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Posted by David Gerstman on April 26, 2013 7 Comments

The Obama administration's implementation of sequestration has followed the classic firehouse or Washington Monument strategy. If no one felt the effects of sequestration, then he'd cancel White House tours; that would make citizens demand that Republicans cave to his demands. It didn't work at first. Jim...

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Posted by David Gerstman on April 26, 2013 7 Comments

Next in Syria Why hasn't the United States acted more strongly against Bashar Assad? Read: nyti.ms/12Ke82b on Assad's effort to sell his line to the US. Then this on why WH has already bought it: mme.cm/887R00— Tony Badran (@AcrossTheBay) April 25, 2013 The New York Times reports on...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 26, 2013 58 Comments

Just thought you'd be interested in some news about me. At a Cornell Law School faculty vote on Wednesday I was promoted to full Clinical Professor of Law.  It's not tenure, which is a Cornell University designation not available to clinical faculty, but it complies with...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 26, 2013 8 Comments

From Jon: Bumper stickers in Boston Of all places, less than a mile from the bombings. Opposite rear doors of the same van. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 2 Comments

I don't have a lot to say about the news today, except that Salon.com continues to search for the motives behind the Boston Bombing and who really killed Nicole Brown. Here are the Breitbart Awards live: [live stream over -- Congratulations to Michelle Malkin] Update -- Embed of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 11 Comments

The use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime was supposed to be a red line. Two days ago, when Israel suggested chemical weapons had been used, it was dismissed as Israel trying to maneuver U.S. policy. The U.S. now has evidence that such weapons were used,...

Posted by David Gerstman on April 25, 2013 1 Comment

1) Shia is Shia and Sunni is Sunni and never the twain shall meet A couple of Al Qaeda terrorists were arrested in Canada. So of course, expect the LA Times to start its account with this: Police in Canada said Monday that two men suspected of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 3 Comments

A body was pulled from the water two days ago off India Point Park in Providence. There were suspicions that it was that of Sunil Tripathi, the Brown University student missing since March.  During the manhunt for the Boston Marathon Bombers, there were rumors that one...

Posted by David Gerstman on April 25, 2013 8 Comments

As Professor Jacobson has noted, there's no shortage of denial about Tsarnaev Brothers, the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing. Barry Rubin observes: Now that the two (primary, at least) terrorists from the Boston Marathon attack have been killed or captured, we enter a new phase in...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 25, 2013 3 Comments

From Jon: Took this photo at a red light yesterday, the guy was in a hurry and for a moment I was sure I would never forgive him, but saw the sign and had a little laugh...

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