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The stock-market "boom" may not be a bubble, but that doesn't mean it's good news for most of us

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T21:00:22-04:00

"Today, there's a growing divide between the fortunes of corporate America and those of the majority of Americans. . . . The stock-market boom is real, but most Americans have been left on the outside looking in."-- James Surowiecki, in his latest New Yorker"Financial Page," "Boom or Bubble?"by KenSo what do you think, is this great stock-market boom really another in our recent series of stock-market bubbles?I confess I haven't given the matter much thought. I'm not even sure I was aware
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Brandon Jones of the Mississippi Democratic Trust goes on live chat at ClarionLedger.com

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T20:00:45-04:00

Today, the Executive Director of the Mississippi Democratic Trust, Brandon Jones, spent some time answering questions from the public over at clarionledger.com. You can read the transcript here.
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Wisconsin Hospitals Make Cuts Due to Sequestration, High Deductible Health Plans

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T20:00:32-04:00

Just pointing out the obvious here: �when people don’t seek health care because their deductible is too high, they are effectively blocked from getting the care they need. �And also, the economy suffers. Sequester, high deductible insurance leads to Ministry staff cuts – News – WSAU News/Talk 550AM 99.9FM.
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Virginia is only for lovers if both lovers look the same.

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T20:00:31-04:00

Today my racism chase is taking me to Virginia. The thing about the big R is that it affects all of us both black and white.In this latest case its latest victim was a gentleman from the majority population. (h/t my twitter fam Robin for this story.) "A Virginia couple was shocked to find a police officer in front of their home when they returned from running errands, but they were even more surprised by the reason for the cop's visit-- to question whether or not they were in fact their
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Nominee: Not Sorry for Hate Speech 'Because I'm a Christian'

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T20:00:00-04:00

Click here to view this media The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia says that he is a Christian and has no reason to apologize for his history against of hate speech against LGBT people, liberals and abortion providers. It was only after African-American minister E.W. Jackson won the nomination at the Virginia Republican Party Convention last week that many became aware of his history of saying gay people were "perverted" and "sick people psychologically." "Homosexuality is
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Wells Fargo Forecloses on Homeowner for Making Early Mortgage Payments

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T19:45:02-04:00

A Florida family man who not only made his mortgage payments on time but made payments early faces foreclosure by Wells Fargo. The explanation for initiating the foreclosure proceedings by Wells Fargo is nothing short of amazing and offers a sad commentary on how little has changed despite the 2008 financial crisis and supposed reforms like Dodd-Frank.
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Florida?s GOP attorney general would rather prosecute funny shot glasses than banks

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T19:07:17-04:00

Pam Bondi thinks mortgage lenders got a bad rap, but she's livid about Urban Outfitter's Rx shot glasses..
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Florida?s GOP attorney general thinks banksters get a bad rap

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T19:07:17-04:00

Pam Bondi thinks mortgage lenders got a bad rap, but she's livid about Urban Outfitter's Rx shot glasses..
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Obama Admits 4 US Citizens Killed by Drones, Deaths of Those Not Targeted Left Unexplained

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T19:01:53-04:00

Ahead of a major speech on counterterrorism policies tomorrow, the administration of President Barack Obama has officially declassified information related to drone strikes against four American citizens and also acknowledged for the first time that they were killed by the United States.
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Virginia Is For Wingnuts Who Want To Track Your Miscarriages

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T19:00:00-04:00

Thomas Jefferson must be rolling in his grave:If a woman in Virginia has a miscarriage without a doctor present, they must report it within 24 hours to the police or risk going to jail for a full year. At least, that?s what would have happened if a�bill introduced by Virginia state Sen. Mark Obenshain (R)�had become law.And yet, the Virginia Republican Party wants to make Obenshain into the state?s top prosecutor. This weekend, Virginia Republicans�selected Obenshain as their nominee�to
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At Least He Wasn't In Charge of Anti-Harassment Efforts?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T18:23:42-04:00

Army Sargent charged with secretly videotaping and photographing nude female cadets in the bathrooms at West Point....
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No-Water-Gate: Scandalous NY Times Piece On Dust-Bowlification Never Mentions Climate Change

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T18:19:19-04:00

On Sunday, I wrote about the real scandal of the century that the media is ignoring or misreporting — unchecked global warming (see “Worse Than Watergate“). Now I have a name for this growing scandal — No-Water-Gate. It is increasingly clear that the gravest climate threat to the most people in the coming decades will [...]
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Ringside Seat: First Sanford, Now Weiner?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T18:16:58-04:00

Will Anthony Weiner be able to pull a Mark Sanford in the upcoming New York City mayoral race?He certainly hopes so. If you remember from a few weeks ago, Mark Sanford was the disgraced former South Carolina governor who rocketed back to political relevance after winning a special election for a vacant House seat. The voters of the South Carolina first district weren?t happy with his affair, but were willing to forgive him (it also helped that he was a Republican running in a conservative
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Which DC Lobbying Firms Are the Unemployed Hiring to Represent Them?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T18:00:57-04:00

I?m really sick of how ?the economy? is the stock market. It. Is. NOT. I also know that the constituents of unemployed and underemployed aren?t out there putting pressure on congress or the President.
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Colorado Governor Grants Execution Reprieve: ?It Is A Legitimate Question? Whether State Should Be Taking Lives

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T18:00:45-04:00

After an outcry from judges, professors, and other community leaders about the unjust and discriminatory imposition of the death penalty in Colorado, Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) agreed to indefinitely grant reprieve to death row inmate Nathan Dunlap, citing his uncertainty about the death penalty generally, and not his opposition to this particular execution. His order [...]
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Inspiring Each Other Forward

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T18:00:00-04:00

When I was writing my book on the history of American political debate and change - The Progressive Revolution: How The Best In America Came To Be - in 2008, I was doing some research on the sequence of events in the 1960s, I was struck by the fact that so many big things happened so close together. As I wrote in my book:"The civil rights movement inspired other progressives not only to help in the civil rights cause but also to come together around a range of other issues and
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This is Getting Really Weird

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:55:03-04:00

Earlier we heard that very weird story of a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev who had allegedly confessed to some involvement with that 2011 triple murder before being shot by an FBI agent during questioning. The latest report says "it was...
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Obama's leak freakout

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:50:09-04:00

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Mystery Solved

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:39:19-04:00

So why did Anthony Weiner announce his mayoral campaign at midnight? Here's the answer....
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LA County Deploys 40-Foot ?Condom Mobile? To Help Encourage Safer Sex

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:35:27-04:00

The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health wants to help promote safer sex practices by passing out one million and one condoms by the end of this year. In order to accomplish that goal, city officials are hitting the road — in a 40-foot “condom mobile” featuring the images of professional athletes reminding [...]
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Still Work to Do on Over 80 Demo

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:31:45-04:00

Don Rumsfeld suggests gay marriage may lead to polygamy. Late Update: You learn something new every day. While I was checking some information about Rumsfeld I stumbled across the fact that Rumsfeld was one of the lead sponsors of the...
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Tesla Motors Pays Back Energy Department Loan 9 Years Early

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:29:32-04:00

Electric automaker Tesla Motors just announced that it has paid back the nearly half a billion dollars the Department of Energy lent it in 2010. According to a company press release, today’s wire transfer of $451.8 million dollars follows two other payments in the last year and a half. U.S. taxpayers could see a $12 [...]
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Getting More Interesting

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:27:46-04:00

Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) is now saying that he believes Lois Lerner has waived her right to take the fifth by giving a general statement asserting her innocence....
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Obama Administration Completes Counterterrorism ?Playbook?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:27:36-04:00

In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed that a set of rules codifying the administration’s counterterrorism policies, including its targeted killing program, have been completed and President Obama has approved it. The letter also confirms for the first time that the United States killed four American citizens in drone strikes since President [...]
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VIDEO: Oregon Police Beat And Tazer Defenseless Man

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:20:35-04:00

McMinnville, Oregon Police brutally assaulted a man who was neither being arrested nor accused of any crime, according to dashboard camera footage and an internal police review recently acquired by Portland’s Newschannel 8. Hipolito Aranda was watching the police conduct a DUI investigation on February 13th, 2010, when he was approached and frisked by Sgt. [...]
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Top House Republicans calls second round of sequester 'idiotic,' but says his hands are 'tied'

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:15:10-04:00

The Hill reports on the outlook for the second year of the sequester, which will reduce spending in FY2014 from $1.043 trillion to $967 billion. In all likelihood, the $76 billion in additional austerity will come from another round of indiscriminate cuts. And The Republican head of the House's Appropriations Committee isn't happy:[Chairman Hal] Rogers called the sequester situation ?idiotic? but said his hands are ?tied? by the Budget Control Act, the House-passed budget and House rules.Good
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The Day In 100 Seconds

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:04:50-04:00

Cable news can't quit cracking jokes as Anthony Weiner makes his return to the stage with a run for New York City mayor. Full-size version....
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“Strong Indication” London Attack Terrorism

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:00:48-04:00

A man has been killed in a machete attack and two suspects shot by police in Woolwich, south-east London. [BBC]Photo: @BietLe_ [via UK Telegraph]THE attack in London, which Prime Minister David Cameron said the government had “strong indication” was a terrorist assault, was by all descriptions grisly.The UK Telegraph leading with this headline: ‘Soldier beheaded’ in ‘Islamist terror attack’ oustide barracks in Woolwich.One witness, called James, told LBC
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A Brit’s View: Riots in Sweden Paint a Different Picture

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:00:48-04:00

There’s rioting in Europe, and I know what you’re thinking. ‘Big deal’, ‘this isn’t news’,�’why don’t they let true democracy do its thing?’ I’ll stop you there as�these riots are slightly different. They are happening in Sweden. That’s the Sweden which is in the top five�of all categories imaginable for measuring a good life. Education, health, mothering, happiness. You name it, modern-day Sweden excels at it.�Apart
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Which Georgia Extremist Will Out-Extreme All The Others?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:00:31-04:00

Republican voters seem more and more insane lately-- like in the last decade. No one believes in all the trumped up "scandals" Republican congressional obstructionists are pushing out to a media desperate for fireworks except GOP voters. And in the Old Confederate states, the Republican base is far crazier than the representatives they elect (except for a few like Louie Gohmert, Paul Broun, Phil Gingrey and domestic terrorist suspect Steve Stockman). And speaking of Paul Broun and Phil
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Institutional Investors Love Sleazy Bankers

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:00:23-04:00

Institutional investors manage your retirement money. They just love sleazy bankers who deliver to the bottom line.
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Conservative Groups Come Out In Favor Of Online Sales Tax Legislation

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:00:13-04:00

Some conservatives groups, led by the Heritage Foundation, have been outspoken opponents of the Marketplace Fairness Act, which would close the “Amazon loophole” and allow states to collect sales taxes on online purchases even when the retailers aren?t based within their borders. But a group of conservative organizations that includes Let Freedom Ring, American Majority, [...]
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Maggie Gallagher: Being Pro-Straight Is Different From Being Anti-Gay

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:00:01-04:00

Maggie Gallagher, former frontwoman for the National Organization for Marriage, penned a short post Tuesday at the National Review noting that moral approval for both gay sex and unwed childbearing has increased in recent polling. She attributes the correlation to a change in societal attitudes, highlighting that the “Christian views of sex” that have been [...]
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Tell the Bankers that the People are Too Big To Fail

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T17:00:00-04:00

Carmen is a 23 year-old fighting to keep her family's home. Yesterday she was electrocuted by a taser at the Department of Justice while peacefully protesting with Occupy Our Homes and the Home Defenders League for her rights as a homeowner.Call President Obama at (202) 456-1111 and tell him to arrest bankers, not homeowners.Occupiers, allies and community members from across the country came together in front of the DOJ to demand that Attorney General Eric Holder arrest the bankers responsible
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Uninsured Texans Seek Health Care In Mexico As Their Governor Resists Medicaid Expansion

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:45:03-04:00

The debate over Medicaid expansion has devolved into a GOP platform for grandstanding about the health reform law and the Obama administration. But an NPR article from Tuesday shines a light on what, exactly, most Republican governors’ refusal to expand Medicaid will mean for real Americans by examining poor communities in a state headed by [...]
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Srinivasan confirmation vote Thursday could hold key for filibuster reform in�July

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:37:15-04:00

Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell had a heated exchange on the floor Wednesday over the nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. This is a key nomination as this court, second in stature only to the Supreme Court, has four vacancies. The nomination was unanimously approved out of the Judiciary Committee, with the sideshow of Chuck Grassley proposing that instead of approving nominees, the Congress should cut the vacant seats from the
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Poets at Presidential Inaugurations

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:35:51-04:00

Last January I really enjoyed President Obama's Presidential Inauguration. I enjoyed Kelly Clarkson, James Taylor and Beyonce's singing, and President Obama's speech was one of his most inspirational. One of the best and most intimate moments during the Inauguration was the poetry recital of Richard Blanco. Blanco's poem One Today referred to the work of his parents to give him the opportunities he has today, the tragedy of the Newton shootings, and the land and the work that binds us as a
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Technology And Sports Will Get You On The Forbes Most Powerful People List, But Not Entertainment

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:34:56-04:00

Reading through Forbes’ list of the 71 most powerful people in the world this afternoon, I was struck by something interesting. For all that we talk about the influence of culture on both society and individuals, there only two people involved in the production or distribution of culture or the arts on the list. There [...]
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Can the President Create a "Culture"?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:30:36-04:00

As you may have noticed, the biggest problem with the IRS scandal (from the perspective of Republicans) is that it remains stubbornly removed from the President himself. It's all well and good to get a couple of scalps from mid-level managers, but for it to be a real presidential scandal you need to implicate the guy in the Oval Office in the wrongdoing. Confronted with Obama's non-involvement, conservatives have turned to vague and airy accusations about the "culture" Obama has created. Mitch
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Sessions Calls Bipartisan Immigration Legislation ?Calculated? And ?Cold-Blooded?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:27:35-04:00

After the immigration measure was approved by the Senate Committee on Tuesday night, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) told reporters, “I’ve never seen a more calculated, cold-blooded PR campaign managed to advance a piece of legislation than this one.” In actuality, the immigration bill considered bipartisan sensibilities to ensure some partisan amendments were dropped and others [...]
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Today on The Stars Hollow Gazette

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:23:03-04:00

Our regular featured content-On This Day In History May 22 by TheMomCatPunting the Pundit by TheMomCatThese featured articles-Corporate Taxes = 0 by TheMomCatChronic Tonic- With A Flare~ by triv33Climate Change:" We Are Stuck In This Together" by TheMomCatFollow us on Twitter @StarsHollowGztWrite more and often. This is an Open Thread. The Stars Hollow Gazette
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Virginia GOP Nominee Says Federal Disaster Relief Is Unconstitutional

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:20:23-04:00

Bishop E.W. Jackson, the Republican nominee to be the next Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, does not believe that victims of the Oklahoma tornado should receive any federal aid to help them rebuild their lives. In video from a previous campaign first posted by Right Wing Watch, Jackson claims that federal relief to disaster victims is [...]
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Wolf Blitzer asks atheist Oklahoma tornado survivor ?if she thanks the Lord?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:15:04-04:00

Blitzer: "You gotta thank the Lord, right? Do you thank the Lord?" Woman: "I, I... I'm actually an atheist.".
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The Fortress of Derpitude

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:05:50-04:00

In case you weren't aware of it, Captain Super Muslim XXX (in his guise as mild-mannered President No Drama Obama) took time out from his busy past few weeks having the IRS audit-murder reporters in Benghazi in order to take control of the world's weather systems and send a killer tornado to Oklahoma yesterday. Oh , here let Rand Paul's BFF Alex Jones explain it to you.
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Queer Talk: Don Rumsfeld, Marriage Equality Not a Civil Right [Video]

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:00:42-04:00

In an interview with Larry King, former Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld said he did not ?equate? marriage equality as a civil right. From Zack Ford at Think Progress:As Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld supported the repeal of ?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell,? recognizing that the time for open service in the military ?had arrived.? In an interview with Larry King, however, Rumsfeld explained that he doesn?t support marriage equality, because he?s concerned it will lead to polygamy. He also
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Clobbered Comforter-in-Chief

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:00:14-04:00

When the eight years are over, Barack Obama may go down in history mostly for his grace as America?s designated mourner. This weekend it?s Oklahoma in the endless tour of body-count catastrophes natural and man-made. As the President pursues ministerial duties, everyone else in Washington is consumed with efforts to defrock him for not preventing deaths at Benghazi or reining in bureaucratic scandals. Opponents have not yet found ways to tax him with hurricanes and tornadoes, but they must be
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It's Time For IRS Official Lois Lerner To Resign

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T16:00:00-04:00

Click here to view this media This morning, Lois Lerner went before a Congressional committee and invoked the Fifth amendment with regard to her role in the selection process for challenging applications for tax-exempt status.?I have not done anything wrong,? she said. ?I have not broken any laws. I have not violated any IRS rules or regulations. And I have not provided false information to this or any other congressional committee.? But on the advice of counsel, she said, she would not answer
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Life After Cable News

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:55:15-04:00

The Daily Show visits Dylan Ratigan's hydroponic farm. Watch....
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Bombshell: China May Be Close To Implementing A Cap On Carbon Pollution

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:45:13-04:00

China is taking steps to tackle its huge carbon output. Today, the country announced the details of its first carbon trading program, which will begin in the city of Shenzhen next month. The southern city is one of seven cities and provinces, including Beijing, which will take part in the pilot program, set to be [...]
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Average CEO Salary Reached A New Record High Of $9.7 Million In 2012

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:45:03-04:00

The average CEO salary broke records in 2011 at $9.6 million — and now, that record high has been topped by 2012 salaries, which averaged out to $9.7 million. Health care and media CEOs enjoyed the highest pay, while utility CEOs had the lowest at $7.5 million. Sixty percent of CEOs got a raise last [...]
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9-month-old Florida firm donates $140,000 to Scott and state GOP, gets $52 million state deal

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:44:41-04:00

Florida Gov. Rick ScottIf this isn't crooked, it's only because we've defined crookedness down so much that it doesn't exist anymore:Two months after contributing $110,000 to Gov. Rick Scott's re-election campaign, an upstart property insurance company is likely to reap a $52 million windfall, paid from the coffers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp.Here's the deal. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is a state-run Florida insurance company. Because Florida has hit a lucky streak over the last
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Michele Bachmann: God Will Repeal Obamacare

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:20:23-04:00

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) this week said that prayers to God will ensure Obamacare’s repeal, after 37 House of Representatives attempts to do so. “I think the President will ultimately be forced to repudiate his own signature piece of legislation because the American people will demand it,” she told an evangelical radio host Tuesday. “And [...]
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Exxon Mobil Sued For Anti-Gay Employment Discrimination

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:19:48-04:00

There are still 29 states where a person can be fired for being gay, but Illinois is not one of them. Nevertheless, it seems that Exxon Mobil attempted to discriminate against a prospective employee in that state merely because the individual identified as gay, instead proactively pursuing a less qualified straight candidate for the same [...]
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British Soldier Hacked To Death In London Terror Attack

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:15:57-04:00

Link:An active duty soldier was ?beheaded? Wednesday afternoon in London by machete-wielding assailants who were shot by police moments later, British media outlets reported.The man was reportedly stationed at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London, near the location of the attack. Luke Huseyin, who witnessed the attack, told The Telegraph that he noticed the commotion after two dark-skinned men emerged from a wrecked vehicle dragging another man.He went on, explaining:They started slashing
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New U.N. Atomic Watchdog Report Details Concerns On Iran?s Nuke Program

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:15:08-04:00

The latest report from the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog shows that Iran continues to process nuclear fuel, it is making sure to keep its total amount low enough to not cross Israel’s so-called “red-line.” According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, since its last report Iran has continued to disregard demands that it halt enrichment of [...]
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Family Research Council Won?t Publicly Repudiate Anti-gay Violence

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:10:31-04:00

In the wake of the hate-motivated murder last week of Mark Carson in New York City's Greenwich Village -- just one in a string of anti-transgender and anti-gay hate crimes plaguing the city, LGBT rights activist Scott Wooledge challenged LGBT rights opponents to repudiate the violence:
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Have Dems sold out too early on immigration? Not if they want something to actually pass

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:09:13-04:00

Get rid of the filibuster, win back the House, and THEN Orrin Hatch is irrelevantSally Kohn:My friend John Fugelsang likes to say that the Democratic Party is like an S&M submissive who forgot his safety word. After the lame performance of Democrats in the immigration reform markup, I would say Fugelsang is being generous. Republicans are incredibly skilled at holding no actual power but nonetheless making wildly effective threats. Democrats on the other hand display the unique and vexing
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Warren asks bullseye questions of Treasury Secretary Lew. Can we have 50 more like her, please?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:08:57-04:00

Elizabeth Warren, who by Senate tradition ought to be a meek, eyes-down freshman, turned in another stellar performance Wednesday at a Banking Committee hearing with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in the hot seat.Warren began by asking whether Treasury had changed its views on banks that were judged "too big to fail" back in 2008 since four of these institutions have grown 30 percent since then. ?When we see the largest financial institutions getting bigger and bigger? it tells us that we are
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Why Binge-Watching Is Netflix?s Creative Killer App?But One With Downsides

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:04:56-04:00

The Hollywood Reporter has a long interview with Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer for Netflix, and Cindy Holland, who is the company’s vice president for original programming. And one of the things that it makes clear is that, in addition to the company’s willingness to spend a lot of money?as Sarandos puts it, “I [...]
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Another GOP Senator Tries To Trick Constituents Into Thinking He Supports Background Checks

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:00:59-04:00

In April, Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) refused to vote for the Senate’s bill to expand background checks on gun purchases, pushing a debunked conspiracy theory that the bill would create a national gun registry to justify his opposition. Now that anti-gun violence groups are targeting him along with other senators who voted against the failed [...]
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Speaker Philip Gunn takes to Facebook to push a petition aimed at stopping Medicaid expansion

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:00:41-04:00

Just in case anyone was wondering who is on the side of working Mississippians and who isn't, Speaker Philip Gunn has started a Facebook push to prevent the expansion of Medicaid. The expansion of Medicaid, he says, will cost Mississippi taxpayers $1B. (Of course he offers no support whatsoever for his assertion that it will cost Mississippians a billion dollars.) What he conveniently leaves out of his Facebook post and petition is that the Mississippi investment in Medicaid
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Small Business Majority releases study on Medicaid expansion; shows boon for Mississippi economy

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:00:41-04:00

Small Business Majority has released an excellent report outlining the economic results of Medicaid expansion in Mississippi. I encourace everyone to go read the full report.As I've been saying for months, Medicaid expansion is an absolute no-brainer, and this report backs that up.
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New video explains Medicaid expansion

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:00:41-04:00

Here's a great new video from Mississippi Road to Reform that explains the reasons why Medicaid expansion is a great economic opportunity for Mississippi:
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Midday open thread

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:00:10-04:00

Today's comic by Jen Sorensen is Gap's reputation collapse:No summer downtime for auto plants this year:The three Detroit carmakers traditionally shut factories for two weeks around July 4 to do maintenance and change the machinery for new models. But they don?t have that luxury this year. U.S. demand for new cars and trucks has been strong, up 7 percent through April, led by soaring demand for full-size pickup trucks as home construction rebounds. And after closing more than two dozen
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Wolf Blitzer Asks Atheist Mom If She Thanked the Lord

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T15:00:00-04:00

Click here to view this media Things didn't go quite according to plan when CNN's intrepid reporter Wolf Blitzer asked one of those clich� questions reporters always seem to ask survivors of natural disasters.WOLF BLITZER: ?You?re blessed. Brian, your husband is blessed. Anders is blessed? I guess you got to thank the Lord, right??REBECCA: *Shrug*WOLF BLITZER: (Insisting) ?Do you thank the Lord for that split-second decision??REBECCA: ?I?I?m actually an atheist,? (Awkward laughs) ?We are here
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Michele Bachmann says God will 'answer our prayers' and kill Obamacare

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T14:30:10-04:00

And then I sez to God, I sez ...It is becoming profoundly difficult to give a damn about what Michele Bachmann thinks; despite this, however, she still insists on telling us. Here she is explaining to the nice radio theocrat James Dobson, who is crazier than she is, that God is going to "answer our prayers" and kill Obamacare:That's why you saw the House of Representatives pass my bill, the full repeal of Obamacare last week, and that's why I have renewed confidence that we can see this bill
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Immigration Reform Takes an Important Step Forward

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T14:15:06-04:00

While most of the media has focused on scandals and tornadoes, the Senate has taken the unusual step of actually getting some real work down using regular order. Late yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee finished mark up on the immigration reform bill and approved it in a vote of 13 to 5.
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Three Questions Obama Needs to Answer in Tomorrow's Speech

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T14:13:51-04:00

�On Thursday, President Obama will be giving a�major address�on counterterrorism policy. Here are three major questions Obama needs to adequately address:What Is The Legal Authority For Targeted Killings?The first question Obama should clearly answer is where the administration derives the authority to engage in drone strikes against enemy combatants. The "white paper" outlining administration policy uncovered by Michael Isikoff�was ambiguous, citing both the 2001 Authorization to Use Military
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Chris Christie Still Counting On New Jersey Voters To Pick A Pig In A Poke

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T14:00:15-04:00

"It's official: Governor Christie is a card carrying member of the Flat Earth Society. We know that climate change is causing more severe weather, like Hurricane Sandy. But Governor Christie ignores overwhelming scientific evidence in favor of right-wing ideology. It's no surprise coming from a governor who's rolled back environmental protections, defunded investment in clean energy and withdrawn our state from a regional effort to reduce greenhouse gases. New Jersey should be leading efforts
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Extra Strength Funny: The Soothing Balm for Scandal Fatigue. Absurdity Today Ep. 39

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T14:00:00-04:00

Scandal Fatigue: n. A condition whereupon suffers "can't F'ing BELIEVE these partisan, government and/or corporate media pricks are crying victim to actions they themselves have been guilty of for the last 40 years and FLOODING the airwaves with this crap when there are REAL scandals out there to cover and actual work to be done."Sufferers of Scandal Fatigue often exhibit tell-tale symptoms such as the sudden uncontrollable urge to rant, either publicly or by audibly grumbling to oneself;
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Health Care For A Family Of Four Now Costs More Than The Groceries To Feed Them For An Entire Year

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:55:04-04:00

As medical costs continue to rise, the annual health costs for a family of four now exceed the typical of cost of their groceries during the same time period, according to a new report from consulting firm Milliman, Inc. The firm estimates that a typical family of four with an employer-sponsored health plan will end [...]
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Virginia GOP Nominee: We Must ?Stand For An End To The Hyphenated American?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:40:00-04:00

During the Tea Party’s uprising of 2009, E.W. Jackson, the controversial Republican candidate for Virginia Lieutenant Governor, founded a socially conservative organization named Staying True To America’s National Destiny (STAND). Though the website has since been heavily scrubbed, a cached version from October 9, 2009 shows that Jackson’s group initially spelled out its “Top 7 [...]
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Today's Edition

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:38:24-04:00

Two year old suffers accidental gunshot to the head....
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?Iron Man 3,? ?Star Trek Into Darkness,? And Summer Movies? Villain Problem

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:34:22-04:00

We’re still early in the rollout of this summer’s blockbusters, so it’s a bit early to say this is a trend. But I was struck by a problem that Iron Man 3 and Star Trek Into Darkness, both movies with very long second acts, and short, action-heavy conclusions had in common, and that marred their [...]
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Labor Health Care Plans May Suffer as Part of Obamacare Implementation

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:20:28-04:00

It appears one of the surprise losers during the implementation of the Affordable Care Act maybe some of the labor unions that most strongly supported the law. From the Hill:
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Donald Rumsfeld: Marriage Equality May Lead To Polygamy

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:18:14-04:00

As Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld supported the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” recognizing that the time for open service in the military “had arrived.” In an interview with Larry King, however, Rumsfeld explained that he doesn’t support marriage equality, because he’s concerned it will lead to polygamy. He also doesn’t believe marriage is [...]
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Filibuster fireworks likely for�July

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:18:06-04:00

Time for these guys to be whipping filibuster reform.It's pretty much official: Harry Reid will wait until July to have the big fight with Republicans over the filibuster. He had originally intended to hold the confirmation vote for Richard Cordray at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week, setting up a big fight before the Memorial Day recess. But with immigration reform out of committee and ready for the floor, Reid's colleagues asked that the fight be held until after its
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European Leaders Will Debate Corporate Tax Avoidance Their Laws Facilitate

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:15:06-04:00

One day after a Senate hearing during which Apple executives explained how they avoid nearly all taxation on tens of billions in international sales, European leaders are reportedly reshuffling an agenda summit to zero in on corporate tax avoidance: The four-hour summit was originally called to discuss energy policy, but investigations in Britain,�France�and the United [...]
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Queer Talk: Leahy Pulls Gay Couples Amend. From Immigration Bill

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:00:48-04:00

At the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last night, Sen. Leahy withdrew his amendment that would have recognized gay couples and lesbian couples from the immigration bill which seeks comprehensive reform. At the link above, Buzzfeed reports that Patrick Leahy withdrew his amendment… after several Democratic members of the committee stated that they would not be supporting it. …Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, offered the amendment a half-hour earlier, saying, ?I don?t
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Chris Christie Still Counting On New Jersey Voters To Pick For A Pig In A Poke

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:00:29-04:00

Cuccinelli's running mate defended three-fifths clause as 'anti-slavery'

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:00:09-04:00

The more we learn about E.W. Jackson, nominated last weekend by Virginia Republicans as their nominee for lieutenant governor, the crazier it gets:The Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia has praised the Constitution?s original clause to count blacks as three-fifths of a person as an ?anti-slavery amendment.?In an April 28, 2011 statement while he was a Senate candidate, conservative minister and lawyer E.W. Jackson held up the three-fifths clause as an ?anti-slavery
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Governor Can?t Find A Single Latino In Pennsylvania To Work For Him

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:00:07-04:00

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R-PA) brushed away a question about Latinos working in his administration during a roundtable discussion at The Union League in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Friday, telling the moderator, “If you can find us one let me know”: MODERATOR: Do you have staff members that are Latino? CORBETT: No, we do not have [...]
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Won't Be Smiling for You Now

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:00:05-04:00

I haven't been able to afford to go to a dentist for 20 years. In the last two decades, the five or six fillings I'd gotten in earlier, flusher times have all fallen out. Periodically, I'd experience pain in varying degrees as teeth decayed. And many of my teeth on the sides of my mouth have fallen out, in part or almost in whole. My mouth is a hideous disaster area. But unless I'd told you all that, you probably wouldn't know it if you'd met me. The teeth in the front of my mouth were
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Interior Dept. Adopts ALEC Rules On Fracking On Federal Lands

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T13:00:00-04:00

Somehow, I'm not all that surprised that we went from this hopeful news on Ed's show in February to this crashing disappointment in May. We can say that in this case, the bad guys clearly won -- assuming, of course, that you believe sick people have the right to know what they're ingesting:On May 16, the Obama Interior Department announced its long-awaited rules governing�hydraulic fracturing ("fracking")�on federal lands.As part of its�171-page document of rules, the U.S. Bureau of Land
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Only If It Happened In Benghazi

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:49:23-04:00

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Why the GOP uses the epithet ?Democrat Party?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:47:06-04:00

The term "Democrat Party" - versus the correct "Democratic Party" - is a GOP slur dating back to the 1940s..
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Intermission

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:34:53-04:00

The bridge is yours. -Nashville undergoes changes as it prepares for season two. -Jennifer Westfeldt joins season three of Girls. -I’ll believe this when I see it, but Steven Spielberg is producing a Halo series for X-Box. -General Zod has some thoughts for us:
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House GOP Holds Anti-Abortion Event Dominated By Men

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:30:42-04:00

On Wednesday, Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) held an anti-abortion press conference for the bill he intends to reintroduce that restricts women’s abortion rights nationwide. A direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, Franks’ bill bans abortions after 20 weeks, before a fetus even reaches the point of viability. Just this week, an appeals court stuck down [...]
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Chu On Climate: ?If We Don?t Change What We?re doing, We?re Going To Be Fundamentally In Really Deep Trouble?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:30:17-04:00

Dr. Ernest Moniz was sworn in as the new Energy Secretary this week. Last week, the previous Secretary, Dr. Steven Chu, gave an interview to Stanford where he is returning as a physics professor. The Nobel laureate was asked “What’s the No. 1 problem on your list?” His answer: Climate change. We’re heading into an [...]
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Chu On Climate: ?If We Don?t Change What We?re Doing, We?re Going To Be Fundamentally In Really Deep Trouble?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:30:17-04:00

IRS Official Takes 5th Amendment at Congressional Hearing

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:25:25-04:00

Lois Lerner, the head of the Exempt Organizations division of the IRS, just took the fifth amendment at the House Government Oversight Committee refusing to testify on the grounds that she might incriminate herself.
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IRS Official Takes 5th Amendment At Congressional Hearing

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:25:25-04:00

The One and Only?

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:23:42-04:00

How hard do you have to look for an African-African candidate on record praising the Constitution's 3/5ths compromise?...
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White People Stopped By New York Police Are More Likely To Have Guns Or Drugs Than Minorities

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:20:57-04:00

During the just-concluded trial on the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program, the city argued that officers’ disproportionate targeting of black and Latino New Yorkers was not due to racial profiling but because each stopped individual was doing something suspicious at the time. The data, however, tells a different story: weapons and drugs were more [...]
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It's About Time

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:20:22-04:00

Jon Stewart takes up the case of Rob Ford, Toronto's (allegedly) crack-smoking mayor. Watch....
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Eric Boehlert On Talking Liberally : Fox Benghazi "Mythology" Feeds Right-Wing Image That Obama Is A "Monster"

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:14:47-04:00

From the May 22 edition of Current's Talking Liberally with Stephanie Miller:Previously:Really Fox News? Benghazi Is Your Example Of Stellar Fox Journalism?Fox Host: Media Finally Catching Up On BenghaziSen. Lindsey Graham: "Thank God For Fox" And Their Benghazi Coverage
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Why ?Lean In? Is Worth Reading?Particularly For Young Women

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:03:41-04:00

When Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In was released earlier this year, I, to use the oft-repurposed and much-misunderstood lingo of Sandberg herself, leaned out. The book was the subject of a feminist furor, fueled by a quotation from an interview Sandberg gave for the documentary Makers that was unfairly truncated to suggest that she saw herself [...]
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Fox News Push Polls Benghazi

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:03:21-04:00

A recent Fox News poll of registered voters, which purports to illustrate that a majority of voters agree with the network's dark narrative on the Obama administration's response to the 2012 Benghazi attacks, relies on questions from a foundation of tired distortions and lies.Fox News conducted a poll of 1,013 registered voters between May 18-20, attempting to discern respondents' opinions on a variety of questions related to
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Maine May Be Next State To Offer Universal Preschool

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:02:49-04:00

While President Obama?s proposal to make preschool universally accessible is being pushed on the federal level, six states in the country ? Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Illinois, New York, and West Virginia ? are already working on such plans. Maine is poised to join that group with a bipartisan bill introduced on May 17, as Education [...]
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Virginia GOP Nominee Thinks Harry Reid Is Just Pretending To Be A Mormon

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:01:41-04:00

Birtherism is passe these days, save for a few Onoda-esque holdouts. The new conspiracy, if E.W. Jackson gets his way: Harry Reid is faking his faith. Jackson, a highly-controversial figure thrown into the limelight after Virginia Republicans nominated him to be their Lieutenant Governor nominee this past weekend, argued that Reid was just pretending to [...]
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Anthony Weiner Seeks Redemption from New Yorkers

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:00:41-04:00

?I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down. But I’ve also learned some tough lessons. I’m running for mayor because I’ve been fighting for the middle class and those struggling to make it my entire life. I hope I get a second chance to work for you.” – Anthony Weiner [NBC News]Anthony Weiner is running for New York City mayor.ANTHONY WEINER is running for mayor and he’s hoping for a run-off and becoming a player in that outcome, which
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Bernie Sanders Goes After Wall Street Oil Speculators

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T12:00:00-04:00

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called on Tuesday for an investigation into oil price manipulation. He also proposed a 30-day deadline for federal regulators to use emergency powers to curb excessive speculation in crude oil markets.?We must do everything that we can to make sure that oil and gasoline prices are transparent and free from fraud, manipulation, abuse and excessive speculation,? said Sanders, a member of the Senate energy committee.Over the past five months, the national average
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Nine Ways That The Markup Improved The Senate Immigration Bill

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T11:58:37-04:00

Over five days of intensive and sometimes emotional debate, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the first hurdle of advancing the immigration legislation by reaching a 13-5 vote on Tuesday night, with Sens. Lindsay Graham (R-SC), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) siding with the Democrats who voted unanimously. The measure will move to floor [...]
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After Alex Jones Pushed Oklahoma "Weather Weapon" Theory, Drudge Continues To Promote Him

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T11:56:14-04:00

Less than 24 hours after Alex Jones theorized that a "weather weapon" could have been used to cause the devastating Oklahoma tornado, conservative gossip Matt Drudge returned to his pattern of promoting the conspiracy theorist.On May 21, Jones told a caller that the government has the ability to "create and steer groups of tornadoes" and that if people spotted helicopters and small aircraft "in and around the clouds, spraying and doing things" in Oklahoma, it could be evidence that a
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Top House Democrat Urges Obama To Appoint Special Envoy On Gitmo Closure

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T11:49:26-04:00

The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee in a letter to President Obama on Tuesday praised the president’s renewed commitment to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but urged Obama to appoint a senior official charged with working to close the facility. “I write to add my strong support to your efforts to re-engage [...]
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Senator Menendez: The Oil Conservation Revolution

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T11:44:07-04:00

By Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) As Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, I see a lot of fanfare applauding increased oil production in the U.S. and the increase is truly remarkable. We are producing nearly 2 million more barrels of oil a day than government (EIA) experts had predicted ten years ago. But here?s what [...]
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WSJ's Moore Hypes Gov. Scott's Misleading Job Math

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T11:42:35-04:00

The Wall Street Journal's Stephen Moore cited figures that independent analysts have called misleading to hype Florida Gov. Rick Scott's claims about his administration's job creation record.In a post on the Journal's Political Diary blog titled "The Florida Phenom," Moore wrote that Scott's job creation record may "save him from defeat" in the upcoming gubernatorial race. Moore touted Scott's claim that his administration had already completed half his campaign promise to create 700,000 jobs
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As Drug-Resistant Superbugs Continue To Spread, U.S. Taps Pharma Giant To Develop New Antibiotics

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T11:40:47-04:00

The U.S. government has tapped pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline to create new antibiotics meant to fight the rise of drug-resistant bacteria and safeguard against bioterrorism. The first-of-its kind public-private partnership could be worth up to $200 million when all is said and done. The deal may raise some eyebrows considering GSK’s massive corporate resources and recent [...]
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How Citizens United is saving progressive politics

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T11:40:09-04:00

Two data points. First up, EMILY's List:EMILY's List raised $7.3 million in the first four months of 2013, a record for that period in the pro-abortion rights group's nearly three-decade existence. The group also tallied more donors than ever in the same time period.The DCCC:The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) had a record-breaking fundraising haul in the first quarter, bringing in $22.6 million with strong support from members and online donations.Once upon a time, these
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The New Beltway Fantasy: Appointing IRS Special Counsel Would End GOP Obstructionism

blogdig.net — 2013-05-22T11:36:29-04:00

New York Times columnist Bill Keller thinks President Obama should appoint failed Whitewater sleuth Kenneth Starr to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's improper scrutiny of conservative groups. And yes, Keller adopts the conventional wisdom that so-called scandals in recent weeks have "knocked" Obama's "second term off course." (Public polling suggests otherwise.)But let's now marvel at the columnist's fantastic claim that if Obama appointed that special counsel the partisan clouds
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