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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 09, 2013 21 Comments

The Gang of 8 immigration bill has brought forth some clarifying moments. Not the least of which is that there is bipartisan demagoguery in support of the bill using the straw man argument that the issue is hostility to immigration. Obama and Grover Norquist both are suggesting...

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Posted by Anne Segal on May 09, 2013 8 Comments

Harvard once again taps CNN staff to address its students with the news that former CNN host Soledad O'Brien will address graduating Harvard students at Class Day on May 29, the day preceding commencement. Oprah Winfrey will be the commencement speaker, who follows 2012 speaker...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 09, 2013 11 Comments

It’s not a trick question. From SteveWhiteMD: Here's a fun one. Taken with my iPhone camera while stopped (I swear) on the expressway into Chicago one morning. Best thing is: progressives don't know and don't care what comes after 'trillion'. Enjoy. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2013 8 Comments

46 years ago today, Jerusalem was reunited. Using the Hebrew calendar. The abuse of Jewish historical and religious sites ended: “It felt like Messiah had come,” says Avigail Shlesinger, 81, of the day Jerusalem was liberated from the Jordan army 46 years ago. Shlesinger, who is from...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2013 17 Comments

Police just held a press conference. Only one of the three brothers was aware of and involved in the kidnapping. BREAKING: Arial Castro charged with four counts of kidnapping, three counts of rape.— Steven Portnoy (@stevenportnoy) May 8, 2013 MORE: NO charges will be filed against Pedro or...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2013 21 Comments

Will be announced at 4:30 p.m. Eastern. Here's a Twitter feed, we'll update this post when the verdict comes in. UPDATE - Guilty 1st Degree Murder. Death penalty phase tomorrow. She hardly reacted. Video of verdict being read (via Common Cents) Tweets about "#arias" // ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2013 26 Comments

I know you hate it when I mention Meghan McCain. I hate it too, it brings back memories of her bizarre and false claim that I made fun of her breast size. I didn't even write the post at issue, Kathleen did, and the post did...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2013 7 Comments
The House Benghazi hearings started at 11:30, with various introductions. As of this writing, the substantive testimony had not yet begun. You also can watch the live hearings at CSPAN and via YouTube below: [Hearings adjourned for day, feed removed]

Posted by David Gerstman on May 08, 2013 1 Comment

1) Guess the source A) In its efforts to stop amateur rockets from nagging the residents of some of its southern cities, Israel appears to have given new life to the fledging Islamic movement in Palestine. For two years, the Islamic Resistance Movement (known by its Arabic...

Posted by David Gerstman on May 08, 2013 17 Comments

Hearings are scheduled today before Darrell Issa's committee. I thought that Roger L. Simon was going a bit overboard late last week. New RLS blog #TCOT Benghazi Impeachment Suddenly Not So Far-Fetched bit.ly/15d5RXW— Roger Simon (@rogerlsimon) May 4, 2013 Even Simon acknowledged that his writing on the topic...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2013 16 Comments

The academic boycott of Israel organized by the BDS movement claimed a big success when the Guardian ran an article yesterday, Stephen Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel. That report set off a furious response, since the academic boycott of Israel is anathema to almost all...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 08, 2013 6 Comments

Hot rodding around Ithaca in your Toyota Sienna LE minivan. Breaking all the rules! You'll make history, alright. A certain little bad boy is waiting for you....

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 07, 2013 6 Comments

Breaking reports indicate that internet communications out of Syria seem to have dropped off the map this afternoon. From Umbrella Security Labs: At around 18:45 UTC OpenDNS resolvers saw a significant drop in traffic from Syria. On closer inspection it seems Syria has largely disappeared from the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 07, 2013 27 Comments

What an unbelievable story. I'm sure you've read all about it already, but look at these mug shots (via Cleveland Plain Dealer): Three longtime missing women, Amanda  Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, were found alive Monday,  apparently kidnapped and held for years as prisoners inside a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 07, 2013 1 Comment

You remember Pallywood: Pallywood fakes Palestinian handcuffed to hospital bed Pallywood — the longest running series in the history of fiction What’s the difference between Pallywood and media coverage of Gaza? Abid Katib – Palestinian Shoe Fauxtographer? Looks like it has happened again, this time with regard to the Boston...

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