia that received widespread national coverage.",
"However, even some Democrats admit the existence of the Ferguson Effect. Earlier in October former Obama Chief of Staff and current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said:",
"We have allowed our police department to get fetal and it is having a direct consequence. They have pulled back from the ability to interdict… they don’t want to be a news story themselves, they don’t want their career ended early, and it’s having an impact.",
"The attacks on Comey come as President Obama is pushing a criminal justice reform agenda that has been advanced by the radical left for decades and more recently has been the chief policy demand of Black Lives Matter.",
"Follow investigative reporter and Citizen Journalism Boot Camp instructor Lee Stranahan on Twitter at @Stranahan."
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Obama And Allies Defend Black Lives Matter, Attack FBI Chief over Ferguson Effect
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The Obama administration is attempting to publicly downplay a rift between President Obama and FBI Director James Comey over The Ferguson Effect; the issue of whether there’s been an impact on violent crime due to the nearly constant criticism of the police led by the Black Lives Matter movement. The back peddling comes on the heels of a volley of attacks on Comey that came from the media, former Attorney General Eric Holder, and President Obama himself. Obama and Comey had a closed door meeting on Thursday. The Washington Post reported that “White House officials were privately irritated” about Comey’s remarks in two recent speeches discussing a possible link between soaring violent crime rates and the deluge of activism against law enforcement. The attacks on law enforcement have been spearheaded by the Black Lives Matter movement, the activist phenomenon that the president publicly recently claimed was not anti-police. The claim that the #BlackLivesMatter movement is not against law enforcement runs counter to the group’s statements and actions, including taunting police after the murder of fellow officers, as well as their lionizing of convicted cop killer Assata Shakur, who is on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List. In an attempt at damage control on Friday, White House Press Spokesman Josh Earnest said that President Obama believes “somebody who has the prodigious skills of Director Comey must be involved in grappling with the difficult policy debates that we’re having in this country right now in balancing security and the protection of civil liberties.” Earlier in the week, however, Earnest had scoffed at the notion of the Ferguson Effects, saying evidence “does not support the notion that law enforcement officers around the country are shying away from fulfilling their responsibilities.” That official White House comment was just part of a series of attacks on Comey and his statements by the president and his allies. After Comey’s October 23rd remarks at the University of Chicago Law School, where Comey said, “I do have a strong sense that some part of the explanation is a chill wind that has blown through American law enforcement,” President Obama hit back with thinly veiled comments in a speech on October 27th to the International Association of Chiefs of Police: “What we can’t do is cherry-pick data or use anecdotal evidence to drive policy or to feed political agendas.” The day before Obama’s speech, protestors had held a #StopTheCops protest outside the international Association of Chiefs of Police conference. However, Comey’s discussions with police officials were not merely off-the-cuff chit-chat. In fact, the information Comey got from law enforcement officials came in a series of “listening sessions” focused on issues of race and law enforcement. The same day that the President criticized Comey’s comments, the editorial board of the New York Times also went on the attack against Comey in an op-ed titled “Political Lies About Police Brutality,” where they accepted the premise that there’s a widespread issue of police brutality and went after Comey, saying: His formulation implies that for the police to do their jobs, they need to have free rein to be abusive. It also implies that the public would be safer if Americans with cellphones never started circulating videos of officers battering suspects in the first place. The next day, Eric Holder spoke with reporters and compared the Black Lives Matter movement to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s and echoed the criticism of Comey, saying, “I don’t agree with the comments that he’s made about, or the connection he’s drawn, between the so-called ‘Ferguson effect’ and this rise in crime.” Holder has openly discussed his role in the angry clashes with Columbia University when he attended in the early 1970s, telling students at a 2009 commencement speech, “I was among a large group of students who felt strongly about the way we thought the world should be, and we weren’t afraid to make our opinions heard. I did not take a final exam until my junior year at Columbia — we were on strike every time finals seemed to roll around.” Patrisse Cullors, one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, learned “revolutionary community organizing” under the mentorship of Eric Mann, a Students for a Democratic Society radical who helped organize the 1968 protests at Columbia that received widespread national coverage. However, even some Democrats admit the existence of the Ferguson Effect. Earlier in October former Obama Chief of Staff and current Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said: We have allowed our police department to get fetal and it is having a direct consequence. They have pulled back from the ability to interdict… they don’t want to be a news story themselves, they don’t want their career ended early, and it’s having an impact. The attacks on Comey come as President Obama is pushing a criminal justice reform agenda that has been advanced by the radical left for decades and more recently has been the chief policy demand of Black Lives Matter. Follow investigative reporter and Citizen Journalism Boot Camp instructor Lee Stranahan on Twitter at @Stranahan.
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"From Yaron Steinbuch writing at the New York Post:",
"Donald Trump warned Tuesday of “many more World Trade Centers” if his call for a total ban on Muslims entering the US is not heeded.",
"“You’re going to have many more World Trade Centers if you don’t solve it — many, many more and probably beyond the World Trade Center,” Trump told CNN.",
"The Republican presidential front-runner said he believes there are already terrorists in the country who want to unleash death and destruction.",
"“They want our buildings to come down. They want our cities to be crushed,” he said. “They are living in our country and many are outside of our country.”",
"Read the rest of the story at the New York Post."
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Trump Warns of ‘Many More World Trade Centers’ if US Doesn’t Ban Muslims
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From Yaron Steinbuch writing at the New York Post: Donald Trump warned Tuesday of “many more World Trade Centers” if his call for a total ban on Muslims entering the US is not heeded. “You’re going to have many more World Trade Centers if you don’t solve it — many, many more and probably beyond the World Trade Center,” Trump told CNN. The Republican presidential front-runner said he believes there are already terrorists in the country who want to unleash death and destruction. “They want our buildings to come down. They want our cities to be crushed,” he said. “They are living in our country and many are outside of our country.” Read the rest of the story at the New York Post.
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"Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday that a replacement for deceased Justice Antonin Scalia should not be confirmed until a new President is elected and in office.",
"“The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice,” McConnell said in a statement. “Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President.”",
"Justice Scalia died Saturday in Texas. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving member of the Court.",
"“Today our country lost an unwavering champion of a timeless document that unites each of us as Americans. Justice Scalia’s fidelity to the Constitution was rivaled only by the love of his family: his wife Maureen his nine children, and his many grandchildren,” Sen. McConnell said.",
"“Through the sheer force of his intellect and his legendary wit, this giant of American jurisprudence almost singlehandedly revived an approach to constitutional interpretation that prioritized the text and original meaning of the Constitution,” McConnell continued. “Elaine and I send our deepest condolences to the entire Scalia family.”",
"Scalia’s death sets up a long and potentially acrimonious process to replace him on the Court. It would potentially be President Obama’s third appointment to the nine-member Court.",
"McConnell’s statement suggests the Republican Senate will delay any confirmation hearings until a new President is elected in November. A potential Supreme Court nomination for the new President raises the stakes of the election even higher."
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Mitch McConnell: Supreme Court Vacancy Should Be Filled After Election
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday that a replacement for deceased Justice Antonin Scalia should not be confirmed until a new President is elected and in office. “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice,” McConnell said in a statement. “Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new President.” Justice Scalia died Saturday in Texas. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving member of the Court. “Today our country lost an unwavering champion of a timeless document that unites each of us as Americans. Justice Scalia’s fidelity to the Constitution was rivaled only by the love of his family: his wife Maureen his nine children, and his many grandchildren,” Sen. McConnell said. “Through the sheer force of his intellect and his legendary wit, this giant of American jurisprudence almost singlehandedly revived an approach to constitutional interpretation that prioritized the text and original meaning of the Constitution,” McConnell continued. “Elaine and I send our deepest condolences to the entire Scalia family.” Scalia’s death sets up a long and potentially acrimonious process to replace him on the Court. It would potentially be President Obama’s third appointment to the nine-member Court. McConnell’s statement suggests the Republican Senate will delay any confirmation hearings until a new President is elected in November. A potential Supreme Court nomination for the new President raises the stakes of the election even higher.
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"Sen. Marco Rubio celebrated a big comeback in South Carolina after exiting New Hampshire with a bad debate performance, and a fifth-place finish in the primary.",
"“Many thought it was over,” Rubio said to his cheering supporters, citing South Carolina as a place of “new beginnings and fresh starts” for his campaign.",
"Rubio took the stage after his former political mentor Jeb Bush announced that he would suspend his campaign with less than 8 percent of the total vote in the state. The Florida Senator acknowledged Bush’s exit signaling “affection and admiration” for Jeb Bush and his family, calling him the best governor that Florida ever had.",
"After paying tribute to the Bush family’s legacy, Rubio’s speech pivoted to highlighting a new generation of conservatives who would restore America to greatness.",
"“Ronald Reagan made us believe that it was morning in America again — and it was,” he said. “Well now the children of the ‘Reagan Revolution’ are ready to assume the mantle of leadership.”",
"Rubio took the stage with popular South Carolina political figures Rep. Trey Gowdy and Sen. Tim Scott as well as Gov. Nikki Haley, pointing to their political careers as part of the future of the conservative movement from many different backgrounds.",
"Rubio repeated the term “conservative” on several occasions, vowing to fight for the underprivileged Americans fighting to get ahead.",
"“We will fight for you, because we come from where you are now, because we live the way you live now, and we know that limited government and free enterprise and a strong national defense is a better way forward for you, for me, for us, and for the United States of America.”",
"Rubio took the stage as elections results showed him effectively tied for second place with Sen. Ted Cruz — with a narrow margin that increased as the last few votes came in. When 99 percent of the voters were in, Rubio led Cruz by about a thousand votes.",
"He closed his speech by citing God’s will.",
"“I know that God’s hand is on everything and so whatever God’s will is, in this election, is what will ultimately happen to us and to our country,” he said. “But if is God’s will, that I should serve as the 45th president — if it is God’s will, that we should win this election, then history will say that on this night in South Carolina, we took the first step forward in the beginning of a new American century.”"
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Marco Rubio Celebrates South Carolina Comeback After Losing Again To Donald Trump
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Sen. Marco Rubio celebrated a big comeback in South Carolina after exiting New Hampshire with a bad debate performance, and a fifth-place finish in the primary. “Many thought it was over,” Rubio said to his cheering supporters, citing South Carolina as a place of “new beginnings and fresh starts” for his campaign. Rubio took the stage after his former political mentor Jeb Bush announced that he would suspend his campaign with less than 8 percent of the total vote in the state. The Florida Senator acknowledged Bush’s exit signaling “affection and admiration” for Jeb Bush and his family, calling him the best governor that Florida ever had. After paying tribute to the Bush family’s legacy, Rubio’s speech pivoted to highlighting a new generation of conservatives who would restore America to greatness. “Ronald Reagan made us believe that it was morning in America again — and it was,” he said. “Well now the children of the ‘Reagan Revolution’ are ready to assume the mantle of leadership.” Rubio took the stage with popular South Carolina political figures Rep. Trey Gowdy and Sen. Tim Scott as well as Gov. Nikki Haley, pointing to their political careers as part of the future of the conservative movement from many different backgrounds. Rubio repeated the term “conservative” on several occasions, vowing to fight for the underprivileged Americans fighting to get ahead. “We will fight for you, because we come from where you are now, because we live the way you live now, and we know that limited government and free enterprise and a strong national defense is a better way forward for you, for me, for us, and for the United States of America.” Rubio took the stage as elections results showed him effectively tied for second place with Sen. Ted Cruz — with a narrow margin that increased as the last few votes came in. When 99 percent of the voters were in, Rubio led Cruz by about a thousand votes. He closed his speech by citing God’s will. “I know that God’s hand is on everything and so whatever God’s will is, in this election, is what will ultimately happen to us and to our country,” he said. “But if is God’s will, that I should serve as the 45th president — if it is God’s will, that we should win this election, then history will say that on this night in South Carolina, we took the first step forward in the beginning of a new American century.”
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"Everything voters have come to despise about the GOP Establishment is incarnated in Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who grudgingly allowed that Republican maharajahs might just have to hold their noses and support that Ted Cruz fellow… just a couple of weeks after Graham joked that he could get away with murdering Cruz on the Senate floor.",
"“You know Ted Cruz is not my favorite, by any means, and I don’t wish him ill – I was making a joke about Ted – but we may be in a position where we have to rally around Ted Cruz as the only way to stop Donald Trump, and I’m not so sure that would work.” said Graham on Super Tuesday, in an interview with CBS News.",
"In the same interview, Graham dismissed Donald Trump as “crazy”… and then claimed Hispanic voters are “clamoring to be Republicans, but we just won’t let them.” Mind your own Rorschach inkblots before you go calling anyone else crazy, Senator Graham.",
"As for the joke where Graham supposedly didn’t wish Ted Cruz any ill, Graham dropped that little barrel of chuckles at the Washington Press Club’s Congressional Dinner on February 25.",
"He once again asserted that his entire party had gone “crazy,” which is just what Party voters want to hear from an elder statesman going into a historic election, and then said of Cruz’s unpopularity with his colleagues: “If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you.”",
"You’re not likely to hear any senior members of the Senate Democratic Caucus insulting their own party as a band of lunatics or joking about how Hillary Clinton is so unpopular that she could be killed without consequence.",
"Graham is a glittering example of the very same “loser” mentality Trump attacks so effectively. He’s also the kind of reptilian opportunist that would set aside all those phony-macho professions of contempt for Cruz to admit he might just be the only effective candidate against Trump… and then, in the very same breath, admit he doubts it would work anyway. How inspiring! With “friends” like Lindsay Graham, who needs enemies?",
"Incidentally, some of Graham’s colleagues are sticking with their earlier decision that Cruz is the worst of two evils, but they can make their peace with President Trump. Politico reported on Wednesday morning that “several Republican lawmakers have told lobbyists and donors that a Trump ticket would boost turnout and that it would be easier to create distance from Trump on policy than from Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas or Marco Rubio of Florida.”",
"One unnamed senator told Politico that Trump’s ability to bring new voters into the GOP fold should not be underestimated, while Cruz’s fellow Texan, Senator John Cornyn, ventured that Trump could beat Clinton because “she’s such a damaged candidate in her own right.”",
"In other words, Trump will hammer Clinton’s weaknesses with the gusto many Republican leaders reserve for upstart members of their own party."
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Lindsey Graham: Maybe It's Time to Rally Around Cruz, The Guy I Joked About Murdering Last Month
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Everything voters have come to despise about the GOP Establishment is incarnated in Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who grudgingly allowed that Republican maharajahs might just have to hold their noses and support that Ted Cruz fellow… just a couple of weeks after Graham joked that he could get away with murdering Cruz on the Senate floor. “You know Ted Cruz is not my favorite, by any means, and I don’t wish him ill – I was making a joke about Ted – but we may be in a position where we have to rally around Ted Cruz as the only way to stop Donald Trump, and I’m not so sure that would work.” said Graham on Super Tuesday, in an interview with CBS News. In the same interview, Graham dismissed Donald Trump as “crazy”… and then claimed Hispanic voters are “clamoring to be Republicans, but we just won’t let them.” Mind your own Rorschach inkblots before you go calling anyone else crazy, Senator Graham. As for the joke where Graham supposedly didn’t wish Ted Cruz any ill, Graham dropped that little barrel of chuckles at the Washington Press Club’s Congressional Dinner on February 25. He once again asserted that his entire party had gone “crazy,” which is just what Party voters want to hear from an elder statesman going into a historic election, and then said of Cruz’s unpopularity with his colleagues: “If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you.” You’re not likely to hear any senior members of the Senate Democratic Caucus insulting their own party as a band of lunatics or joking about how Hillary Clinton is so unpopular that she could be killed without consequence. Graham is a glittering example of the very same “loser” mentality Trump attacks so effectively. He’s also the kind of reptilian opportunist that would set aside all those phony-macho professions of contempt for Cruz to admit he might just be the only effective candidate against Trump… and then, in the very same breath, admit he doubts it would work anyway. How inspiring! With “friends” like Lindsay Graham, who needs enemies? Incidentally, some of Graham’s colleagues are sticking with their earlier decision that Cruz is the worst of two evils, but they can make their peace with President Trump. Politico reported on Wednesday morning that “several Republican lawmakers have told lobbyists and donors that a Trump ticket would boost turnout and that it would be easier to create distance from Trump on policy than from Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas or Marco Rubio of Florida.” One unnamed senator told Politico that Trump’s ability to bring new voters into the GOP fold should not be underestimated, while Cruz’s fellow Texan, Senator John Cornyn, ventured that Trump could beat Clinton because “she’s such a damaged candidate in her own right.” In other words, Trump will hammer Clinton’s weaknesses with the gusto many Republican leaders reserve for upstart members of their own party.
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"Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Hillary Clinton got into a heated exchange Sunday night at the Michigan Democratic debate when Sanders stopped Clinton from interrupting him by saying, “Excuse me, I’m talking.”",
"The Democratic candidates were arguing over the auto bailout and the 2008 bailout of Wall Street.",
"“I voted to save the auto industry—he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry,” Clinton said about Sanders.",
"“If you are talking about the Wall Street bailout, where some of you friends destroyed this economy—” Sanders said before being interrupted by Clinton.",
"“Excuse me, I’m talking,” Sanders said to Clinton.",
"“If you’re going to talk, tell the whole story,” Clinton shot back.",
"“I’ll tell my story, you tell yours. Your story is for voting for every disastrous trade deal and voting for corporate America,” Sanders said to Clinton."
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Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Hillary Clinton got into a heated exchange Sunday night at the Michigan Democratic debate when Sanders stopped Clinton from interrupting him by saying, “Excuse me, I’m talking.” The Democratic candidates were arguing over the auto bailout and the 2008 bailout of Wall Street. “I voted to save the auto industry—he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry,” Clinton said about Sanders. “If you are talking about the Wall Street bailout, where some of you friends destroyed this economy—” Sanders said before being interrupted by Clinton. “Excuse me, I’m talking,” Sanders said to Clinton. “If you’re going to talk, tell the whole story,” Clinton shot back. “I’ll tell my story, you tell yours. Your story is for voting for every disastrous trade deal and voting for corporate America,” Sanders said to Clinton.
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"ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida voters are increasingly voicing a similar take on Republican front-runner Donald Trump: “Dice lo que piensa” — Spanish for “he speaks his mind.”",
"Trump boasts that he can win the Hispanic vote in a general election and next week, he faces his first major test in the winner-take-all primary in Florida, a highly contentious swing state with a large and diverse population of Latino voters.",
"Trump’s comments about building a southern border wall and his accusations that many Mexicans in the U.S. are “criminals, drug dealers, rapists” have outraged and alienated many American Hispanics. Yet his tough stance on illegal immigration plays well among Florida’s more conservative Latinos. Many Cuban-Americans, especially, view illegal immigration through the same lens as many of their white Republican peers who see immigration as an achievement, not as a right, that shouldn’t be taken for granted by those who come to America illegally.",
"Republican Hispanics want lower taxes, fewer regulations and limited government. National security, the spiraling debt and the preservation of Social Security and Medicare weigh heavily on their minds.",
"For that reason, Trump has surged in the polls ahead of this crucial contest, even as two Cuban-Americans — Florida’s own Sen. Marco Rubio, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — look to use their heritage in their favor. For Rubio especially, who has collected only two wins so far — one of them in Puerto Rico — Florida’s all-or-nothing contest could be his campaign’s swan song if he doesn’t win.",
"Rubio told reporters on Friday in West Palm Beach that Tuesday’s primary will be “a close election,” but that “we are going to win.”",
"The senator is relying on fellow Cuban-Americans to help defeat Trump and capture all of the state’s 99 delegates. But the junior senator’s membership in the Gang of Eight that pushed for immigration reform has gotten him into as much trouble with conservative Hispanics here and elsewhere in the country.",
"Florida’s demographics are very different from much of the country. The state is home to nearly 479,000 registered Republican Hispanic voters, about 11 percent of all GOP voters.",
"The majority of the state’s Hispanic voters are not Democrats. Republicans and those with no party affiliation comprise more than 60 percent of the state’s registered Hispanic voters. About two-thirds of all voters in the state are Cuban-American or Puerto Rican, while the rest trace their roots to Venezuela, Colombia and other Latin American countries.",
"Many Cubans are indifferent to the issue of illegal immigration since Cubans who make it to U.S. soil are automatically given a pass to stay for up to one year. And since Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens by birth, most do not rank immigration among their top concerns. If anything, they also oppose illegal immigration and are looking for tougher regulations against immigrants from the Dominican Republic who settle in Puerto Rico illegally.",
"In the latest Monmouth poll, released Monday, Trump led Rubio by 8 percentage points. But in the southern part of the state, where Cuban-Americans dominate the ranks of GOP voters, Rubio led by 9 percentage points.",
"Trump sees Florida as a chance to knock Rubio from the race. At a weekend rally in Orlando, Trump repeatedly taunted the senator, calling him “little Marco” and bashing his Senate attendance record.",
"“If we win Florida, believe me, it’s over,” Trump told the boisterous crowd, referring to Republican chances of winning the general election.",
"Trump’s campaign plans to spend about $2 million on Florida TV ads by primary day, including one that describes Rubio as a “corrupt, all-talk, no-action politician.”",
"Conservative Solutions PAC, a group promoting Rubio, planned to spend more than $4 million attacking Trump. They are also doing Spanish-language ads_one that promotes Rubio, the other that slams Trump. Three other anti-Trump groups plan to spend a combined $4 million.",
"Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray said “the Hispanic vote could be the linchpin to Rubio winning or losing Florida.”",
"But with only a few days to go until the March 15 contest, many believe Rubio’s campaign may end where it began.",
"Hispanic GOP voters in Orlando and south Florida, both areas are major pockets of Hispanic voters, share in the anger at government that Trump has so skillfully roused as a political outsider.",
"Voters, like Oscar Amor, a 74-year-old Cuban-American from Miami, voted for Rubio in 2010, but say the Florida senator is “too young and too establishment” to win his vote as a presidential candidate.",
"He wasn’t alone.",
"Yesmira Saldana, a 38-year-old mother of two from central Florida, said she wishes she could retract her 2010 Senate vote for Rubio because he “doesn’t show up to work.”",
"Saldana, who is Puerto Rican and a longtime Republican, said she’s voting for Trump.",
"“Trump is unapologetic and speaks his mind,” she said.",
"Still, with less than a week to go until Florida votes, the contest is far from predictable. Many remain devoted to Rubio, echoing what other anti-Trump Republicans say about the bombastic billionaire.",
"“Trump has no record and is unprepared to lead the country,” said Herminio Orizondo, a Cuban-American Rubio supporter from Orlando. “All he does is talk, talk, talk and talk.”"
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AP: Trump, Rubio Battle for Hispanic GOP Voters in Florida
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida voters are increasingly voicing a similar take on Republican front-runner Donald Trump: “Dice lo que piensa” — Spanish for “he speaks his mind.” Trump boasts that he can win the Hispanic vote in a general election and next week, he faces his first major test in the winner-take-all primary in Florida, a highly contentious swing state with a large and diverse population of Latino voters. Trump’s comments about building a southern border wall and his accusations that many Mexicans in the U.S. are “criminals, drug dealers, rapists” have outraged and alienated many American Hispanics. Yet his tough stance on illegal immigration plays well among Florida’s more conservative Latinos. Many Cuban-Americans, especially, view illegal immigration through the same lens as many of their white Republican peers who see immigration as an achievement, not as a right, that shouldn’t be taken for granted by those who come to America illegally. Republican Hispanics want lower taxes, fewer regulations and limited government. National security, the spiraling debt and the preservation of Social Security and Medicare weigh heavily on their minds. For that reason, Trump has surged in the polls ahead of this crucial contest, even as two Cuban-Americans — Florida’s own Sen. Marco Rubio, and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — look to use their heritage in their favor. For Rubio especially, who has collected only two wins so far — one of them in Puerto Rico — Florida’s all-or-nothing contest could be his campaign’s swan song if he doesn’t win. Rubio told reporters on Friday in West Palm Beach that Tuesday’s primary will be “a close election,” but that “we are going to win.” The senator is relying on fellow Cuban-Americans to help defeat Trump and capture all of the state’s 99 delegates. But the junior senator’s membership in the Gang of Eight that pushed for immigration reform has gotten him into as much trouble with conservative Hispanics here and elsewhere in the country. Florida’s demographics are very different from much of the country. The state is home to nearly 479,000 registered Republican Hispanic voters, about 11 percent of all GOP voters. The majority of the state’s Hispanic voters are not Democrats. Republicans and those with no party affiliation comprise more than 60 percent of the state’s registered Hispanic voters. About two-thirds of all voters in the state are Cuban-American or Puerto Rican, while the rest trace their roots to Venezuela, Colombia and other Latin American countries. Many Cubans are indifferent to the issue of illegal immigration since Cubans who make it to U.S. soil are automatically given a pass to stay for up to one year. And since Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens by birth, most do not rank immigration among their top concerns. If anything, they also oppose illegal immigration and are looking for tougher regulations against immigrants from the Dominican Republic who settle in Puerto Rico illegally. In the latest Monmouth poll, released Monday, Trump led Rubio by 8 percentage points. But in the southern part of the state, where Cuban-Americans dominate the ranks of GOP voters, Rubio led by 9 percentage points. Trump sees Florida as a chance to knock Rubio from the race. At a weekend rally in Orlando, Trump repeatedly taunted the senator, calling him “little Marco” and bashing his Senate attendance record. “If we win Florida, believe me, it’s over,” Trump told the boisterous crowd, referring to Republican chances of winning the general election. Trump’s campaign plans to spend about $2 million on Florida TV ads by primary day, including one that describes Rubio as a “corrupt, all-talk, no-action politician.” Conservative Solutions PAC, a group promoting Rubio, planned to spend more than $4 million attacking Trump. They are also doing Spanish-language ads_one that promotes Rubio, the other that slams Trump. Three other anti-Trump groups plan to spend a combined $4 million. Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray said “the Hispanic vote could be the linchpin to Rubio winning or losing Florida.” But with only a few days to go until the March 15 contest, many believe Rubio’s campaign may end where it began. Hispanic GOP voters in Orlando and south Florida, both areas are major pockets of Hispanic voters, share in the anger at government that Trump has so skillfully roused as a political outsider. Voters, like Oscar Amor, a 74-year-old Cuban-American from Miami, voted for Rubio in 2010, but say the Florida senator is “too young and too establishment” to win his vote as a presidential candidate. He wasn’t alone. Yesmira Saldana, a 38-year-old mother of two from central Florida, said she wishes she could retract her 2010 Senate vote for Rubio because he “doesn’t show up to work.” Saldana, who is Puerto Rican and a longtime Republican, said she’s voting for Trump. “Trump is unapologetic and speaks his mind,” she said. Still, with less than a week to go until Florida votes, the contest is far from predictable. Many remain devoted to Rubio, echoing what other anti-Trump Republicans say about the bombastic billionaire. “Trump has no record and is unprepared to lead the country,” said Herminio Orizondo, a Cuban-American Rubio supporter from Orlando. “All he does is talk, talk, talk and talk.”
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"GOP frontrunner Donald Trump scoffed at Democrat frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s trade policies, saying it is “not her thing, it’s totally my thing.”",
"“I think I’m very different than Hillary Clinton to put it mildly,” Trump told the media at a press conference at the Old Post Office, which is being renovated and will become the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.",
"I think we have a very different style. I don’t think she’ll be one [who is] going to do much with our trade agreements, which [are] killing our country. People have no idea how important that is. The money that’s being drained out of our country is enormous and that’s not her thing, it’s totally my thing.",
"Trump also separated himself from Hillary on military policy.",
"I think she’ll be very, very weak on the military. I think she’ll be very weak with other countries and the amount of money we subsidized them with our military, which nobody even talks about. So, we have to make our country solid. We have to make our country, frankly, rich."
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Donald Trump: Trade 'Totally My Thing,' Not Hillary Clinton's 'Style'
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GOP frontrunner Donald Trump scoffed at Democrat frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s trade policies, saying it is “not her thing, it’s totally my thing.” “I think I’m very different than Hillary Clinton to put it mildly,” Trump told the media at a press conference at the Old Post Office, which is being renovated and will become the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. I think we have a very different style. I don’t think she’ll be one [who is] going to do much with our trade agreements, which [are] killing our country. People have no idea how important that is. The money that’s being drained out of our country is enormous and that’s not her thing, it’s totally my thing. Trump also separated himself from Hillary on military policy. I think she’ll be very, very weak on the military. I think she’ll be very weak with other countries and the amount of money we subsidized them with our military, which nobody even talks about. So, we have to make our country solid. We have to make our country, frankly, rich.
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"Vice President Joe Biden warmly praised Hillary Clinton’s defeated opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday afternoon, and hours later, grudgingly endorsed Clinton.",
"Biden’s tepid endorsement of Clinton came well after President Barack Obama backed the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. “I’m with her,” Obama said. “I am fired up. And I can’t wait to get out there and campaign with Hillary.”",
"On Thursday afternoon, Biden warmly congratulated Sanders. “After an afternoon meeting at the Naval Observatory, the vice president congratulated Sanders for ‘energizing so many new voters and bringing them into the Democratic Party,'” according to The Hill, whose headline was “Biden waiting on Clinton endorsement.”",
"A spokesman for Biden told The Hill that Sanders and Biden “discussed the need for the national conversation to continue to focus on the defining fight of our time: retaining and expanding access to the middle class, and the need for the Democratic Party to continue to embrace these new voters as we work toward victory in November.”",
"Long after Obama endorsed Clinton much earlier in the day, Politico reported late Thursday evening that Biden finally joined the president in endorsing – although tepidly – the presumptive Democratic nominee. “Biden, speaking Thursday night at the American Constitution Society convention a few blocks from the White House, didn’t squarely endorse Clinton,” Politico reported.",
"“But he made his preferences clear, saying in an aside during remarks on the need to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, ‘whoever the next president is, and in my view, God willing, it’ll be Secretary Clinton.'”",
"Clinton has the required number of pledged delegates to gain her party’s nomination, but Sanders and his large network of supporters are vowing to keep fighting till the Democratic convention in July in Philadelphia. Sanders’ impressive network of grassroots followers around the country are planning for a contentious convention, both on floor of the convention hall and outside.",
"By associating himself with Sanders, Biden could help mute the conflict between Clinton and Sanders’ alienated supporters."
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Vice President Joe Biden Weakly Endorses Hillary Clinton After Warmly Praising Bernie Sanders
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| 2016-06-09
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Vice President Joe Biden warmly praised Hillary Clinton’s defeated opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday afternoon, and hours later, grudgingly endorsed Clinton. Biden’s tepid endorsement of Clinton came well after President Barack Obama backed the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. “I’m with her,” Obama said. “I am fired up. And I can’t wait to get out there and campaign with Hillary.” On Thursday afternoon, Biden warmly congratulated Sanders. “After an afternoon meeting at the Naval Observatory, the vice president congratulated Sanders for ‘energizing so many new voters and bringing them into the Democratic Party,'” according to The Hill, whose headline was “Biden waiting on Clinton endorsement.” A spokesman for Biden told The Hill that Sanders and Biden “discussed the need for the national conversation to continue to focus on the defining fight of our time: retaining and expanding access to the middle class, and the need for the Democratic Party to continue to embrace these new voters as we work toward victory in November.” Long after Obama endorsed Clinton much earlier in the day, Politico reported late Thursday evening that Biden finally joined the president in endorsing – although tepidly – the presumptive Democratic nominee. “Biden, speaking Thursday night at the American Constitution Society convention a few blocks from the White House, didn’t squarely endorse Clinton,” Politico reported. “But he made his preferences clear, saying in an aside during remarks on the need to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, ‘whoever the next president is, and in my view, God willing, it’ll be Secretary Clinton.'” Clinton has the required number of pledged delegates to gain her party’s nomination, but Sanders and his large network of supporters are vowing to keep fighting till the Democratic convention in July in Philadelphia. Sanders’ impressive network of grassroots followers around the country are planning for a contentious convention, both on floor of the convention hall and outside. By associating himself with Sanders, Biden could help mute the conflict between Clinton and Sanders’ alienated supporters.
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"I support Donald Trump — not a remarkable statement, considering I am a Republican voter and he is the party’s likely nominee. I’m critical of Trump, more so than previous nominees, but I think some of his supposed drawbacks are actually benefits.",
"His disdain for political correctness, for example, is both timely and necessary; his call for unpredictability in foreign policy is the one way to regain our strategic advantage.",
"I am, however, a “globalist” — and “globalists,” we are told, dislike Trump.",
"What is a “globalist”? In my mind, it is someone who favors free trade; the free movement of people — legal, and legally — in and among nations; and most of all the free exchange of ideas.",
"My family is an immigrant family; I have relatives and ties all over the world. My parents chose America because they wanted to raise children in a free country, where people of different races were treated equally before the law. I grew up in a diverse town and believe America should remain open to the world.",
"Those who attack “globalists” seem to have something else in mind. Perhaps, to them, a “globalist” is someone who puts the interests of multilateral institutions and corporations ahead of their country and compatriots. OK.",
"Perhaps a “globalist” is someone who is prepared to offer amnesty to illegal aliens and to compromise national sovereignty. OK.",
"But perhaps, to a benighted few out there, “globalist” means something like what Stalin meant by “cosmopolitan,” i.e. “Jew.” Not OK.",
"In any case, it is certainly possible for “globalists” like me to support Trump — just as there were libertarians who supported Brexit. Sovereignty and self-determination do not mean cutting ourselves off from the world. On the contrary, if we control our own borders and policies better, we may have closer, more authentic and more productive relations with other countries.",
"Meanwhile, better to be specific about what we mean by “globalist,” lest the term take on the left’s antisemitic baggage."
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I'm a 'Globalist' and I Support Donald Trump
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I support Donald Trump — not a remarkable statement, considering I am a Republican voter and he is the party’s likely nominee. I’m critical of Trump, more so than previous nominees, but I think some of his supposed drawbacks are actually benefits. His disdain for political correctness, for example, is both timely and necessary; his call for unpredictability in foreign policy is the one way to regain our strategic advantage. I am, however, a “globalist” — and “globalists,” we are told, dislike Trump. What is a “globalist”? In my mind, it is someone who favors free trade; the free movement of people — legal, and legally — in and among nations; and most of all the free exchange of ideas. My family is an immigrant family; I have relatives and ties all over the world. My parents chose America because they wanted to raise children in a free country, where people of different races were treated equally before the law. I grew up in a diverse town and believe America should remain open to the world. Those who attack “globalists” seem to have something else in mind. Perhaps, to them, a “globalist” is someone who puts the interests of multilateral institutions and corporations ahead of their country and compatriots. OK. Perhaps a “globalist” is someone who is prepared to offer amnesty to illegal aliens and to compromise national sovereignty. OK. But perhaps, to a benighted few out there, “globalist” means something like what Stalin meant by “cosmopolitan,” i.e. “Jew.” Not OK. In any case, it is certainly possible for “globalists” like me to support Trump — just as there were libertarians who supported Brexit. Sovereignty and self-determination do not mean cutting ourselves off from the world. On the contrary, if we control our own borders and policies better, we may have closer, more authentic and more productive relations with other countries. Meanwhile, better to be specific about what we mean by “globalist,” lest the term take on the left’s antisemitic baggage.
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"In spite of Democrats’ willingness to use “guerrilla tactics” for gun control until they get their way, Speaker Paul Ryan says there will be no votes on gun control legislation.",
"Just days ago, the Congressional Black Caucus circulated a memo urging its members “to be as disruptive to Speaker Ryan as possible” for the purposes of achieving a gun control vote.",
"But Politico reports that Ryan is standing his ground, for now. And that he met with Representatives John Lewis (D-GA-5) and John Larson (D-CT-1)–two leaders behind last month’s gun control sit-in–in hopes of talking them into forgoing more disruptions of House business.",
"Lewis and Larson said Ryan was “respectful and courteous” but would not agree to any votes on Democrat gun control proposals. Other members of the House GOP leadership–“furious” about the Democrat sit-in–took a more direct approach by meeting with sergeant at arms Paul Irving to decide what can be done if Lewis and Larson try to repeat the antic.",
"Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) made clear that Democrats will not let the issue go, regardless of Republican opposition to gun control. In March 2015 Thompson was one of the Democrats who joined Gabby Giffords’ push to require all would-be gun buyers to pass the same background check her attacker–Jared Loughner–passed to acquire his gun. It is interesting to note that the Orlando gunman passed the same background check prior to carrying out his heinous acts."
] |
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Paul Ryan Says No To Gun Control Vote As Democrats Renew Tantrum
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/07/06/paul-ryan-says-no-gun-control-vote-democrats-renew-tantrum/
| 2016-07-06
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In spite of Democrats’ willingness to use “guerrilla tactics” for gun control until they get their way, Speaker Paul Ryan says there will be no votes on gun control legislation. Just days ago, the Congressional Black Caucus circulated a memo urging its members “to be as disruptive to Speaker Ryan as possible” for the purposes of achieving a gun control vote. But Politico reports that Ryan is standing his ground, for now. And that he met with Representatives John Lewis (D-GA-5) and John Larson (D-CT-1)–two leaders behind last month’s gun control sit-in–in hopes of talking them into forgoing more disruptions of House business. Lewis and Larson said Ryan was “respectful and courteous” but would not agree to any votes on Democrat gun control proposals. Other members of the House GOP leadership–“furious” about the Democrat sit-in–took a more direct approach by meeting with sergeant at arms Paul Irving to decide what can be done if Lewis and Larson try to repeat the antic. Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) made clear that Democrats will not let the issue go, regardless of Republican opposition to gun control. In March 2015 Thompson was one of the Democrats who joined Gabby Giffords’ push to require all would-be gun buyers to pass the same background check her attacker–Jared Loughner–passed to acquire his gun. It is interesting to note that the Orlando gunman passed the same background check prior to carrying out his heinous acts.
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"A national exit poll is showing President-elect Donald Trump won the Catholic vote Tuesday, 52 percent to Hillary Clinton’s 45 percent.",
"The poll, published by CNN, shows 23 percent of Americans who voted this election season identified themselves as Catholic, while 27 percent said they were Protestant, 24 percent “Other Christian,” 15 percent “No Religion,” and three percent “Jewish.” Of the Catholics who voted, 52 percent voted for Trump and 45 percent voted for Clinton.",
"In April of 2015, Clinton criticized the beliefs of traditional faith groups, asserting that these beliefs would have to be “changed” to accommodate abortion.",
"“Far too many women are still denied access to reproductive health care… deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed,” she said.",
"In 2008 and 2012, Republican presidential candidates John McCain and Mitt Romney lost the Catholic vote to Barack Obama. In 2012, 25 percent of voters were Catholic, but Obama won 50 percent of that faith group, while Romney won 48 percent. In 2008, 27 percent of voters identified as Catholic, and 54 percent of them voted for Obama the first time, while McCain took 45 percent of that group.",
"CNSNews.com provides the following graph:"
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Donald Trump Wins Catholic Vote, 52%-45%
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/09/donald-trump-wins-catholic-vote-52-45/
| 2016-11-09
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A national exit poll is showing President-elect Donald Trump won the Catholic vote Tuesday, 52 percent to Hillary Clinton’s 45 percent. The poll, published by CNN, shows 23 percent of Americans who voted this election season identified themselves as Catholic, while 27 percent said they were Protestant, 24 percent “Other Christian,” 15 percent “No Religion,” and three percent “Jewish.” Of the Catholics who voted, 52 percent voted for Trump and 45 percent voted for Clinton. In April of 2015, Clinton criticized the beliefs of traditional faith groups, asserting that these beliefs would have to be “changed” to accommodate abortion. “Far too many women are still denied access to reproductive health care… deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed,” she said. In 2008 and 2012, Republican presidential candidates John McCain and Mitt Romney lost the Catholic vote to Barack Obama. In 2012, 25 percent of voters were Catholic, but Obama won 50 percent of that faith group, while Romney won 48 percent. In 2008, 27 percent of voters identified as Catholic, and 54 percent of them voted for Obama the first time, while McCain took 45 percent of that group. CNSNews.com provides the following graph:
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"President-Elect Donald Trump’s popularity rose after he won the presidential election, the latest poll finds.",
"Almost half, or 46 percent of registered voters view Trump very favorably or somewhat favorably, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll. Right before the election, only 37 percent viewed him favorably. Vice President-Elect Mike Pence is viewed favorably by 47 percent of voters.",
"The outgoing president’s popularity also rose after the election, with his approval standing at 54 percent.",
"A strong majority, 61 percent, support restricting lobbyists from serving in the Trump administration, with 39 percent strongly supporting the move. Voters are more evenly divided on whether or not Trump will be able to reduce lobbyists’ influences in Washington, D.C.: 37 percent say it’s not likely, while 41 percent say it is.",
"The poll also provides a look at how leftist media manufactures controversies: “Do you think certain members of the Trump family, chosen by Donald Trump, should be allowed to receive top secret security clearances, or not?” one question reads. Initial reports in the leftist media, citing “sources,” claimed that Trump wanted three of his children to have top secret security clearances. A transition team official later told pool reporters that such a request was never made.",
"Nearly half, or 46 percent, say Trump’s transition team is as organized or more organized than previous administrations’. Thirty-four percent say it’s less organized.",
"The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points and questioned 1,885 registered voters from Nov. 16 to Nov. 18."
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Donald Trump's Popularity Jumps After Election: Poll
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/11/21/donald-trumps-popularity-jumps-election-poll/
| 2016-11-21
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President-Elect Donald Trump’s popularity rose after he won the presidential election, the latest poll finds. Almost half, or 46 percent of registered voters view Trump very favorably or somewhat favorably, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll. Right before the election, only 37 percent viewed him favorably. Vice President-Elect Mike Pence is viewed favorably by 47 percent of voters. The outgoing president’s popularity also rose after the election, with his approval standing at 54 percent. A strong majority, 61 percent, support restricting lobbyists from serving in the Trump administration, with 39 percent strongly supporting the move. Voters are more evenly divided on whether or not Trump will be able to reduce lobbyists’ influences in Washington, D.C.: 37 percent say it’s not likely, while 41 percent say it is. The poll also provides a look at how leftist media manufactures controversies: “Do you think certain members of the Trump family, chosen by Donald Trump, should be allowed to receive top secret security clearances, or not?” one question reads. Initial reports in the leftist media, citing “sources,” claimed that Trump wanted three of his children to have top secret security clearances. A transition team official later told pool reporters that such a request was never made. Nearly half, or 46 percent, say Trump’s transition team is as organized or more organized than previous administrations’. Thirty-four percent say it’s less organized. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points and questioned 1,885 registered voters from Nov. 16 to Nov. 18.
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"The Senate confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will be postponed, according to Trump’s spokesman Sean Spicer.",
"DeVos was originally supposed to have her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. However, Spicer says the hearing has been rescheduled for next week.",
"“She has submitted all that information, paperwork, early in all of those situations,” Spicer said of DeVos, suggesting the schedule issue pertains to the Senate.",
"“As far as I know, this has nothing to do with her at all. It has to do with the Senate schedule,” Spicer explained to reporters on Tuesday morning."
] |
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Spicer: Trump's Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Hearing Postponed until Next Week
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/01/10/senate-delays-hearing-trumps-education-secretary-betsy-devos/
| 2017-01-10
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The Senate confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will be postponed, according to Trump’s spokesman Sean Spicer. DeVos was originally supposed to have her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 10 a.m. However, Spicer says the hearing has been rescheduled for next week. “She has submitted all that information, paperwork, early in all of those situations,” Spicer said of DeVos, suggesting the schedule issue pertains to the Senate. “As far as I know, this has nothing to do with her at all. It has to do with the Senate schedule,” Spicer explained to reporters on Tuesday morning.
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"The Associated Press is reporting that President Donald Trump warned Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that if Mexico didn’t take care of the “bad hombres” south of the border, he might take action on his own.",
"But CNN has a radically different account of the phone call, in which Trump offered to help Mexico, not to invade it.",
"According to an excerpt of the transcript of the call with Peña Nieto provided to CNN, Trump said, “You have some pretty tough hombres in Mexico that you may need help with. We are willing to help with that big-league, but they have be knocked out and you have not done a good job knocking them out.”",
"Trump made an offer to help Peña Nieto with the drug cartels.",
"The excerpt of the transcript obtained by CNN differs with an official internal readout of the call that wrongly suggested Trump was contemplating sending troops to the border in a hostile way.",
"The AP report relied on just one source, and it was hedged with denials from Mexican officials. The White House denied the AP’s claim. “Reports that the President threatened to invade Mexico are false,” said a White House official. “Even the Mexican government is disputing these reports.”",
"Jorge Ramos, the Mexican-born news anchor at the U.S.-based Spanish-language Univision TV network, tweeted skepticism.",
"According to the AP’s anonymous source, Trump told the Mexican president via a phone call that there are “bad hombres down there” and he threatened to send the U.S. military into Mexico if Nieto’s troops won’t address the situation.",
"The AP reported:",
"“You have a bunch of bad hombres down there,” Trump told Pena Nieto, according to the excerpt given to AP. “You aren’t doing enough to stop them. I think your military is scared. Our military isn’t, so I just might send them down to take care of it.”",
"AP also reported that a spokesman for Mexico’s foreign relations department said the AP the account “is based on absolute falsehoods.”",
"The Mexican official added, “The assertions that you make about said conversation do not correspond to the reality of it. The tone was constructive and it was agreed by the presidents to continue working and that the teams will continue to meet frequently to construct an agreement that is positive for Mexico and for the United States.”",
"The AP apparently stands by its sources."
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Trump Talks With Mexico's President: AP Claims War Threat, But CNN Reports Promise of Aid
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/01/trump-warns-mexican-officials-will-take-care-bad-hombres-dont/
| 2017-02-01
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The Associated Press is reporting that President Donald Trump warned Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that if Mexico didn’t take care of the “bad hombres” south of the border, he might take action on his own. But CNN has a radically different account of the phone call, in which Trump offered to help Mexico, not to invade it. According to an excerpt of the transcript of the call with Peña Nieto provided to CNN, Trump said, “You have some pretty tough hombres in Mexico that you may need help with. We are willing to help with that big-league, but they have be knocked out and you have not done a good job knocking them out.” Trump made an offer to help Peña Nieto with the drug cartels. The excerpt of the transcript obtained by CNN differs with an official internal readout of the call that wrongly suggested Trump was contemplating sending troops to the border in a hostile way. The AP report relied on just one source, and it was hedged with denials from Mexican officials. The White House denied the AP’s claim. “Reports that the President threatened to invade Mexico are false,” said a White House official. “Even the Mexican government is disputing these reports.” Jorge Ramos, the Mexican-born news anchor at the U.S.-based Spanish-language Univision TV network, tweeted skepticism. According to the AP’s anonymous source, Trump told the Mexican president via a phone call that there are “bad hombres down there” and he threatened to send the U.S. military into Mexico if Nieto’s troops won’t address the situation. The AP reported: “You have a bunch of bad hombres down there,” Trump told Pena Nieto, according to the excerpt given to AP. “You aren’t doing enough to stop them. I think your military is scared. Our military isn’t, so I just might send them down to take care of it.” AP also reported that a spokesman for Mexico’s foreign relations department said the AP the account “is based on absolute falsehoods.” The Mexican official added, “The assertions that you make about said conversation do not correspond to the reality of it. The tone was constructive and it was agreed by the presidents to continue working and that the teams will continue to meet frequently to construct an agreement that is positive for Mexico and for the United States.” The AP apparently stands by its sources.
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"White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters at the White House that President Donald Trump asked his national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn to resign in response to an “erosion” of trust between the two.",
"“The issue pure and simple came down to a matter of trust and the president concluded that he no longer had the trust of his national security adviser,” Spicer said during the White House press conference on Tuesday. He also revealed that there was “a series of other questionable instances” that also contributed to the erosion of the president’s trust.",
"Spicer said that Trump was “concerned” about Flynn after it was clear that he had misled the Vice President about phone conversations with his Russian counterparts about sanctions.",
"After the Justice Department notified the White House counsel that they had evidence Flynn was not telling the truth, Spicer confirmed that they investigated the legal ramifications of his actions. Spicer revealed that the Justice Department didn’t notify the administration about their knowledge of the calls until January 26, nineteen days ago.",
"Spicer added that Flynn’s actions were not illegal, as determined by the White House counsel, but it created what he called an “unsustainable situation.”",
"“That’s why the president decided to ask for his resignation, and he got it,” Spicer added."
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Sean Spicer: Donald Trump Asked Gen. Flynn to Resign After ‘Erosion of Trust’
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/02/14/sean-spicer-donald-trump-asked-gen-flynn-resign-erosion-trust/
| 2017-02-14
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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters at the White House that President Donald Trump asked his national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn to resign in response to an “erosion” of trust between the two. “The issue pure and simple came down to a matter of trust and the president concluded that he no longer had the trust of his national security adviser,” Spicer said during the White House press conference on Tuesday. He also revealed that there was “a series of other questionable instances” that also contributed to the erosion of the president’s trust. Spicer said that Trump was “concerned” about Flynn after it was clear that he had misled the Vice President about phone conversations with his Russian counterparts about sanctions. After the Justice Department notified the White House counsel that they had evidence Flynn was not telling the truth, Spicer confirmed that they investigated the legal ramifications of his actions. Spicer revealed that the Justice Department didn’t notify the administration about their knowledge of the calls until January 26, nineteen days ago. Spicer added that Flynn’s actions were not illegal, as determined by the White House counsel, but it created what he called an “unsustainable situation.” “That’s why the president decided to ask for his resignation, and he got it,” Spicer added.
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"President Donald Trump reacted sharply to a question about his recently departed National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, calling the leaks about him from intelligence sources a “criminal act.”",
"“It’s a criminal act, and it’s been going on for a long time before me, but now it’s really going on,” Trump said during a press conference at the White House on Wednesday.",
"Trump asked for Flynn’s resignation on Monday, according to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, after details of his conversations with Russian officials were leaked by intelligence sources to the media.",
"Trump called it “a sad thing” that Flynn was treated poorly by the media.",
"“General Flynn is a wonderful man,” Trump said to reporters during the press conference. “I think he’s been treated very, very unfairly by the media — as I call it, the fake media in many cases.”"
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Donald Trump: Intelligence Leaks 'A Criminal Act'
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President Donald Trump reacted sharply to a question about his recently departed National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, calling the leaks about him from intelligence sources a “criminal act.” “It’s a criminal act, and it’s been going on for a long time before me, but now it’s really going on,” Trump said during a press conference at the White House on Wednesday. Trump asked for Flynn’s resignation on Monday, according to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, after details of his conversations with Russian officials were leaked by intelligence sources to the media. Trump called it “a sad thing” that Flynn was treated poorly by the media. “General Flynn is a wonderful man,” Trump said to reporters during the press conference. “I think he’s been treated very, very unfairly by the media — as I call it, the fake media in many cases.”
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"The left-leaning Washington Post has introduced a new slogan in the age of President Donald Trump: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.”",
"The slogan, which was coined by the newspaper’s former editor Bob Woodward, is now center stage on the site’s homepage.",
"In an interview with CNN’s Brian Stelter, the paper’s spokesperson, Kris Coratti, said that the slogan was a “good, concise value statement that conveys who we are to the many millions of readers who have come to us for the first time over the last year.”",
"Coratti added that although it is currently only present on The Washington Post‘s website, it will soon be spreading to other platforms across the publication.",
"“We started with our newest readers on Snapchat, and plan to roll it out on our other platforms in the coming weeks,” Coratti continued.",
"However, the slogan has also been met with derision by other members of the press.",
"excited to announce our new HuffPost slogan:",
"I thought people were joking about this new WP motto: \"democracy dies in darkness.\" They were not. I shouldn't be laughing so hard.",
"The newspaper, which is owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, was vehemently opposed to Donald Trump’s candidacy in the 2016 presidential election. As part of the effort to prevent Trump from winning, Bezos reportedly hired a team of 20 investigative journalists to dig into “every phase” of Donald Trump’s personal life and professional career.",
"On Wednesday, the New York Times also unveiled a new marketing campaign entitled “The Truth,” to fight Donald Trump, suggesting that the paper will only publish truthful journalism whilst Trump and the new administration continue to propagate lies."
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Washington Post Unveils New Slogan: 'Democracy Dies in Darkness'
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The left-leaning Washington Post has introduced a new slogan in the age of President Donald Trump: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” The slogan, which was coined by the newspaper’s former editor Bob Woodward, is now center stage on the site’s homepage. In an interview with CNN’s Brian Stelter, the paper’s spokesperson, Kris Coratti, said that the slogan was a “good, concise value statement that conveys who we are to the many millions of readers who have come to us for the first time over the last year.” Coratti added that although it is currently only present on The Washington Post‘s website, it will soon be spreading to other platforms across the publication. “We started with our newest readers on Snapchat, and plan to roll it out on our other platforms in the coming weeks,” Coratti continued. However, the slogan has also been met with derision by other members of the press. excited to announce our new HuffPost slogan: I thought people were joking about this new WP motto: "democracy dies in darkness." They were not. I shouldn't be laughing so hard. The newspaper, which is owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, was vehemently opposed to Donald Trump’s candidacy in the 2016 presidential election. As part of the effort to prevent Trump from winning, Bezos reportedly hired a team of 20 investigative journalists to dig into “every phase” of Donald Trump’s personal life and professional career. On Wednesday, the New York Times also unveiled a new marketing campaign entitled “The Truth,” to fight Donald Trump, suggesting that the paper will only publish truthful journalism whilst Trump and the new administration continue to propagate lies.
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"If the latest polls are correct, it looks like no candidate in the crowded April 18 special election to replace Rep. Tom Price, now Secretary of Health and Human Services, in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District will win a majority, and the top two candidates will meet in a June 20 runoff.",
"“Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel (pictured) are beginning to distance themselves from the crowded field in Georgia’s special election, according to a Fox 5 Atlanta poll,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported on Sunday:",
"The poll, conducted by Opinion Savvy, showed Ossoff leading the 18-candidate field with 40 percent of the vote and Handel at 20 percent. The top two vote-getters in the April 18 special election are headed to a likely June 20 runoff.",
"The poll showed a trio of other Republicans are essentially tied for third place – Bob Gray, Judson Hill and Dan Moody all tallied between 8 to 10 points – while the rest of the candidates combined for about 6 percent of the vote. It found only 6 percent were undecided.",
"Most Republicans now concede Ossoff, a 30-year-old former Congressional aide, will land one of the two runoff spots. But the poll underscores the challenges ahead for the other Republicans scrambling to outlast Handel.",
"Eighteen total candidates in both parties have qualified for the “jungle primary” special election to be held on April 18. Eleven are Republicans, five are Democrats, and two are Independents.",
"According to the Atlanta Constitution, the eleven Republican candidates are:",
"David Abroms (R): A business executive and former congressional aide.",
"Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan (R): A Cobb County economist who aims to be the first Muslim Republican in the U.S. House.",
"Keith Grawert (R): A U.S. Air Force pilot and Dunwoody resident who wants to “return public service to Washington.”",
"Bob Gray (R): A former Johns Creek councilman who is running as a “willing partner” with President Donald Trump.",
"Karen Handel (R): The ex-Georgia secretary of state has statewide name recognition after running in 2010 for governor and 2014 for the U.S. Senate.",
"Judson Hill (R): The former state senator who represented an east Cobb-based district was the first Republican in the race.",
"Amy Kremer (R): A Republican activist who qualified just before the deadline on Wednesday.",
"Bruce LeVell (R): A Sandy Springs executive who was head of Trump’s diversity coalition.",
"William Llop (R): A Sandy Springs accountant who said he will run as a “financial expert.”",
"Dan Moody (R): Once a state senator, Moody is a U.S. Army veteran who is now a Johns Creek executive.",
"Kurt Wilson (R): A Roswell small business owner and staunch supporter of term limits.",
"If no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the vote that day, then a runoff election between the top two vote getters will be held on June 20.",
"The district went for President Trump narrowly in the November election, and most observers expect Republican voters to rally around whichever Republican qualifies for the two person runoff if Democrat Ossof is the other to make the cut on April 18.",
"Former Tea Party Express Chairman Amy Kremer says the GOP establishment in Georgia is boxing out a number of qualified candidates in the Sixth Congressional District special from Sunday’s debate.",
"The 6th Congressional District GOP Committee is hosting a debate Sunday night in the suburban Atlanta district, but is only inviting five of the party’s eleven qualified candidates. Kremer is one of the six GOP candidates not invited.",
"That exclusion does not sit well with Kremer, who is one of the six qualified Republican candidates who have been kept out of the debate.",
"“The 6th district GOP ignored the math of the polls and handpicked the participants to the first GOP debate held at Indian Hills Country Club on the eve of early voting,” the Kremer campaign said in a statement released on Sunday.",
"“Amy Kremer has been excluded from the debate based upon the whim of the 6th district GOP. Kremer’s campaign demands that the GOP clean up the corruption and immediately conduct a fair and unbiased election on behalf of all Republicans running for office in the 6th district,” the statement continued:",
"6th district Chairman Michael Fitzgerald has said that the debate would include “the top 5 Republican candidates chosen by the average of the then most recent polls –much like the Real Clear Politics Average”- prior to the event.",
"Fitzgerald stated that the polls used were the Fox 5/Opinion Savvy poll (3/22-23) , Clout/Zpolitics poll (3/15-16) and the Trafalgar poll (3/2-3rd),” the statement added, then showed its own calculation that, by those polls, Amy Kremer ranked fifth and should have been included.",
"According to the Kremer campaign, the average of the three polls shows the following:",
"“The five candidates who have been invited to attend the debate are Bob Gray, Dan Moody, Judson Hill, Kurt Wilson, and David Abroms,” Kremer tells Breitbart News.",
"“None of them are original Trump supporters,” she adds.",
"Karen Handel, who leads all polls and Kremer, both of whom are in Kremer’s top five poll averages, were apparently not invited to participate in Sunday’s debate.",
"“I have never seen anything like this in my life,” Kremer says.",
"“Bruce LeVell are I are the two candidates in this race that have been on board with Trump from Day One. Bruce headed up President Trump’s diversity coalition.”",
"“I want to be in the debate tonight. I want transparency. The GOP is trying to manipulate the voters and control who wins this seat. They’re trying to push the Trump people out,” Kremer concludes.",
"“Might I suggest you be VERY careful about what you hear from Ms. Kremer,” 6th Congressional District GOP Chair Michael Fitzgerald responded to a Breitbart News request to respond to Kremer’s allegations late Sunday.",
"“Attached is the report that was openly distributed at the debate. It was developed by two career statisticians that analyzed the available data to make a determination who should participate in our debate,” Fitzgerald said.",
"“Did Ms. Kremer tell you she didn’t rate above the margin of error collecting only ONE vote out of 462?” Fitzgerald asked.",
"The attached report provided to Breitbart News by Fitzgerald contained this description of the analysis:",
"As we were looking for 6 participants (to replace one candidate that formally withdrew from only the initial debate), we considered anyone within the poll’s margin of error of 5%.",
"In the OpinionSavvy Poll, Republican candidates David Abroms and Kurt Wilson had statistically viable 7 votes (1.6%) and 9 votes (1.8%), respectively. Falling below the Margin of Error, Bruce LeVell (0.4%) received only one vote more than Amy Kremer and Llop, whom both registered one vote in the poll.Two candidates failed to register any votes from any of the polls: Bhylyan and Grawert Conclusively, David Abroms and Kurt Wilson were included in the top six candidates.",
"polls allowed us to make solid and guided decisions of who to include in the initial debate.",
"On March 6, the Trafalgar Group released this statement about a poll it conducted between March 2 and March 3:",
"A new Georgia survey of likely 2017 special election voters for Congressional District 6 was released today. This 6th District survey measures President Trump’s job approval and breaks down the voter’s preference in the 2017 special election. The Trafalgar Group (TFG), recognized for having the best polling in the 2016 battleground states and Electoral College projection, conducted the poll from March 2nd through March 3rd.",
"The first question was about Presiden Trump’s approval rating, the results showed that 51.47% of voters approve of President Trump, 41.18% disapprove, and 7.35% have no opinion.",
"The second question voters were asked their preferred candidate in the Congressional District 6 race, the results were, 18.31% Jon Ossoff (D), 17.98% Karen Handel (R), 13.42% Bob Gray (R), 7.98% Judson Hill (R), 3.05% Amy Kremer (R), 2.82% Ron Slotin (D), 2.11% Dan Moody (R), 0.45% Bruce LeVell (R), while 33.90% were supporting another candidate or were undecided. TFG conducted this survey of 450+ respondents from a random stratified selection of likely 2017 special Congressional election voters. The margin of error is +/- 4.5."
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Democrat Poised to Make Runoff in Special Election to Replace Rep. Tom Price in Georgia as Grassroots Say GOP Boxing Them Out
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| 2017-03-27
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If the latest polls are correct, it looks like no candidate in the crowded April 18 special election to replace Rep. Tom Price, now Secretary of Health and Human Services, in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District will win a majority, and the top two candidates will meet in a June 20 runoff. “Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel (pictured) are beginning to distance themselves from the crowded field in Georgia’s special election, according to a Fox 5 Atlanta poll,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported on Sunday: The poll, conducted by Opinion Savvy, showed Ossoff leading the 18-candidate field with 40 percent of the vote and Handel at 20 percent. The top two vote-getters in the April 18 special election are headed to a likely June 20 runoff. The poll showed a trio of other Republicans are essentially tied for third place – Bob Gray, Judson Hill and Dan Moody all tallied between 8 to 10 points – while the rest of the candidates combined for about 6 percent of the vote. It found only 6 percent were undecided. Most Republicans now concede Ossoff, a 30-year-old former Congressional aide, will land one of the two runoff spots. But the poll underscores the challenges ahead for the other Republicans scrambling to outlast Handel. Eighteen total candidates in both parties have qualified for the “jungle primary” special election to be held on April 18. Eleven are Republicans, five are Democrats, and two are Independents. According to the Atlanta Constitution, the eleven Republican candidates are: David Abroms (R): A business executive and former congressional aide. Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan (R): A Cobb County economist who aims to be the first Muslim Republican in the U.S. House. Keith Grawert (R): A U.S. Air Force pilot and Dunwoody resident who wants to “return public service to Washington.” Bob Gray (R): A former Johns Creek councilman who is running as a “willing partner” with President Donald Trump. Karen Handel (R): The ex-Georgia secretary of state has statewide name recognition after running in 2010 for governor and 2014 for the U.S. Senate. Judson Hill (R): The former state senator who represented an east Cobb-based district was the first Republican in the race. Amy Kremer (R): A Republican activist who qualified just before the deadline on Wednesday. Bruce LeVell (R): A Sandy Springs executive who was head of Trump’s diversity coalition. William Llop (R): A Sandy Springs accountant who said he will run as a “financial expert.” Dan Moody (R): Once a state senator, Moody is a U.S. Army veteran who is now a Johns Creek executive. Kurt Wilson (R): A Roswell small business owner and staunch supporter of term limits. If no candidate wins more than 50 percent of the vote that day, then a runoff election between the top two vote getters will be held on June 20. The district went for President Trump narrowly in the November election, and most observers expect Republican voters to rally around whichever Republican qualifies for the two person runoff if Democrat Ossof is the other to make the cut on April 18. Former Tea Party Express Chairman Amy Kremer says the GOP establishment in Georgia is boxing out a number of qualified candidates in the Sixth Congressional District special from Sunday’s debate. The 6th Congressional District GOP Committee is hosting a debate Sunday night in the suburban Atlanta district, but is only inviting five of the party’s eleven qualified candidates. Kremer is one of the six GOP candidates not invited. That exclusion does not sit well with Kremer, who is one of the six qualified Republican candidates who have been kept out of the debate. “The 6th district GOP ignored the math of the polls and handpicked the participants to the first GOP debate held at Indian Hills Country Club on the eve of early voting,” the Kremer campaign said in a statement released on Sunday. “Amy Kremer has been excluded from the debate based upon the whim of the 6th district GOP. Kremer’s campaign demands that the GOP clean up the corruption and immediately conduct a fair and unbiased election on behalf of all Republicans running for office in the 6th district,” the statement continued: 6th district Chairman Michael Fitzgerald has said that the debate would include “the top 5 Republican candidates chosen by the average of the then most recent polls –much like the Real Clear Politics Average”- prior to the event. Fitzgerald stated that the polls used were the Fox 5/Opinion Savvy poll (3/22-23) , Clout/Zpolitics poll (3/15-16) and the Trafalgar poll (3/2-3rd),” the statement added, then showed its own calculation that, by those polls, Amy Kremer ranked fifth and should have been included. According to the Kremer campaign, the average of the three polls shows the following: “The five candidates who have been invited to attend the debate are Bob Gray, Dan Moody, Judson Hill, Kurt Wilson, and David Abroms,” Kremer tells Breitbart News. “None of them are original Trump supporters,” she adds. Karen Handel, who leads all polls and Kremer, both of whom are in Kremer’s top five poll averages, were apparently not invited to participate in Sunday’s debate. “I have never seen anything like this in my life,” Kremer says. “Bruce LeVell are I are the two candidates in this race that have been on board with Trump from Day One. Bruce headed up President Trump’s diversity coalition.” “I want to be in the debate tonight. I want transparency. The GOP is trying to manipulate the voters and control who wins this seat. They’re trying to push the Trump people out,” Kremer concludes. “Might I suggest you be VERY careful about what you hear from Ms. Kremer,” 6th Congressional District GOP Chair Michael Fitzgerald responded to a Breitbart News request to respond to Kremer’s allegations late Sunday. “Attached is the report that was openly distributed at the debate. It was developed by two career statisticians that analyzed the available data to make a determination who should participate in our debate,” Fitzgerald said. “Did Ms. Kremer tell you she didn’t rate above the margin of error collecting only ONE vote out of 462?” Fitzgerald asked. The attached report provided to Breitbart News by Fitzgerald contained this description of the analysis: As we were looking for 6 participants (to replace one candidate that formally withdrew from only the initial debate), we considered anyone within the poll’s margin of error of 5%. In the OpinionSavvy Poll, Republican candidates David Abroms and Kurt Wilson had statistically viable 7 votes (1.6%) and 9 votes (1.8%), respectively. Falling below the Margin of Error, Bruce LeVell (0.4%) received only one vote more than Amy Kremer and Llop, whom both registered one vote in the poll.Two candidates failed to register any votes from any of the polls: Bhylyan and Grawert Conclusively, David Abroms and Kurt Wilson were included in the top six candidates. polls allowed us to make solid and guided decisions of who to include in the initial debate. On March 6, the Trafalgar Group released this statement about a poll it conducted between March 2 and March 3: A new Georgia survey of likely 2017 special election voters for Congressional District 6 was released today. This 6th District survey measures President Trump’s job approval and breaks down the voter’s preference in the 2017 special election. The Trafalgar Group (TFG), recognized for having the best polling in the 2016 battleground states and Electoral College projection, conducted the poll from March 2nd through March 3rd. The first question was about Presiden Trump’s approval rating, the results showed that 51.47% of voters approve of President Trump, 41.18% disapprove, and 7.35% have no opinion. The second question voters were asked their preferred candidate in the Congressional District 6 race, the results were, 18.31% Jon Ossoff (D), 17.98% Karen Handel (R), 13.42% Bob Gray (R), 7.98% Judson Hill (R), 3.05% Amy Kremer (R), 2.82% Ron Slotin (D), 2.11% Dan Moody (R), 0.45% Bruce LeVell (R), while 33.90% were supporting another candidate or were undecided. TFG conducted this survey of 450+ respondents from a random stratified selection of likely 2017 special Congressional election voters. The margin of error is +/- 4.5.
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"President Donald Trump on Thursday said he did not ask former FBI Director James Comey to back down on investigating ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.",
"“No. No. Next question,” he said at a joint White House press conference, in response to reports that said Comey wrote a memo alleging that he did.",
"In his first press conference since he fired Comey, Trump defended his decision to do so, saying he thought it would actually draw bipartisan praise.",
"“When I made that decision, I actually thought that it would be a bipartisan decision. Because you look at all of the people on the Democratic side, not only the Republican side, that were saying such terrible things about Director Comey,” he said.",
"Democrats had slammed Comey’s “poor” handling of the Clinton email investigation as recently as this month, but then later decried his firing as an attempt to stymie the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the elections and any collusion with Trump’s campaign.",
"Trump said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had recommended Comey’s firing due to his “very poor” performance at a Senate hearing earlier this month.",
"“That was a poor, poor performance,” Trump said. “So poor, in fact, that I believe…that’s why the deputy attorney general went out and wrote his very, very strong letter.”",
"He referenced Comey’s misstatement that Hillary Clinton adviser Huma Abedin had forwarded “hundreds and thousands” of emails to her husband Anthony Weiner, when FBI officials said it was only a “handful” of emails.",
"“I thought that was something that was terrible. We need a great director of the FBI. I cherish the FBI. It’s special,” he said.",
"“We’re going to have a director who’s going to be outstanding, I’ll be announcing that director very soon. And I look forward to doing it. I think the people in the FBI will be very, very, very, very thrilled.",
"Trump also vigorously denied there has been any collusion and said he respected Rosenstein’s decision to appoint Robert Mueller as a special counsel to take over the investigation.",
"“I respect the move but the entire thing has been a witch hunt,” he said.",
"“There is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but I can always speak for myself and the Russians, zero.”",
"Trump said the issue is dividing the country and he wanted to get to work running the country.",
"“We look forward to getting this whole situation behind us so that, when we go for the jobs, when we go for the strong military, when we go for all of the things that we’ve been pushing so hard and so successfully, including health care,” he said.",
"“We need health care. We need to cut taxes. We’re going to cut taxes. If I get what I want, it’ll be the biggest tax cut in the history of our nation. And that’s what I want. It’s going to bring back companies. It’s going to bring back jobs. We lost so many jobs and so many companies,” he added.",
"“There was no collusion. And everybody, even my enemies, have said there is no collusion,” he said. “So, we want to get back and keep on the track that we’re on, because the track that we’re on is record-setting. And that’s what we want to do is we want to break very positive records.”"
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Trump Says He Did Not Ask Comey to Back Down on Investigating Flynn
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President Donald Trump on Thursday said he did not ask former FBI Director James Comey to back down on investigating ex-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. “No. No. Next question,” he said at a joint White House press conference, in response to reports that said Comey wrote a memo alleging that he did. In his first press conference since he fired Comey, Trump defended his decision to do so, saying he thought it would actually draw bipartisan praise. “When I made that decision, I actually thought that it would be a bipartisan decision. Because you look at all of the people on the Democratic side, not only the Republican side, that were saying such terrible things about Director Comey,” he said. Democrats had slammed Comey’s “poor” handling of the Clinton email investigation as recently as this month, but then later decried his firing as an attempt to stymie the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the elections and any collusion with Trump’s campaign. Trump said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein had recommended Comey’s firing due to his “very poor” performance at a Senate hearing earlier this month. “That was a poor, poor performance,” Trump said. “So poor, in fact, that I believe…that’s why the deputy attorney general went out and wrote his very, very strong letter.” He referenced Comey’s misstatement that Hillary Clinton adviser Huma Abedin had forwarded “hundreds and thousands” of emails to her husband Anthony Weiner, when FBI officials said it was only a “handful” of emails. “I thought that was something that was terrible. We need a great director of the FBI. I cherish the FBI. It’s special,” he said. “We’re going to have a director who’s going to be outstanding, I’ll be announcing that director very soon. And I look forward to doing it. I think the people in the FBI will be very, very, very, very thrilled. Trump also vigorously denied there has been any collusion and said he respected Rosenstein’s decision to appoint Robert Mueller as a special counsel to take over the investigation. “I respect the move but the entire thing has been a witch hunt,” he said. “There is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but I can always speak for myself and the Russians, zero.” Trump said the issue is dividing the country and he wanted to get to work running the country. “We look forward to getting this whole situation behind us so that, when we go for the jobs, when we go for the strong military, when we go for all of the things that we’ve been pushing so hard and so successfully, including health care,” he said. “We need health care. We need to cut taxes. We’re going to cut taxes. If I get what I want, it’ll be the biggest tax cut in the history of our nation. And that’s what I want. It’s going to bring back companies. It’s going to bring back jobs. We lost so many jobs and so many companies,” he added. “There was no collusion. And everybody, even my enemies, have said there is no collusion,” he said. “So, we want to get back and keep on the track that we’re on, because the track that we’re on is record-setting. And that’s what we want to do is we want to break very positive records.”
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"In a one-on-one interview with the Washington Post’s Daily 2020 Live on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton’s former campaign chief John Podesta said he does not see any indication that President Donald Trump will be impeached, despite the fact that so many in his party are calling for it.",
"“I see no sign that there’s any likelihood that he’ll be impeached,” Podesta, who recently joined the Washington Post as a columnist, told the publication’s Karen Tumulty. Issuing an indirect testament to the loyalty of the GOP, Podesta added:",
"The Republican leadership has decided we’re in the boat with him, and the boat’s gonna sink, and we’re gonna sink with it. But we can’t really throw him out of the boat.",
"So they’ve decided to, as I’ve said before, velcro their fate to him. I think they must be waking up in a sweat at night thinking about what the prospects of that are, but I think there’s no chance that the House would mount the kind of serious investigation that would lead to impeachment.",
"Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) has been openly leading calls for the president to be impeached. Several Democrats have invoked the 25th Amendment as a springboard to introduce legislation that would allow former presidents and vice presidents to determine if Trump is mentally unfit for office.",
"Addressing Tumulty’s question on the 25th Amendment, Podesta said, “Do you really think Mike Pence and Betsy DeVos are going to sign that paper relieving the president of his duty? I don’t see that either.”",
"In an interview with Breitbart News, Los Angeles-based cardiologist and internist Dr. Afshine Emrani said he thinks it is wrong for people, and especially politicians, to “belittle mental illness because they have a political agenda,” adding, “psychiatric name-calling and bullying is against their professional code. They should be exposed for what they are. I can guarantee an overwhelming majority of them voted against Trump.”"
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John Podesta: 'I See No Sign' Donald Trump Will Be Impeached
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In a one-on-one interview with the Washington Post’s Daily 2020 Live on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton’s former campaign chief John Podesta said he does not see any indication that President Donald Trump will be impeached, despite the fact that so many in his party are calling for it. “I see no sign that there’s any likelihood that he’ll be impeached,” Podesta, who recently joined the Washington Post as a columnist, told the publication’s Karen Tumulty. Issuing an indirect testament to the loyalty of the GOP, Podesta added: The Republican leadership has decided we’re in the boat with him, and the boat’s gonna sink, and we’re gonna sink with it. But we can’t really throw him out of the boat. So they’ve decided to, as I’ve said before, velcro their fate to him. I think they must be waking up in a sweat at night thinking about what the prospects of that are, but I think there’s no chance that the House would mount the kind of serious investigation that would lead to impeachment. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) has been openly leading calls for the president to be impeached. Several Democrats have invoked the 25th Amendment as a springboard to introduce legislation that would allow former presidents and vice presidents to determine if Trump is mentally unfit for office. Addressing Tumulty’s question on the 25th Amendment, Podesta said, “Do you really think Mike Pence and Betsy DeVos are going to sign that paper relieving the president of his duty? I don’t see that either.” In an interview with Breitbart News, Los Angeles-based cardiologist and internist Dr. Afshine Emrani said he thinks it is wrong for people, and especially politicians, to “belittle mental illness because they have a political agenda,” adding, “psychiatric name-calling and bullying is against their professional code. They should be exposed for what they are. I can guarantee an overwhelming majority of them voted against Trump.”
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"It is fun watching defenders of the Paris climate accord – many of whom have absolutely no idea what it actually says – scramble to come up with reasons why President Trump should not pull the United States out of it.",
"Below are the seven worst arguments for keeping the U.S. in the Paris deal:",
"It’s all about science: No, it’s not even remotely about science. There is nothing scientific about the Paris accords. As you can see from the rest of this list, there is no rational argument to be made for the merits of the Paris deal whatsoever. Even its ardent defenders are forced to admit it has no real impact on the environment. It’s a purely political artifact, the very opposite of science.",
"The Heritage Foundation shreds the agreement by noting it would, if fully implemented, have a “staggering” effect on America’s economy and our quality of life, in return for “essentially zero environmental benefits.” It is, quite simply, a bad deal by any rational calculation.",
"Even if the always-wrong climate change computer models turned out to be right in this case, we are talking about spending trillions of dollars, and sacrificing millions of jobs, to reduce the average global temperature in the year 2100 by 0.17 degrees. Sacrifices that would force many Americans into Third World standards of living would contribute 0.015 degrees to that total reduction.",
"Science is not just about diagnosing problems, something politicized “climate science” has failed spectacularly at for three decades running. It’s also about devising reasonable solutions to whatever problems are detected. Cost-benefit analysis is a scientific discipline. The costs of any project must be measured against the potential benefits, with realistic goals kept in mind. It is supremely irrational to claim that even the most minuscule benefit is worth the most extravagant cost.",
"Among other fallacies, spending more than $600 billion globally per year to hypothetically nudge the temperature down by a nearly undetectable amount would inflict economic damage that could prevent mankind from discovering truly reliable and productive “sustainable” energy sources and industrial methods. Money tithed to the Church of Global Warming will not be available for real scientific research and development. The crony capitalist incentives provided by these madcap environmental protocols tend to reward political connections and public relations, not innovation.",
"You can judge how little climate alarmists care about actual science by looking at ridiculous grandstanding stunts like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s insistence that his city will obey the Paris restrictions, even if the U.S. government pulls out. One city obeying madcap restrictions that would not have made a difference even if the entire world played along is an even more offensive example of politicians forcing their serfs to suffer for no real purpose. De Blasio is a fanatic and a political opportunist, not a scientist.",
"We should stay in because the accords are mostly symbolic anyway: Although the Paris deal talks about inflicting a global economic apocalypse to nudge the thermometers of the year 2100 down a bit, panicked defenders insist it is largely meaningless in practice. As written, it imposes fewer costs than its lofty goals and accomplishes even less “climate change reduction.” It’s just a showpiece, a statement of principle, an expression of the unified soul of mankind or whatever:",
"This is, again, the opposite of science. The planetary ecosystem does not give a damn about what a pack of politicians, bureaucrats, and celebrities think the unified soul of man wants. Political poetry will not affect the weather patterns of the next hundred years at all.",
"It is funny how quickly “scientific socialists” will toss the scientific method aside to focus on socialist politics, isn’t it? No, strike that. It’s not funny. It’s alarming.",
"The argument that the Paris accords are useless, and that’s why we should keep them, is a trap. They establish the framework for even more incursions on our wealth and sovereignty in the future. These supposedly meaningless international treaties are clubs that could be used by ambitious activists, rent-seeking special interests, and messianic district court judges to bludgeon the American economy at any moment. The Heritage Foundation article provides detailed and plausible scenarios for how that could happen.",
"Do not believe anyone who claims the Paris accords are toothless. It will bare its fangs at the proper time, when the U.S. has a compliant left-wing administration and resistance against the entrenched agreement is even more futile. Every crackpot socialist scheme becomes an ancient and inviolable law, carved upon tablets of stone, shortly after its first birthday.",
"Pulling out would violate international norms: Supposedly, an exit from the accords would offend the international community, violate some kind of global consensus, or damage the framework of international law.",
"On the contrary, neutralizing President Barack Obama’s attempt to circumvent the U.S. Constitution would be a huge step toward restoring the rule of law. Trump critics keep accusing him of threatening American constitutional order, but here he is, thwarting Obama’s deliberate and calculated assault on the Constitution and the structure of American government.",
"As Andrew McCarthy points out, the Paris accords are a scurrilous attempt to impose a treaty on the United States without going through the proper congressional procedure, without even the courtesy of what he calls the “bob-and-weave farce” of the Iran nuclear deal. The con artists who dumped that deal on the people of the free world at least took the trouble to portray it as an “unsigned understanding.” Obama sprang the Paris trap on his way out the door, precisely so there would be less time for Congress to assert its authority.",
"Paris accord boosters are blatantly seeking to strip Congress of its role in the treaty process, knowing full well that the ridiculous global-warming agreement would never make it past the Senate. It is effectively the birthing cry of a new international “Congress” that completely supersedes the one established by the U.S. Constitution. A certain number of foreign governments voted “Yea,” so we are now obliged to obey a treaty our Senate was never allowed to debate? The only proper response to such a demand is “Nuts.”",
"Pulling out of the accords is a sin against Gaia: Democrat sugar daddy Tom Steyer has it exactly backward when he hyperbolically accuses Trump of committing “a traitorous act of war against the American people” by pulling out of the Paris agreement.",
"Don’t you love how calm and rational the devotees of “environmental science” become at moments like this? Maybe Steyer should talk to the people who claim we should keep the Paris accord because it’s a meaningless symbolic gesture until his blood pressure comes down.",
"Agreements like the Paris accord are acts of war against the American system of representative democracy. No Paris apologist can pretend it remotely conforms to the proper procedure for ratifying an international treaty.",
"If you read past the red-faced hysteria in Steyer’s statement, his argument boils down to standard enviro-socialist fearmongering: we must abandon our outmoded system of representative democracy immediately, or else the earth will die! We don’t have time for the normal system of checks and balances! There is no time for debate, skepticism, or persuasion!",
"Sorry, Mr. Steyer. We’re going to keep our Constitution, no matter how much it upsets you. You’re free to campaign for a properly ratified climate treaty, of course. The American people are likely to reject your appeal when they see the price tag. If your response is to demand a trans-national dictatorship to override their decision, get ready for a fight.",
"We must stay in the accords to demonstrate American “leadership”: This is an especially common argument from the people who also concede the Paris accords are useless, as with Richard Haas above. America is allegedly sacrificing its “leadership” by refusing to go along with an unreasonable and illogical demand made by foreign leaders. That kind of thinking has Obama’s “leading from behind” philosophy written all over it.",
"Here’s a better idea for displaying real American leadership: Trump shouldn’t just pull out of the Paris accords; he should lay Obama’s scheme bare and call out everyone involved in promulgating it for launching an attack on the Constitution that he is proud to repel. Then he should lecture the Europeans on how imposing madcap international agreements, negotiated by insulated elites under a mantle of “science” they admit is false propaganda, is a sin against their representative democracies, too.",
"Collectivist politics is largely premised on the belief that politicians can repeal iron laws of economics, like the laws of supply and demand or cost-benefit analysis. The leader of the free world has a sacred duty to demolish that kind of anti-science rhetoric.",
"We have to stay in Paris so the kids do not turn against environmentalism: Collectivists never wait long before rolling out their “do it for the children!” artillery, which is designed to circumvent reason and logic with emotional appeals:",
"I think we can rest assured that the Democrat Party-dominated teachers union will continue turning kids against the GOP, no matter what Trump does about Paris. There will be no reduction in the level of environmentalist propaganda pumped into school curriculums, either. The kids will still graduate convinced that their selfish demands for reliable and affordable energy are murdering the earth.",
"Climate hysteria persists, in defiance of actual data and sweet reason, precisely because so many “symbolic gestures” are made for “awareness-raising” purposes. It is the triumph of emotionalism over logic and democracy. It is an aggressive religion that amasses power by demanding the ritual submission of unbelievers. Teaching children to resist demands like that is very important.",
"We should stay in because China loves it: Watching the Greens sing hosannas to China for supporting an economic weapon against its global competitors is hilarious.",
"Of course China loves the Paris accords! They impose huge costs on China’s adversaries while explicitly requiring nothing of Beijing for thirty years. (Spoiler: they won’t make any real sacrifices to the Church of Global Warming in thirty years, either.) Meanwhile, China collects valuable international prestige from the political elite of its adversaries, for nothing more than the cost of flying a few representatives to swanky climate meetings with five-star hotels and dining. What’s not to love?",
"This numbskull argument that China sincerely reveres the Paris accords is a subset of the standard left-wing inability to understand that Big Business loves Big Government, even when Big Government hands down regulations that cost tons of money to comply with. Big Business has tons of money to spend on compliance. Its smaller competitors and aspiring entrance to hyper-regulated markets do not.",
"China can afford what little Paris might demand of it, and its client states, while watching the West fork over billions and pass up on countless business opportunities. China’s air is so polluted that it is difficult to see through and sometimes dangerous to breathe. It’s not shy about polluting the air of its neighbors, either. Environmentalists are making absolute fools of themselves by hailing China as a paragon of Green piety because it says nice things about international climate accords.",
"Speaking of foolishness bordering on delusional insanity:",
"No, it’s not worth pointing that out. Not at all."
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Top 7 Worst Reasons to Keep the Paris Climate Accord
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It is fun watching defenders of the Paris climate accord – many of whom have absolutely no idea what it actually says – scramble to come up with reasons why President Trump should not pull the United States out of it. Below are the seven worst arguments for keeping the U.S. in the Paris deal: It’s all about science: No, it’s not even remotely about science. There is nothing scientific about the Paris accords. As you can see from the rest of this list, there is no rational argument to be made for the merits of the Paris deal whatsoever. Even its ardent defenders are forced to admit it has no real impact on the environment. It’s a purely political artifact, the very opposite of science. The Heritage Foundation shreds the agreement by noting it would, if fully implemented, have a “staggering” effect on America’s economy and our quality of life, in return for “essentially zero environmental benefits.” It is, quite simply, a bad deal by any rational calculation. Even if the always-wrong climate change computer models turned out to be right in this case, we are talking about spending trillions of dollars, and sacrificing millions of jobs, to reduce the average global temperature in the year 2100 by 0.17 degrees. Sacrifices that would force many Americans into Third World standards of living would contribute 0.015 degrees to that total reduction. Science is not just about diagnosing problems, something politicized “climate science” has failed spectacularly at for three decades running. It’s also about devising reasonable solutions to whatever problems are detected. Cost-benefit analysis is a scientific discipline. The costs of any project must be measured against the potential benefits, with realistic goals kept in mind. It is supremely irrational to claim that even the most minuscule benefit is worth the most extravagant cost. Among other fallacies, spending more than $600 billion globally per year to hypothetically nudge the temperature down by a nearly undetectable amount would inflict economic damage that could prevent mankind from discovering truly reliable and productive “sustainable” energy sources and industrial methods. Money tithed to the Church of Global Warming will not be available for real scientific research and development. The crony capitalist incentives provided by these madcap environmental protocols tend to reward political connections and public relations, not innovation. You can judge how little climate alarmists care about actual science by looking at ridiculous grandstanding stunts like New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s insistence that his city will obey the Paris restrictions, even if the U.S. government pulls out. One city obeying madcap restrictions that would not have made a difference even if the entire world played along is an even more offensive example of politicians forcing their serfs to suffer for no real purpose. De Blasio is a fanatic and a political opportunist, not a scientist. We should stay in because the accords are mostly symbolic anyway: Although the Paris deal talks about inflicting a global economic apocalypse to nudge the thermometers of the year 2100 down a bit, panicked defenders insist it is largely meaningless in practice. As written, it imposes fewer costs than its lofty goals and accomplishes even less “climate change reduction.” It’s just a showpiece, a statement of principle, an expression of the unified soul of mankind or whatever: This is, again, the opposite of science. The planetary ecosystem does not give a damn about what a pack of politicians, bureaucrats, and celebrities think the unified soul of man wants. Political poetry will not affect the weather patterns of the next hundred years at all. It is funny how quickly “scientific socialists” will toss the scientific method aside to focus on socialist politics, isn’t it? No, strike that. It’s not funny. It’s alarming. The argument that the Paris accords are useless, and that’s why we should keep them, is a trap. They establish the framework for even more incursions on our wealth and sovereignty in the future. These supposedly meaningless international treaties are clubs that could be used by ambitious activists, rent-seeking special interests, and messianic district court judges to bludgeon the American economy at any moment. The Heritage Foundation article provides detailed and plausible scenarios for how that could happen. Do not believe anyone who claims the Paris accords are toothless. It will bare its fangs at the proper time, when the U.S. has a compliant left-wing administration and resistance against the entrenched agreement is even more futile. Every crackpot socialist scheme becomes an ancient and inviolable law, carved upon tablets of stone, shortly after its first birthday. Pulling out would violate international norms: Supposedly, an exit from the accords would offend the international community, violate some kind of global consensus, or damage the framework of international law. On the contrary, neutralizing President Barack Obama’s attempt to circumvent the U.S. Constitution would be a huge step toward restoring the rule of law. Trump critics keep accusing him of threatening American constitutional order, but here he is, thwarting Obama’s deliberate and calculated assault on the Constitution and the structure of American government. As Andrew McCarthy points out, the Paris accords are a scurrilous attempt to impose a treaty on the United States without going through the proper congressional procedure, without even the courtesy of what he calls the “bob-and-weave farce” of the Iran nuclear deal. The con artists who dumped that deal on the people of the free world at least took the trouble to portray it as an “unsigned understanding.” Obama sprang the Paris trap on his way out the door, precisely so there would be less time for Congress to assert its authority. Paris accord boosters are blatantly seeking to strip Congress of its role in the treaty process, knowing full well that the ridiculous global-warming agreement would never make it past the Senate. It is effectively the birthing cry of a new international “Congress” that completely supersedes the one established by the U.S. Constitution. A certain number of foreign governments voted “Yea,” so we are now obliged to obey a treaty our Senate was never allowed to debate? The only proper response to such a demand is “Nuts.” Pulling out of the accords is a sin against Gaia: Democrat sugar daddy Tom Steyer has it exactly backward when he hyperbolically accuses Trump of committing “a traitorous act of war against the American people” by pulling out of the Paris agreement. Don’t you love how calm and rational the devotees of “environmental science” become at moments like this? Maybe Steyer should talk to the people who claim we should keep the Paris accord because it’s a meaningless symbolic gesture until his blood pressure comes down. Agreements like the Paris accord are acts of war against the American system of representative democracy. No Paris apologist can pretend it remotely conforms to the proper procedure for ratifying an international treaty. If you read past the red-faced hysteria in Steyer’s statement, his argument boils down to standard enviro-socialist fearmongering: we must abandon our outmoded system of representative democracy immediately, or else the earth will die! We don’t have time for the normal system of checks and balances! There is no time for debate, skepticism, or persuasion! Sorry, Mr. Steyer. We’re going to keep our Constitution, no matter how much it upsets you. You’re free to campaign for a properly ratified climate treaty, of course. The American people are likely to reject your appeal when they see the price tag. If your response is to demand a trans-national dictatorship to override their decision, get ready for a fight. We must stay in the accords to demonstrate American “leadership”: This is an especially common argument from the people who also concede the Paris accords are useless, as with Richard Haas above. America is allegedly sacrificing its “leadership” by refusing to go along with an unreasonable and illogical demand made by foreign leaders. That kind of thinking has Obama’s “leading from behind” philosophy written all over it. Here’s a better idea for displaying real American leadership: Trump shouldn’t just pull out of the Paris accords; he should lay Obama’s scheme bare and call out everyone involved in promulgating it for launching an attack on the Constitution that he is proud to repel. Then he should lecture the Europeans on how imposing madcap international agreements, negotiated by insulated elites under a mantle of “science” they admit is false propaganda, is a sin against their representative democracies, too. Collectivist politics is largely premised on the belief that politicians can repeal iron laws of economics, like the laws of supply and demand or cost-benefit analysis. The leader of the free world has a sacred duty to demolish that kind of anti-science rhetoric. We have to stay in Paris so the kids do not turn against environmentalism: Collectivists never wait long before rolling out their “do it for the children!” artillery, which is designed to circumvent reason and logic with emotional appeals: I think we can rest assured that the Democrat Party-dominated teachers union will continue turning kids against the GOP, no matter what Trump does about Paris. There will be no reduction in the level of environmentalist propaganda pumped into school curriculums, either. The kids will still graduate convinced that their selfish demands for reliable and affordable energy are murdering the earth. Climate hysteria persists, in defiance of actual data and sweet reason, precisely because so many “symbolic gestures” are made for “awareness-raising” purposes. It is the triumph of emotionalism over logic and democracy. It is an aggressive religion that amasses power by demanding the ritual submission of unbelievers. Teaching children to resist demands like that is very important. We should stay in because China loves it: Watching the Greens sing hosannas to China for supporting an economic weapon against its global competitors is hilarious. Of course China loves the Paris accords! They impose huge costs on China’s adversaries while explicitly requiring nothing of Beijing for thirty years. (Spoiler: they won’t make any real sacrifices to the Church of Global Warming in thirty years, either.) Meanwhile, China collects valuable international prestige from the political elite of its adversaries, for nothing more than the cost of flying a few representatives to swanky climate meetings with five-star hotels and dining. What’s not to love? This numbskull argument that China sincerely reveres the Paris accords is a subset of the standard left-wing inability to understand that Big Business loves Big Government, even when Big Government hands down regulations that cost tons of money to comply with. Big Business has tons of money to spend on compliance. Its smaller competitors and aspiring entrance to hyper-regulated markets do not. China can afford what little Paris might demand of it, and its client states, while watching the West fork over billions and pass up on countless business opportunities. China’s air is so polluted that it is difficult to see through and sometimes dangerous to breathe. It’s not shy about polluting the air of its neighbors, either. Environmentalists are making absolute fools of themselves by hailing China as a paragon of Green piety because it says nice things about international climate accords. Speaking of foolishness bordering on delusional insanity: No, it’s not worth pointing that out. Not at all.
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"The White House warned Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad that if he uses chemical weapons again, he will face another response from President Donald Trump.",
"“As we have previously stated, the United States is in Syria to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria,” a statement from White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said. “If, however, Mr. Assad conducts another mass murder attack using chemical weapons, he and his military will pay a heavy price.”",
"Spicer announced that the United States identified “potential preparations” for another attack using chemical weapons, predicting that it would attack civilians, including children.",
"“The activities are similar to preparations the regime made before its April 4, 2017 chemical weapons attack,” the statement read. The statement was released Monday night.",
"In April, the president approved an attack in Syria of 59 Tomahawk missiles after intelligence showed that Assad had launched chemical weapons against civilians.",
"“It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons,” Trump said afterwards, justifying his use of force against Syria. The president added that “beautiful babies” had been killed in the “barbaric attack.”",
"“No child of God should ever suffer such horror,” he added.",
"The U.S. military increased attacks in Syria in recent weeks, shooting down Iranian-built drones and a Syrian Air Force Su-22.",
"Tensions with Russia have also increased, after they warned that “any aircraft” operating west of the River Euphrates would be treated as “targets.”",
"Despite the warnings, the White House affirmed their right to self defense.",
"“The escalation of hostilities among the many factions that are operating in this region doesn’t help anybody. The Syrian regime and others in the regime need to understand that we will retain the right of self-defense, of coalition forces aligned against ISIS,” Spicer said in June."
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White House Warns Syria: You Will Pay If You Use Chemical Weapons Again
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The White House warned Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad that if he uses chemical weapons again, he will face another response from President Donald Trump. “As we have previously stated, the United States is in Syria to eliminate the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria,” a statement from White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said. “If, however, Mr. Assad conducts another mass murder attack using chemical weapons, he and his military will pay a heavy price.” Spicer announced that the United States identified “potential preparations” for another attack using chemical weapons, predicting that it would attack civilians, including children. “The activities are similar to preparations the regime made before its April 4, 2017 chemical weapons attack,” the statement read. The statement was released Monday night. In April, the president approved an attack in Syria of 59 Tomahawk missiles after intelligence showed that Assad had launched chemical weapons against civilians. “It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons,” Trump said afterwards, justifying his use of force against Syria. The president added that “beautiful babies” had been killed in the “barbaric attack.” “No child of God should ever suffer such horror,” he added. The U.S. military increased attacks in Syria in recent weeks, shooting down Iranian-built drones and a Syrian Air Force Su-22. Tensions with Russia have also increased, after they warned that “any aircraft” operating west of the River Euphrates would be treated as “targets.” Despite the warnings, the White House affirmed their right to self defense. “The escalation of hostilities among the many factions that are operating in this region doesn’t help anybody. The Syrian regime and others in the regime need to understand that we will retain the right of self-defense, of coalition forces aligned against ISIS,” Spicer said in June.
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"The White House’s new communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, Tweeted on Wednesday evening that he believes the leak of his financial disclosure form is a “felony” and that he will be contacting the FBI and Justice Department seeking an investigation.",
"In the Tweet, Scaramucci tagged White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and included a hashtag: “#swamp.”",
"UPDATE: Scaramucci has since deleted this tweet and sent another, saying that it is “wrong” to interpret his first message the way Axios did, writing, “Scaramucci appears to want Priebus investigated by FBI.”",
"Asked if he is accusing Priebus of leaking his financial disclosure, Scaramucci tells me \"I am not.\"",
"Politico’s Lorraine Woellert wrote late Wednesday:",
"The incoming White House communications director earned $4.9 million from his ownership stake in SkyBridge in addition to more than $5 million in salary between Jan. 1, 2016, and the end of June, when he joined the Export-Import Bank, according to a financial disclosure filed with the Office of Government Ethics.The disclosure form hasn’t been previously reported.",
"According to the Politico report—which Josh Dawsey of Politico’s White House team contributed to—Scaramucci also has a number of high-worth assets. Woellert goes on:",
"In his disclosure, Scaramucci listed assets worth as much as $85 million. He has several real estate investments, including single-family rental homes on Long Island. A minority stake in the New York Mets is worth as much as $5 million. He also is an investor in Juice Press, a chain of snack and smoothie shops in the Northeast. Scaramucci earned $200,000 in income from a majority stake in Hastings Capital Group, according to his financial disclosure. That ownership share also will be sold as part of the SkyBridge deal with RON and HNA. As a contributor to Fox News, Scaramucci earned about $88,000, according to his financial disclosure. He has three mortgages with U.S. Bank for a total liability of $2.5 million to $7 million.",
"Scaramucci’s decision to tag Priebus in the Tweet has set off a firestorm on Twitter and among some members of the media.",
"In case there's any ambiguity in his tweet I can confirm that Scaramucci wants the FBI to investigate Reince for leaking.",
"It kinda seems like Trump has outsourced the firing of Reince to Mooch.",
"When Reince Priebus told everyone he was close with Scaramucci, people \"literally laughed,\" one White House official told me last week.",
"Tensions between Scaramucci and Priebus are raw as ever, I’m told tonight. There’s a reason Mooch tagged Reince on FBI leak tweet.",
"A White House spokeswoman, Lindsey Walters, has not responded to a request for comment from Priebus via text message from Breitbart News late Wednesday evening.",
"Scaramucci’s hiring by the president as the communications director—a decision the president made without informing Priebus until after it was made—was seen as a blow to Priebus’s standing in the West Wing. What’s more, the president and Scaramucci have both made clear that Scaramucci reports directly to the president—not to Priebus, the chief of staff. Reportedly, Priebus vehemently opposed Scaramucci’s hiring in the West Wing.",
"Scaramucci has made clear he intends to root out leakers in the White House. He has already terminated one suspected leaker, a White House press aide named Michael Short. Short denies leaking, but news broke earlier this week that Short was being terminated. After Short originally denied the reports on-the-record, it came out that his termination was being processed by the White House counsel’s office. At that point, to avoid being terminated, Short resigned.",
"Short was not the only suspected leaker and Priebus ally who has lost a job this year. Deputy White House chief of staff Katie Walsh—Priebus’s old chief of staff from his RNC days—was terminated earlier this year after reports surfaced that she was a leaker.",
"UPDATE 1:14 A.M.",
"Scaramucci deleted his original Tweet early Thursday, and replaced it with this one:"
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Scaramucci Tags Priebus in Tweet Blasting 'Felony' Leak of Financial Disclosure Form
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The White House’s new communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, Tweeted on Wednesday evening that he believes the leak of his financial disclosure form is a “felony” and that he will be contacting the FBI and Justice Department seeking an investigation. In the Tweet, Scaramucci tagged White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and included a hashtag: “#swamp.” UPDATE: Scaramucci has since deleted this tweet and sent another, saying that it is “wrong” to interpret his first message the way Axios did, writing, “Scaramucci appears to want Priebus investigated by FBI.” Asked if he is accusing Priebus of leaking his financial disclosure, Scaramucci tells me "I am not." Politico’s Lorraine Woellert wrote late Wednesday: The incoming White House communications director earned $4.9 million from his ownership stake in SkyBridge in addition to more than $5 million in salary between Jan. 1, 2016, and the end of June, when he joined the Export-Import Bank, according to a financial disclosure filed with the Office of Government Ethics.The disclosure form hasn’t been previously reported. According to the Politico report—which Josh Dawsey of Politico’s White House team contributed to—Scaramucci also has a number of high-worth assets. Woellert goes on: In his disclosure, Scaramucci listed assets worth as much as $85 million. He has several real estate investments, including single-family rental homes on Long Island. A minority stake in the New York Mets is worth as much as $5 million. He also is an investor in Juice Press, a chain of snack and smoothie shops in the Northeast. Scaramucci earned $200,000 in income from a majority stake in Hastings Capital Group, according to his financial disclosure. That ownership share also will be sold as part of the SkyBridge deal with RON and HNA. As a contributor to Fox News, Scaramucci earned about $88,000, according to his financial disclosure. He has three mortgages with U.S. Bank for a total liability of $2.5 million to $7 million. Scaramucci’s decision to tag Priebus in the Tweet has set off a firestorm on Twitter and among some members of the media. In case there's any ambiguity in his tweet I can confirm that Scaramucci wants the FBI to investigate Reince for leaking. It kinda seems like Trump has outsourced the firing of Reince to Mooch. When Reince Priebus told everyone he was close with Scaramucci, people "literally laughed," one White House official told me last week. Tensions between Scaramucci and Priebus are raw as ever, I’m told tonight. There’s a reason Mooch tagged Reince on FBI leak tweet. A White House spokeswoman, Lindsey Walters, has not responded to a request for comment from Priebus via text message from Breitbart News late Wednesday evening. Scaramucci’s hiring by the president as the communications director—a decision the president made without informing Priebus until after it was made—was seen as a blow to Priebus’s standing in the West Wing. What’s more, the president and Scaramucci have both made clear that Scaramucci reports directly to the president—not to Priebus, the chief of staff. Reportedly, Priebus vehemently opposed Scaramucci’s hiring in the West Wing. Scaramucci has made clear he intends to root out leakers in the White House. He has already terminated one suspected leaker, a White House press aide named Michael Short. Short denies leaking, but news broke earlier this week that Short was being terminated. After Short originally denied the reports on-the-record, it came out that his termination was being processed by the White House counsel’s office. At that point, to avoid being terminated, Short resigned. Short was not the only suspected leaker and Priebus ally who has lost a job this year. Deputy White House chief of staff Katie Walsh—Priebus’s old chief of staff from his RNC days—was terminated earlier this year after reports surfaced that she was a leaker. UPDATE 1:14 A.M. Scaramucci deleted his original Tweet early Thursday, and replaced it with this one:
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"Notes from former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on a meeting he attended in June 2016 with a Russian lobbyist and Donald Trump Jr. are “not seen as damaging to the Trump family or campaign officials,” government officials and others who saw them told Politico.",
"Many Trump critics believed the meeting, requested by a Russian lobbyist named Natalia Veselnitskaya, was the smoking gun they needed to show collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, since a publicist who arranged the meeting with Trump Jr. said she would have incriminating information on Hillary Clinton.",
"However, Politico reports:",
"The notes from the meeting do not contain any damaging information about Clinton or references to promises of damaging information about her, nor do they indicate that officials on the campaign were promising favors or seeking them in return for money, the people who’ve seen them said.",
"According to these people, the notes have been with Senate officials for weeks and have been reviewed by a number of people on Capitol Hill. Also in attendance at the June 2016 meeting in New York were a Russian lawyer, a Russian businessman and other Trump campaign officials, including Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law.",
"The article says the notes are “difficult to follow” and “are not an exhaustive account of the meeting, and other things could have been discussed that are not included in the notes.” But the lack of mention of any incriminating info on Clinton comports with Trump Jr.’s claims that he never received anything damaging, even though it was promised.",
"Politico reports the notes from Manafort are about financier Bill Browder, a key champion of the Magnitsky Act, which sanctioned Russian officials for human rights abuses and which Russia wants repealed. Russia has banned U.S. citizens from adopting Russian children in retaliation.",
"The notes do include a “spirited case” on why Trump officials should overturn the act, and “why Republicans could support it.” The notes indicate “that the Russian officials made critical comments about Browder, but that Trump officials seemed to know little about the legislation or how it came about.” That also comports with what Veselnitskaya has said publicly, that she arranged the meeting to lobby Trump Jr. on the Magnitsky Act. Later that week, she traveled to Washington and met with lawmakers.",
"According to the report, the notes do not contain the word “donor,” as NBC News previously reported, in a story titled, “Manafort Notes From Russian Meet Refer to Political Contributions,” suggesting that Russians donated to the Republican National Committee.",
"Rather, the notes appear to discuss the background of a key player in the Magnitsky Act and that person’s previous donations to the Republican National Committee, according to the report."
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Report: Manafort Notes From Trump Jr. Russia Meeting 'Not Seen As Damaging'
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Notes from former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on a meeting he attended in June 2016 with a Russian lobbyist and Donald Trump Jr. are “not seen as damaging to the Trump family or campaign officials,” government officials and others who saw them told Politico. Many Trump critics believed the meeting, requested by a Russian lobbyist named Natalia Veselnitskaya, was the smoking gun they needed to show collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, since a publicist who arranged the meeting with Trump Jr. said she would have incriminating information on Hillary Clinton. However, Politico reports: The notes from the meeting do not contain any damaging information about Clinton or references to promises of damaging information about her, nor do they indicate that officials on the campaign were promising favors or seeking them in return for money, the people who’ve seen them said. According to these people, the notes have been with Senate officials for weeks and have been reviewed by a number of people on Capitol Hill. Also in attendance at the June 2016 meeting in New York were a Russian lawyer, a Russian businessman and other Trump campaign officials, including Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law. The article says the notes are “difficult to follow” and “are not an exhaustive account of the meeting, and other things could have been discussed that are not included in the notes.” But the lack of mention of any incriminating info on Clinton comports with Trump Jr.’s claims that he never received anything damaging, even though it was promised. Politico reports the notes from Manafort are about financier Bill Browder, a key champion of the Magnitsky Act, which sanctioned Russian officials for human rights abuses and which Russia wants repealed. Russia has banned U.S. citizens from adopting Russian children in retaliation. The notes do include a “spirited case” on why Trump officials should overturn the act, and “why Republicans could support it.” The notes indicate “that the Russian officials made critical comments about Browder, but that Trump officials seemed to know little about the legislation or how it came about.” That also comports with what Veselnitskaya has said publicly, that she arranged the meeting to lobby Trump Jr. on the Magnitsky Act. Later that week, she traveled to Washington and met with lawmakers. According to the report, the notes do not contain the word “donor,” as NBC News previously reported, in a story titled, “Manafort Notes From Russian Meet Refer to Political Contributions,” suggesting that Russians donated to the Republican National Committee. Rather, the notes appear to discuss the background of a key player in the Magnitsky Act and that person’s previous donations to the Republican National Committee, according to the report.
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"Roy Moore’s insurgent win in Tuesday’s Alabama runoff for U.S. Senate has shaken the Republican establishment, which invested heavily in incumbent Sen. Luther Strange.",
"The Beltway GOP feared that a win for Moore would mean that Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon could make good on his threats to support primary challenges to incumbents who had been insufficiently supportive of President Donald Trump’s agenda. As if on cue, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) announced his retirement — hours before polls closed in Alabama.",
"The 2018 midterm elections are suddenly more exciting for the Republican base — and much more expensive for, the Republican donor class. The conventional wisdom is that a bruising primary race makes winning the general election against the Democrats more difficult. But in a year where there are only eight Republican Senate seats up for re-election, and redistricting has helped protect the House, primary races are unlikely to hurt the overall result.",
"Rather, the political conditions are ripe for an insurgency. And what Bannon showed on Tuesday was that Trump’s agenda transcends elections. He and the other leading Trump supporters who came out for Moore stressed that they wanted to help the president, not to hurt him. But they have also sent Trump a signal that he dare not reverse course on the promises he made in 2016 on issues like immigration, trade, taxes, Obamacare, climate, and the border wall.",
"In addition, Tuesday’s result proved the enduring power and reach of Breitbart News. The website’s extraordinary performance in 2016 was no fluke. Rather, Breitbart News has built its audience and maintained its authentic brand.",
"And so Bannon, and Breitbart, are no longer just the most hated names inside the Beltway. Now, they are also the most feared. And that means the political movement that elected Trump in 2016 will have a louder voice than ever."
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Roy Moore Win Makes Steve Bannon, Breitbart News Take Center Stage
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Roy Moore’s insurgent win in Tuesday’s Alabama runoff for U.S. Senate has shaken the Republican establishment, which invested heavily in incumbent Sen. Luther Strange. The Beltway GOP feared that a win for Moore would mean that Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon could make good on his threats to support primary challenges to incumbents who had been insufficiently supportive of President Donald Trump’s agenda. As if on cue, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) announced his retirement — hours before polls closed in Alabama. The 2018 midterm elections are suddenly more exciting for the Republican base — and much more expensive for, the Republican donor class. The conventional wisdom is that a bruising primary race makes winning the general election against the Democrats more difficult. But in a year where there are only eight Republican Senate seats up for re-election, and redistricting has helped protect the House, primary races are unlikely to hurt the overall result. Rather, the political conditions are ripe for an insurgency. And what Bannon showed on Tuesday was that Trump’s agenda transcends elections. He and the other leading Trump supporters who came out for Moore stressed that they wanted to help the president, not to hurt him. But they have also sent Trump a signal that he dare not reverse course on the promises he made in 2016 on issues like immigration, trade, taxes, Obamacare, climate, and the border wall. In addition, Tuesday’s result proved the enduring power and reach of Breitbart News. The website’s extraordinary performance in 2016 was no fluke. Rather, Breitbart News has built its audience and maintained its authentic brand. And so Bannon, and Breitbart, are no longer just the most hated names inside the Beltway. Now, they are also the most feared. And that means the political movement that elected Trump in 2016 will have a louder voice than ever.
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"Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam doubled down on his divisive primary campaign rhetoric, calling President Donald Trump “a narcissistic maniac.”",
"Northam attacked President Trump during the Democratic primaries. The Democratic candidate for Virginia governor said, “I’ve been listening carefully to Donald Trump, and I think he’s a narcissistic maniac.”",
"Northam also promised to keep Trump’s politics “on the other side of the Potomac.”",
"Northam faces increasingly close polls between Northam and Republican competitor Ed Gillespie; both candidates remain virtually tied at 42 percent. The tight polling gap between Northam and Gillespie might explain why Northam temporarily decided to mirror President Trump’s populist approach, labeling himself above party politics.",
"In a recent campaign ad, Northam told Virginians, “As a doctor, nobody ever asks if I’m a Democrat or a Republican; they just want my help.”",
"Northam added, “So if Donald Trump is helping Virginia, then I’ll work with him.”",
"Now, it appears that Northam has flip-flopped yet again, telling NPR radio host Kojo Nnamdi that he stands by his comments, calling the president “a maniac.”",
"Nnamdi asked Northam if he stands by his attacks: “You mentioned President Trump. You called him a narcissistic maniac. Do you still feel he’s a narcissistic maniac? Gillespie commented, ‘You can’t call people those names – he is the leader of the country – and still expect to work with him.’ What’s your answer to both of those questions?”",
"Northam responded, “Well, I stand by what I said.”"
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Virginia Dem. Ralph Northam Doubles Down: Trump Is ‘a Narcissistic Maniac’
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Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam doubled down on his divisive primary campaign rhetoric, calling President Donald Trump “a narcissistic maniac.” Northam attacked President Trump during the Democratic primaries. The Democratic candidate for Virginia governor said, “I’ve been listening carefully to Donald Trump, and I think he’s a narcissistic maniac.” Northam also promised to keep Trump’s politics “on the other side of the Potomac.” Northam faces increasingly close polls between Northam and Republican competitor Ed Gillespie; both candidates remain virtually tied at 42 percent. The tight polling gap between Northam and Gillespie might explain why Northam temporarily decided to mirror President Trump’s populist approach, labeling himself above party politics. In a recent campaign ad, Northam told Virginians, “As a doctor, nobody ever asks if I’m a Democrat or a Republican; they just want my help.” Northam added, “So if Donald Trump is helping Virginia, then I’ll work with him.” Now, it appears that Northam has flip-flopped yet again, telling NPR radio host Kojo Nnamdi that he stands by his comments, calling the president “a maniac.” Nnamdi asked Northam if he stands by his attacks: “You mentioned President Trump. You called him a narcissistic maniac. Do you still feel he’s a narcissistic maniac? Gillespie commented, ‘You can’t call people those names – he is the leader of the country – and still expect to work with him.’ What’s your answer to both of those questions?” Northam responded, “Well, I stand by what I said.”
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"Senate Republican candidates remain increasingly reluctant to back Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for Senate Majority Leader.",
"The Hill asked nearly two dozen Senate GOP candidates if they would support McConnell as the Senate’s leader if elected, but not one candidate said that they would openly back McConnell. The Hill’s revelation details the ongoing war between the Republican establishment and the conservative and populist grassroots, led by former White House chief strategist and Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon.",
"One top aide to a GOP Senate campaign said that Senate candidates have to walk a tightrope between the establishment and the conservative grassroots.",
"“Ten years ago when you ran campaigns, especially after 9/11, it was all about leadership. You could talk about your role in Congress in making things better,” the aide told the Hill. “Now Republican voters want to burn the place down, so you have more of a tightrope.”",
"Ohio Senate GOP hopeful Mike Gibbons called on Josh Mandel, another Ohio Senate Republican candidate, to sign his petition demanding that McConnell resigns from his post. Mandel received millions of dollars from the McConnell-aligned organization American Crossroads GPS for his 2012 Senate bid, ducked a question as to whether he would back the Majority Leader.",
"“Just like we would expect from the career politician that he is, Josh is refusing to take a position,” Gibbons said.",
"Missouri Senate Republican candidate Austin Peterson attacked fellow Republican candidate Attorney General Josh Hawley for refusing to say whether he would endorse Mitch McConnell.",
"Peterson said, “Hawley refuses to say whether he will support him. That’s playing politics. I said two months ago I would not support McConnell and I had everything to lose when I did that.”",
"Josh Holmes, McConnell’s former chief of staff, said that Hawley was one of the establishment Republicans’ first choices in the 2018 midterm election.",
"“He was our No. 1 recruit of the cycle,” Holmes charged. “We worked our tail off to recruit Josh Hawley.”",
"Now, McConnell’s top recruit, Josh Hawley, will not commit to voting for Mitch McConnell if elected to the Senate in 2018. Hawley’s spokesman, Scott Paradise, responded in an email questioning whether Hawley would back the McConnell.",
"“The Senate is broken and failing the people of Missouri,” Paradise wrote.",
"“Josh is running because he is not willing to tolerate the failure of the D.C. establishment any longer,” Paradise added. “He won’t tolerate Claire McCaskill’s failure. And he won’t tolerate Republican failure, either.”",
"President Donald Trump told reporters recently that he understands Bannon’s frustration with Senate Republicans.",
"Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward and Nevada Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian demanded that Mitch McConnell step down from his post as Majority Leader as they hope to unseat incumbents Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Dean Heller (R-NV).",
"Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, who won his September primary runoff against Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL), even after the McConnell-aligned Senate Leadership dumped millions into the race to oppose Roy Moore.",
"Wisconsin’s Kevin Nicholson and Pennsylvania’s Jeff Bartos argued that Senate need a change in leadership. A spokesperson for Nicholson said, “He’s prepared to support new leadership because to the Senate’s failure to pass a conservative agenda.” Bartos argued that he’d tie his vote to whether McConnell could “deliver for the people who support the president’s agenda.”",
"Not all Republican candidates for the Senate have given up their support for the Senate Majority Leader. Congressman Evan Jenkin’s (R-WV) told Politico in August that he supports McConnell as the Majority Leader, and Montana state auditor Matt Rosendale told the Politico that Mcconnell’s status as the leader of the Senate “is not in question.”",
"In Karl Rove’s oped for the Wall Street, he called Bannon’s war against the Republican establishment, a “jihad” and proceeded to attack Republican candidates such as Kelli Ward, Danny Tarkanian, and Roy Moore. Rove called these candidates part of Bannon’s “collection of misfits and ne’er-do-wells.”",
"Holmes contends Republican primary voters do not care about Senate leadership races, they only care about jobs, even though under McConnell Republicans failed to repeal Obamacare twice, confirm nearly 200 Trump executive and judicial nominees, and fund the southern border wall nearly 11 months into President Donald Trump’s time in office.",
"Holmes claimed, “Voters don’t have an ounce of interest in who wins a prospective leadership race, they care about jobs. This is nothing more than a vanity project for Steve Bannon and, like all vanity projects, it will go about as far as you can throw a thousand-pound stone. Bannon doesn’t have a movement behind him. The president does and without President Trump, Bannon is a nobody.”",
"FreedomWorks president Adam Brandon argued that primary voters do in fact care about leadership elections.",
"Brandon said, “Of course primary voters care about leadership elections. They’ve seen failed leadership in the Senate for years and want to see the member they vote for be able to enact the agenda they ran on.”",
"Andy Surabian, a former White House adviser and now a senior adviser to the pro-Trump super PAC Great America Alliance, said, “No amount of smearing can change the fact that not a single U.S. Senate candidate was willing to go on the record and say that they supported Mitch McConnell for Majority Leader. Everyone can see right through the clearly desperate, unfounded and pathetic attacks coming from McConnell Incorporated.”"
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Senate Republican Candidates Reluctant to Support Mitch McConnell for Majority Leader
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| 2017-10-22
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Senate Republican candidates remain increasingly reluctant to back Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for Senate Majority Leader. The Hill asked nearly two dozen Senate GOP candidates if they would support McConnell as the Senate’s leader if elected, but not one candidate said that they would openly back McConnell. The Hill’s revelation details the ongoing war between the Republican establishment and the conservative and populist grassroots, led by former White House chief strategist and Breitbart News executive chairman Steve Bannon. One top aide to a GOP Senate campaign said that Senate candidates have to walk a tightrope between the establishment and the conservative grassroots. “Ten years ago when you ran campaigns, especially after 9/11, it was all about leadership. You could talk about your role in Congress in making things better,” the aide told the Hill. “Now Republican voters want to burn the place down, so you have more of a tightrope.” Ohio Senate GOP hopeful Mike Gibbons called on Josh Mandel, another Ohio Senate Republican candidate, to sign his petition demanding that McConnell resigns from his post. Mandel received millions of dollars from the McConnell-aligned organization American Crossroads GPS for his 2012 Senate bid, ducked a question as to whether he would back the Majority Leader. “Just like we would expect from the career politician that he is, Josh is refusing to take a position,” Gibbons said. Missouri Senate Republican candidate Austin Peterson attacked fellow Republican candidate Attorney General Josh Hawley for refusing to say whether he would endorse Mitch McConnell. Peterson said, “Hawley refuses to say whether he will support him. That’s playing politics. I said two months ago I would not support McConnell and I had everything to lose when I did that.” Josh Holmes, McConnell’s former chief of staff, said that Hawley was one of the establishment Republicans’ first choices in the 2018 midterm election. “He was our No. 1 recruit of the cycle,” Holmes charged. “We worked our tail off to recruit Josh Hawley.” Now, McConnell’s top recruit, Josh Hawley, will not commit to voting for Mitch McConnell if elected to the Senate in 2018. Hawley’s spokesman, Scott Paradise, responded in an email questioning whether Hawley would back the McConnell. “The Senate is broken and failing the people of Missouri,” Paradise wrote. “Josh is running because he is not willing to tolerate the failure of the D.C. establishment any longer,” Paradise added. “He won’t tolerate Claire McCaskill’s failure. And he won’t tolerate Republican failure, either.” President Donald Trump told reporters recently that he understands Bannon’s frustration with Senate Republicans. Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward and Nevada Senate candidate Danny Tarkanian demanded that Mitch McConnell step down from his post as Majority Leader as they hope to unseat incumbents Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Dean Heller (R-NV). Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore, who won his September primary runoff against Sen. Luther Strange (R-AL), even after the McConnell-aligned Senate Leadership dumped millions into the race to oppose Roy Moore. Wisconsin’s Kevin Nicholson and Pennsylvania’s Jeff Bartos argued that Senate need a change in leadership. A spokesperson for Nicholson said, “He’s prepared to support new leadership because to the Senate’s failure to pass a conservative agenda.” Bartos argued that he’d tie his vote to whether McConnell could “deliver for the people who support the president’s agenda.” Not all Republican candidates for the Senate have given up their support for the Senate Majority Leader. Congressman Evan Jenkin’s (R-WV) told Politico in August that he supports McConnell as the Majority Leader, and Montana state auditor Matt Rosendale told the Politico that Mcconnell’s status as the leader of the Senate “is not in question.” In Karl Rove’s oped for the Wall Street, he called Bannon’s war against the Republican establishment, a “jihad” and proceeded to attack Republican candidates such as Kelli Ward, Danny Tarkanian, and Roy Moore. Rove called these candidates part of Bannon’s “collection of misfits and ne’er-do-wells.” Holmes contends Republican primary voters do not care about Senate leadership races, they only care about jobs, even though under McConnell Republicans failed to repeal Obamacare twice, confirm nearly 200 Trump executive and judicial nominees, and fund the southern border wall nearly 11 months into President Donald Trump’s time in office. Holmes claimed, “Voters don’t have an ounce of interest in who wins a prospective leadership race, they care about jobs. This is nothing more than a vanity project for Steve Bannon and, like all vanity projects, it will go about as far as you can throw a thousand-pound stone. Bannon doesn’t have a movement behind him. The president does and without President Trump, Bannon is a nobody.” FreedomWorks president Adam Brandon argued that primary voters do in fact care about leadership elections. Brandon said, “Of course primary voters care about leadership elections. They’ve seen failed leadership in the Senate for years and want to see the member they vote for be able to enact the agenda they ran on.” Andy Surabian, a former White House adviser and now a senior adviser to the pro-Trump super PAC Great America Alliance, said, “No amount of smearing can change the fact that not a single U.S. Senate candidate was willing to go on the record and say that they supported Mitch McConnell for Majority Leader. Everyone can see right through the clearly desperate, unfounded and pathetic attacks coming from McConnell Incorporated.”
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"The jury deliberating the public corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Dr. Salomon Melgen in a New Jersey federal court told Judge William Walls on Monday they are deadlocked.",
"The Associated Press reported the jury “told the judge it couldn’t reach a verdict on Monday on any of the 18 counts against them, prompting the judge to order it to return on Tuesday to continue deliberating.”",
"Judge Walls dismissed one of the twelve jurors deliberating on the public corruption trial of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) on Thursday at the request of the juror. The dismissed juror, 61-year-old Evelyn Arroyo-Maultsby, was replaced by an alternate juror, and the jury restarted deliberations from the beginning on Monday.",
"It was an unusual turn of events in a trial that has been characterized by a number of twists and turns.",
"When the trial began ten weeks ago, Arroyo-Maultsby told Judge Walls that she had a previously scheduled vacation that she would not be able to cancel. The trial was expected to last six to eight weeks at the time, and Judge Walls promised that she would be able to take her vacation. When she requested to be dismissed from the jury due to the upcoming vacation, Judge Walls honored that request.",
"After her dismissal, Arroyo-Maultsby took the unusual step of speaking to the media about the details of the jury’s deliberations.",
"“They are just trying to throw a good man under the bus,” she told NJ.com in an interview at her residence.",
"“Arroyo-Maultsby, a Democrat, expressed support for Menendez, saying that she’s pretty sure she voted for him previously and “absolutely” would vote for him after this trial, NJ.com reported, adding:",
"She said there was also deep division on the charge that Menendez made a false statement on his Senate disclosure forms. The dismissed juror said she was the only one who thought he was not guilty of this offense initially.",
"At one point, she allowed the others to convince her he was guilty, but cried about it overnight, feeling like she had been wrongly swayed. On Thursday, she returned to the deliberations intending to vote not guilty on the charge, and believes she may have convinced others.",
"“I would’ve never slept” if she had not changed her vote, Arroyo-Maultsby said.",
"While it is highly unusual for a dismissed juror to comment publicly about the deliberations conducted by a jury prior to their dismissal, it is apparently not illegal to do so.",
"“When a juror is dismissed during a trial, the court will generally strongly urge them not to discuss the case, at least until a verdict is reached, since it may undermine the public’s confidence in the ultimate verdict. But these discussions do not necessarily create an appellate issue, since these comments to the media should not impact the deliberations of the remaining jurors,” Mintz added.",
"The trial of Menendez and Melgen began on September 6, as Breitbart News reported:",
"Co-defendant Melgen, a Florida opthalmologist, was convicted on 67 felony counts of Medicare fraud in April for engaging in the same fraudulent billing practices which Menendez personally lobbied then-Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to pressure her department’s adjudicatory branch to authorize for Melgen in a 2012 meeting held on Capitol Hill.",
"Melgen was convicted for instances of fraudulent billing that occurred between 2008 and 2013.",
"Menendez lobbied Sebelius to allow Melgen to keep $8 million in money he had been paid by Medicare for bills he submitted between 2005 and 2008 for the same fraudulent billing practices. Sebelius refused to intervene in the adjudicatory process in that matter, and Melgen was required to pay back the $8 million he had received in overbilling for the earlier period.",
"In return for these and other favors, the federal government alleges, Melgen made over $750,000 in campaign donations to PACs and other campaign entities that were earmarked for Menendez’s 2012 re-election campaign, which he easily won. In addition, Melgen paid for an estimated $58,000 in air travel for Menendez from New Jersey and Washington, D.C. to the Dominican Republic and Florida. When these trip payments were discovered some time later, Menendez reimbursed Melgen."
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Jury Informs Judge They Are Deadlocked in Public Corruption Trial of Sen. Robert Menendez
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The jury deliberating the public corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Dr. Salomon Melgen in a New Jersey federal court told Judge William Walls on Monday they are deadlocked. The Associated Press reported the jury “told the judge it couldn’t reach a verdict on Monday on any of the 18 counts against them, prompting the judge to order it to return on Tuesday to continue deliberating.” Judge Walls dismissed one of the twelve jurors deliberating on the public corruption trial of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) on Thursday at the request of the juror. The dismissed juror, 61-year-old Evelyn Arroyo-Maultsby, was replaced by an alternate juror, and the jury restarted deliberations from the beginning on Monday. It was an unusual turn of events in a trial that has been characterized by a number of twists and turns. When the trial began ten weeks ago, Arroyo-Maultsby told Judge Walls that she had a previously scheduled vacation that she would not be able to cancel. The trial was expected to last six to eight weeks at the time, and Judge Walls promised that she would be able to take her vacation. When she requested to be dismissed from the jury due to the upcoming vacation, Judge Walls honored that request. After her dismissal, Arroyo-Maultsby took the unusual step of speaking to the media about the details of the jury’s deliberations. “They are just trying to throw a good man under the bus,” she told NJ.com in an interview at her residence. “Arroyo-Maultsby, a Democrat, expressed support for Menendez, saying that she’s pretty sure she voted for him previously and “absolutely” would vote for him after this trial, NJ.com reported, adding: She said there was also deep division on the charge that Menendez made a false statement on his Senate disclosure forms. The dismissed juror said she was the only one who thought he was not guilty of this offense initially. At one point, she allowed the others to convince her he was guilty, but cried about it overnight, feeling like she had been wrongly swayed. On Thursday, she returned to the deliberations intending to vote not guilty on the charge, and believes she may have convinced others. “I would’ve never slept” if she had not changed her vote, Arroyo-Maultsby said. While it is highly unusual for a dismissed juror to comment publicly about the deliberations conducted by a jury prior to their dismissal, it is apparently not illegal to do so. “When a juror is dismissed during a trial, the court will generally strongly urge them not to discuss the case, at least until a verdict is reached, since it may undermine the public’s confidence in the ultimate verdict. But these discussions do not necessarily create an appellate issue, since these comments to the media should not impact the deliberations of the remaining jurors,” Mintz added. The trial of Menendez and Melgen began on September 6, as Breitbart News reported: Co-defendant Melgen, a Florida opthalmologist, was convicted on 67 felony counts of Medicare fraud in April for engaging in the same fraudulent billing practices which Menendez personally lobbied then-Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to pressure her department’s adjudicatory branch to authorize for Melgen in a 2012 meeting held on Capitol Hill. Melgen was convicted for instances of fraudulent billing that occurred between 2008 and 2013. Menendez lobbied Sebelius to allow Melgen to keep $8 million in money he had been paid by Medicare for bills he submitted between 2005 and 2008 for the same fraudulent billing practices. Sebelius refused to intervene in the adjudicatory process in that matter, and Melgen was required to pay back the $8 million he had received in overbilling for the earlier period. In return for these and other favors, the federal government alleges, Melgen made over $750,000 in campaign donations to PACs and other campaign entities that were earmarked for Menendez’s 2012 re-election campaign, which he easily won. In addition, Melgen paid for an estimated $58,000 in air travel for Menendez from New Jersey and Washington, D.C. to the Dominican Republic and Florida. When these trip payments were discovered some time later, Menendez reimbursed Melgen.
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"Donald Trump Jr. tweeted three direct message responses to the WikiLeaks Twitter account on Monday after those messages were leaked to the media and parts of them were published.",
"“Here is the entire chain of messages with @WikiLeaks (with my whopping 3 responses) which one of the congressional committees has chosen to selectively leak. How ironic!” he tweeted:",
"The Atlantic, which published parts of the messages, suggested collusion between Trump Jr. and Russia — since it said the American intelligence community believes Russia chose WikiLeaks to disseminate hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee.",
"The article does not note that all the communication between Trump Jr. and the WikiLeaks account occurred before the U.S. intelligence community issued its statement on October 7, 2016, that Russia had hacked the DNC.",
"The messages, which Trump Jr. handed over to congressional staffers and lawmakers earlier this year, show that on September 20, 2016, someone running the WikiLeaks account tweeted to him that a new anti-Trump site called “putintrump.org” run by a pro-Iraq War political action committee was about to launch, and they had guessed the password. “Any comments?” the person asked.",
"Trump Jr. responded the next day, “Off the record, I don’t know who that is but I’ll ask around. Thanks.”",
"According to the Atlantic, the putintrump.org website was founded by tech entrepreneur Rob Glaser, was funded by the Progress for USA Political Action Committee, and is now a joint project with Mother Jones, a progressive media outlet.",
"A source “familiar with the congressional investigations” told the Atlantic that on that same day, Trump Jr. emailed other Trump campaign senior officials, said WikiLeaks had made contact, and forwarded the email to then-campaign press secretary Hope Hicks.",
"WikiLeaks reached out to Trump Jr. again on October 3, 2016, asking Trump Jr. to “comment on / push this story,” referring to a story featuring a remark Hillary Clinton made suggesting the U.S. “drone” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.",
"Trump Jr. responded about an hour-and-a-half later, stating, “Already did that earlier today. It’s amazing what she can get away with.”",
"He then asked, “What’s behind this Wednesday leak I keep reading about?” That was the last time Trump Jr. responded to the WikiLeaks account. The intelligence assessment published four days later.",
"WikiLeaks contacted Trump Jr. again until on October 12, 2016. The message said, “Great to see you and your dad talking about our publications” and suggested that his father tweet a link to the WikiLeaks database. There was no response from Trump Jr.",
"The Atlantic updated its story after a Wall Street Journal reporter pointed out that 15 minutes after WikiLeaks sent that message, Trump tweeted, “Very little pick-up by the dishonest media of incredible information provided by WikiLeaks. So dishonest! Rigged system!”",
"The article failed to point out that Trump had tweeted about WikiLeaks the day before, too, and again on October 16. Trump also tweeted about WikiLeaks months before, on July 23.",
"The Atlantic also noted that two days later, on October 14, Trump Jr. tweeted the link WikiLeaks sent him, along with, “For those who have the time to read about all the corruption and hypocrisy all the @WikiLeaks emails are right here: http://wlsearch.tk/,” but there is no evidence that he did so only because WikiLeaks suggested it.",
"The WikiLeaks account continued to message Trump Jr. but never got a response after October 3.",
"The account on October 21, 2016, tried to convince Trump Jr. to release his father’s tax returns, arguing that they could come out anyway via a biased source.",
"The account contacted Trump Jr. on Election Day suggesting that he contest the results if his father lost. A few days later, it wrote, “Wow” and warned that the Obama administration would try to delete records on the way out.",
"It then contacted him on December 12, 2016, suggested that his father recommend that Australia appoint Assange as ambassador to the U.S.",
"It contacted him again on January 6, April 26, and finally, on July 11, 2017, suggesting that he leak an email reported in the New York Times to the website, this related to his June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower.",
"Trump Jr.’s attorney, Alan Futerfas, told the Atlantic that they have “voluntarily turned over thousands of documents” to congressional committees and had “no concerns” about the documents.",
"“Putting aside the question as to why or by whom such documents, provided to Congress under promises of confidentiality, have been selectively leaked, we can say with confidence that we have no concerns about these documents and any questions raised about them have been easily answered in the appropriate forum,” he said."
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Donald Trump Jr. Releases 'Whopping 3 Responses' to WikiLeaks
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http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/11/15/donald-trump-jr-releases-whopping-3-responses-wikileaks/
| 2017-11-15
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Donald Trump Jr. tweeted three direct message responses to the WikiLeaks Twitter account on Monday after those messages were leaked to the media and parts of them were published. “Here is the entire chain of messages with @WikiLeaks (with my whopping 3 responses) which one of the congressional committees has chosen to selectively leak. How ironic!” he tweeted: The Atlantic, which published parts of the messages, suggested collusion between Trump Jr. and Russia — since it said the American intelligence community believes Russia chose WikiLeaks to disseminate hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee. The article does not note that all the communication between Trump Jr. and the WikiLeaks account occurred before the U.S. intelligence community issued its statement on October 7, 2016, that Russia had hacked the DNC. The messages, which Trump Jr. handed over to congressional staffers and lawmakers earlier this year, show that on September 20, 2016, someone running the WikiLeaks account tweeted to him that a new anti-Trump site called “putintrump.org” run by a pro-Iraq War political action committee was about to launch, and they had guessed the password. “Any comments?” the person asked. Trump Jr. responded the next day, “Off the record, I don’t know who that is but I’ll ask around. Thanks.” According to the Atlantic, the putintrump.org website was founded by tech entrepreneur Rob Glaser, was funded by the Progress for USA Political Action Committee, and is now a joint project with Mother Jones, a progressive media outlet. A source “familiar with the congressional investigations” told the Atlantic that on that same day, Trump Jr. emailed other Trump campaign senior officials, said WikiLeaks had made contact, and forwarded the email to then-campaign press secretary Hope Hicks. WikiLeaks reached out to Trump Jr. again on October 3, 2016, asking Trump Jr. to “comment on / push this story,” referring to a story featuring a remark Hillary Clinton made suggesting the U.S. “drone” WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Trump Jr. responded about an hour-and-a-half later, stating, “Already did that earlier today. It’s amazing what she can get away with.” He then asked, “What’s behind this Wednesday leak I keep reading about?” That was the last time Trump Jr. responded to the WikiLeaks account. The intelligence assessment published four days later. WikiLeaks contacted Trump Jr. again until on October 12, 2016. The message said, “Great to see you and your dad talking about our publications” and suggested that his father tweet a link to the WikiLeaks database. There was no response from Trump Jr. The Atlantic updated its story after a Wall Street Journal reporter pointed out that 15 minutes after WikiLeaks sent that message, Trump tweeted, “Very little pick-up by the dishonest media of incredible information provided by WikiLeaks. So dishonest! Rigged system!” The article failed to point out that Trump had tweeted about WikiLeaks the day before, too, and again on October 16. Trump also tweeted about WikiLeaks months before, on July 23. The Atlantic also noted that two days later, on October 14, Trump Jr. tweeted the link WikiLeaks sent him, along with, “For those who have the time to read about all the corruption and hypocrisy all the @WikiLeaks emails are right here: http://wlsearch.tk/,” but there is no evidence that he did so only because WikiLeaks suggested it. The WikiLeaks account continued to message Trump Jr. but never got a response after October 3. The account on October 21, 2016, tried to convince Trump Jr. to release his father’s tax returns, arguing that they could come out anyway via a biased source. The account contacted Trump Jr. on Election Day suggesting that he contest the results if his father lost. A few days later, it wrote, “Wow” and warned that the Obama administration would try to delete records on the way out. It then contacted him on December 12, 2016, suggested that his father recommend that Australia appoint Assange as ambassador to the U.S. It contacted him again on January 6, April 26, and finally, on July 11, 2017, suggesting that he leak an email reported in the New York Times to the website, this related to his June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower. Trump Jr.’s attorney, Alan Futerfas, told the Atlantic that they have “voluntarily turned over thousands of documents” to congressional committees and had “no concerns” about the documents. “Putting aside the question as to why or by whom such documents, provided to Congress under promises of confidentiality, have been selectively leaked, we can say with confidence that we have no concerns about these documents and any questions raised about them have been easily answered in the appropriate forum,” he said.
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"Americans whose loved ones have been killed by illegal aliens expressed devastation on Thursday after illegal alien Jose Garcia Zarate was found not guilty of murdering 32-year-old Kate Steinle.",
"A jury found Jose Garcia Zarate “not guilty” on charges for the 2015 killing of Steinle. Zarate, previously using the alias Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, was found guilty on a charge of possessing a firearm. He previously admitted to killing Steinle and traveling to San Francisco for its sanctuary status. The young woman was walking on San Francisco’s Pier 14 with her father when she was shot in the back and killed. Her last words were pleas to her father for help as she died in his arms. Zarate had been convicted of seven felonies and deported five times at the time of Steinle’s death.",
"Sabine Durden, legal immigrant and mother of slain 911 operator Dominic Durden, wrote, “devastated &can’t believe NO GUILTY verdict. My heart cries w the Steinle family &all of us who know their pain.Illegals get away w murder.” She also replied to a tweet, calling the verdict not only an insult to “all Americans,” but also “legal immigrants.”",
"Mary Ann Mendoza, mother of slain police officer Brandon Mendoza, wrote, “A HUGE slap to all the faces of Americans killed by ILLEGAL CRIMINALS today. Where in the hell is the justice system headed?!? Protection for illegals and nothing for AMERICANS!!! We need to unite and fight this BS”",
"Just one day prior, Mendoza posted:",
"Jamiel Shaw Sr., father of murdered high schooler Jamiel Shaw Jr., initially responded with a call to “#BUILDTHEWALL NOW!!!!!” In one of several subsequent posts her wrote, “Like I said before We give them the American Dream, They give give us the American Nightmare #DeportIllegals the first time and we won’t have these problems.#JamielShaw #KateSteinle #BuildTheDamnWall #ScrewDACA”",
"#BUILDTHEWALL NOW!!!!!",
"Maureen Grossi Laquerre, sister of slain man Richard Grossi, was infuriated by the verdict, “OMG – I thought I was FLOORED yesterday…This is DISGUSTING and INFURIATING !!!”",
"Angie Morfin, mother of murdered young boy Reuben Morfin, wrote, “This makes me sick I got more justice from Mexico when Ruben was murdered by Ezequiel Mariscal.”",
"Steve Ronnebeck, father of murdered young man Grant Ronnebeck, wrote, “Absolutely stunned and sickened by the verdict out of San Francisco today. There is no justice for Kate Steinle or her family. There is no justice for any victim of illegal immigrant crime. This is a dangerous precedent people !!!!!!!! It is a sad and scary day!!!!!!”",
"Agnes Gibboney, mother of murdered American Ronald da Silva wrote, “When Mayors, County Sheriff and Governor Jerry Brown protects those breaking our laws and protects criminal illegal aliens, by putting them back on our streets, only puts the public safety at risk. They all HAVE BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS.”",
"Gibboney then spoke of her slain son Ronald, “Ronald my dear son, I am so sorry OUR COUNTRY did not give you a sanctuary city. I fear that in 2020 when the previously deported illegal alien who murdered my only son is released, will victimize another family.”",
"Angel family led advocacy group AVIAC posted, “A sad day in the fight against ILLEGAL ALIEN CRIMINALS in our country. When American lives are disregarded by our justice system, we have all got to start wondering, what is next ? Don’t wait for your family to be affected.”",
"Just before the verdict was announced, Laura Wilkerson, whose son Joshua Wilkerson was viciously murdered by an illegal alien “dreamer,” wrote, “Kate Steinle verdict coming up…. it better be right. 7 Felonies and her illegal alien murderer got out of jail, free to kill her. San Francisco sanctuary city.”",
"Kate Steinle’s brother told Fox News on Thursday that after the verdict “the family is processing as best they can.”"
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Kate Steinle Murder Verdict: Angel Families ‘Devastated’ by ‘HUGE Slap’ in the Face
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Americans whose loved ones have been killed by illegal aliens expressed devastation on Thursday after illegal alien Jose Garcia Zarate was found not guilty of murdering 32-year-old Kate Steinle. A jury found Jose Garcia Zarate “not guilty” on charges for the 2015 killing of Steinle. Zarate, previously using the alias Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, was found guilty on a charge of possessing a firearm. He previously admitted to killing Steinle and traveling to San Francisco for its sanctuary status. The young woman was walking on San Francisco’s Pier 14 with her father when she was shot in the back and killed. Her last words were pleas to her father for help as she died in his arms. Zarate had been convicted of seven felonies and deported five times at the time of Steinle’s death. Sabine Durden, legal immigrant and mother of slain 911 operator Dominic Durden, wrote, “devastated &can’t believe NO GUILTY verdict. My heart cries w the Steinle family &all of us who know their pain.Illegals get away w murder.” She also replied to a tweet, calling the verdict not only an insult to “all Americans,” but also “legal immigrants.” Mary Ann Mendoza, mother of slain police officer Brandon Mendoza, wrote, “A HUGE slap to all the faces of Americans killed by ILLEGAL CRIMINALS today. Where in the hell is the justice system headed?!? Protection for illegals and nothing for AMERICANS!!! We need to unite and fight this BS” Just one day prior, Mendoza posted: Jamiel Shaw Sr., father of murdered high schooler Jamiel Shaw Jr., initially responded with a call to “#BUILDTHEWALL NOW!!!!!” In one of several subsequent posts her wrote, “Like I said before We give them the American Dream, They give give us the American Nightmare #DeportIllegals the first time and we won’t have these problems.#JamielShaw #KateSteinle #BuildTheDamnWall #ScrewDACA” #BUILDTHEWALL NOW!!!!! Maureen Grossi Laquerre, sister of slain man Richard Grossi, was infuriated by the verdict, “OMG – I thought I was FLOORED yesterday…This is DISGUSTING and INFURIATING !!!” Angie Morfin, mother of murdered young boy Reuben Morfin, wrote, “This makes me sick I got more justice from Mexico when Ruben was murdered by Ezequiel Mariscal.” Steve Ronnebeck, father of murdered young man Grant Ronnebeck, wrote, “Absolutely stunned and sickened by the verdict out of San Francisco today. There is no justice for Kate Steinle or her family. There is no justice for any victim of illegal immigrant crime. This is a dangerous precedent people !!!!!!!! It is a sad and scary day!!!!!!” Agnes Gibboney, mother of murdered American Ronald da Silva wrote, “When Mayors, County Sheriff and Governor Jerry Brown protects those breaking our laws and protects criminal illegal aliens, by putting them back on our streets, only puts the public safety at risk. They all HAVE BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS.” Gibboney then spoke of her slain son Ronald, “Ronald my dear son, I am so sorry OUR COUNTRY did not give you a sanctuary city. I fear that in 2020 when the previously deported illegal alien who murdered my only son is released, will victimize another family.” Angel family led advocacy group AVIAC posted, “A sad day in the fight against ILLEGAL ALIEN CRIMINALS in our country. When American lives are disregarded by our justice system, we have all got to start wondering, what is next ? Don’t wait for your family to be affected.” Just before the verdict was announced, Laura Wilkerson, whose son Joshua Wilkerson was viciously murdered by an illegal alien “dreamer,” wrote, “Kate Steinle verdict coming up…. it better be right. 7 Felonies and her illegal alien murderer got out of jail, free to kill her. San Francisco sanctuary city.” Kate Steinle’s brother told Fox News on Thursday that after the verdict “the family is processing as best they can.”
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"UPDATE: The Associated Press appeared to confirm these reports later, saying Kushner is the “very senior” official named in Flynn’s guilty plea.",
"BREAKING: AP source: Jared Kushner is 'very senior' Trump transition official who directed Flynn to contact Russians on UN vote.",
"The original story follows below:",
"Reports in multiple outlets Friday claim White House Advisor and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner is responsible for directing then-candidate for National Security Advisor Micheal Flynn to make the phone call about which he later lied to the FBI.",
"UPDATE: The Associated Press appeared to confirm these reports later, saying Kushner is the “very senior” official named in Flynn’s guilty plea.",
"BREAKING: AP source: Jared Kushner is 'very senior' Trump transition official who directed Flynn to contact Russians on UN vote.",
"Bloomberg News cites “[t]wo former officials with the Trump transition team” claiming that Flynn was acting on Kushner’s say-so when he called diplomatic officials of other United Nations Security Council members, including Russia, and asked them to delay an expected vote condemning Israeli settlements.",
"“On or about December 22, 2016, Flynn did not ask the Russian Ambassador to delay the vote on or defeat a pending United Nations Security Council resolution,” reads one of the statements to the FBI that Flynn has now admitted is false, pleading guilty to a felony in the process.",
"Flynn, according to these sources, did make such a call, and he did so because Jared asked him to intervene to prevent the Security Counsel vote coming up while Barack Obama was still president. The Obama administration had made clear its intention to abstain from the vote after a 36-year-long U.S. policy of vetoing condemnations of Israel’s settlements, despite President-elect Trump’s stated opposition. Obama’s Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power did, in fact, abstain, allowing the resolution to pass in a major international embarrassment for Israel.",
"At the time a senior Israeli official told Breitbart News:",
"President Obama and Secretary Kerry are behind this shameful move against Israel at the UN. The US administration secretly cooked up with the Palestinians an extreme anti Israeli resolution behind Israel’s back which would be a tailwind for terror and boycotts and effectively make the Western Wall occupied Palestinian territory.",
"“Jared called Flynn and told him you need to get on the phone to every member of the Security Council and tell them to delay the vote,” Buzzfeed News quotes a source that may be the same as those cited by Bloomberg.",
"Kushner allegedly called Flynn at the Trump transition team’s headquarters in Washington, DC, claiming that “this was a top priority for the president.” Flynn then told the room that “the president wants this done ASAP.”",
"Kushner’s lawyers responded to neither Bloomberg or Buzzfeed’s requests for comment.",
"If the sources cited in these reports are correct, they would represent yet another example of the president’s son-in-law playing a central role in a major setback for the administration. Kushner’s tenure at the White House has included a series of missteps that have undermined the administration’s credibility and effectiveness.",
"Referred to in his family’s investment materials as “Mr. Perfect” and one half of “Javanka,” along with first daughter Ivanka Trump, Kushner is reportedly taking a smaller and smaller role in the White House after initially being given a massive, wide-reaching portfolio. A Friday Reuters report suggested he may be on the way out of the administration after tax reform is passed."
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Reports: Jared Kushner Ordered the Call That Sunk Michael Flynn
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| 2017-12-01
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UPDATE: The Associated Press appeared to confirm these reports later, saying Kushner is the “very senior” official named in Flynn’s guilty plea. BREAKING: AP source: Jared Kushner is 'very senior' Trump transition official who directed Flynn to contact Russians on UN vote. The original story follows below: Reports in multiple outlets Friday claim White House Advisor and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner is responsible for directing then-candidate for National Security Advisor Micheal Flynn to make the phone call about which he later lied to the FBI. UPDATE: The Associated Press appeared to confirm these reports later, saying Kushner is the “very senior” official named in Flynn’s guilty plea. BREAKING: AP source: Jared Kushner is 'very senior' Trump transition official who directed Flynn to contact Russians on UN vote. Bloomberg News cites “[t]wo former officials with the Trump transition team” claiming that Flynn was acting on Kushner’s say-so when he called diplomatic officials of other United Nations Security Council members, including Russia, and asked them to delay an expected vote condemning Israeli settlements. “On or about December 22, 2016, Flynn did not ask the Russian Ambassador to delay the vote on or defeat a pending United Nations Security Council resolution,” reads one of the statements to the FBI that Flynn has now admitted is false, pleading guilty to a felony in the process. Flynn, according to these sources, did make such a call, and he did so because Jared asked him to intervene to prevent the Security Counsel vote coming up while Barack Obama was still president. The Obama administration had made clear its intention to abstain from the vote after a 36-year-long U.S. policy of vetoing condemnations of Israel’s settlements, despite President-elect Trump’s stated opposition. Obama’s Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power did, in fact, abstain, allowing the resolution to pass in a major international embarrassment for Israel. At the time a senior Israeli official told Breitbart News: President Obama and Secretary Kerry are behind this shameful move against Israel at the UN. The US administration secretly cooked up with the Palestinians an extreme anti Israeli resolution behind Israel’s back which would be a tailwind for terror and boycotts and effectively make the Western Wall occupied Palestinian territory. “Jared called Flynn and told him you need to get on the phone to every member of the Security Council and tell them to delay the vote,” Buzzfeed News quotes a source that may be the same as those cited by Bloomberg. Kushner allegedly called Flynn at the Trump transition team’s headquarters in Washington, DC, claiming that “this was a top priority for the president.” Flynn then told the room that “the president wants this done ASAP.” Kushner’s lawyers responded to neither Bloomberg or Buzzfeed’s requests for comment. If the sources cited in these reports are correct, they would represent yet another example of the president’s son-in-law playing a central role in a major setback for the administration. Kushner’s tenure at the White House has included a series of missteps that have undermined the administration’s credibility and effectiveness. Referred to in his family’s investment materials as “Mr. Perfect” and one half of “Javanka,” along with first daughter Ivanka Trump, Kushner is reportedly taking a smaller and smaller role in the White House after initially being given a massive, wide-reaching portfolio. A Friday Reuters report suggested he may be on the way out of the administration after tax reform is passed.
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"A new Washington Post poll of likely voters in the Alabama U.S. Senate race that shows liberal Democrat Doug Jones with a three-point lead over conservative Republican Roy Moore, 50 percent to 47 percent, was based on a methodology that includes an oversampling of Democrat voters.",
"This sample, which includes only seven percent more Republicans than Democrats (R +7), is not reflective of how Alabamians have voted in recent elections.",
"In 2016, for instance, President Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in Alabama by 28 points, 63 percent to 35 percent.",
"The Fox News Poll released on November 16 showing Jones up by eight points contained a similarly disproportionate Democrat sampling, as Breitbart News reported:",
"The Fox News Poll sample of 649 likely voters included 48 percent Republicans, 42 percent Democrats, and ten percent independents, which appears to be an unusual oversampling of Democrats and undersampling of Republicans.",
"Another unusual aspect of the Fox News Poll released on Thursday that shows Democrat Jones with an eight point lead over Moore is that it appears to contain a sample of Alabama likely voters in which 51 percent voted for Donald Trump and 48 percent voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential election.",
"The new Washington Post poll is the only one of the four polls included in the latest Real Clear Politics (RCP) Average of Polls (which shows Moore with a 2.5 point lead over Jones) that shows Jones in the lead.",
"The Emerson Poll shows Moore with a six-point lead; JMC Analytics shows Moore with a five-point lead; and WBRC/Strategy Research shows Moore with a two-point lead.",
"According to its own methodological description, the Washington Post poll demonstrated how selectively respondents were moved into the likely voter category: “This Washington Post-Schar School poll was conducted by telephone November 27-30, 2017, among a random sample of 1,304 adults in the state of Alabama, including landline and cell phone respondents. The error margin is 3.5 points among the sample of 1,110 registered voters and 4.5 points among the sample of 739 likely voters. Sampling, dating collection, and tabulation were conducted by Abt Associates of Cambridge, Mass.”"
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Washington Post Poll of Alabama Senate Race Oversamples Democrats
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A new Washington Post poll of likely voters in the Alabama U.S. Senate race that shows liberal Democrat Doug Jones with a three-point lead over conservative Republican Roy Moore, 50 percent to 47 percent, was based on a methodology that includes an oversampling of Democrat voters. This sample, which includes only seven percent more Republicans than Democrats (R +7), is not reflective of how Alabamians have voted in recent elections. In 2016, for instance, President Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in Alabama by 28 points, 63 percent to 35 percent. The Fox News Poll released on November 16 showing Jones up by eight points contained a similarly disproportionate Democrat sampling, as Breitbart News reported: The Fox News Poll sample of 649 likely voters included 48 percent Republicans, 42 percent Democrats, and ten percent independents, which appears to be an unusual oversampling of Democrats and undersampling of Republicans. Another unusual aspect of the Fox News Poll released on Thursday that shows Democrat Jones with an eight point lead over Moore is that it appears to contain a sample of Alabama likely voters in which 51 percent voted for Donald Trump and 48 percent voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Presidential election. The new Washington Post poll is the only one of the four polls included in the latest Real Clear Politics (RCP) Average of Polls (which shows Moore with a 2.5 point lead over Jones) that shows Jones in the lead. The Emerson Poll shows Moore with a six-point lead; JMC Analytics shows Moore with a five-point lead; and WBRC/Strategy Research shows Moore with a two-point lead. According to its own methodological description, the Washington Post poll demonstrated how selectively respondents were moved into the likely voter category: “This Washington Post-Schar School poll was conducted by telephone November 27-30, 2017, among a random sample of 1,304 adults in the state of Alabama, including landline and cell phone respondents. The error margin is 3.5 points among the sample of 1,110 registered voters and 4.5 points among the sample of 739 likely voters. Sampling, dating collection, and tabulation were conducted by Abt Associates of Cambridge, Mass.”
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"President Donald Trump and Republicans will score an historic victory by likely passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act this week, the largest tax cut legislation in decades.",
"Speaker Paul Ryan scheduled the House to vote on the final version Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Tuesday.",
"House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) said on Sunday, “We are on the 1-yard line and we intend to punch it in in a good strong way on Tuesday.”",
"Brady added, “And this means Americans on April 15, that will be the last time Americans have to file under this horrible broken tax code, so there is a lot to be happy about.”",
"The Senate will likely vote on the bill later this week even as Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) continue to recover from their respective illnesses. Republicans gained a presumptive majority in the Senate last week as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced that he will vote for the tax bill after Republicans expanded the child tax credit and when Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) also revealed that he will vote for the tax bill. Corker previously voted against the bill’s passage earlier this month, arguing that the bill increased the deficit too much.",
"Republicans unveiled the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act last Friday after reconciling the differences between the House and Senate drafts.",
"The Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act features massive tax cuts for middle-class families and small businesses and repeals Obamacare’s individual mandate. The final version of the Republican tax legislation reduces the corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent, opens up the Artic Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling, and doubles the standard deducation for indiviudals and married couples.",
"President Donald Trump said that passing the tax reform bill would ensure a “Merry Christmas” for the country.",
"President Trump tweeted on Sunday, “As a candidate, I promised we would pass a massive TAX CUT for the everyday working American families who are the backbone and the heartbeat of our country. Now, we are just days away.”"
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President Trump, Republicans Poised for Historic Tax Reform Victory This Week
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President Donald Trump and Republicans will score an historic victory by likely passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act this week, the largest tax cut legislation in decades. Speaker Paul Ryan scheduled the House to vote on the final version Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Tuesday. House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) said on Sunday, “We are on the 1-yard line and we intend to punch it in in a good strong way on Tuesday.” Brady added, “And this means Americans on April 15, that will be the last time Americans have to file under this horrible broken tax code, so there is a lot to be happy about.” The Senate will likely vote on the bill later this week even as Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) continue to recover from their respective illnesses. Republicans gained a presumptive majority in the Senate last week as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced that he will vote for the tax bill after Republicans expanded the child tax credit and when Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) also revealed that he will vote for the tax bill. Corker previously voted against the bill’s passage earlier this month, arguing that the bill increased the deficit too much. Republicans unveiled the final version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act last Friday after reconciling the differences between the House and Senate drafts. The Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act features massive tax cuts for middle-class families and small businesses and repeals Obamacare’s individual mandate. The final version of the Republican tax legislation reduces the corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent, opens up the Artic Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling, and doubles the standard deducation for indiviudals and married couples. President Donald Trump said that passing the tax reform bill would ensure a “Merry Christmas” for the country. President Trump tweeted on Sunday, “As a candidate, I promised we would pass a massive TAX CUT for the everyday working American families who are the backbone and the heartbeat of our country. Now, we are just days away.”
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"Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Senate’s oldest currently sitting senator, blamed a “bad cold” that might have impaired her mental faculties, leading to her releasing Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson’s testimony without giving Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) advanced notice.",
"Feinstein told NBC News, “The one regret I have is that I should have spoke with Senator Grassley before. And I don’t make an excuse but I’ve had a bad cold and maybe that slowed down my mental facilities [sic] a little bit.”",
"On Thursday Feinstein told reporters that she denied claims that she said she was “pressured” to release the Simpson transcript.",
"“I made no statement to that effect,” Feinstein said.",
"Reporters then rebuked her, suggesting that reporters have recordings of her arguing that she was “pressured.” The California senator replied, ” I don’t believe there are. I don’t believe I said that.”",
"“It appears in one place, and I saw it, and I’m just telling you, you asked me the question, and the question is, it’s not correct,” Feinstein added.",
"Just asked Feinstein about her comment yesterday about being \"pressured\" to release the Simpson transcript.",
"\"I made no statement to that effect,\" she said.",
"\"I don't believe there are. I don't believe I said that.\"",
"Sen. Feinstein, 84, already plans to run for a fifth full term that would last until she is 91. California States Senate President Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) will run against Sen. Dianne Feinstein in 2018 in the Senate midterm elections.",
"Feinstein published the Fusion GPS co-founder’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee shortly after a bipartisan meeting at the White House to discuss a potential solution for the beneficiaries of the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)program, which President Trump has ended, effective March 6.",
"Sen. Feinstein told reporters on Wednesday, “I meant to tell him, and I didn’t have a chance to tell him, and that concerns me. I just got pressured, and I didn’t do it.”",
"The California Democrat rejected a tweet by President Trump earlier Thursday suggesting that she broke the law by releasing Simpson’s testimony.",
"The fact that Sneaky Dianne Feinstein, who has on numerous occasions stated that collusion between Trump/Russia has not been found, would release testimony in such an underhanded and possibly illegal way, totally without authorization, is a disgrace. Must have tough Primary!",
"“I didn’t do anything illegal. … That transcript has become so abused that time has come for people to take a look at it,” Feinstein added.",
"Sen. Feinstein released Simpson’s testimony on Tuesday despite Grassley’s opposition. Simpson had requested that the testimony be released in a New York Times op-ed.",
"Feinstein said in a statement, “The American people deserve the opportunity to see what he said and judge for themselves. The innuendo and misinformation circulating about the transcript are part of a deeply troubling effort to undermine the investigation into potential collusion and obstruction of justice.”"
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein Blames ‘Bad Cold’ for Why She Released Fusion GPS Testimony
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Senate’s oldest currently sitting senator, blamed a “bad cold” that might have impaired her mental faculties, leading to her releasing Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson’s testimony without giving Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) advanced notice. Feinstein told NBC News, “The one regret I have is that I should have spoke with Senator Grassley before. And I don’t make an excuse but I’ve had a bad cold and maybe that slowed down my mental facilities [sic] a little bit.” On Thursday Feinstein told reporters that she denied claims that she said she was “pressured” to release the Simpson transcript. “I made no statement to that effect,” Feinstein said. Reporters then rebuked her, suggesting that reporters have recordings of her arguing that she was “pressured.” The California senator replied, ” I don’t believe there are. I don’t believe I said that.” “It appears in one place, and I saw it, and I’m just telling you, you asked me the question, and the question is, it’s not correct,” Feinstein added. Just asked Feinstein about her comment yesterday about being "pressured" to release the Simpson transcript. "I made no statement to that effect," she said. "I don't believe there are. I don't believe I said that." Sen. Feinstein, 84, already plans to run for a fifth full term that would last until she is 91. California States Senate President Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) will run against Sen. Dianne Feinstein in 2018 in the Senate midterm elections. Feinstein published the Fusion GPS co-founder’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee shortly after a bipartisan meeting at the White House to discuss a potential solution for the beneficiaries of the Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)program, which President Trump has ended, effective March 6. Sen. Feinstein told reporters on Wednesday, “I meant to tell him, and I didn’t have a chance to tell him, and that concerns me. I just got pressured, and I didn’t do it.” The California Democrat rejected a tweet by President Trump earlier Thursday suggesting that she broke the law by releasing Simpson’s testimony. The fact that Sneaky Dianne Feinstein, who has on numerous occasions stated that collusion between Trump/Russia has not been found, would release testimony in such an underhanded and possibly illegal way, totally without authorization, is a disgrace. Must have tough Primary! “I didn’t do anything illegal. … That transcript has become so abused that time has come for people to take a look at it,” Feinstein added. Sen. Feinstein released Simpson’s testimony on Tuesday despite Grassley’s opposition. Simpson had requested that the testimony be released in a New York Times op-ed. Feinstein said in a statement, “The American people deserve the opportunity to see what he said and judge for themselves. The innuendo and misinformation circulating about the transcript are part of a deeply troubling effort to undermine the investigation into potential collusion and obstruction of justice.”
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"President Donald Trump accused top leadership of politicizing the FBI and the Justice Department but signaled support for the “rank and file” agents.",
"“The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have politicized the sacred investigative process in favor of Democrats and against Republicans – something which would have been unthinkable just a short time ago,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Rank & File are great people!”",
"Trump made his comment on Friday, as the FBI braced for the release of the classified House Intelligence Committee memo drafted by Republican Chairman Devin Nunes. The four-page memo is expected to reveal improper surveillance practices by agents at the FBI and the Justice Department.",
"FBI director Christopher Wray has told the Trump administration that he opposes the release of the memo — even after House Republicans on the intelligence committee voted to make it public.",
"Trump also quoted Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton, who claimed that the Democrats used the Fusion GPS dossier to convince the Obama administration to spy on the Trump campaign."
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Trump: FBI, DOJ 'Politicized Sacred Investigative Process in Favor of Democrats'
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President Donald Trump accused top leadership of politicizing the FBI and the Justice Department but signaled support for the “rank and file” agents. “The top Leadership and Investigators of the FBI and the Justice Department have politicized the sacred investigative process in favor of Democrats and against Republicans – something which would have been unthinkable just a short time ago,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Rank & File are great people!” Trump made his comment on Friday, as the FBI braced for the release of the classified House Intelligence Committee memo drafted by Republican Chairman Devin Nunes. The four-page memo is expected to reveal improper surveillance practices by agents at the FBI and the Justice Department. FBI director Christopher Wray has told the Trump administration that he opposes the release of the memo — even after House Republicans on the intelligence committee voted to make it public. Trump also quoted Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton, who claimed that the Democrats used the Fusion GPS dossier to convince the Obama administration to spy on the Trump campaign.
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"For months and months, our fake news media have been freaking out over a meeting Donald Trump Jr. took with a Russian lawyer in the hopes of getting some dirt on Hillary Clinton. Again and again, we have been told that this is the smoking gun of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. Of course, that is nonsense. Moreover, Don Jr. and the others in attendance caught on to the scheme within a few minutes, and as far as we now know, that was the end of that.",
"Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of others, who actually have colluded with the Russians as a means to dig up dirt on Trump.",
"Here are seven American politicians and institutions who have or are at least suspected of colluding with the Russians as a means to destroy President Trump.",
"Although the far-left New York Times is desperately hoping to control the explosion of this bombshell by shrouding it in a laughable story about the CIA trying to retrieve stolen National Security Agency cyber-weapons, the anti-Trump outlet is still forced to report that after “months of secret negotiations, a shadowy Russian bilked American spies out of $100,000 last year, promising to deliver stolen National Security Agency cyberweapons in a deal that he insisted would also include compromising material on President Trump, according to American and European intelligence officials.”",
"And that $100,000 was only supposed to be the first down payment towards a cool million.",
"The CIA was hoping for images of Trump urinating on hookers in Moscow hotel rooms. All they got was a 15-second clip of some guy in a hotel room talking to some women.",
"The payoff happened in September of last year.",
"In early 2017, Democrat Adam Schiff, the ranking member of House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (so you would think he would know better), thought he was colluding with Ukrainian officials to get compromising materials against Trump. The Ukrainian officials ended up being Russian pranksters. The best you can say about Schiff is that he colluded with Russians to make a horse’s ass of himself.",
"In March of last year, Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee, colluded with a lobbyist for a Russian oligarch to dig up dirt on Trump.",
"Naturally, because he has no spine, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) immediately ran to Warner’s defense. “Sen. Warner fully disclosed this to the committee four months ago,” the jellyfish tweeted. There is just one problem… If you look at the timeline, that “full disclosure” came a full seven months after the collusion occurred.",
"Rubio fired off another non-sequitur in Warner’s defense. “Has had zero impact on our work,” Rubio wrote, as though that means anything when it comes to the fact that Warner colluded with Russians to harm a sitting president and hid that information from the committee for more than a half-year.",
"Steele is the former British spy hired by the D.C.-based Fusion GPS to put together the phony Russian dossier that even disgraced former-FBI Director James Comey declared “salacious and unverified.”",
"To compile these lies, Steele reportedly worked directly with Kremlin officials:",
"How good were these sources? Consider what Steele would write in the memos he filed with Simpson: Source A—to use the careful nomenclature of his dossier—was “a senior Russian Foreign Ministry figure.” Source B was “a former top level intelligence officer still active in the Kremlin.” And both of these insiders, after “speaking to a trusted compatriot,” would claim that the Kremlin had spent years getting its hooks into Donald Trump.",
"In other words, Steele and Fusion GPS colluded with the Russians to manufacture lies about Trump. Steele then leaked those lies to a complicit media in the hopes of manipulating the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.",
"Fusion GPS also “spearheaded the campaign to undo the Magnitsky Act, American legislation imposing sanctions on Russian officials and other figures close to Vladimir Putin. Their work featured a smear campaign against the driving force behind the Magnitsky Act, financier William Browder.”",
"If successful, this Fusion GPS campaign would have been of great benefit to the Russian government and countless oligarchs who want the Magnitsky Act’s sanctions lifted.",
"Hillary’s 2016 presidential campaign hired Fusion GPS to put that dossier together. In other words, the Clinton campaign’s paid agents colluded with Kremlin officials to manufacture lies about Trump that would then be leaked to a complicit media in the hopes of manipulating the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.",
"The DNC hired the D.C.-based Fusion GPS to put that dossier together. In other words, the DNC’s paid agents colluded with Kremlin officials to manufacture lies about Trump that would then be leaked to a complicit media in the hopes of manipulating the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.",
"Our own FBI not only put Steele on the payroll, a guy who colluded with the Russians to manufacture lies about Trump, the FBI used lies and the dossier — including Kremlin lies — to obtain FISA warrants to spy on Trump campaign affiliates."
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Nolte: 7 Anti-Trump Politicians and Institutions Who Colluded with the Russians
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For months and months, our fake news media have been freaking out over a meeting Donald Trump Jr. took with a Russian lawyer in the hopes of getting some dirt on Hillary Clinton. Again and again, we have been told that this is the smoking gun of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. Of course, that is nonsense. Moreover, Don Jr. and the others in attendance caught on to the scheme within a few minutes, and as far as we now know, that was the end of that. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of others, who actually have colluded with the Russians as a means to dig up dirt on Trump. Here are seven American politicians and institutions who have or are at least suspected of colluding with the Russians as a means to destroy President Trump. Although the far-left New York Times is desperately hoping to control the explosion of this bombshell by shrouding it in a laughable story about the CIA trying to retrieve stolen National Security Agency cyber-weapons, the anti-Trump outlet is still forced to report that after “months of secret negotiations, a shadowy Russian bilked American spies out of $100,000 last year, promising to deliver stolen National Security Agency cyberweapons in a deal that he insisted would also include compromising material on President Trump, according to American and European intelligence officials.” And that $100,000 was only supposed to be the first down payment towards a cool million. The CIA was hoping for images of Trump urinating on hookers in Moscow hotel rooms. All they got was a 15-second clip of some guy in a hotel room talking to some women. The payoff happened in September of last year. In early 2017, Democrat Adam Schiff, the ranking member of House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (so you would think he would know better), thought he was colluding with Ukrainian officials to get compromising materials against Trump. The Ukrainian officials ended up being Russian pranksters. The best you can say about Schiff is that he colluded with Russians to make a horse’s ass of himself. In March of last year, Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee, colluded with a lobbyist for a Russian oligarch to dig up dirt on Trump. Naturally, because he has no spine, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) immediately ran to Warner’s defense. “Sen. Warner fully disclosed this to the committee four months ago,” the jellyfish tweeted. There is just one problem… If you look at the timeline, that “full disclosure” came a full seven months after the collusion occurred. Rubio fired off another non-sequitur in Warner’s defense. “Has had zero impact on our work,” Rubio wrote, as though that means anything when it comes to the fact that Warner colluded with Russians to harm a sitting president and hid that information from the committee for more than a half-year. Steele is the former British spy hired by the D.C.-based Fusion GPS to put together the phony Russian dossier that even disgraced former-FBI Director James Comey declared “salacious and unverified.” To compile these lies, Steele reportedly worked directly with Kremlin officials: How good were these sources? Consider what Steele would write in the memos he filed with Simpson: Source A—to use the careful nomenclature of his dossier—was “a senior Russian Foreign Ministry figure.” Source B was “a former top level intelligence officer still active in the Kremlin.” And both of these insiders, after “speaking to a trusted compatriot,” would claim that the Kremlin had spent years getting its hooks into Donald Trump. In other words, Steele and Fusion GPS colluded with the Russians to manufacture lies about Trump. Steele then leaked those lies to a complicit media in the hopes of manipulating the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Fusion GPS also “spearheaded the campaign to undo the Magnitsky Act, American legislation imposing sanctions on Russian officials and other figures close to Vladimir Putin. Their work featured a smear campaign against the driving force behind the Magnitsky Act, financier William Browder.” If successful, this Fusion GPS campaign would have been of great benefit to the Russian government and countless oligarchs who want the Magnitsky Act’s sanctions lifted. Hillary’s 2016 presidential campaign hired Fusion GPS to put that dossier together. In other words, the Clinton campaign’s paid agents colluded with Kremlin officials to manufacture lies about Trump that would then be leaked to a complicit media in the hopes of manipulating the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. The DNC hired the D.C.-based Fusion GPS to put that dossier together. In other words, the DNC’s paid agents colluded with Kremlin officials to manufacture lies about Trump that would then be leaked to a complicit media in the hopes of manipulating the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Our own FBI not only put Steele on the payroll, a guy who colluded with the Russians to manufacture lies about Trump, the FBI used lies and the dossier — including Kremlin lies — to obtain FISA warrants to spy on Trump campaign affiliates.
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"The day after the heinous attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, law enforcement officials indicated that alleged gunman Nikolas Cruz purchased his rifle legally.",
"This means Cruz passed a background check to acquire the firearm.",
"PIX 11 reports that Cruz purchased the gun “about a year ago.” Law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity told the Associated Press that the purchase was made at a Broward County, Florida, gun store.",
"USA Today reports that Cruz had “no criminal record” and, therefore, nothing to prevent him from passing a background check to acquire the gun.",
"This means Cruz joins a long list of mass public attackers who acquired their guns via background checks. Therefore, despite the left’s non-stop calls for more background checks, almost every mass public attacker of recent memory acquired his or her guns by passing one.",
"Here is a list of just some of the attackers who acquired their firearms by complying with background check requirements:",
"- the Virginia Tech attacker (April 16, 2007), and many others.",
"As the above list shows, background checks have proven impotent to stop determined attackers."
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Sources: Florida School Shooting Suspect Nikolas Cruz Likely Acquired Rifle Legally
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The day after the heinous attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, law enforcement officials indicated that alleged gunman Nikolas Cruz purchased his rifle legally. This means Cruz passed a background check to acquire the firearm. PIX 11 reports that Cruz purchased the gun “about a year ago.” Law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity told the Associated Press that the purchase was made at a Broward County, Florida, gun store. USA Today reports that Cruz had “no criminal record” and, therefore, nothing to prevent him from passing a background check to acquire the gun. This means Cruz joins a long list of mass public attackers who acquired their guns via background checks. Therefore, despite the left’s non-stop calls for more background checks, almost every mass public attacker of recent memory acquired his or her guns by passing one. Here is a list of just some of the attackers who acquired their firearms by complying with background check requirements: - the Virginia Tech attacker (April 16, 2007), and many others. As the above list shows, background checks have proven impotent to stop determined attackers.
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"Special counsel Robert Mueller rocked Washington, D.C., on Friday with the announcement of a new series of indictments of Russian agents who allegedly interfered with the U.S. presidential election in 2016.",
"The 37-page indictment contains a number of key revelations about the investigation, and for the first time U.S. government law enforcement authorities have in detail demonstrated the operations of a sophisticated Russian-run conspiracy complete with stunts, rallies, paid political advertisements, a fake social media presence, and falsified identities with which Russians pretended to be Americans and even communicated with “unwitting” members of the President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.",
"It also seems to disprove the notion that the Trump campaign engaged in collusion with the Russians, at least in this particular case, despite contacts these Russians allegedly had with Trump campaign officials and associates. But the latest Mueller indictment details the extent to which Russians aggressively sowed the seeds of chaos in American politics to push on behalf of Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders and against Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republicans Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.",
"President Trump says that this indictment vindicates him with regards to the Russia investigation, demonstrating that there was no collusion between his campaign and the Russians.",
"Russia started their anti-US campaign in 2014, long before I announced that I would run for President. The results of the election were not impacted. The Trump campaign did nothing wrong – no collusion!",
"While Trump is correct on that note that this indictment does not demonstrate collusion between his campaign and the Russians, the indictment does once and for all clearly demonstrate that the Russians engaged in a sophisticated effort to influence U.S. political events in 2016. It also leaves open the possibility of future action by Mueller, as evidenced by the language the special counsel used in the indictment–and the language used by Department of Justice officials rolling out the indictment for the press.",
"Bloomberg News cited a “person with knowledge” of Mueller’s investigation in a report on Friday afternoon to note that this indictment is just the beginning of actions to be expected and avenues to be explored by Mueller in the coming months ahead. Bloomberg’s Chris Strohm wrote.:",
"Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his prosecutors haven’t concluded their investigation into whether President Donald Trump or any of his associates helped Russia interfere in the 2016 election, according to a person with knowledge of the probe. Friday’s indictment of a St. Petersburg-based “troll farm” and 13 Russian nationals should be seen as a limited slice of a comprehensive investigation, the person said. Mueller’s work is expected to continue for months and also includes examining potential obstruction of justice by Trump, said the person, who requested anonymity to discuss an investigation that is largely confidential.",
"…knowingly and intentionally conspired with each other (and with persons known and unknown to the Grand Jury) to defraud the United States by impairing, obstructing, and defeating the lawful functions of the government through fraud and deceit for the purpose of interfering with the U.S. political and electoral processes, including the presidential election of 2016.",
"The scheme, the indictment alleges, began as far back as 2014 and continued until after the 2016 presidential election. U.S. intelligence authorities and officials say the Russians intend to engage in similar actions in 2018’s midterm elections here in the United States, and future elections thereafter.",
"While the indictment does not say how much money these Russian entities spent on this, it does say that Concord and Russian oligarch and Vladimir Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin “spent significant funds to further” the operations of Internet Research Agency and “to pay the remaining defendants” along with others not charged in this indictment but employed by Internet Research Agency.",
"In a Friday report filed from Saint Petersburg, the New York Times’ Neil MacFarqhuar noted that Prigozhin is a Russian oligarch with deep connections to Putin.",
"“Despite his humble, troubled youth, Mr. Prigozhin became one of Russia’s richest men, joining a charmed circle whose members often share one particular attribute: their proximity to President Vladimir V. Putin,” MacFarqhuar wrote. “The small club of loyalists who gain Mr. Putin’s trust often feast, as Mr. Prigozhin has, on enormous state contracts. In return, they are expected to provide other, darker services to the Kremlin as needed.”",
"Prigozhin himself, per the Times quoting him via Russian state media outlet Ria Novosti, responded to the indictment in dark terms.",
"“The Americans are very impressionable people, they see what they want to see,” Prigozhin said. “I have a lot of respect for them. I am not upset at all that I ended up on this list. If they want to see the devil, let them see him.”",
"The Mueller indictment alleges that these Russian actors engaged in paid and other social media efforts as well as staging political rallies and sowing discord in the United States using identity politics by propping up causes like Black Lives Matter, pro-Islamic causes, religious entities, and more. And they did it by posing as U.S. persons with falsified or stolen identities. The indictment reads:",
"Defendants, posing as U.S. persons and creating false U.S. personas, operated social media pages and groups designed to attract U.S. audiences. These groups and pages, which addressed divisive U.S. political and social issues, falsely claimed to be controlled by U.S. activists when, in fact they were controlled by Defendants. Defendants also used the stolen identities of real U.S. to post on ORGANIZATION-controlled social media accounts. Over time, these social media accounts became Defendants’ means to reach significant numbers of Americans for purposes of interfering with the U.S. political system, including the presidential election of 2016.” Some of these Russia-based Defendants, the indictment alleges, “traveled to the United States under false pretenses for the purpose of collecting intelligence” and obtained and “procured and used computer infrastructure” that was partially American-based “to hide the Russian origin of their activities and to avoid detection by U.S. regulators and law enforcement.",
"The indictment also details contacts that these Russians, posing as Americans with assumed or stolen identities, had multiple contacts with “unwitting” campaign officials with President Trump’s campaign.",
"Internet Research Agency, the indictment says, had a “strategic goal to sow discord in the U.S. political system” and that the Defendants “posted derogatory information about a number of candidates, and by early to mid-2016, Defendants’ operations included supporting the presidential campaign of then-candidate Donald J. Trump (‘Trump Campaign’) and disparaging Hillary Clinton.” The indictment reads:",
"Defendants made various expenditures to carry out those activities, including buying political advertisements on social media in the names of U.S. persons and entities. Defendants also stages political rallies inside the United States, and while posing as U.S. grassroots entities and U.S. persons, and without revealing their Russian identities and ORGANIZATION affiliation, solicited and compensated real U.S. persons to promote or disparage candidates. Some Defendants, posing as U.S. persons and without revealing their Russian association, communicated with unwitting individuals associated with the Trump Campaign and with other political activists to seek to coordinate political activities.",
"Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing Mueller’s investigation after the recusal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, said in a press appearance announcing these indictments that no real U.S. persons who communicated with these fake U.S. persons who were really Russians actually knew that they were talking with Russians about these activities. Presumably, Rosenstein’s comments would include the various Trump campaign officials and associates who were in contact with them. Rosenstein said at the press conference:",
"There is no allegation in this indictment that any American had any knowledge, and the nature of the scheme was the Defendants took extraordinary steps to make it appear as though they were ordinary American political activists even going so far as to base their activities on a virtual private network based here in the United States. If anybody traced it back to that first jump, they would appear to be Americans.",
"Rosenstein also said there is nothing in this indictment that suggests that the outcome of the election was impacted. “There is no allegation in the indictment of any effect on the outcome of the election,” Rosenstein said.",
"But the allegation does detail a sophisticated scheme by which Russians tried to influence the American political discourse at such a volatile time in U.S. politics—and that they did it through “fraud and deceit” by “making expenditures in connection with the 2016 U.S. presidential election without proper regulatory disclosure” and “failing to register as foreign agents carrying out political activities within the United States” as well as “obtaining visas through false and fraudulent statements.”",
"The indicted Russian organization Internet Research Agency allegedly created a team of “specialists” who were “tasked to create social media accounts that appeared to be operated by U.S. persons” then “divided into day-shift and night-shift hours and instructed to make posts in accordance with the appropriate U.S. time zone.” Internet Research Agency also allegedly “circulated lists of U.S. holidays so that specialists could develop and post appropriate account activity” and that said specialists were “instructed to write about topics germane to the United States such as U.S. foreign policy and U.S. economic issues.”",
"They created social media groups designed to enflame the fringes of American society, including pushing Black Lives Matter, immigration control, religious groups, and certain geographic areas inside the United States. Examples cited in the indictment include accounts called things like Blacktivist, United Muslims of America, Army of Jesus, Secured Borders, South United, and Heart of Texas.",
"“By 2016, the size of many ORGANIZATION-controlled groups had grown to hundreds of thousands of online followers,” the indictment says.",
"The Defendants also allegedly bought social media ads starting in or around 2015 designed to promote their controlled entities, “spending thousands of U.S. dollars every month.” They falsely made a Twitter account called @TEN_GOP to make it appear as though they were the Republican Party of Tennessee, a major political party in a U.S. State.",
"As Rosenstein detailed in the press conference, the indictment also explains how the Russians allegedly hid their Russian identities by buying “space on computer servers located inside the United States in order to set up virtual private networks (‘VPNs’).”",
"“Defendants and their co-conspirators connected from Russia to the U.S.-based infrastructure by way of these VPNs and conducted activity inside the United States—including accessing online social media accounts, opening new accounts, and communicating with real U.S. persons—while masking the Russian origin and control of the activity,” the indictment says.",
"They also stole U.S. persons’ identities—or used stolen identities—to engage in this scheme so they could create PayPal accounts. The indictment says:",
"In or around 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators also used, possessed, and transferred, without lawful authority, the social security numbers and dates of birth of real U.S. persons without those persons’ knowledge or consent. Using these means of identification, Defendants and their co-conspirators opened account at PayPal, a digital payment service provider; created false means of identification, including fake driver’s licenses; and posted on ORGANIZATION-controlled social media accounts using the identities of these U.S. victims. Defendants and their co-conspirators also obtained, and attempted to obtain, false identification documents to use as proof of identity in connection with maintaining accounts and purchasing advertisements on social media sites.",
"Regarding the 2016 election, the Defendants’ efforts began per the indictment as far back as 2014—and over time became clearer as to their intentions. “They engaged in operations primarily intended to communicate derogatory information about Hillary Clinton, to denigrate other candidates such as Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, and to support Bernie Sanders and then-candidate Donald Trump,” the indictment says.",
"In line-item number 45 on page 17 of the indictment, it says that the Russians “also used false U.S. personas to communicate with unwitting members, volunteers, and supporters of the Trump Campaign involved in local community outreach, as well as grassroots groups that supported then-candidate Trump.”",
"“These individuals [the American Trump backers referenced] and entities at times distributed the ORGANIZATION’s materials through their own accounts via retweets, reposts, and similar means,” the indictment says. “Defendants and their co-conspirators then monitored the propagation of content through such participants.”",
"In addition, via an Instagram account controlled by the Russian Internet Research Agency called “Woke Blacks,” in the weeks before the general election the account encouraged American minorities not to vote at all. Another Russian-controlled Instagram account called “Blacktivist” urged black people to vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein, something that would hurt Hillary Clinton’s chances. And in early November 2016, the indictment says a Russian controlled “United Muslims of America” account encouraged Muslims not to vote for Clinton.",
"The indictment also says that the Russians from April 2016 through November 2016, while using false identities, “began to produce, purchase, and post advertisements on U.S. social media and other online sites expressly advocating for the election of then-candidate Trump or expressly opposing Clinton.”",
"“Defendants and their co-conspirators did not report their expenditures to the Federal Election Commission, or register as foreign agents with the U.S. Department of Justice,” the indictment says about the ads.",
"In addition, to pay for the ads, the Russians “established various Russian bank accounts and credit cards, often registered in the names of fictitious U.S. personas created and used by the ORGANIZATION on social media.” They also allegedly used PayPal accounts.",
"The ads, several examples of which are detailed on line-item number 50 in the indictment on page number 20, are expressly political pleas to vote for Trump or oppose Clinton.",
"Perhaps even more significantly, the indictment alleges that these Russian operatives engaged in the staging of political rallies in the United States to further their objectives, starting approximately in June 2016.",
"“To conceal the fact that they were based in Russia, Defendants and their co-conspirators promoted these rallies while pretending to be U.S. grassroots activists who were located in the United States but were unable to meet or participate in person,” the indictment says, adding that the Russians used their social media presence and contacts at they had spent years building to promote the rallies.",
"One particularly interesting tidbit comes on line-item 53 on page 21, where it says the Russian-controlled group “United Muslims of America” promoted a rally titled: “Support Hillary. Save American Muslims,” a July 9, 2016 rally in Washington, D.C.",
"“Defendants and their co-conspirators recruited a real U.S. person to hold a sign depicting Clinton and a quote attributed to her stating ‘I think Sharia Law will be a powerful new direction of freedom,’” the indictment says. “Within three weeks, on or about July 26, 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators posted on the same Facebook page that Muslim voters were ‘between Hillary Clinton and a hard place.’”",
"In June, July, and August 2016, the indictment says, other pro-Trump Russian-controlled social media accounts organized and promoted a variety of pro-Trump or anti-Clinton rallies in New York and “offered money to certain U.S. persons to cover rally expenses.”",
"They also pushed to create pro-Trump rallies in Florida around this time, and in Pennsylvania. Then, after the election, the Russians organized rallies for and against then-President-elect Donald Trump.",
"In the case of the Florida efforts, the indictment details how the Russians created a false U.S. persona named “Matt Skiber” in August 2016 to communicate with real people connected with the Trump campaign. The indictment says:",
"On or about August 15, 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators received an email at one of their false U.S. persona accounts from a real U.S. person, a Florida-based political activist identified as the ‘Chair of the Trump Campaign’ in a particular Florida county. The activist identified two additional sites in Florida for possible rallies. Defendants and their co-conspirators subsequently used their false U.S. persona accounts to communicate with the activist about logistics and an additional rally in Florida.",
"The Russians then allegedly used an Instagram account they controlled to buy ads to push the rally. The indictment continues:",
"In the email, which is partially quoted, the Russian posing an American writes to the unidentified unassuming Trump campaign official that they are organizing a rally on Aug. 20, 2016, to support Trump. The Russian wrote:",
"Let us introduce ourselves first. ‘Being Patriotic’ is a grassroots conservative online movement trying to unite people offline… [W]e gained a huge lot of followers and decided to somehow help Mr. Trump get elected. You know, simple yelling on the Internet is not enough. There should be real action. We organized rallies in New York before. Now we’re focusing on purple states such as Florida.",
"The email, per the indictment, identifies “thirteen ‘confirmed locations’ in Florida for the rallies and requested the campaign provide ‘assistance in each location.’”",
"They also sent money via wire transfer to a separate U.S. person “to build a cage large enough to hold an actress depicting Clinton in a prison uniform” then communicated again with a second Trump campaign official via official email—and then the Russians used the fake “Matt Skiber” Facebook account to communicate with a real third Trump campaign official in Florida. The indictment then details several other rallies in Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania that the fake Russians helped organize, including payment via interstate wire transfer for costs.",
"That all is part of count one in the indictment, Conspiracy to Defraud the United States. Count two, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Bank Fraud, as well as counts three through eight—all Aggravated Identity Theft charges—all build upon many of the revelations in the first part of the indictment."
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Special counsel Robert Mueller rocked Washington, D.C., on Friday with the announcement of a new series of indictments of Russian agents who allegedly interfered with the U.S. presidential election in 2016. The 37-page indictment contains a number of key revelations about the investigation, and for the first time U.S. government law enforcement authorities have in detail demonstrated the operations of a sophisticated Russian-run conspiracy complete with stunts, rallies, paid political advertisements, a fake social media presence, and falsified identities with which Russians pretended to be Americans and even communicated with “unwitting” members of the President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. It also seems to disprove the notion that the Trump campaign engaged in collusion with the Russians, at least in this particular case, despite contacts these Russians allegedly had with Trump campaign officials and associates. But the latest Mueller indictment details the extent to which Russians aggressively sowed the seeds of chaos in American politics to push on behalf of Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders and against Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republicans Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. President Trump says that this indictment vindicates him with regards to the Russia investigation, demonstrating that there was no collusion between his campaign and the Russians. Russia started their anti-US campaign in 2014, long before I announced that I would run for President. The results of the election were not impacted. The Trump campaign did nothing wrong – no collusion! While Trump is correct on that note that this indictment does not demonstrate collusion between his campaign and the Russians, the indictment does once and for all clearly demonstrate that the Russians engaged in a sophisticated effort to influence U.S. political events in 2016. It also leaves open the possibility of future action by Mueller, as evidenced by the language the special counsel used in the indictment–and the language used by Department of Justice officials rolling out the indictment for the press. Bloomberg News cited a “person with knowledge” of Mueller’s investigation in a report on Friday afternoon to note that this indictment is just the beginning of actions to be expected and avenues to be explored by Mueller in the coming months ahead. Bloomberg’s Chris Strohm wrote.: Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his prosecutors haven’t concluded their investigation into whether President Donald Trump or any of his associates helped Russia interfere in the 2016 election, according to a person with knowledge of the probe. Friday’s indictment of a St. Petersburg-based “troll farm” and 13 Russian nationals should be seen as a limited slice of a comprehensive investigation, the person said. Mueller’s work is expected to continue for months and also includes examining potential obstruction of justice by Trump, said the person, who requested anonymity to discuss an investigation that is largely confidential. …knowingly and intentionally conspired with each other (and with persons known and unknown to the Grand Jury) to defraud the United States by impairing, obstructing, and defeating the lawful functions of the government through fraud and deceit for the purpose of interfering with the U.S. political and electoral processes, including the presidential election of 2016. The scheme, the indictment alleges, began as far back as 2014 and continued until after the 2016 presidential election. U.S. intelligence authorities and officials say the Russians intend to engage in similar actions in 2018’s midterm elections here in the United States, and future elections thereafter. While the indictment does not say how much money these Russian entities spent on this, it does say that Concord and Russian oligarch and Vladimir Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin “spent significant funds to further” the operations of Internet Research Agency and “to pay the remaining defendants” along with others not charged in this indictment but employed by Internet Research Agency. In a Friday report filed from Saint Petersburg, the New York Times’ Neil MacFarqhuar noted that Prigozhin is a Russian oligarch with deep connections to Putin. “Despite his humble, troubled youth, Mr. Prigozhin became one of Russia’s richest men, joining a charmed circle whose members often share one particular attribute: their proximity to President Vladimir V. Putin,” MacFarqhuar wrote. “The small club of loyalists who gain Mr. Putin’s trust often feast, as Mr. Prigozhin has, on enormous state contracts. In return, they are expected to provide other, darker services to the Kremlin as needed.” Prigozhin himself, per the Times quoting him via Russian state media outlet Ria Novosti, responded to the indictment in dark terms. “The Americans are very impressionable people, they see what they want to see,” Prigozhin said. “I have a lot of respect for them. I am not upset at all that I ended up on this list. If they want to see the devil, let them see him.” The Mueller indictment alleges that these Russian actors engaged in paid and other social media efforts as well as staging political rallies and sowing discord in the United States using identity politics by propping up causes like Black Lives Matter, pro-Islamic causes, religious entities, and more. And they did it by posing as U.S. persons with falsified or stolen identities. The indictment reads: Defendants, posing as U.S. persons and creating false U.S. personas, operated social media pages and groups designed to attract U.S. audiences. These groups and pages, which addressed divisive U.S. political and social issues, falsely claimed to be controlled by U.S. activists when, in fact they were controlled by Defendants. Defendants also used the stolen identities of real U.S. to post on ORGANIZATION-controlled social media accounts. Over time, these social media accounts became Defendants’ means to reach significant numbers of Americans for purposes of interfering with the U.S. political system, including the presidential election of 2016.” Some of these Russia-based Defendants, the indictment alleges, “traveled to the United States under false pretenses for the purpose of collecting intelligence” and obtained and “procured and used computer infrastructure” that was partially American-based “to hide the Russian origin of their activities and to avoid detection by U.S. regulators and law enforcement. The indictment also details contacts that these Russians, posing as Americans with assumed or stolen identities, had multiple contacts with “unwitting” campaign officials with President Trump’s campaign. Internet Research Agency, the indictment says, had a “strategic goal to sow discord in the U.S. political system” and that the Defendants “posted derogatory information about a number of candidates, and by early to mid-2016, Defendants’ operations included supporting the presidential campaign of then-candidate Donald J. Trump (‘Trump Campaign’) and disparaging Hillary Clinton.” The indictment reads: Defendants made various expenditures to carry out those activities, including buying political advertisements on social media in the names of U.S. persons and entities. Defendants also stages political rallies inside the United States, and while posing as U.S. grassroots entities and U.S. persons, and without revealing their Russian identities and ORGANIZATION affiliation, solicited and compensated real U.S. persons to promote or disparage candidates. Some Defendants, posing as U.S. persons and without revealing their Russian association, communicated with unwitting individuals associated with the Trump Campaign and with other political activists to seek to coordinate political activities. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who is overseeing Mueller’s investigation after the recusal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, said in a press appearance announcing these indictments that no real U.S. persons who communicated with these fake U.S. persons who were really Russians actually knew that they were talking with Russians about these activities. Presumably, Rosenstein’s comments would include the various Trump campaign officials and associates who were in contact with them. Rosenstein said at the press conference: There is no allegation in this indictment that any American had any knowledge, and the nature of the scheme was the Defendants took extraordinary steps to make it appear as though they were ordinary American political activists even going so far as to base their activities on a virtual private network based here in the United States. If anybody traced it back to that first jump, they would appear to be Americans. Rosenstein also said there is nothing in this indictment that suggests that the outcome of the election was impacted. “There is no allegation in the indictment of any effect on the outcome of the election,” Rosenstein said. But the allegation does detail a sophisticated scheme by which Russians tried to influence the American political discourse at such a volatile time in U.S. politics—and that they did it through “fraud and deceit” by “making expenditures in connection with the 2016 U.S. presidential election without proper regulatory disclosure” and “failing to register as foreign agents carrying out political activities within the United States” as well as “obtaining visas through false and fraudulent statements.” The indicted Russian organization Internet Research Agency allegedly created a team of “specialists” who were “tasked to create social media accounts that appeared to be operated by U.S. persons” then “divided into day-shift and night-shift hours and instructed to make posts in accordance with the appropriate U.S. time zone.” Internet Research Agency also allegedly “circulated lists of U.S. holidays so that specialists could develop and post appropriate account activity” and that said specialists were “instructed to write about topics germane to the United States such as U.S. foreign policy and U.S. economic issues.” They created social media groups designed to enflame the fringes of American society, including pushing Black Lives Matter, immigration control, religious groups, and certain geographic areas inside the United States. Examples cited in the indictment include accounts called things like Blacktivist, United Muslims of America, Army of Jesus, Secured Borders, South United, and Heart of Texas. “By 2016, the size of many ORGANIZATION-controlled groups had grown to hundreds of thousands of online followers,” the indictment says. The Defendants also allegedly bought social media ads starting in or around 2015 designed to promote their controlled entities, “spending thousands of U.S. dollars every month.” They falsely made a Twitter account called @TEN_GOP to make it appear as though they were the Republican Party of Tennessee, a major political party in a U.S. State. As Rosenstein detailed in the press conference, the indictment also explains how the Russians allegedly hid their Russian identities by buying “space on computer servers located inside the United States in order to set up virtual private networks (‘VPNs’).” “Defendants and their co-conspirators connected from Russia to the U.S.-based infrastructure by way of these VPNs and conducted activity inside the United States—including accessing online social media accounts, opening new accounts, and communicating with real U.S. persons—while masking the Russian origin and control of the activity,” the indictment says. They also stole U.S. persons’ identities—or used stolen identities—to engage in this scheme so they could create PayPal accounts. The indictment says: In or around 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators also used, possessed, and transferred, without lawful authority, the social security numbers and dates of birth of real U.S. persons without those persons’ knowledge or consent. Using these means of identification, Defendants and their co-conspirators opened account at PayPal, a digital payment service provider; created false means of identification, including fake driver’s licenses; and posted on ORGANIZATION-controlled social media accounts using the identities of these U.S. victims. Defendants and their co-conspirators also obtained, and attempted to obtain, false identification documents to use as proof of identity in connection with maintaining accounts and purchasing advertisements on social media sites. Regarding the 2016 election, the Defendants’ efforts began per the indictment as far back as 2014—and over time became clearer as to their intentions. “They engaged in operations primarily intended to communicate derogatory information about Hillary Clinton, to denigrate other candidates such as Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, and to support Bernie Sanders and then-candidate Donald Trump,” the indictment says. In line-item number 45 on page 17 of the indictment, it says that the Russians “also used false U.S. personas to communicate with unwitting members, volunteers, and supporters of the Trump Campaign involved in local community outreach, as well as grassroots groups that supported then-candidate Trump.” “These individuals [the American Trump backers referenced] and entities at times distributed the ORGANIZATION’s materials through their own accounts via retweets, reposts, and similar means,” the indictment says. “Defendants and their co-conspirators then monitored the propagation of content through such participants.” In addition, via an Instagram account controlled by the Russian Internet Research Agency called “Woke Blacks,” in the weeks before the general election the account encouraged American minorities not to vote at all. Another Russian-controlled Instagram account called “Blacktivist” urged black people to vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein, something that would hurt Hillary Clinton’s chances. And in early November 2016, the indictment says a Russian controlled “United Muslims of America” account encouraged Muslims not to vote for Clinton. The indictment also says that the Russians from April 2016 through November 2016, while using false identities, “began to produce, purchase, and post advertisements on U.S. social media and other online sites expressly advocating for the election of then-candidate Trump or expressly opposing Clinton.” “Defendants and their co-conspirators did not report their expenditures to the Federal Election Commission, or register as foreign agents with the U.S. Department of Justice,” the indictment says about the ads. In addition, to pay for the ads, the Russians “established various Russian bank accounts and credit cards, often registered in the names of fictitious U.S. personas created and used by the ORGANIZATION on social media.” They also allegedly used PayPal accounts. The ads, several examples of which are detailed on line-item number 50 in the indictment on page number 20, are expressly political pleas to vote for Trump or oppose Clinton. Perhaps even more significantly, the indictment alleges that these Russian operatives engaged in the staging of political rallies in the United States to further their objectives, starting approximately in June 2016. “To conceal the fact that they were based in Russia, Defendants and their co-conspirators promoted these rallies while pretending to be U.S. grassroots activists who were located in the United States but were unable to meet or participate in person,” the indictment says, adding that the Russians used their social media presence and contacts at they had spent years building to promote the rallies. One particularly interesting tidbit comes on line-item 53 on page 21, where it says the Russian-controlled group “United Muslims of America” promoted a rally titled: “Support Hillary. Save American Muslims,” a July 9, 2016 rally in Washington, D.C. “Defendants and their co-conspirators recruited a real U.S. person to hold a sign depicting Clinton and a quote attributed to her stating ‘I think Sharia Law will be a powerful new direction of freedom,’” the indictment says. “Within three weeks, on or about July 26, 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators posted on the same Facebook page that Muslim voters were ‘between Hillary Clinton and a hard place.’” In June, July, and August 2016, the indictment says, other pro-Trump Russian-controlled social media accounts organized and promoted a variety of pro-Trump or anti-Clinton rallies in New York and “offered money to certain U.S. persons to cover rally expenses.” They also pushed to create pro-Trump rallies in Florida around this time, and in Pennsylvania. Then, after the election, the Russians organized rallies for and against then-President-elect Donald Trump. In the case of the Florida efforts, the indictment details how the Russians created a false U.S. persona named “Matt Skiber” in August 2016 to communicate with real people connected with the Trump campaign. The indictment says: On or about August 15, 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators received an email at one of their false U.S. persona accounts from a real U.S. person, a Florida-based political activist identified as the ‘Chair of the Trump Campaign’ in a particular Florida county. The activist identified two additional sites in Florida for possible rallies. Defendants and their co-conspirators subsequently used their false U.S. persona accounts to communicate with the activist about logistics and an additional rally in Florida. The Russians then allegedly used an Instagram account they controlled to buy ads to push the rally. The indictment continues: In the email, which is partially quoted, the Russian posing an American writes to the unidentified unassuming Trump campaign official that they are organizing a rally on Aug. 20, 2016, to support Trump. The Russian wrote: Let us introduce ourselves first. ‘Being Patriotic’ is a grassroots conservative online movement trying to unite people offline… [W]e gained a huge lot of followers and decided to somehow help Mr. Trump get elected. You know, simple yelling on the Internet is not enough. There should be real action. We organized rallies in New York before. Now we’re focusing on purple states such as Florida. The email, per the indictment, identifies “thirteen ‘confirmed locations’ in Florida for the rallies and requested the campaign provide ‘assistance in each location.’” They also sent money via wire transfer to a separate U.S. person “to build a cage large enough to hold an actress depicting Clinton in a prison uniform” then communicated again with a second Trump campaign official via official email—and then the Russians used the fake “Matt Skiber” Facebook account to communicate with a real third Trump campaign official in Florida. The indictment then details several other rallies in Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania that the fake Russians helped organize, including payment via interstate wire transfer for costs. That all is part of count one in the indictment, Conspiracy to Defraud the United States. Count two, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Bank Fraud, as well as counts three through eight—all Aggravated Identity Theft charges—all build upon many of the revelations in the first part of the indictment.
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"The government failed to protect students and faculty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, yet government officials respond to the heinous attack by digging in their heels against any suggestion that teachers be armed to defend themselves.",
"Consider the information available to us at this point:",
"- The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBCSO) received 911 calls about Nikolas Cruz in November 2017. The calls referenced violence and erratic behavior. CNN reports that in one of the calls with the host family, with whom Cruz was living after the death of his mother, told PBCSO they feared Cruz was going to turn a gun on the family. The family member told deputies that Cruz was “buying “tons of ammo” and had allegedly put “put [a] gun to others heads in the past.” No charges were filed, no arrest made.",
"- On January 5, 2018, the FBI received a tip describing “Cruz’s gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior, and disturbing social media posts, as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting.” The FBI did not act on the tip.",
"- On February 14 Cruz attacked students and unarmed teachers in Stoneman Douglas High. A report from CNN claims four Broward County sheriff’s deputies were at the school as the attack was taking place but not one of them entered the school. On February 22 Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told ABC 13 that video showed deputy Scott Peterson by building 12 on campus, yet Peterson never went inside to confront Cruz. The CNN report quotes Coral Springs sources that claim there were actually four Broward County deputies on scene who did not enter the building.",
"When Cruz attacked the school he faced no armed resistance because the teachers were not allowed to carry. President Trump noted that the lack of armed teachers is a weakness too great to ignore and, on February 21, called for “20 percent” of our nation’s public school teachers to be armed for school safety. The next day he reiterated his call, noting that first responders are “5 to 8 minutes” away when a school shooting occurs, but teachers are on scene to shoot sickos “immediately.”",
"And how did government officials respond to the call for teachers to be armed to defend themselves? The Hill reported that Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called Trump’s push for armed teachers “abhorrent.” He intimated that arming teachers for self-defense was “an anathema.”",
"Blumenthal was not without like-minded Republicans who rejected calls to arm teachers as well. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) voiced his opposition to armed teachers on February 21 and Gov. Rick Scott (R) voiced his opposition to armed teachers on February 23.",
"Ironically, when Scott voiced his opposition, he said, “I think you need to have individuals that are trained, well-trained. My focus is let law enforcement do the keeping us safe and let teachers focus on teaching.”",
"Government officials like Gov. Scott ignore the fact that “well-trained” law enforcement personnel failed us during the February 14 attack. Local law enforcement, the FBI, and even the federal gun-free school law failed us. And when we seek to arm teachers to prevent another scenario where an armed attacker finds a school full of sitting ducks, Sens. like Blumenthal and Rubio are quick to tell us teachers ought not be armed for school safety.",
"Government failed to protect us and they do not want us to protect ourselves."
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Hawkins: Government Failed to Protect Us, Yet They Don't Want Us to Protect Ourselves
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| 2018-02-23
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The government failed to protect students and faculty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, yet government officials respond to the heinous attack by digging in their heels against any suggestion that teachers be armed to defend themselves. Consider the information available to us at this point: - The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBCSO) received 911 calls about Nikolas Cruz in November 2017. The calls referenced violence and erratic behavior. CNN reports that in one of the calls with the host family, with whom Cruz was living after the death of his mother, told PBCSO they feared Cruz was going to turn a gun on the family. The family member told deputies that Cruz was “buying “tons of ammo” and had allegedly put “put [a] gun to others heads in the past.” No charges were filed, no arrest made. - On January 5, 2018, the FBI received a tip describing “Cruz’s gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior, and disturbing social media posts, as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting.” The FBI did not act on the tip. - On February 14 Cruz attacked students and unarmed teachers in Stoneman Douglas High. A report from CNN claims four Broward County sheriff’s deputies were at the school as the attack was taking place but not one of them entered the school. On February 22 Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told ABC 13 that video showed deputy Scott Peterson by building 12 on campus, yet Peterson never went inside to confront Cruz. The CNN report quotes Coral Springs sources that claim there were actually four Broward County deputies on scene who did not enter the building. When Cruz attacked the school he faced no armed resistance because the teachers were not allowed to carry. President Trump noted that the lack of armed teachers is a weakness too great to ignore and, on February 21, called for “20 percent” of our nation’s public school teachers to be armed for school safety. The next day he reiterated his call, noting that first responders are “5 to 8 minutes” away when a school shooting occurs, but teachers are on scene to shoot sickos “immediately.” And how did government officials respond to the call for teachers to be armed to defend themselves? The Hill reported that Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called Trump’s push for armed teachers “abhorrent.” He intimated that arming teachers for self-defense was “an anathema.” Blumenthal was not without like-minded Republicans who rejected calls to arm teachers as well. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) voiced his opposition to armed teachers on February 21 and Gov. Rick Scott (R) voiced his opposition to armed teachers on February 23. Ironically, when Scott voiced his opposition, he said, “I think you need to have individuals that are trained, well-trained. My focus is let law enforcement do the keeping us safe and let teachers focus on teaching.” Government officials like Gov. Scott ignore the fact that “well-trained” law enforcement personnel failed us during the February 14 attack. Local law enforcement, the FBI, and even the federal gun-free school law failed us. And when we seek to arm teachers to prevent another scenario where an armed attacker finds a school full of sitting ducks, Sens. like Blumenthal and Rubio are quick to tell us teachers ought not be armed for school safety. Government failed to protect us and they do not want us to protect ourselves.
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"President Donald J. Trump attended the swearing-in ceremony of CIA Director Gina Haspel on Monday, praising her “skill and devotion” in the department for 30 years.",
"“Our enemies will take note: Gina is tough and strong, and when it comes to defending America, she will never, ever back down,” he said.",
"Haspel is the nation’s first female CIA director, as the Senate confirmed her nomination in a 54-45 vote. Six Democratic senators voted in favor of Haspel.",
"“America is respected again. You see that.” Trump said. “Instead of apologizing for our nation, we are standing up for our nation, and we are standing up for the men and women who protect our nation.”",
"Haspel became Trump’s second CIA director after he appointed Mike Pompeo to serve as secretary of state. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office at the ceremony, which took place at the agency building in Langley, Virginia.",
"Trump thanked Haspel for accepting the nomination and praised her willingness to face tough questioning during the Senate hearings.",
"“There was nobody more qualified than you, and you’re going to do a fantastic job, Gina,” Trump said.",
"He praised the mission of the CIA, hailing the unnamed heroes memorialized with stars on the Memorial Wall.",
"“You don’t do it for fame or fortune or glory; you do it for your country,” Trump said. “America is forever grateful.”",
"Haspel acknowledged the milestone of serving the CIA as the first female director, thanking the many women who served in the agency before her.",
"“I am deeply indebted to them, and I am extremely proud to follow in their footsteps and to carry on their extraordinary legacy,” she said.",
"Haspel promised to work for everyone at the agency, calling them “a national treasure.”",
"“CIA has been more than a career,” she said. “It has been for me, like many of you, a calling.”"
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Donald Trump Hails First Female CIA Director Gina Haspel: ‘She Will Never, Ever Back Down’
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President Donald J. Trump attended the swearing-in ceremony of CIA Director Gina Haspel on Monday, praising her “skill and devotion” in the department for 30 years. “Our enemies will take note: Gina is tough and strong, and when it comes to defending America, she will never, ever back down,” he said. Haspel is the nation’s first female CIA director, as the Senate confirmed her nomination in a 54-45 vote. Six Democratic senators voted in favor of Haspel. “America is respected again. You see that.” Trump said. “Instead of apologizing for our nation, we are standing up for our nation, and we are standing up for the men and women who protect our nation.” Haspel became Trump’s second CIA director after he appointed Mike Pompeo to serve as secretary of state. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office at the ceremony, which took place at the agency building in Langley, Virginia. Trump thanked Haspel for accepting the nomination and praised her willingness to face tough questioning during the Senate hearings. “There was nobody more qualified than you, and you’re going to do a fantastic job, Gina,” Trump said. He praised the mission of the CIA, hailing the unnamed heroes memorialized with stars on the Memorial Wall. “You don’t do it for fame or fortune or glory; you do it for your country,” Trump said. “America is forever grateful.” Haspel acknowledged the milestone of serving the CIA as the first female director, thanking the many women who served in the agency before her. “I am deeply indebted to them, and I am extremely proud to follow in their footsteps and to carry on their extraordinary legacy,” she said. Haspel promised to work for everyone at the agency, calling them “a national treasure.” “CIA has been more than a career,” she said. “It has been for me, like many of you, a calling.”
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"Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) came under fire Monday after questioning whether Bruce Jenner, who now wishes to be known as Caitlyn Jenner, is still a Republican.",
"After Jenner appeared for the first time as a women on the cover of this month’s issue of Vanity Fair, Cohen took to Twitter to ask his nearly 13,000 followers: “Bruce came out as a Republican last April. Well is Caitlyn Jenner a Republican too?”",
"Bruce #Jenner came out as a Republican last April.Well is #CaitlynJenner a Republican too ?",
"In a widely-viewed interview last month with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, Jenner said that politically, he’s “always been more on the conservative side” and that he identifies as a Republican.",
"“Is that a bad thing?” Jenner asked Sawyer. “I believe in the Constitution.”",
"Cohen’s comment drew swift backlash from a number of Twitter users, with at least one claiming that if a Republican had made it, “MSNBC would [be] talking 24/7 about how bigoted it is.”",
"@RepCohen She completed gender reassignment surgery, she wasn't lobotomized. I imagine she continues to support free markets and liberty.",
".@RepCohen If a Republican had said this, MSNBC would talking 24/7 about how bigoted it is. A Democrat … so crickets.",
"Jenner’s transition and subsequent Vanity Fair cover drew widespread support from a large number of celebrities, including family members Kim and Khloe Kardashian. Jenner also broke a Twitter record previously held by President Obama by reaching 1 million followers on the social media site in just four hours. It had taken the president five hours to accomplish the same feat last month."
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Democrat Lawmaker on Bruce Jenner Transition: 'Is Caitlyn a Republican Too?'
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Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) came under fire Monday after questioning whether Bruce Jenner, who now wishes to be known as Caitlyn Jenner, is still a Republican. After Jenner appeared for the first time as a women on the cover of this month’s issue of Vanity Fair, Cohen took to Twitter to ask his nearly 13,000 followers: “Bruce came out as a Republican last April. Well is Caitlyn Jenner a Republican too?” Bruce #Jenner came out as a Republican last April.Well is #CaitlynJenner a Republican too ? In a widely-viewed interview last month with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, Jenner said that politically, he’s “always been more on the conservative side” and that he identifies as a Republican. “Is that a bad thing?” Jenner asked Sawyer. “I believe in the Constitution.” Cohen’s comment drew swift backlash from a number of Twitter users, with at least one claiming that if a Republican had made it, “MSNBC would [be] talking 24/7 about how bigoted it is.” @RepCohen She completed gender reassignment surgery, she wasn't lobotomized. I imagine she continues to support free markets and liberty. .@RepCohen If a Republican had said this, MSNBC would talking 24/7 about how bigoted it is. A Democrat … so crickets. Jenner’s transition and subsequent Vanity Fair cover drew widespread support from a large number of celebrities, including family members Kim and Khloe Kardashian. Jenner also broke a Twitter record previously held by President Obama by reaching 1 million followers on the social media site in just four hours. It had taken the president five hours to accomplish the same feat last month.
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"The photo of Kathy Griffin posing with the severed head of President Donald Trump could be added to the long list of radical Islamic terrorists’ propaganda videos showing beheadings, including many committed by children.",
"In the image of Griffin, obtained by TMZ, the 56-year-old My Life on the D-List comedian looks directly into the camera while hoisting up Trump’s severed head, dripping with dark red blood.",
"Controversial artist and photographer Tyler Shields is responsible for the gruesome image of Griffin, an outspoken critic of the president. In October, the comedian and television personality cut a mock campaign advertisement which featured her repeatedly telling the then-Republican presidential candidate to “f*ck off.”",
"Here are some terrorist videos that may have inspired Shields and Griffin in glamorizing murder and, in this case, the beheading of the president of the United States:",
"- Australian Jihadist Khaled Sharrouf was the subject of widespread condemnation after he posted a Twitter image of his son, believed to be age 7, gripping the severed head of a Syrian soldier. Sharrouf’s young son used both hands to hoist the decapitated head up as he posed for a chilling photo. His proud father, a suspected war criminal, posted the photo to Twitter on August 8, 2014 with the caption: “Thats my boy!” Sharrouf also uploaded a photo of himself posing with the same soldier’s head with the caption: “What a head.”",
"- A video purportedly released by the Islamic State in 2016 entitled, “The Nations Will Gather Against You” shows five Kurds allegedly with the YPG (Syrian People’s Protection Units) executed by boy soldiers. The video was released on August 26 on ISIS terrorist channels from “Wilayat ar-Raqqa,” or “State of Raqqa,” an ISIS-occupied region of Syria. Raqqa acts as the “capital” of the so-called Islamic State. The video features multiple executions of at least 14 men being killed by ISIS men, boys, and seniors. According to Site Intel Group, the boy executioners are children of foreign Islamic State militants and are identified by ISIS as British, Egyptian, Kurdish, Tunisian, and Uzbek citizens. According to the Daily Mail, the video shows JoJo, the son of female British jihadist Sally Jones, participating in an execution.",
"- A barbaric new ISIS video shows a young, English-speaking boy sawing the head off an unarmed hostage. With his dagger pointed down the camera lens, the child issues a chilling threat to the United States for arming rebel groups to fight the terror group in Syria. He says: “Oh America, these are the soldiers you armed and you spent money on to fight the Sharia of Islam.” The boy then says ISIS will meet their enemies “on the hills of Dabiq” — a small Syrian town where some Muslims believe the final, apocalyptic battle against the West will be fought. It is thought the boy, dressed in a grey tunic, is the son of ISIS fighter Abu Darda who was killed by a U.S. airstrike in Aleppo. In the 17-minute-long video, the boy leads the man through the trees and forces him to kneel on the ground. The English speaking boy then threatens America, although his accent does not make clear where he is originally from. Finally, he reaches down to pull the man’s neck up towards him and cuts his head off with a sharpened dagger.",
"- The new video is titled “Occasional in His Own Blood,” according to The Sun, and was reportedly filmed in the city of Deir ez-Zor in Syria. The children in the video wear camouflage army-style uniforms and stand next to the IS flag, in between footage of carrying and using guns and knives. The footage showed the cubs of the Caliphate, wearing green uniforms, reading and reciting from the Quran, the Islamic holy book.",
"- The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) forced a “Cub of a Caliphate,” the nickname for their child soldiers, to behead an abducted Syrian soldier. They released the video as Ramadan came to an end. The terrorists released videos in the past year of training camps for these children. One video included a class on how to properly behead a person. ISIS captured the Syrian soldier in the ancient city of Palmyra. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told the media the execution did take place at the UNESCO Heritage World Site. The soldier speaks to the camera before the video cuts away to the man on his stomach with his hands bound behind his back. The boy, clad in camouflage with a black headdress, masks his face in a blank stare. No emotion, even when he bends over and chops off the man’s head. After the task, he holds the head over the body and looks at the camera with glaring eyes."
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Kathy Griffin Trump 'Beheading' Mainstreams Islamic State Propaganda
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The photo of Kathy Griffin posing with the severed head of President Donald Trump could be added to the long list of radical Islamic terrorists’ propaganda videos showing beheadings, including many committed by children. In the image of Griffin, obtained by TMZ, the 56-year-old My Life on the D-List comedian looks directly into the camera while hoisting up Trump’s severed head, dripping with dark red blood. Controversial artist and photographer Tyler Shields is responsible for the gruesome image of Griffin, an outspoken critic of the president. In October, the comedian and television personality cut a mock campaign advertisement which featured her repeatedly telling the then-Republican presidential candidate to “f*ck off.” Here are some terrorist videos that may have inspired Shields and Griffin in glamorizing murder and, in this case, the beheading of the president of the United States: - Australian Jihadist Khaled Sharrouf was the subject of widespread condemnation after he posted a Twitter image of his son, believed to be age 7, gripping the severed head of a Syrian soldier. Sharrouf’s young son used both hands to hoist the decapitated head up as he posed for a chilling photo. His proud father, a suspected war criminal, posted the photo to Twitter on August 8, 2014 with the caption: “Thats my boy!” Sharrouf also uploaded a photo of himself posing with the same soldier’s head with the caption: “What a head.” - A video purportedly released by the Islamic State in 2016 entitled, “The Nations Will Gather Against You” shows five Kurds allegedly with the YPG (Syrian People’s Protection Units) executed by boy soldiers. The video was released on August 26 on ISIS terrorist channels from “Wilayat ar-Raqqa,” or “State of Raqqa,” an ISIS-occupied region of Syria. Raqqa acts as the “capital” of the so-called Islamic State. The video features multiple executions of at least 14 men being killed by ISIS men, boys, and seniors. According to Site Intel Group, the boy executioners are children of foreign Islamic State militants and are identified by ISIS as British, Egyptian, Kurdish, Tunisian, and Uzbek citizens. According to the Daily Mail, the video shows JoJo, the son of female British jihadist Sally Jones, participating in an execution. - A barbaric new ISIS video shows a young, English-speaking boy sawing the head off an unarmed hostage. With his dagger pointed down the camera lens, the child issues a chilling threat to the United States for arming rebel groups to fight the terror group in Syria. He says: “Oh America, these are the soldiers you armed and you spent money on to fight the Sharia of Islam.” The boy then says ISIS will meet their enemies “on the hills of Dabiq” — a small Syrian town where some Muslims believe the final, apocalyptic battle against the West will be fought. It is thought the boy, dressed in a grey tunic, is the son of ISIS fighter Abu Darda who was killed by a U.S. airstrike in Aleppo. In the 17-minute-long video, the boy leads the man through the trees and forces him to kneel on the ground. The English speaking boy then threatens America, although his accent does not make clear where he is originally from. Finally, he reaches down to pull the man’s neck up towards him and cuts his head off with a sharpened dagger. - The new video is titled “Occasional in His Own Blood,” according to The Sun, and was reportedly filmed in the city of Deir ez-Zor in Syria. The children in the video wear camouflage army-style uniforms and stand next to the IS flag, in between footage of carrying and using guns and knives. The footage showed the cubs of the Caliphate, wearing green uniforms, reading and reciting from the Quran, the Islamic holy book. - The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) forced a “Cub of a Caliphate,” the nickname for their child soldiers, to behead an abducted Syrian soldier. They released the video as Ramadan came to an end. The terrorists released videos in the past year of training camps for these children. One video included a class on how to properly behead a person. ISIS captured the Syrian soldier in the ancient city of Palmyra. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told the media the execution did take place at the UNESCO Heritage World Site. The soldier speaks to the camera before the video cuts away to the man on his stomach with his hands bound behind his back. The boy, clad in camouflage with a black headdress, masks his face in a blank stare. No emotion, even when he bends over and chops off the man’s head. After the task, he holds the head over the body and looks at the camera with glaring eyes.
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"Talk show host Chelsea Handler took to Twitter Wednesday to launch a foul-mouthed attack on Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), suggesting that the senator was gay and being blackmailed to control his views on immigration.",
"“Holy, f*ck f*ck. I just the video of trumps bipartisan ‘meeting’ yesterday [sic],” Handler wrote. “Hey, @LindsayGrahamSC what kind of d*ck sucking video do they have on you for you 2 be acting like this? Wouldn’t coming out be more honorable?”",
"Holy, fuck fuck. I just the video of trumps bipartisan “meeting” yesterday. Hey, @LindseyGrahamSC what kind of dick sucking video do they have on you for you 2 be acting like this? Wouldn’t coming out be more honorable?",
"Handler’s tweet came after President Donald Trump met Tuesday with both Republican and Democratic lawmakers to discuss immigration reform, with about half of the 90-minute meeting televised live.",
"Followers of the 42-year-old Chelsea host were quick to respond to the tweet, accusing her of homophobia and hypocrisy.",
"“Using homosexuality as a sick burn is so woke,” wrote one commenter.",
"“Wow. So non homophobic of you. And so graphic. Aren’t you ‘they go low we go high?’ Or are you just high?” added another.",
"Others called for Handler to be banned or suspended from Twitter for the message, with commenters suggesting conservatives were being punished by the service for saying far less.",
"Handler also took aim at so-called “Trump puppets” and blasted America’s healthcare system in relation to that of Canada.",
"What kind of impact do all these Trump puppets have when they resign or retire from “public service,” without speaking up and telling the truth about why. You were supposed to be serving your country. This is your country that you were born in. Is there no loyalty at all?",
"I’ve spent the day with a ski guide in Canada who pays 14 dollars a month for health insurance. In Canada’s, if you make under 35k a year, you get healthcare for free. What I’m the fuck is wrong with our country and why can’t we take care of our own people?",
"The Netflix star — who recently announced she would focus more on her political activism after the cancelation of her talk show — has repeatedly attacked Trump, members of his administration, and his family on social media.",
"Handler previously called White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders a “harlot,” and called Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson a “black white supremacist.” She has also attacked First Lady Melania Trump, and the president’s then-unborn grandchild, though she misspelled the punchline in the case of the latter.",
"Handler also recently blamed Republicans for a recent deadly church shooting in Texas, and appeared to blame Trump himself for recent wildfires in California."
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Chelsea Handler Attacks Lindsey Graham in Homophobic Rant
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| 2018-01-11
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Talk show host Chelsea Handler took to Twitter Wednesday to launch a foul-mouthed attack on Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), suggesting that the senator was gay and being blackmailed to control his views on immigration. “Holy, f*ck f*ck. I just the video of trumps bipartisan ‘meeting’ yesterday [sic],” Handler wrote. “Hey, @LindsayGrahamSC what kind of d*ck sucking video do they have on you for you 2 be acting like this? Wouldn’t coming out be more honorable?” Holy, fuck fuck. I just the video of trumps bipartisan “meeting” yesterday. Hey, @LindseyGrahamSC what kind of dick sucking video do they have on you for you 2 be acting like this? Wouldn’t coming out be more honorable? Handler’s tweet came after President Donald Trump met Tuesday with both Republican and Democratic lawmakers to discuss immigration reform, with about half of the 90-minute meeting televised live. Followers of the 42-year-old Chelsea host were quick to respond to the tweet, accusing her of homophobia and hypocrisy. “Using homosexuality as a sick burn is so woke,” wrote one commenter. “Wow. So non homophobic of you. And so graphic. Aren’t you ‘they go low we go high?’ Or are you just high?” added another. Others called for Handler to be banned or suspended from Twitter for the message, with commenters suggesting conservatives were being punished by the service for saying far less. Handler also took aim at so-called “Trump puppets” and blasted America’s healthcare system in relation to that of Canada. What kind of impact do all these Trump puppets have when they resign or retire from “public service,” without speaking up and telling the truth about why. You were supposed to be serving your country. This is your country that you were born in. Is there no loyalty at all? I’ve spent the day with a ski guide in Canada who pays 14 dollars a month for health insurance. In Canada’s, if you make under 35k a year, you get healthcare for free. What I’m the fuck is wrong with our country and why can’t we take care of our own people? The Netflix star — who recently announced she would focus more on her political activism after the cancelation of her talk show — has repeatedly attacked Trump, members of his administration, and his family on social media. Handler previously called White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders a “harlot,” and called Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson a “black white supremacist.” She has also attacked First Lady Melania Trump, and the president’s then-unborn grandchild, though she misspelled the punchline in the case of the latter. Handler also recently blamed Republicans for a recent deadly church shooting in Texas, and appeared to blame Trump himself for recent wildfires in California.
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"Apparently, the feud between Donald Trump and Fox News has now morphed into one where Trump can say whatever he wants and Fox News will still allow him to come on the network to pitch his case to voters. Case in point: Sunday afternoon, Trump told his supporters to stop watching Megyn Kelly’s primetime show. Nevertheless, the Republican frontrunner still appeared as a much-publicized guest (by phone) on Fox and Friends the next morning:",
"Best thing my supporters can do if you don’t like the way @megynkelly and her puppets unfairly treat “us” is don’t watch her show!",
"The feud between Trump and Kelly began in August during the Fox News Republican presidential debate."
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Trump to Supporters: Stop Watching Megyn Kelly
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Apparently, the feud between Donald Trump and Fox News has now morphed into one where Trump can say whatever he wants and Fox News will still allow him to come on the network to pitch his case to voters. Case in point: Sunday afternoon, Trump told his supporters to stop watching Megyn Kelly’s primetime show. Nevertheless, the Republican frontrunner still appeared as a much-publicized guest (by phone) on Fox and Friends the next morning: Best thing my supporters can do if you don’t like the way @megynkelly and her puppets unfairly treat “us” is don’t watch her show! The feud between Trump and Kelly began in August during the Fox News Republican presidential debate.
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"Shortly after the markets opened on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) topped the 20,000 market for the first time ever and would finish the day in positive territory at 20,068.51.",
"Normally this would be considered a major news story and would be cause for a sizable amount of press coverage on the three major cable news channels — Fox News, MSNBC and CNN.",
"That news, however, did not get much attention on CNN. According to a search on TVEyes, which is a media monitoring service that describes itself as a “search engine for broadcast,” for the term “Dow,” the milestone was only given two segments as of 7 p.m. ET. At approximately 9:30 a.m. ET and 10:30 a.m. ET, CNN Money’s Paul La Monica reported from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.",
"A similar search for the term “Dow” using the similar parameters on left-leaning MSNBC yielded eight separate mentions during segments throughout the broadcast day, including a live spot from CNBC’s Morgan Brennan as the DJIA crossed into the 20,000 territory for the first time.",
"Leading the way of the three was the Fox News Channel with much more substantial coverage of the story coming in at mentions in 14 different segments, six of which occurred within an hour of the milestone.",
"The DJIA and a number of other indexes closed at all-time highs on Wednesday, and that has been attributed to President Donald Trump and the string of executive orders he has signed since his inauguration last Friday.",
"CNN, however, has not been seen as giving Trump favorable coverage and mentions of the gains in the stock markets could be perceived as being pro-Trump.",
"Throughout the campaign and since his election win last November, CNN has taken a critical tack regarding Trump, which was highlighted by a heated back-and-forth between the network’s Jim Acosta and Trump at a press conference at Trump Tower earlier this month.",
"The DJIA has gained 9.5 percent since Trump was elected."
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CNN Gives Dow Jones Industrial Average 20K Milestone Two Mentions - MSNBC 8, Fox News 14
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Shortly after the markets opened on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) topped the 20,000 market for the first time ever and would finish the day in positive territory at 20,068.51. Normally this would be considered a major news story and would be cause for a sizable amount of press coverage on the three major cable news channels — Fox News, MSNBC and CNN. That news, however, did not get much attention on CNN. According to a search on TVEyes, which is a media monitoring service that describes itself as a “search engine for broadcast,” for the term “Dow,” the milestone was only given two segments as of 7 p.m. ET. At approximately 9:30 a.m. ET and 10:30 a.m. ET, CNN Money’s Paul La Monica reported from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. A similar search for the term “Dow” using the similar parameters on left-leaning MSNBC yielded eight separate mentions during segments throughout the broadcast day, including a live spot from CNBC’s Morgan Brennan as the DJIA crossed into the 20,000 territory for the first time. Leading the way of the three was the Fox News Channel with much more substantial coverage of the story coming in at mentions in 14 different segments, six of which occurred within an hour of the milestone. The DJIA and a number of other indexes closed at all-time highs on Wednesday, and that has been attributed to President Donald Trump and the string of executive orders he has signed since his inauguration last Friday. CNN, however, has not been seen as giving Trump favorable coverage and mentions of the gains in the stock markets could be perceived as being pro-Trump. Throughout the campaign and since his election win last November, CNN has taken a critical tack regarding Trump, which was highlighted by a heated back-and-forth between the network’s Jim Acosta and Trump at a press conference at Trump Tower earlier this month. The DJIA has gained 9.5 percent since Trump was elected.
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"Sherri Papini of northern California was freed by her captors on Thanksgiving morning. The mother was found “still bound by restraints” after disappearing three weeks ago.",
"According to the Los Angeles Times, Papini was found beside Interstate 5 in Yolo County around 4:35 a.m after she managed to “flag down a motorist.” She was “treated for non-life-threatening injuries,” then reunited with her family.",
"Law enforcement is now seeking two females suspected of abducting Papini. “They were last seen driving a dark SUV and were believed to be armed with a handgun.”",
"Papini was abducted on November 2 while jogging, and Bosenko said it is not yet clear whether she knew the women who held her captive.",
"“Her husband reported her missing after he came home from work and found that she hadn’t picked up their children from daycare.” Some of her belongings–a “cellphone and headphones”–were found where the abduction reportedly occurred, about one mile from her home.",
"Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said, “This investigation is far from over.” He also said no motive for the abduction has been uncovered."
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California Mother Found 'Bound by Restraints' After Three Weeks
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Sherri Papini of northern California was freed by her captors on Thanksgiving morning. The mother was found “still bound by restraints” after disappearing three weeks ago. According to the Los Angeles Times, Papini was found beside Interstate 5 in Yolo County around 4:35 a.m after she managed to “flag down a motorist.” She was “treated for non-life-threatening injuries,” then reunited with her family. Law enforcement is now seeking two females suspected of abducting Papini. “They were last seen driving a dark SUV and were believed to be armed with a handgun.” Papini was abducted on November 2 while jogging, and Bosenko said it is not yet clear whether she knew the women who held her captive. “Her husband reported her missing after he came home from work and found that she hadn’t picked up their children from daycare.” Some of her belongings–a “cellphone and headphones”–were found where the abduction reportedly occurred, about one mile from her home. Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said, “This investigation is far from over.” He also said no motive for the abduction has been uncovered.
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"Outgoing Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is challenging fellow California Senator and liberal Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) over the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which emerged from bipartisan compromise in both houses.",
"The new version of the bill, McClatchy reports, “authorize[s] $558 million for desalination, recycling and storage projects, among other proposals,” and eases access to water for farmers in the Central Valley when fish species would not be affected.",
"House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) praised the bill, and Sen. Feinstein’s role in negotiating it: “The agreement could not have been finalized without Senator Dianne Feinstein, and I am proud to have worked with her on this legislation,” he said in a statement on Monday. “Our work on California water is by no means complete, but this deal signals that there is a path to getting more done to restore California’s greatness.”",
"However, Sen. Boxer rejected the bill and vowed to resist it — especially a drought-related provision that would allow federal and state water project managers to “exceed the environmental pumping limits to capture more water during storms,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “There is no place for that as long as I am breathing … They are not playing a game with someone who will not play hardball. I will not allow this to come forward without a fight,” Boxer said on Monday, according to the Times.",
"It is not clear what leverage Boxer hopes to exert, given the bipartisan push to pass the bill before the Trump administration takes office — which Democrats fear will put them at a greater disadvantage. Trump has promised to deliver more water to farmers in the Central Valley and to reduce the emphasis that is currently placed on the endangered delta smelt. “Ninety-eight percent of the time we see everything the same way. We don’t see (this) the same way,” Boxer said of her rift with Feinstein, McClatchy reports."
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"(REUTERS) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed Donald Trump’s warning to Iran to stop its missile tests, saying the new U.S. president had shown the “real face” of American corruption.",
"In his first speech since Trump’s inauguration, Iran’s supreme leader called on Iranians to respond to Trump’s “threats” on Feb. 10, the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution. Trump had tried but failed to frighten Iranians, Khamenei said.",
"“We are thankful to (Trump) for making our life easy as he showed the real face of America,” Khamenei told a meeting of military commanders in Tehran, according to his website. The White House has said the last week’s missile test was not a direct breach of Iran’s 2015 nuclear pact with six world powers, but that it “violates the spirit of that”."
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Supreme Leader Khamenei: Iran's Response to Trump Coming Soon
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(REUTERS) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed Donald Trump’s warning to Iran to stop its missile tests, saying the new U.S. president had shown the “real face” of American corruption. In his first speech since Trump’s inauguration, Iran’s supreme leader called on Iranians to respond to Trump’s “threats” on Feb. 10, the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution. Trump had tried but failed to frighten Iranians, Khamenei said. “We are thankful to (Trump) for making our life easy as he showed the real face of America,” Khamenei told a meeting of military commanders in Tehran, according to his website. The White House has said the last week’s missile test was not a direct breach of Iran’s 2015 nuclear pact with six world powers, but that it “violates the spirit of that”.
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"The Daily Mail reports: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the White House, an Abbas spokesman said, after the two leaders spoke by phone for the first time since Trump took office.",
"‘President Trump has extended an official invitation to President Abbas to visit the White House soon to discuss ways to resume the political process, stressing his commitment to a peace process that will lead to a real peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis,’ said Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdainah.",
"Palestinians are concerned at the more favorable approach shown by Washington towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since Trump came to power.",
"Read the full story here."
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Trump Invites Palestinian Authority President Abbas to Visit White House
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The Daily Mail reports: U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the White House, an Abbas spokesman said, after the two leaders spoke by phone for the first time since Trump took office. ‘President Trump has extended an official invitation to President Abbas to visit the White House soon to discuss ways to resume the political process, stressing his commitment to a peace process that will lead to a real peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis,’ said Abbas spokesman Nabil Abu Rdainah. Palestinians are concerned at the more favorable approach shown by Washington towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since Trump came to power. Read the full story here.
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"ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish lawmakers are expected Thursday to approve President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s request for a three-month state of emergency in the wake of last week’s failed coup.",
"In an address to the nation late Wednesday, Erdogan announced a cabinet decision to seek additional powers, saying the state of emergency would give the government the tools to rid the military of the “virus” of subversion.",
"Under the terms of the Turkish constitution, lawmakers in the 550-member parliament have to approve a request for a state of emergency. Of those, 317 are members of Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party.",
"The state of emergency will give the government sweeping powers to expand a crackdown that has already included mass arrests and the closure of hundreds of schools.",
"On Thursday, Turkish state media said a further 32 judges and two military officers have been detained by authorities during the crackdown since last week’s coup.",
"Already, nearly 10,000 people have been arrested while hundreds of schools have been closed. And nearly 60,000 civil service employees have been dismissed.",
"German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Turkey’s state of emergency should only last as long as it’s “absolutely necessary.”",
"Steinmeier said Thursday that it’s important that “the rule of law, a sense of proportion and commensurability are preserved” and that it’s in Turkey’s interest to “keep the state of emergency only for the duration that is absolutely necessary and then immediately end it.”",
"Any action stemming from the new powers should only be taken against those with “a provable involvement in punishable actions” and not “an alleged political attitude,” Steinmeier added.",
"Erdogan, who had been accused of autocratic conduct even before this week’s tough crackdown, said the state of emergency would counter threats to Turkish democracy.",
"“This measure is in no way against democracy, the law and freedoms,” Erdogan said Wednesday after a meeting with Cabinet ministers and security advisers."
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Turkish President Exploits Failed Coup to Stage Power Grab, Declares Three Month State of Emergency
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish lawmakers are expected Thursday to approve President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s request for a three-month state of emergency in the wake of last week’s failed coup. In an address to the nation late Wednesday, Erdogan announced a cabinet decision to seek additional powers, saying the state of emergency would give the government the tools to rid the military of the “virus” of subversion. Under the terms of the Turkish constitution, lawmakers in the 550-member parliament have to approve a request for a state of emergency. Of those, 317 are members of Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party. The state of emergency will give the government sweeping powers to expand a crackdown that has already included mass arrests and the closure of hundreds of schools. On Thursday, Turkish state media said a further 32 judges and two military officers have been detained by authorities during the crackdown since last week’s coup. Already, nearly 10,000 people have been arrested while hundreds of schools have been closed. And nearly 60,000 civil service employees have been dismissed. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Turkey’s state of emergency should only last as long as it’s “absolutely necessary.” Steinmeier said Thursday that it’s important that “the rule of law, a sense of proportion and commensurability are preserved” and that it’s in Turkey’s interest to “keep the state of emergency only for the duration that is absolutely necessary and then immediately end it.” Any action stemming from the new powers should only be taken against those with “a provable involvement in punishable actions” and not “an alleged political attitude,” Steinmeier added. Erdogan, who had been accused of autocratic conduct even before this week’s tough crackdown, said the state of emergency would counter threats to Turkish democracy. “This measure is in no way against democracy, the law and freedoms,” Erdogan said Wednesday after a meeting with Cabinet ministers and security advisers.
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"MEPs have demanded the bloc suspend visa-free access to U.S. citizens because Washington excludes citizens of five European Union (EU) countries from its no-visa policy.",
"Despite warnings that such a move would damage Europe’s tourism industry, MEPs called for the reintroduction of visas for U.S. citizens in a vote that the Wall Street Journal said reflects “hostility among some European politicians to the Trump administration”.",
"By a show of hands on Thursday, European Parliament urged the Commission to adopt restrictive measures against U.S. citizens “within two months”, citing Washington’s’ policy of denying visa-free travel to citizens of Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, and Poland.",
"A regulation which entered into force at the end of 2013 requires countries in Europe “react in common” where foreign countries “subject [EU] citizens to differing treatment”.",
"While the Commission was legally bound to propose by last April that visas be reintroduced, the bloc’s member states preferred to take no action.",
"The resolution to suspend the Visa Waiver Programme with the U.S. for a year would make it more complicated and costly for Americans to travel to Europe, when some 30 million American tourists visit Europe each year and spend more than £44 billion.",
"The European Travel Commission (ETC) warned a ‘visa war’ with the U.S. could inflict serious harm on the continent’s tourism industry.",
"“Making it more difficult for US citizens to travel to Europe would certainly deprive the European travel and tourism sector of essential revenue, and put thousands of European jobs at stake in one of the few sectors which experiences a strong growth in employment,” wrote executive director of the ETC Eduardo Santander, in a joint letter with Michael de Blust, secretariat of the Network for the European Private Sector in Tourism, to MEPs.",
"István Ujhelyi, MEP and chair of European Parliament’s Tourism Task Force, said it’s wrong to reintroduce visas at a time when terror attacks in Europe are already putting tourists off visiting the continent.",
"“The effect of terrorism in Europe in recent years emphasised how fragile our appeal is as a destination in long-haul markets.",
"“This is not a time to put unnecessary obstacles in the way of one of the sectors most capable of generating employment,” he said.",
"Terror attacks and rising violence saw Paris and the surrounding area lose 1.5 million tourists in 2016, with the region losing €1.3 billion in revenue as visitors chose to stay away.",
"According to Reuters, the European Commission has already contacted Washington, D.C. “to push for full visa reciprocity”, and the body says it will “report on further progress made before the end of June”.",
"In response to the EU vote, a State Department official told Telegraph Travel: “The objective of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program is to facilitate travel to the United States while maintaining the highest standards of screening to protect national security.",
"“The program is open to countries that have very low non-immigrant visitor visa refusal rates and immigration violations, issue secure travel documents, and work closely with U.S. law enforcement and security authorities.”"
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MEPs have demanded the bloc suspend visa-free access to U.S. citizens because Washington excludes citizens of five European Union (EU) countries from its no-visa policy. Despite warnings that such a move would damage Europe’s tourism industry, MEPs called for the reintroduction of visas for U.S. citizens in a vote that the Wall Street Journal said reflects “hostility among some European politicians to the Trump administration”. By a show of hands on Thursday, European Parliament urged the Commission to adopt restrictive measures against U.S. citizens “within two months”, citing Washington’s’ policy of denying visa-free travel to citizens of Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, and Poland. A regulation which entered into force at the end of 2013 requires countries in Europe “react in common” where foreign countries “subject [EU] citizens to differing treatment”. While the Commission was legally bound to propose by last April that visas be reintroduced, the bloc’s member states preferred to take no action. The resolution to suspend the Visa Waiver Programme with the U.S. for a year would make it more complicated and costly for Americans to travel to Europe, when some 30 million American tourists visit Europe each year and spend more than £44 billion. The European Travel Commission (ETC) warned a ‘visa war’ with the U.S. could inflict serious harm on the continent’s tourism industry. “Making it more difficult for US citizens to travel to Europe would certainly deprive the European travel and tourism sector of essential revenue, and put thousands of European jobs at stake in one of the few sectors which experiences a strong growth in employment,” wrote executive director of the ETC Eduardo Santander, in a joint letter with Michael de Blust, secretariat of the Network for the European Private Sector in Tourism, to MEPs. István Ujhelyi, MEP and chair of European Parliament’s Tourism Task Force, said it’s wrong to reintroduce visas at a time when terror attacks in Europe are already putting tourists off visiting the continent. “The effect of terrorism in Europe in recent years emphasised how fragile our appeal is as a destination in long-haul markets. “This is not a time to put unnecessary obstacles in the way of one of the sectors most capable of generating employment,” he said. Terror attacks and rising violence saw Paris and the surrounding area lose 1.5 million tourists in 2016, with the region losing €1.3 billion in revenue as visitors chose to stay away. According to Reuters, the European Commission has already contacted Washington, D.C. “to push for full visa reciprocity”, and the body says it will “report on further progress made before the end of June”. In response to the EU vote, a State Department official told Telegraph Travel: “The objective of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program is to facilitate travel to the United States while maintaining the highest standards of screening to protect national security. “The program is open to countries that have very low non-immigrant visitor visa refusal rates and immigration violations, issue secure travel documents, and work closely with U.S. law enforcement and security authorities.”
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"Last week, terrorists from a Marxist gang in Turkey called the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party–Front took prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz hostage in an Istanbul courthouse and shot him dead. In response to a widely-circulated photograph of Kiraz shortly before his death, the Turkish government banned social media giants Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.",
"A number of Turkish media organizations ran photos of the kidnappers menacing Kiraz with a gun, and it was no surprise to see these images rapidly spread across the Internet. This was distressing for the slain prosecutor’s wife and children and also for Turkish authorities, who regarded the photos as anti-government terrorist propaganda and demanded their removal.",
"The Turkish government brought the media to heel by temporarily blocking access to social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Hurriyet Daily News, which was one of 13 media organizations banned from the Kiraz funeral because it ran the forbidden photos, reports that a total of 166 websites were blocked under a ruling from Istanbul’s 1st Criminal Court of Peace, in response to demands from the Terror and Organized Crime Investigation Bureau of Istanbul’s Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.",
"In essence, the court ordered Turkish Internet providers to block access to these sites until they knuckled under and removed the photos of Kiraz, which they eventually did. It sounds, from the Hurriyet report, as though the ban was implemented without informing the general public, as official confirmation was only given after “widespread complaints about access problems to the social media websites.”",
"Ironically, the social media ban lasted roughly the same amount of time as the hostage crisis in which Kiraz was killed: eight hours. “Tayfun Acarer, the head of the Information and Communications Technologies Authority (BTK), told daily Hürriyet that the ban on Facebook had been lifted after it rapidly complied with the court ruling on April 6,” reports Hurriyet Daily News.",
"Twitter complied later in the evening, followed by YouTube. The report notes that a hefty number of Turkish Twitter users were able to circumvent the government ban, pumping out 3 million tweets in the first two hours of the court-ordered blockage, many of them using a defiant #TwitterIsBlockedInTurkey hashtag. One of these subversive tweeters was former President Abdullah Gul.",
"Fox News quotes the Turkish Press Council’s unhappy response to the censorship: “It is meaningless to totally shut down social platforms – which contain billions of useful information – to the use of the Turkish people because of some unsuitable content.”",
"But it worked. The photos were pulled down. It is doubtless still possible for Turkish users to find them, but it takes considerable effort and technical knowledge now. The Internet is not quite the wild, untamed beast of our imagination. Authoritarians have enjoyed quite a bit of success at censoring content and blocking access to websites they don’t like. Ordinary users do not invest the effort necessary to circumvent government controls, or lack the expertise to do so, even if they are keenly interested in accessing banned material.",
"It might be dangerous for us to continue believing the Internet is more free, and more uncontrollable, than it really is. The giant companies which provide so much of our seemingly anarchic social media experience are not all that difficult to control."
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Turkey Forces Social Media Giants to Censor Photos of Kidnapped Prosecutor
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Last week, terrorists from a Marxist gang in Turkey called the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party–Front took prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz hostage in an Istanbul courthouse and shot him dead. In response to a widely-circulated photograph of Kiraz shortly before his death, the Turkish government banned social media giants Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. A number of Turkish media organizations ran photos of the kidnappers menacing Kiraz with a gun, and it was no surprise to see these images rapidly spread across the Internet. This was distressing for the slain prosecutor’s wife and children and also for Turkish authorities, who regarded the photos as anti-government terrorist propaganda and demanded their removal. The Turkish government brought the media to heel by temporarily blocking access to social media sites, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Hurriyet Daily News, which was one of 13 media organizations banned from the Kiraz funeral because it ran the forbidden photos, reports that a total of 166 websites were blocked under a ruling from Istanbul’s 1st Criminal Court of Peace, in response to demands from the Terror and Organized Crime Investigation Bureau of Istanbul’s Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office. In essence, the court ordered Turkish Internet providers to block access to these sites until they knuckled under and removed the photos of Kiraz, which they eventually did. It sounds, from the Hurriyet report, as though the ban was implemented without informing the general public, as official confirmation was only given after “widespread complaints about access problems to the social media websites.” Ironically, the social media ban lasted roughly the same amount of time as the hostage crisis in which Kiraz was killed: eight hours. “Tayfun Acarer, the head of the Information and Communications Technologies Authority (BTK), told daily Hürriyet that the ban on Facebook had been lifted after it rapidly complied with the court ruling on April 6,” reports Hurriyet Daily News. Twitter complied later in the evening, followed by YouTube. The report notes that a hefty number of Turkish Twitter users were able to circumvent the government ban, pumping out 3 million tweets in the first two hours of the court-ordered blockage, many of them using a defiant #TwitterIsBlockedInTurkey hashtag. One of these subversive tweeters was former President Abdullah Gul. Fox News quotes the Turkish Press Council’s unhappy response to the censorship: “It is meaningless to totally shut down social platforms – which contain billions of useful information – to the use of the Turkish people because of some unsuitable content.” But it worked. The photos were pulled down. It is doubtless still possible for Turkish users to find them, but it takes considerable effort and technical knowledge now. The Internet is not quite the wild, untamed beast of our imagination. Authoritarians have enjoyed quite a bit of success at censoring content and blocking access to websites they don’t like. Ordinary users do not invest the effort necessary to circumvent government controls, or lack the expertise to do so, even if they are keenly interested in accessing banned material. It might be dangerous for us to continue believing the Internet is more free, and more uncontrollable, than it really is. The giant companies which provide so much of our seemingly anarchic social media experience are not all that difficult to control.
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"U.S. General John Campbell claims that Afghan allies called in a U.S. airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) (MSF) clinic, in direct contrast to an earlier statement which claimed that the American military acted independently.",
"Gen. Campbell’s new assertion comes amid calls from MSF to wholly condemn the act. The humanitarian group says that the new claims are “an admission of a war crime,” the BBC reports.",
"The clinic that was hit by the strike was located in Kunduz, where the Taliban are squaring off against U.S.-led coalition partners. MSF reported that twelve of its staff and ten patients were killed in the strike.",
"“We have now learned that on 3 October, Afghan forces advised that they were taking fire from enemy positions and asked for air support from US air forces,” Gen. Campbell said in a statement Monday.",
"“An air strike was then called to eliminate the Taliban threat and several civilians were accidentally struck, he added, while expressing the “deepest condolences” for the tragedy that occurred.",
"Christopher Stokes, the General Director of MS, told the BBC that the Unites States is “attempting to pass responsibility to the Afghanistan government” and that “the reality is the US dropped those bombs.”",
"“The US hit a huge hospital full of wounded patients and MSF staff. the US military remains responsible for the targets it hits, even though it is part of a coalition,” Stokes added. “There can be no justification for this horrible attack. With such constant discrepancies in the US and Afghan accounts of that happened, the need for a full transparent independent investigation is ever more critical.”",
"Afghanistan authorities claimed over the weekend that “armed terrorists” had been using the hospital to target civilians and members of the military, a claim that was echoed by the Pentagon before Gen. Campbell would eventually reverse course.",
"Afghan parliamentarians have put pressure on the U.S. and Afghan government to remain transparent in the investigation.",
"“I would like President Ghani to stand up and defend Afghan civil rights from all irresponsible actions taken by our forces or coalition forces,” Shukria Barakzai, a member of parliament, told Reuters."
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U.S. Claims Afghan Allies Called In Kunduz Hospital Airstrike
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U.S. General John Campbell claims that Afghan allies called in a U.S. airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) (MSF) clinic, in direct contrast to an earlier statement which claimed that the American military acted independently. Gen. Campbell’s new assertion comes amid calls from MSF to wholly condemn the act. The humanitarian group says that the new claims are “an admission of a war crime,” the BBC reports. The clinic that was hit by the strike was located in Kunduz, where the Taliban are squaring off against U.S.-led coalition partners. MSF reported that twelve of its staff and ten patients were killed in the strike. “We have now learned that on 3 October, Afghan forces advised that they were taking fire from enemy positions and asked for air support from US air forces,” Gen. Campbell said in a statement Monday. “An air strike was then called to eliminate the Taliban threat and several civilians were accidentally struck, he added, while expressing the “deepest condolences” for the tragedy that occurred. Christopher Stokes, the General Director of MS, told the BBC that the Unites States is “attempting to pass responsibility to the Afghanistan government” and that “the reality is the US dropped those bombs.” “The US hit a huge hospital full of wounded patients and MSF staff. the US military remains responsible for the targets it hits, even though it is part of a coalition,” Stokes added. “There can be no justification for this horrible attack. With such constant discrepancies in the US and Afghan accounts of that happened, the need for a full transparent independent investigation is ever more critical.” Afghanistan authorities claimed over the weekend that “armed terrorists” had been using the hospital to target civilians and members of the military, a claim that was echoed by the Pentagon before Gen. Campbell would eventually reverse course. Afghan parliamentarians have put pressure on the U.S. and Afghan government to remain transparent in the investigation. “I would like President Ghani to stand up and defend Afghan civil rights from all irresponsible actions taken by our forces or coalition forces,” Shukria Barakzai, a member of parliament, told Reuters.
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"US warplanes struck a suspected ISIS training camp in Libya, killing at least 40 people, possibly including Tunisian-born Noureddine Chouchane, a “leading ISIS facilitator.” The camp was in Sabratha in far western Libya, near the border with Tunisia.",
"Chouchane was linked to two major terrorist attacks in Tunisia last year. In March, two gunmen infiltrated security at the well-known Bardo Museum in Tunis, right next door to the parliament building, where they took and killed 22 hostages, with 50 people injured. In June, a gunman disguised as a tourist opened fire at a Tunisian hotel in Sousse, killing 37 people. In both cases, the victims were mostly foreign tourists. The evident intent of the attacks was to damage Tunisia’s tourist industry.",
"Friday’s attack on the ISIS base by US warplanes comes days after President Barack Obama said that there would be such attacks on ISIS:",
"With respect to Libya, I have been clear from the outset that we will go after ISIL wherever it appears, the same way that we went after Al Qaeda wherever they appeared.",
"However, no one believes that an airstrike on an ISIS camp is going to have much of an effect on the overall situation in Libya. In fact, we’ve already seen in Syria and Iraq that attacking ISIS with just air power is largely ineffective unless supported by ground troops. Friday’s attack will certainly have no effect on the ISIS stronghold in Sirte.",
"ISIS has continued to grow increasingly powerful in Libya. Since arriving in Libya from Syria, ISIS has set up bases around Sabratha and farther east at Derna and Sirte. Sirte has become its Libya headquarters, with the Pentagon estimating that 5,000-6,000 fighters are now in the country, many from abroad. From Sirte, ISIS has now occupied 240 kilometers of coastline and last month attacked the nearby oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, setting storage tanks on fire.",
"As we’ve reported several times, there are plans for a Western military invasion into Libya to attack ISIS. ( “29-Jan-16 World View — US, Britain, France, Italy continue plans for Libya invasion against ISIS”) The invasion, if it occurs, would take place in early March.",
"Wikileaks has released a classified document describing European Union plans to expand the existing Operation Sophia into a ground invasion.",
"Operation Sophia, named after a baby born on a German frigate to a rescued Somali woman in August, was launched in October of last year as one of the European Union’s measures to slow the tidal wave of refugees crossing the Mediterranean to Europe. The operation is targeted at human traffickers. Naval patrols board smugglers’ boats in international waters, after they’ve left the Libyan port, remove the migrants, and remove the boat from service. With fewer boats available for smuggling, the flow of migrants is reduced.",
"Operation Sophia has been somewhat successful in that many of the wooden boats that human traffickers have been using to smuggle refugees have been taken out of service. Wooden boats are now being replaced by rubber dinghies, which smugglers have been importing in quantity from China, transshipping them through Malta.",
"Operation Sophia is awaiting the right circumstances to transition to a new phase of the project, to move from operating in high seas to operating in Libyan Territorial Waters. Eventually, this would lead to ground troops within Libya."
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US warplanes struck a suspected ISIS training camp in Libya, killing at least 40 people, possibly including Tunisian-born Noureddine Chouchane, a “leading ISIS facilitator.” The camp was in Sabratha in far western Libya, near the border with Tunisia. Chouchane was linked to two major terrorist attacks in Tunisia last year. In March, two gunmen infiltrated security at the well-known Bardo Museum in Tunis, right next door to the parliament building, where they took and killed 22 hostages, with 50 people injured. In June, a gunman disguised as a tourist opened fire at a Tunisian hotel in Sousse, killing 37 people. In both cases, the victims were mostly foreign tourists. The evident intent of the attacks was to damage Tunisia’s tourist industry. Friday’s attack on the ISIS base by US warplanes comes days after President Barack Obama said that there would be such attacks on ISIS: With respect to Libya, I have been clear from the outset that we will go after ISIL wherever it appears, the same way that we went after Al Qaeda wherever they appeared. However, no one believes that an airstrike on an ISIS camp is going to have much of an effect on the overall situation in Libya. In fact, we’ve already seen in Syria and Iraq that attacking ISIS with just air power is largely ineffective unless supported by ground troops. Friday’s attack will certainly have no effect on the ISIS stronghold in Sirte. ISIS has continued to grow increasingly powerful in Libya. Since arriving in Libya from Syria, ISIS has set up bases around Sabratha and farther east at Derna and Sirte. Sirte has become its Libya headquarters, with the Pentagon estimating that 5,000-6,000 fighters are now in the country, many from abroad. From Sirte, ISIS has now occupied 240 kilometers of coastline and last month attacked the nearby oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, setting storage tanks on fire. As we’ve reported several times, there are plans for a Western military invasion into Libya to attack ISIS. ( “29-Jan-16 World View — US, Britain, France, Italy continue plans for Libya invasion against ISIS”) The invasion, if it occurs, would take place in early March. Wikileaks has released a classified document describing European Union plans to expand the existing Operation Sophia into a ground invasion. Operation Sophia, named after a baby born on a German frigate to a rescued Somali woman in August, was launched in October of last year as one of the European Union’s measures to slow the tidal wave of refugees crossing the Mediterranean to Europe. The operation is targeted at human traffickers. Naval patrols board smugglers’ boats in international waters, after they’ve left the Libyan port, remove the migrants, and remove the boat from service. With fewer boats available for smuggling, the flow of migrants is reduced. Operation Sophia has been somewhat successful in that many of the wooden boats that human traffickers have been using to smuggle refugees have been taken out of service. Wooden boats are now being replaced by rubber dinghies, which smugglers have been importing in quantity from China, transshipping them through Malta. Operation Sophia is awaiting the right circumstances to transition to a new phase of the project, to move from operating in high seas to operating in Libyan Territorial Waters. Eventually, this would lead to ground troops within Libya.
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"Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolás Maduro has decreed that government workers not come to work on Fridays for the next two months to conserve electricity, as the nation battles a drought that has left the nation’s largest dam nearly empty. Maduro also called for women to stop using hair dryers.",
"“I make a call to the entire nation. I ask for your maximum cooperation to execute this 60-day plan,” Maduro said during his television program in Venezuela Wednesday. Maduro, who also gave the nation the entire Holy Week off as a means to conserve electricity, said the previous experiment had yielded good results. He also made an unusual call to women specifically to conserve energy.",
"“Diminish the use of hair dryers or use them only for special occasions, and in these 60 days use them at half power. Can you do that, ladies?” he asked.",
"Maduro alleged that giving government workers Fridays off for two months would help decrease the use of energy by at least 20 percent. Engineering experts have contested that claim, however, suggesting that one day a week of government holiday will do little to help the Guri dam replenish its water supply. Miguel Lara, the former director of the nation’s Interconnected Systems Operation Agency, tells Venezuela’s La Nación that he expects a maximum of ten centimeters of water saved in the dam, which would be a negligible increase in water levels and do little to help the country generate more power.",
"The call for shortening the work week, in Lara’s eyes, “speaks to the improvising nature of electrical authorities that only seem to seek a media impact to make it appear that the electrical crisis, which affects all of Venezuelan society, is not a consequence of the unprofessional management at Guri.”",
"The nation’s pro-democracy opposition has openly mocked Maduro for trying to solve the electricity crisis that has plagued the nation throughout his tenure by giving government workers days off. “The geniuses at the presidential palace are increasing days off to resolve the electricity chaos. To really solve the problem, clearly you have to increase them to 365 days a year,” Henry Ramos Allup, the head of the opposition in the National Assembly, tweeted Wednesday. Jesús Torrealba, the executive secretary of the opposition Democratic United Roundtable (MUD) opposition party, described Maduro’s government as a “vagocracia,” or “Lazy-ocracy.”",
"Henrique Capriles Radonski, the governor of Miranda state who ran against Maduro in a presidential election widely considered to be of questionable legitimacy, attacked Maduro himself as lazy. “Maduro has never worked, so of course it is normal to decree days off. Today he reiterates his inability to govern,” Capriles wrote on Twitter.",
"Maduro’s failure to stabilize the Venezuelan economic, as well as his imprisonment of political opposition and liberal use of police brutality against opposition protesters, gave the opposition MUD party the first non-socialist majority in the Venezuelan legislature in 17 years in December. The legislature now seeks to oust him. They have announced that they will pursue three strategies to get Maduro out of his office: A recall referendum, a constitutional amendment to get him out, and the mobilization of protesters on the street.",
"The opposition is making this move as momentum builds in Venezuela’s left to remove Maduro, as well. A number of prominent Chavistas have begun to openly question his leadership, and reports have surfaced that socialist legislators and party leaders have evaluated the possibility of replacing Maduro with a more popular and adept leader. In addition to those Chavistas who view him as incompetent, there is a growing call for an investigation into the Maduro administration’s alleged corruption. Three former members of Hugo Chávez’s government alleged that $300 million had gone missing from the state-run oil corporation earlier this year, demanding answers.",
"Protests against Maduro have also turned violent once again in Venezuela. In western Táchira state last week, student protesters stole a public transportation bus and drove it through a crowd of police, killing two. The incident was captured on video."
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Venezuela's President Decrees 3-Day Weekends to Save Electricity
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Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolás Maduro has decreed that government workers not come to work on Fridays for the next two months to conserve electricity, as the nation battles a drought that has left the nation’s largest dam nearly empty. Maduro also called for women to stop using hair dryers. “I make a call to the entire nation. I ask for your maximum cooperation to execute this 60-day plan,” Maduro said during his television program in Venezuela Wednesday. Maduro, who also gave the nation the entire Holy Week off as a means to conserve electricity, said the previous experiment had yielded good results. He also made an unusual call to women specifically to conserve energy. “Diminish the use of hair dryers or use them only for special occasions, and in these 60 days use them at half power. Can you do that, ladies?” he asked. Maduro alleged that giving government workers Fridays off for two months would help decrease the use of energy by at least 20 percent. Engineering experts have contested that claim, however, suggesting that one day a week of government holiday will do little to help the Guri dam replenish its water supply. Miguel Lara, the former director of the nation’s Interconnected Systems Operation Agency, tells Venezuela’s La Nación that he expects a maximum of ten centimeters of water saved in the dam, which would be a negligible increase in water levels and do little to help the country generate more power. The call for shortening the work week, in Lara’s eyes, “speaks to the improvising nature of electrical authorities that only seem to seek a media impact to make it appear that the electrical crisis, which affects all of Venezuelan society, is not a consequence of the unprofessional management at Guri.” The nation’s pro-democracy opposition has openly mocked Maduro for trying to solve the electricity crisis that has plagued the nation throughout his tenure by giving government workers days off. “The geniuses at the presidential palace are increasing days off to resolve the electricity chaos. To really solve the problem, clearly you have to increase them to 365 days a year,” Henry Ramos Allup, the head of the opposition in the National Assembly, tweeted Wednesday. Jesús Torrealba, the executive secretary of the opposition Democratic United Roundtable (MUD) opposition party, described Maduro’s government as a “vagocracia,” or “Lazy-ocracy.” Henrique Capriles Radonski, the governor of Miranda state who ran against Maduro in a presidential election widely considered to be of questionable legitimacy, attacked Maduro himself as lazy. “Maduro has never worked, so of course it is normal to decree days off. Today he reiterates his inability to govern,” Capriles wrote on Twitter. Maduro’s failure to stabilize the Venezuelan economic, as well as his imprisonment of political opposition and liberal use of police brutality against opposition protesters, gave the opposition MUD party the first non-socialist majority in the Venezuelan legislature in 17 years in December. The legislature now seeks to oust him. They have announced that they will pursue three strategies to get Maduro out of his office: A recall referendum, a constitutional amendment to get him out, and the mobilization of protesters on the street. The opposition is making this move as momentum builds in Venezuela’s left to remove Maduro, as well. A number of prominent Chavistas have begun to openly question his leadership, and reports have surfaced that socialist legislators and party leaders have evaluated the possibility of replacing Maduro with a more popular and adept leader. In addition to those Chavistas who view him as incompetent, there is a growing call for an investigation into the Maduro administration’s alleged corruption. Three former members of Hugo Chávez’s government alleged that $300 million had gone missing from the state-run oil corporation earlier this year, demanding answers. Protests against Maduro have also turned violent once again in Venezuela. In western Táchira state last week, student protesters stole a public transportation bus and drove it through a crowd of police, killing two. The incident was captured on video.
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"The Obama administration has killed from 64 to 116 civilians, as well as between 2,372 and 2,581 combatants in drone and other lethal airstrikes targeting terrorists outside principal war zones like Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan, according to a much-anticipated report from the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), released Friday.",
"DNI reports that the fatalities stem from 473 CIA and military counterterrorism strikes conducted under President Barack Obama’s watch (between January 20, 2009, and the end of 2015) against terrorist targets outside areas of active hostilities such as Pakistan and Libya.",
"It marked the first time the Obama administration detailed the number of fighters and civilians killed under the President’s secretive counterterrorism campaign.",
"Typically, the airstrikes are carried via drones. However, strikes by manned warplanes and missiles were also part of the count.",
"DNI only released aggregate figures, excluding when or where the attacks occurred.",
"“The administration shielded those claims from meaningful public scrutiny, even as it sought to bolster its own assertions about the accuracy and effectiveness of the operations,” notes The Washington Post (WaPo).",
"“Independent groups, whose own tracking of civilian deaths have produced far higher numbers, said they appreciated the administration’s effort,” it adds. “But they said it fell far short of President Obama’s repeated promises of greater transparency about his administration’s extraordinary reliance on armed drones in overseas counterterrorist operations.”",
"Also on Friday, President Obama issued an executive order detailing “best practices and procedures” that should be taken to diminish the number of civilian casualties in the United States’ ongoing war on terror.",
"Although the Obama administration failed to disclose the name of the countries where the strikes took place, they include Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, and Libya, points out WaPo.",
"“The figures do not include deaths in ground operations, such as the one that killed Osama bin Laden and four others in Pakistan in 2011, or operations in the administration-designated war zones of Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria,” it adds.",
"Earlier this month, unnamed current and former U.S. officials told the Post that the number of CIA drone strikes have plummeted to a low single digit so far in 2016, President Barack Obama’s last full year in office.",
"“The agency has carried out at most seven strikes in 2016, putting the spy service on course to take fewer shots from remotely piloted aircraft than in any year since 2007, two years before President Obama took office and made the agency’s drone program a pillar of his counterterrorism approach,” the report states."
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Holiday Weekend Dump: Obama Reveals Drone Campaign Death Toll
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"Saudi Arabia began live-fire military exercises in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz this week, triggering a stern warning from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) to stay far away from Iranian waters.",
"“The Revolutionary Guards naval forces believe this war game is mainly to create tension and destabilize the Persian Gulf,” Reuters quotes Iran’s Tasnim news agency as reporting. PressTV, a state-run Iranian news agency, added that the Iranian military referred to the Saudi exercises as “an evident attempt to foment tensions and compromise sustainable security in the Persian Gulf.”",
"“The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Navy and the IRGC’s Naval Force are in full combat readiness to safeguard sustainable security in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Sea of Oman,” PressTV asserted.",
"Al Arabiya, a Saudi news outlet, described the military exercises as involving largely maritime assets. A Saudi military commander said the exercises were “in preparation for the protection of the marine interests of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia against any possible aggression.” The timing of the exercises highlights growing tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, as it follows an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen on a United Arab Emirates (UAE) ship earlier this week. The UAE is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and close ally of Saudi Arabia.",
"Iran and Saudi Arabia have been involved extensively in the Yemeni civil war, fighting each other by proxy. Iran has supported the aforementioned Shiite Houthis, while Saudi Arabia has lent its support to President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the officially recognized Sunni government. Saudi media has accused Iran not only of ideologically supporting the Houthis but of providing weapons and other aid directly, using a mediator group to hide the weapons in question.",
"The UAE ship the Houthis attacked was carrying much-needed humanitarian aid to the country, whose civilian population has been devastated, forced to be dependent on such aid to survive. The UAE referred to the attack as a “terrorist act.”",
"“This is a terrorist attack that violates the international laws. It is also a clear violation of humanity and a flagrant aggression against life,” Hadi’s government said in an official statement, echoing the UAE.",
"A spokesman for the Houthi rebels clarified that, when they attacked the ship, they did not believe it to be carrying humanitarian aid. The UAE was once part of a greater coalition fighting in Yemen, however, led by Saudi Arabia. While Saudi troops are still fighting there, the UAE withdrew in June, with officials claiming the war there was “practically over,” anyway."
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Amid Yemen Fray, Tehran Warns Saudi Arabia to Keep Military Exercises Far from Iran
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"One of the U.S. Navy ships stationed off the coast of Yemen, the USS Mason, has come under attack by Houthi insurgents, who have been supported and armed by Iran.",
"According to Reuters, the failed missile attack “began around 7 p.m. local time, when the ship detected two inbound missiles over a 60-minute period in the Red Sea off Yemen’s coast.”",
"“Both missiles impacted the water before reaching the ship. There were no injuries to our sailors and no damage to the ship,” said Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman.",
"Davis promised that the Pentagon would “continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of our ships and our servicemembers.”",
"A U.S. defense official anonymously informed Reuters that USS Mason deployed countermeasures when the first missile was detected, possibly thwarting a successful strike on the ship but did not return fire.",
"The Mason was patrolling the same area where the Houthis fired on a vessel from the United Arab Emirates last week.",
"CBS News reports the Houthis and their allies “offered no reason for the launches, though they came after a Saudi-led airstrike targeting a funeral in Yemen’s capital killed more than 140 people and wounded 525 on Saturday.”",
"The White House swiftly condemned this Saudi airstrike.",
"“US security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check. Even as we assist Saudi Arabia regarding the defense of their territorial integrity, we have and will continue to express our serious concerns about the conflict in Yemen and how it has been waged,” said U.S. National Security Council spokesman Ned Price, quoted by CNN.",
"“In light of this and other recent incidents, we have initiated an immediate review of our already significantly reduced support to the Saudi-led coalition and are prepared to adjust our support so as to better align with US principles, values and interests, including achieving an immediate and durable end to Yemen’s tragic conflict,” Price added.",
"The Saudi-led coalition denied responsibility for the strike, insisting that its troops “have clear instructions not to target populated areas and to avoid civilians.”",
"CBS notes that Saudi state television aired footage of what appears to be a missile attack on Taif, the location of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahad Air Base, where American military trainers are stationed. The Houthis claimed this was a ballistic missile attack, using a local variant of the Soviet-era Scud missile, carried out by their forces against the Saudis."
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Iran-Backed Rebels in Yemen Launch Missiles at U.S. Navy
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One of the U.S. Navy ships stationed off the coast of Yemen, the USS Mason, has come under attack by Houthi insurgents, who have been supported and armed by Iran. According to Reuters, the failed missile attack “began around 7 p.m. local time, when the ship detected two inbound missiles over a 60-minute period in the Red Sea off Yemen’s coast.” “Both missiles impacted the water before reaching the ship. There were no injuries to our sailors and no damage to the ship,” said Captain Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. Davis promised that the Pentagon would “continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of our ships and our servicemembers.” A U.S. defense official anonymously informed Reuters that USS Mason deployed countermeasures when the first missile was detected, possibly thwarting a successful strike on the ship but did not return fire. The Mason was patrolling the same area where the Houthis fired on a vessel from the United Arab Emirates last week. CBS News reports the Houthis and their allies “offered no reason for the launches, though they came after a Saudi-led airstrike targeting a funeral in Yemen’s capital killed more than 140 people and wounded 525 on Saturday.” The White House swiftly condemned this Saudi airstrike. “US security cooperation with Saudi Arabia is not a blank check. Even as we assist Saudi Arabia regarding the defense of their territorial integrity, we have and will continue to express our serious concerns about the conflict in Yemen and how it has been waged,” said U.S. National Security Council spokesman Ned Price, quoted by CNN. “In light of this and other recent incidents, we have initiated an immediate review of our already significantly reduced support to the Saudi-led coalition and are prepared to adjust our support so as to better align with US principles, values and interests, including achieving an immediate and durable end to Yemen’s tragic conflict,” Price added. The Saudi-led coalition denied responsibility for the strike, insisting that its troops “have clear instructions not to target populated areas and to avoid civilians.” CBS notes that Saudi state television aired footage of what appears to be a missile attack on Taif, the location of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahad Air Base, where American military trainers are stationed. The Houthis claimed this was a ballistic missile attack, using a local variant of the Soviet-era Scud missile, carried out by their forces against the Saudis.
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"America’s NATO ally Turkey launched airstrikes against Kurdish fighters allied with a U.S.-backed militia in Syria, a testament to the growing rift between Ankara and Washington over the war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in the Middle East.",
"An unnamed senior U.S. defense official revealed to Reuters that Kurds struck by Turkey’s warplanes were not themselves U.S.-backed but were “close to and friendly with” the fighters Washington is working with, namely the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the militia of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) that controls large swathes of northern Syria.",
"Reuters described the airstrikes as “ the heaviest against the YPG since Turkey launched a military incursion into Syria two months ago,” adding that “the Turkish military said its air strikes had destroyed nine buildings, one armored vehicle and four other vehicles that belonged to the YPG.”",
"Overnight into Thursday, Turkish warplanes targeted positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in three villages, located northeast of the war-ravaged city of Aleppo, that the SDF seized from ISIS, according to the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), which uses a network of ground sources to monitor the conflict in Syria.",
"The U.S.-backed SDF is a Kurdish-Arab alliance led by the YPG militia.",
"While the United States considers the YPG militia to be its ally and most effective ground force against ISIS, fellow NATO member Turkey considers the Kurdish fighters to be aligned with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a communist-separatist group that has been designated a terrorist organization by both Ankara and Washington.",
"“The Turkish military confirmed its warplanes had carried out 26 strikes on areas recently taken by the Kurdish YPG militia, the strongest force in the SDF, and that it had killed between 160 and 200 combatants,” notes Reuters.",
"The Observatory reported a lower death toll of at least 19, adding the dozens more had been wounded.",
"“Officials of the Kurdish-led administration that controls much of northeastern Syria said dozens had been killed,” adds Reuters.",
"Citing the Turkish airstrikes, a reporter asked U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter during a news conference at the Pentagon Thursday if he was concerned the U.S. alliance with Turkey was unraveling.",
"The Pentagon chief responded:",
"We’re still gathering facts about this report [about Turkish airstrikes]… so I can’t comment on that or confirm that… We work through issues as they arise. We’ve managed to do that successfully, and I expect that that will continue.",
"Carter’s comments came on the eve of his visit to Turkey and a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blasted the ongoing efforts by the U.S.-led coalition to push ISIS out of Iraq, demanding a bigger role for Turkish troops.",
"Although some in the Obama administration have acknowledged that the Syrian Kurdish militia is aligned with the terrorist PKK, the White House maintains that YPG militia is not a terrorist organization.",
"Erdogan is angered that Turkey has not been allowed to participate in the ongoing offensive to liberate Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city and ISIS de-facto capital in the country. Turkey is in favor of removing Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad from power.",
"The Assad regime described the Turkish strikes as an act of “blatant aggression” against Syria, threatening that it would shoot down Turkish fighters entering Syrian airspace.",
"Shells fired from the Kurdish-controlled Afrin region of Syria, which sits west of where the airstrikes hit, landed in an empty field in Turkey’s Hatay province on Thursday, declared the Turkish military, adding that the move triggered retaliatory howitzer fire from Turkey.",
"Reuters reports:",
"The Turkish army bombarded villages near Afrin overnight, the pro-Kurdish Anha news agency said. Footage purportedly showed smoke billowing out from the Syrian side of the border. Anha said there were casualties from the shelling by what it described as at least 44 howitzers.",
"The Turkish army also said 21 PKK militants had been killed in operations in Hakkari province in Turkey’s southeast, where violence has flared since the PKK abandoned a ceasefire in 2015."
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Turkey Airstrikes Pound Kurds Allied to U.S.-Backed Militia in Syria
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America’s NATO ally Turkey launched airstrikes against Kurdish fighters allied with a U.S.-backed militia in Syria, a testament to the growing rift between Ankara and Washington over the war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in the Middle East. An unnamed senior U.S. defense official revealed to Reuters that Kurds struck by Turkey’s warplanes were not themselves U.S.-backed but were “close to and friendly with” the fighters Washington is working with, namely the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the militia of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) that controls large swathes of northern Syria. Reuters described the airstrikes as “ the heaviest against the YPG since Turkey launched a military incursion into Syria two months ago,” adding that “the Turkish military said its air strikes had destroyed nine buildings, one armored vehicle and four other vehicles that belonged to the YPG.” Overnight into Thursday, Turkish warplanes targeted positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in three villages, located northeast of the war-ravaged city of Aleppo, that the SDF seized from ISIS, according to the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), which uses a network of ground sources to monitor the conflict in Syria. The U.S.-backed SDF is a Kurdish-Arab alliance led by the YPG militia. While the United States considers the YPG militia to be its ally and most effective ground force against ISIS, fellow NATO member Turkey considers the Kurdish fighters to be aligned with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a communist-separatist group that has been designated a terrorist organization by both Ankara and Washington. “The Turkish military confirmed its warplanes had carried out 26 strikes on areas recently taken by the Kurdish YPG militia, the strongest force in the SDF, and that it had killed between 160 and 200 combatants,” notes Reuters. The Observatory reported a lower death toll of at least 19, adding the dozens more had been wounded. “Officials of the Kurdish-led administration that controls much of northeastern Syria said dozens had been killed,” adds Reuters. Citing the Turkish airstrikes, a reporter asked U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter during a news conference at the Pentagon Thursday if he was concerned the U.S. alliance with Turkey was unraveling. The Pentagon chief responded: We’re still gathering facts about this report [about Turkish airstrikes]… so I can’t comment on that or confirm that… We work through issues as they arise. We’ve managed to do that successfully, and I expect that that will continue. Carter’s comments came on the eve of his visit to Turkey and a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blasted the ongoing efforts by the U.S.-led coalition to push ISIS out of Iraq, demanding a bigger role for Turkish troops. Although some in the Obama administration have acknowledged that the Syrian Kurdish militia is aligned with the terrorist PKK, the White House maintains that YPG militia is not a terrorist organization. Erdogan is angered that Turkey has not been allowed to participate in the ongoing offensive to liberate Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city and ISIS de-facto capital in the country. Turkey is in favor of removing Syrian Dictator Bashar al-Assad from power. The Assad regime described the Turkish strikes as an act of “blatant aggression” against Syria, threatening that it would shoot down Turkish fighters entering Syrian airspace. Shells fired from the Kurdish-controlled Afrin region of Syria, which sits west of where the airstrikes hit, landed in an empty field in Turkey’s Hatay province on Thursday, declared the Turkish military, adding that the move triggered retaliatory howitzer fire from Turkey. Reuters reports: The Turkish army bombarded villages near Afrin overnight, the pro-Kurdish Anha news agency said. Footage purportedly showed smoke billowing out from the Syrian side of the border. Anha said there were casualties from the shelling by what it described as at least 44 howitzers. The Turkish army also said 21 PKK militants had been killed in operations in Hakkari province in Turkey’s southeast, where violence has flared since the PKK abandoned a ceasefire in 2015.
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"In what the nation’s president called a “regrettable operational mistake,” the Nigerian Air Force conducted an airstrike on a refugee camp housing Boko Haram victims in northeast Borno state, leaving up to over 100 civilians dead and dozens wounded.",
"The Air Force intended to bomb a Boko Haram strategic outpost, instead hitting a camp full of internally-displaced persons, mostly women and children forced to flee their villages by the Islamic State affiliate’s relentless raids.",
"Reuters estimates that “at least 76 people” were killed on Tuesday, though Nigerian national newspapers put that number at over 100. Reuters cites Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) as saying that 120 others were wounded, some seriously and many still trapped in the refugee camp with minimal medical care.",
"The Nigerian newspaper Vanguard puts the number of injured at over 100, citing a government source who said the bombing was part of “mop-up operations” meant to eradicate a small cluster of Boko Haram terrorists.",
"Vanguard has also published the official version of events from Major-General Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Army Staff:",
"This morning (yesterday), we received reports about gathering of Boko Haram terrorists somewhere in Kala Balge Local Government area of Borno State. We got a coordinate and I directed that the air should go to address the problem. Unfortunately, the strike was conducted but it turned out that the locals somewhere in Rann were affected.",
"Maj. Gen. Irabor noted that some of those killed and wounded were also members of international aid groups like MSF and the International Red Cross. These groups have estimated that “at least 90” wounded individuals are trapped in the camp and neighboring Rann village, according to the Associated Press, and are demanding the Nigerian government provide transportation to well-equipped medical facilities.",
"The government has begun issuing official apologies for the incident. President Muhammadu Buhari called the incident a “regrettable operational mistake” in his apology. His information minister, meanwhile, called the bombing “not a true reflection of the level of professionalism” of the military.",
"Abba Kyari, Buhari’s chief of staff, said in a statement, “this kind of incident happens occasionally in war.”",
"”The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is saddened by today’s accidental air strike by its fighter jet at Rann in Kala Balge area of Borno State in which some innocent lives were lost,” the air force said in a statement.",
"The Nigerian Senate called for the military to cease bombing civilians. “We urge the military, especially the air force; to as much as possible ensure that this does not happen again,” Deputy Senate President Ike Ekeremadu said, thanking the nation’s “gallant soldiers” for their service.",
"While multiple government officials have echoed each other in referring to the airstrike as an anomaly, the Nigerian military has long struggled with disciplinary and execution issues. Thousands of Nigerian soldiers have refused to fight Boko Haram, fearing their own deaths and protesting that they are not sufficiently armed to successfully complete the orders handed to them.",
"Soldiers have also been accused of gross misconduct with Boko Haram victims. In October, Human Rights Watch accused Nigerian soldiers of raping women and girls trapped in the refugee camp. In some cases, girls and women protested that they had been drugged and raped; in others, the victims said they consented to sexual relations after being romanced and, upon finding out they were pregnant, the soldiers would disappear. Human Rights Watch compiled the testimonies of 43 female members of the camp who experienced “sexual abuse, including rape, and exploitation.”",
"The Nigerian government has repeatedly claimed that Boko Haram, once the deadliest wing of the deadliest terrorist group in the world, has been conclusively defeated. Buhari announced in December 2015 that “technically, we have won the war” on Boko Haram. In January 2016, after a Boko Haram attack proved this to be a suspect claim, Irabor’s predecessor Lt. General Tukur Buratai said, “the terrorists have been defeated; these criminals may rear their ugly heads through other means.”",
"Boko Haram continued to attack, and the Nigerian government continued to wave off their existence. “We have come to the point that we can beat our chest and decisively say we have dealt with Boko Haram,” military spokesman Col. Sani Usman said in July 2016.",
"Following a bombing at the University of Maiduguri, in the capital of Borno state, this week, the Nigerian government’s ruling party issued a statement calling the attack “another confirmation of the group’s desperation.”"
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Nigeria Bombs Its Own Refugee Camp Instead of Boko Haram, over 100 Killed
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In what the nation’s president called a “regrettable operational mistake,” the Nigerian Air Force conducted an airstrike on a refugee camp housing Boko Haram victims in northeast Borno state, leaving up to over 100 civilians dead and dozens wounded. The Air Force intended to bomb a Boko Haram strategic outpost, instead hitting a camp full of internally-displaced persons, mostly women and children forced to flee their villages by the Islamic State affiliate’s relentless raids. Reuters estimates that “at least 76 people” were killed on Tuesday, though Nigerian national newspapers put that number at over 100. Reuters cites Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) as saying that 120 others were wounded, some seriously and many still trapped in the refugee camp with minimal medical care. The Nigerian newspaper Vanguard puts the number of injured at over 100, citing a government source who said the bombing was part of “mop-up operations” meant to eradicate a small cluster of Boko Haram terrorists. Vanguard has also published the official version of events from Major-General Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Army Staff: This morning (yesterday), we received reports about gathering of Boko Haram terrorists somewhere in Kala Balge Local Government area of Borno State. We got a coordinate and I directed that the air should go to address the problem. Unfortunately, the strike was conducted but it turned out that the locals somewhere in Rann were affected. Maj. Gen. Irabor noted that some of those killed and wounded were also members of international aid groups like MSF and the International Red Cross. These groups have estimated that “at least 90” wounded individuals are trapped in the camp and neighboring Rann village, according to the Associated Press, and are demanding the Nigerian government provide transportation to well-equipped medical facilities. The government has begun issuing official apologies for the incident. President Muhammadu Buhari called the incident a “regrettable operational mistake” in his apology. His information minister, meanwhile, called the bombing “not a true reflection of the level of professionalism” of the military. Abba Kyari, Buhari’s chief of staff, said in a statement, “this kind of incident happens occasionally in war.” ”The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is saddened by today’s accidental air strike by its fighter jet at Rann in Kala Balge area of Borno State in which some innocent lives were lost,” the air force said in a statement. The Nigerian Senate called for the military to cease bombing civilians. “We urge the military, especially the air force; to as much as possible ensure that this does not happen again,” Deputy Senate President Ike Ekeremadu said, thanking the nation’s “gallant soldiers” for their service. While multiple government officials have echoed each other in referring to the airstrike as an anomaly, the Nigerian military has long struggled with disciplinary and execution issues. Thousands of Nigerian soldiers have refused to fight Boko Haram, fearing their own deaths and protesting that they are not sufficiently armed to successfully complete the orders handed to them. Soldiers have also been accused of gross misconduct with Boko Haram victims. In October, Human Rights Watch accused Nigerian soldiers of raping women and girls trapped in the refugee camp. In some cases, girls and women protested that they had been drugged and raped; in others, the victims said they consented to sexual relations after being romanced and, upon finding out they were pregnant, the soldiers would disappear. Human Rights Watch compiled the testimonies of 43 female members of the camp who experienced “sexual abuse, including rape, and exploitation.” The Nigerian government has repeatedly claimed that Boko Haram, once the deadliest wing of the deadliest terrorist group in the world, has been conclusively defeated. Buhari announced in December 2015 that “technically, we have won the war” on Boko Haram. In January 2016, after a Boko Haram attack proved this to be a suspect claim, Irabor’s predecessor Lt. General Tukur Buratai said, “the terrorists have been defeated; these criminals may rear their ugly heads through other means.” Boko Haram continued to attack, and the Nigerian government continued to wave off their existence. “We have come to the point that we can beat our chest and decisively say we have dealt with Boko Haram,” military spokesman Col. Sani Usman said in July 2016. Following a bombing at the University of Maiduguri, in the capital of Borno state, this week, the Nigerian government’s ruling party issued a statement calling the attack “another confirmation of the group’s desperation.”
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"With his last minute pardons, commutation of prison sentences and prison releases, Barack Obama is proving to be an equal opportunity president.",
"While soldiers endangering the nation’s security received a second chance, at least one soldier sentenced for acts protecting his fellow troops was left waiting for his moment.",
"Two military beneficiaries have been tapped by Obama’s pardoning wand. It has been waved over one in uniform at the lowest rank and one at the highest. Interestingly – both committed crimes that just do not seem, either to Obama or to the Democratic Party, as evidenced by Hillary Clinton’s email scandal during the presidential campaign – to generate appropriate concerns: our national security.",
"The sentence commutation of Private Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning has captured the most media attention. Manning leaked thousands of pages of U.S. Army documents about the Iraq war to WikiLeaks.",
"Convicted on 20 of 22 charges, Manning was sentenced in 2010 to 35 years in prison. Manning will have served only seven when released later this year.",
"Drawing far less of media spotlight has been the pardon of a much more senior military officer: retired Marine General James Cartwright, former Vice Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.",
"Cartwright’s sin was lying to the FBI about revealing sensitive intelligence to reporters concerning Stuxnet–a joint U.S. and Israeli operation to conduct a cyberattack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.",
"Convicted last year, Cartwright was to be sentenced this month. His conviction raised the ire of conservatives about the administration’s hypocrisy, since no charges were ever brought against Hillary Clinton for much more egregious transgressions in mishandling national security materials.",
"Lost in all the hype of the Manning commutation and non-hype of Cartwright’s pardon is the case of U.S. Army First Lieutenant Clint Lorance. He was convicted on two counts of second-degree murder in Afghanistan for having ordered his patrol to open fire at three passengers on a fast approaching motorcycle.",
"While testimony was given against Lorance by some of his men in exchange for immunity, there is an indication prosecutorial misconduct may have occurred. Lorance received a twenty-year sentence.",
"There is a significant difference in impact between the actions of Manning and Lorance as well as in their motivations for undertaking them.",
"While Manning’s actions supposedly were motivated by a desire to go public with alleged U.S. battlefield atrocities, also suggested by his defense was a personal grudge against the Army due to his gender-identity struggles.",
"Unfortunately, included within the information Manning released were descriptions of Afghanis working with U.S. forces. This triggered a Taliban witchhunt to identify and kill them. Where Afghan names were not mentioned but descriptions given, such as “someone with short, dark hair was helping,” the Taliban indiscriminately killed anyone meeting that description, according to sources familiar with the cases. Thus, the final tally of lives for which Manning is responsible will never be known.",
"On the other hand, Lorance’s decision to act was made based on a perceived imminent threat to his patrol. It was motivated by a desire to save their lives. Immunity given to patrol members to testify against him raises the issue of those witness’s motivation. This, and possible prosecutorial misconduct, creates enough of a fact issue to warrant a presidential pardon.",
"To give Manning a commutation but offer nothing to Lorance is a slap in the face to those in uniform who stand in harm’s way in the defense of their country.",
"This brings us back to the Cartwright pardon.",
"While it is unclear what his motivation was in sharing classified information with reporters, doing so enhanced Iranian security measures to ensure it did not happen again. The impact this will ultimately have will be unknown – until Tehran uses a nuclear weapon.",
"Cartwright obviously was not thinking clearly in revealing the Stuxnet operation to the media. But he also has failed to think clearly before accepting Obama’s pardon.",
"Half a century earlier, a military prisoner was offered an early release but refused to take it. Shot down during the Vietnam war, U.S. Navy pilot John S. McCain held to a code of conduct that mandated those U.S. prisoners captured earlier have release priority. Not knowing how long his own captivity would last and spending most of it in solitary confinement, McCain repeatedly refused an early release.",
"This is something upon which General Cartwright should have reflected before accepting his pardon. Remembering the code of conduct to which McCain adhered, Cartwright might well have considered the fact that other veterans, such as Lorance, should be given first consideration. For a very senior military leader not to consider this is somewhat disturbing – and most unfair to men like Lorance.",
"Obama’s pardons to date – not only of Manning but of numerous criminals and Guantanamo prisoners – have created widespread discontent within the military, intelligence and law enforcement communities. That such clemency was missing in cases like Lorance’s is lamentable."
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Zumwalt: Obama's Military Pardons: Granted for National Security Violations but Not Battlefield Courage
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With his last minute pardons, commutation of prison sentences and prison releases, Barack Obama is proving to be an equal opportunity president. While soldiers endangering the nation’s security received a second chance, at least one soldier sentenced for acts protecting his fellow troops was left waiting for his moment. Two military beneficiaries have been tapped by Obama’s pardoning wand. It has been waved over one in uniform at the lowest rank and one at the highest. Interestingly – both committed crimes that just do not seem, either to Obama or to the Democratic Party, as evidenced by Hillary Clinton’s email scandal during the presidential campaign – to generate appropriate concerns: our national security. The sentence commutation of Private Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning has captured the most media attention. Manning leaked thousands of pages of U.S. Army documents about the Iraq war to WikiLeaks. Convicted on 20 of 22 charges, Manning was sentenced in 2010 to 35 years in prison. Manning will have served only seven when released later this year. Drawing far less of media spotlight has been the pardon of a much more senior military officer: retired Marine General James Cartwright, former Vice Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Cartwright’s sin was lying to the FBI about revealing sensitive intelligence to reporters concerning Stuxnet–a joint U.S. and Israeli operation to conduct a cyberattack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Convicted last year, Cartwright was to be sentenced this month. His conviction raised the ire of conservatives about the administration’s hypocrisy, since no charges were ever brought against Hillary Clinton for much more egregious transgressions in mishandling national security materials. Lost in all the hype of the Manning commutation and non-hype of Cartwright’s pardon is the case of U.S. Army First Lieutenant Clint Lorance. He was convicted on two counts of second-degree murder in Afghanistan for having ordered his patrol to open fire at three passengers on a fast approaching motorcycle. While testimony was given against Lorance by some of his men in exchange for immunity, there is an indication prosecutorial misconduct may have occurred. Lorance received a twenty-year sentence. There is a significant difference in impact between the actions of Manning and Lorance as well as in their motivations for undertaking them. While Manning’s actions supposedly were motivated by a desire to go public with alleged U.S. battlefield atrocities, also suggested by his defense was a personal grudge against the Army due to his gender-identity struggles. Unfortunately, included within the information Manning released were descriptions of Afghanis working with U.S. forces. This triggered a Taliban witchhunt to identify and kill them. Where Afghan names were not mentioned but descriptions given, such as “someone with short, dark hair was helping,” the Taliban indiscriminately killed anyone meeting that description, according to sources familiar with the cases. Thus, the final tally of lives for which Manning is responsible will never be known. On the other hand, Lorance’s decision to act was made based on a perceived imminent threat to his patrol. It was motivated by a desire to save their lives. Immunity given to patrol members to testify against him raises the issue of those witness’s motivation. This, and possible prosecutorial misconduct, creates enough of a fact issue to warrant a presidential pardon. To give Manning a commutation but offer nothing to Lorance is a slap in the face to those in uniform who stand in harm’s way in the defense of their country. This brings us back to the Cartwright pardon. While it is unclear what his motivation was in sharing classified information with reporters, doing so enhanced Iranian security measures to ensure it did not happen again. The impact this will ultimately have will be unknown – until Tehran uses a nuclear weapon. Cartwright obviously was not thinking clearly in revealing the Stuxnet operation to the media. But he also has failed to think clearly before accepting Obama’s pardon. Half a century earlier, a military prisoner was offered an early release but refused to take it. Shot down during the Vietnam war, U.S. Navy pilot John S. McCain held to a code of conduct that mandated those U.S. prisoners captured earlier have release priority. Not knowing how long his own captivity would last and spending most of it in solitary confinement, McCain repeatedly refused an early release. This is something upon which General Cartwright should have reflected before accepting his pardon. Remembering the code of conduct to which McCain adhered, Cartwright might well have considered the fact that other veterans, such as Lorance, should be given first consideration. For a very senior military leader not to consider this is somewhat disturbing – and most unfair to men like Lorance. Obama’s pardons to date – not only of Manning but of numerous criminals and Guantanamo prisoners – have created widespread discontent within the military, intelligence and law enforcement communities. That such clemency was missing in cases like Lorance’s is lamentable.
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"On Monday, the White House announced Army Lt. General H.R. McMaster as the replacement for Michael Flynn as National Security Adviser.",
"McMaster was not one of the top candidates suggested by administration sources after President Trump’s first choice, retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, declined the position. Over the weekend, President Trump began interviewing three new candidates, along with the current temporary occupant of the position, retired General Keith Kellogg. McMaster was one of the three, along with former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton and West Point superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen.",
"According to the White House announcement, Kellogg will continue serving under McMaster as chief of staff for the National Security Council.",
"Thomas Ricks at Foreign Policy predicted McMaster would be Trump’s choice for National Security Adviser on Monday morning, describing him as “smart, energetic, and tough.”",
"“He has good combat experience, he was a good trainer, and he led the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment well in his deployment to Iraq, most notably in pacifying Tell Afar, to the west of Mosul,” Ricks wrote, adding that McMaster was supported to a “surprising degree” by people who had worked for him in the past.",
"McMaster is the author of a highly-regarded book on Vietnam, Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chief of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam. The book strongly argues that military leadership should be willing to stand up to civilian political leaders when war is not waged successfully, and also criticizes Vietnam-era military leadership for becoming distracted by bureaucratic infighting.",
"McMaster’s leadership at the famed Battle of 73 Easting in Operation Desert Storm was an important part of the U.S. military’s resurgence, poetically described as “exorcising the ghosts of Vietnam” at the time. In that battle, a vastly outnumbered American unit defeated Iraqi forces with superior tactics, coordination, and technology, without suffering a single casualty. Last February, McMaster wrote an extensive account of the battle, and the lessons it provides for future conflict, for The National Interest.",
"He is noted as an advocate of both strong conventional military forces and cyber-warfare capability. Concerned by cuts to both manpower and equipment modernization, he warned the Senate last year that “we are outranged and outgunned by many potential adversaries… our Army in the future risks being too small to secure the nation.” One of the lessons he recommends learning from the Battle of 73 Easting, a quarter-century on, is that American forces may never again have such a pronounced technological advantage over enemy ground forces.",
"One of the adversaries McMaster particularly worries about is Russia. Defense One reported in May 2016 that he believes the Ukraine conflict has “revealed that the Russians have superior artillery firepower, better combat vehicles, and have learned sophisticated use of UAVs for tactical effect.”",
"McMaster feared American military planners have invested too much effort in “winning long-range missile duels,” proclaiming such tactics of limited use against the “dispersion, concealment, intermingling with civilian populations… the ability to disrupt our network strike capability, precision navigation and timing capabilities” demonstrated by Russian forces in Ukraine. He was also concerned about Russia’s advantages in battlefield artillery.",
"He was also concerned about Russia’s advantages in battlefield artillery, including their use of cluster munitions, thermobaric warheads, and heavy use of electronic warfare, citing reports of Russia’s astonishing effectiveness at shutting down Ukranian tactical radios, drones, and even the electrical fuses on their artillery shells. Even the vaunted American technological edge in air supremacy, tanks, and armored fighting vehicles has dangerously eroded, in McMaster’s estimation."
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Trump Chooses Army General H.R. McMaster for National Security Adviser
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On Monday, the White House announced Army Lt. General H.R. McMaster as the replacement for Michael Flynn as National Security Adviser. McMaster was not one of the top candidates suggested by administration sources after President Trump’s first choice, retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, declined the position. Over the weekend, President Trump began interviewing three new candidates, along with the current temporary occupant of the position, retired General Keith Kellogg. McMaster was one of the three, along with former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton and West Point superintendent Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen. According to the White House announcement, Kellogg will continue serving under McMaster as chief of staff for the National Security Council. Thomas Ricks at Foreign Policy predicted McMaster would be Trump’s choice for National Security Adviser on Monday morning, describing him as “smart, energetic, and tough.” “He has good combat experience, he was a good trainer, and he led the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment well in his deployment to Iraq, most notably in pacifying Tell Afar, to the west of Mosul,” Ricks wrote, adding that McMaster was supported to a “surprising degree” by people who had worked for him in the past. McMaster is the author of a highly-regarded book on Vietnam, Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chief of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam. The book strongly argues that military leadership should be willing to stand up to civilian political leaders when war is not waged successfully, and also criticizes Vietnam-era military leadership for becoming distracted by bureaucratic infighting. McMaster’s leadership at the famed Battle of 73 Easting in Operation Desert Storm was an important part of the U.S. military’s resurgence, poetically described as “exorcising the ghosts of Vietnam” at the time. In that battle, a vastly outnumbered American unit defeated Iraqi forces with superior tactics, coordination, and technology, without suffering a single casualty. Last February, McMaster wrote an extensive account of the battle, and the lessons it provides for future conflict, for The National Interest. He is noted as an advocate of both strong conventional military forces and cyber-warfare capability. Concerned by cuts to both manpower and equipment modernization, he warned the Senate last year that “we are outranged and outgunned by many potential adversaries… our Army in the future risks being too small to secure the nation.” One of the lessons he recommends learning from the Battle of 73 Easting, a quarter-century on, is that American forces may never again have such a pronounced technological advantage over enemy ground forces. One of the adversaries McMaster particularly worries about is Russia. Defense One reported in May 2016 that he believes the Ukraine conflict has “revealed that the Russians have superior artillery firepower, better combat vehicles, and have learned sophisticated use of UAVs for tactical effect.” McMaster feared American military planners have invested too much effort in “winning long-range missile duels,” proclaiming such tactics of limited use against the “dispersion, concealment, intermingling with civilian populations… the ability to disrupt our network strike capability, precision navigation and timing capabilities” demonstrated by Russian forces in Ukraine. He was also concerned about Russia’s advantages in battlefield artillery. He was also concerned about Russia’s advantages in battlefield artillery, including their use of cluster munitions, thermobaric warheads, and heavy use of electronic warfare, citing reports of Russia’s astonishing effectiveness at shutting down Ukranian tactical radios, drones, and even the electrical fuses on their artillery shells. Even the vaunted American technological edge in air supremacy, tanks, and armored fighting vehicles has dangerously eroded, in McMaster’s estimation.
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"Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi issued a statement Friday rejecting the call by Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani for a national independence referendum, declaring that the Kurdish people cannot “decide its fate unilaterally.”",
"Iraqi News carried the statement by al-Abadi, which followed Barzani’s declaration that the Kurds would hold a referendum vote in September.",
"“Iraqi relies on the constitution as the reference for shaping the relation between the federal government and Kurdistan region,” the statement, issued by spokesman Saad al-Haditihi, read. “No party can decide its fate unilaterally. … All Iraqis should have their say regarding their homeland’s fate.”",
"A number of interested government parties have weighed in on the announcement, including the governments of Turkey, Germany, and the United States. The U.S. State Department issued its remarks on the matter on Thursday, warning against the referendum taking place before the ultimate defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq.",
"A coalition including Kurdish Peshmerga forces, Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militias, and the Iraqi military are currently fighting to eradicate the Islamic State completely from its final major stronghold in the country of Mosul.",
"“We support a unified, stable and a federal Iraq. We appreciate and understand the legitimate aspirations of the people of the Iraqi Kurdistan,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said.",
"“We … encourage the regional authorities to engage with the government of Iraq on the full range of important issues, including the future of relations between Baghdad and Erbil, on the bases of the Iraqi constitution.”",
"Nauert added concern that the referendum could damage efforts to address “more urgent priorities” than a free Kurdistan, including the fight against the Islamic State.",
"American officials have long expressed a belief that Kurdistan would become an independent state in the near future, however.",
"“Kurdish independence is on a trajectory where it is probably not if, but when,” Marine Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, the head of Pentagon intelligence, told the Senate Armed Services Committee last month. “And it will complicate the situation unless there’s an agreement in Baghdad—an agreement that all of the parties can live with.”",
"The KRG, based in Erbil, cooperates with the United States on anti-Islamist activities and maintains friendly relations with neighbors like Turkey, currently embroiled in a regional conflict with two other Kurdish entities, the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The KRG has repeatedly demanded that both the YPG and PKK stay out of KRG territory.",
"The Turkish government has, nonetheless, loudly opposed the KRG independence referendum, with officials calling the vote a “grave mistake.” Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım personally referred to the vote as “irresponsible.” The Kurdish outlet Rudaw quotes a Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) member saying that Turkish officials also privately “threatened” Iraqi Kurds who sought to organize the referendum.",
"Barzani announced through a Twitter statement on Wednesday that the referendum would take place on September 25. The presidential office also released an official announcement confirming that the KRG leadership had “decided that the date for the independence referendum shall be Monday, September 25, 2017. It will be on that day when the people of the Kurdistan Region, as well as those living in the disputed areas, will cast their votes on whether they accept independence for the Kurdistan.”",
"The announcement triggered mass exclamations of support from Kurds on social media, according to Kurdistan24, which notes that “Kurds are believed to be the largest stateless nation in the world, estimated to be over 40 million.” Many added the Kurdish flag to their profile photos and expressed support for Barzani. Opinion polls among Kurds also corroborate the strong support for independence that appeared online.",
"We crossed the Rubicon with that decision, there is no going back,” KRG senior adviser Hoshiyar Zebari told Reuters Thursday. “A referendum is a democratic process, no democratic country can oppose having a referendum; we are not talking about independence, we are talking about the referendum.”",
"The Kurdish outlet BasNews reports that non-Shiite Arab Iraqis also appear supportive of the move, with a Turkmen political leader expressing support for the “significant” measure, and a Yazidi leader stating, “Kurdish Yezidis support referendum and independence of Kurdistan Region.”"
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Baghdad Pans Kurdish Freedom Referendum as U.S. Warns Against Islamic State Distractions
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| 2017-06-09
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi issued a statement Friday rejecting the call by Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani for a national independence referendum, declaring that the Kurdish people cannot “decide its fate unilaterally.” Iraqi News carried the statement by al-Abadi, which followed Barzani’s declaration that the Kurds would hold a referendum vote in September. “Iraqi relies on the constitution as the reference for shaping the relation between the federal government and Kurdistan region,” the statement, issued by spokesman Saad al-Haditihi, read. “No party can decide its fate unilaterally. … All Iraqis should have their say regarding their homeland’s fate.” A number of interested government parties have weighed in on the announcement, including the governments of Turkey, Germany, and the United States. The U.S. State Department issued its remarks on the matter on Thursday, warning against the referendum taking place before the ultimate defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq. A coalition including Kurdish Peshmerga forces, Iran-backed Iraqi Shiite militias, and the Iraqi military are currently fighting to eradicate the Islamic State completely from its final major stronghold in the country of Mosul. “We support a unified, stable and a federal Iraq. We appreciate and understand the legitimate aspirations of the people of the Iraqi Kurdistan,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. “We … encourage the regional authorities to engage with the government of Iraq on the full range of important issues, including the future of relations between Baghdad and Erbil, on the bases of the Iraqi constitution.” Nauert added concern that the referendum could damage efforts to address “more urgent priorities” than a free Kurdistan, including the fight against the Islamic State. American officials have long expressed a belief that Kurdistan would become an independent state in the near future, however. “Kurdish independence is on a trajectory where it is probably not if, but when,” Marine Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, the head of Pentagon intelligence, told the Senate Armed Services Committee last month. “And it will complicate the situation unless there’s an agreement in Baghdad—an agreement that all of the parties can live with.” The KRG, based in Erbil, cooperates with the United States on anti-Islamist activities and maintains friendly relations with neighbors like Turkey, currently embroiled in a regional conflict with two other Kurdish entities, the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The KRG has repeatedly demanded that both the YPG and PKK stay out of KRG territory. The Turkish government has, nonetheless, loudly opposed the KRG independence referendum, with officials calling the vote a “grave mistake.” Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım personally referred to the vote as “irresponsible.” The Kurdish outlet Rudaw quotes a Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) member saying that Turkish officials also privately “threatened” Iraqi Kurds who sought to organize the referendum. Barzani announced through a Twitter statement on Wednesday that the referendum would take place on September 25. The presidential office also released an official announcement confirming that the KRG leadership had “decided that the date for the independence referendum shall be Monday, September 25, 2017. It will be on that day when the people of the Kurdistan Region, as well as those living in the disputed areas, will cast their votes on whether they accept independence for the Kurdistan.” The announcement triggered mass exclamations of support from Kurds on social media, according to Kurdistan24, which notes that “Kurds are believed to be the largest stateless nation in the world, estimated to be over 40 million.” Many added the Kurdish flag to their profile photos and expressed support for Barzani. Opinion polls among Kurds also corroborate the strong support for independence that appeared online. We crossed the Rubicon with that decision, there is no going back,” KRG senior adviser Hoshiyar Zebari told Reuters Thursday. “A referendum is a democratic process, no democratic country can oppose having a referendum; we are not talking about independence, we are talking about the referendum.” The Kurdish outlet BasNews reports that non-Shiite Arab Iraqis also appear supportive of the move, with a Turkmen political leader expressing support for the “significant” measure, and a Yazidi leader stating, “Kurdish Yezidis support referendum and independence of Kurdistan Region.”
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