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KBJ Angry Dissent After Unable to Convert Any Other Justice To Her Side in Conversion Therapy Case

There is a "Popularized Conception of Birthright Citizenship, Which May Not be Accurate"

Ballroom Blitz: Judge Orders Halt to Construction, Trump Not Amused

Mideast Media Sampler – 05/17/2013 – The Newseum cop out

Posted by David Gerstman on May 17, 2013 2 Comments

Richard Engel's Speech Richard Engel spoke earlier this week at the Newseum's memorial for journalists killed in the line of duty during 2012. Spoke at newseum today on journalists killed in 2012, and controversy on who to include. c-spanvideo.org/program/312711…— Richard Engel (@RichardEngel) May 13, 2013 The Newseum's...

Ethnic cleansing in #Syria in real time

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 11 Comments

Michael Weiss at Lebanon NOW reports, Rise of the militias: The use of chemical weapons and Obama’s fudged “red line” has given way to gruesome footage of a schismatic Syrian rebel commander biting into the lung of a slain Hezbollah fighter and vowing revenge against Assadist...

IRS planted question at ABA mtg disclosing targeting of conservatives

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 18 Comments

Nothing says "trust the IRS" quite like the IRS planting questions at Bar Association meetings...

IRS Hearings Live

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2013 10 Comments

[Hearing now adjourned.] Start at 9 a.m. Eastern. You can view it on CSPAN-2. [live video and Twitter fees removed]

Congressman Roskam (IL-06) did a particularly good job: https://twitter.com/JessicaTaylor/status/335384220966993921

George: Conclusion: IRS was using inappropriate criteria, was delaying their apps, and was asking inappropriate questions of applicants
— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) May 17, 2013

Miller says that "foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient." Says was a mistake, not act of partisanship. Unreal.
— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) May 17, 2013

Acting IRS Commissioner Miller says "partisanship" played "no role" in the targeting. WHAT? #OhHellNo
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) May 17, 2013

Miller aware of inappropriate behavior on May 3rd of 2012. 6 months before election. #IRS
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) May 17, 2013

Sure. RT @andrewstilesnro: Miller: IRS leaks to Propublica, release of NOM donor list were "inadvertent."
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 17, 2013

Assuming Miller is being truthful, he makes the #IRS sound like a rogue agency where agents do whatever they want. #IRShearing
— David M. Drucker (@DavidMDrucker) May 17, 2013

Levin: "no evidence of political motivation". Except for, you know, the evidence of political motivation. #irs #tcot
— David Steinberg (@DavidSPJM) May 17, 2013

So the fact that only conservative groups were targeted for audits, leaks, and Kafka-esque questioning is a coincidence? Media..?
— John Nolte(@NolteNC) May 17, 2013

Branco Cartoon – Stupid Pet Tricks

Posted by A.F. Branco on May 17, 2013 15 Comments

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Florida Removes Sociology Requirement From General Education Due to Concerns About Bias

Truman Scholarship Reviewers are Overwhelmingly Democrats

Former SJU Prof Targeted for Opposing Reparations Settles Lawsuit With Some Defendants

Boxer and Influencer Jake Paul Says Charlie Kirk Would Have Been a President

Social Justice Program at Vanderbilt U. Invites Planned Parenthood Lawyers to Discuss Racial Justice

Pro-Trans Student Group at Brown Holds Rally to Criticize 'Anti-Trans' Laws

Transparensorcery – “House immigration group reaches a deal”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 24 Comments

But we don't know what's in it, via AP: A bipartisan band of House members working on a comprehensive immigration bill has reached an agreement in principle, lawmakers said Thursday, after talks dragged on for months and appeared stalled earlier in the day. The lawmakers did not...

Infamous LulzSec Hackers Get Jail Time

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 16, 2013 4 Comments

A British court handed down jail time Thursday to four hackers that were part of a notorious splinter group of the Anonymous hacker collective known as LulzSec. Ryan Cleary, 21, aka “ViraL,” received 32 months. Cleary will also receive a separate sentence in connection with a...

#ObamacareInThreeWords

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 47 Comments

The hashtag of the day. #obamacareinthreewords It's. The. Law. #ObamaCareInThreeWords, twitter.com/whitehouse/sta…— The White House (@whitehouse) May 16, 2013 A. Bad. Law. @whitehouse It's. The. Law. #ObamaCareInThreeWords— Legal Insurrection (@LegInsurrection) May 16, 2013 Arrogance of power --> RT @whitehouse: It's. The. Law. #ObamaCareInThreeWords, twitter.com/whitehouse/sta…— Speaker John Boehner (@SpeakerBoehner) May 16,...

LIVE Joint Press Conference From the WH – Obama Responds to Questions on Recent Scandals (Post-event UPDATES)

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 16, 2013 25 Comments

2:30pm EST - UPDATED with additional news coverage and video of the press conference, added to the end of the original post. 1:45 EST - Updated below to reflect the reporter's question. In a joint press conference today at the White House with the Turkish Prime Minister...

Israeli counter-warning

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 12 Comments

The Assad regime has been warning that it will retaliate for Israel hitting missiles destined for Hezbollah, including by opening a terrorist front on the Golan Heights. Israel has a counter-warning. The New York Times reports: In a clear warning to Syria to stop the transfer of advanced...

“He’s continually saying something that’s demonstrably false”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 9 Comments

In reality, he dared not call it terrorism...

Benghazi emails show Obama admin knew talking points were misleading

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 19 Comments

Obama admin could have just said "No" to using a misleading narrative...

My Tea Party group’s futile attempt to get IRS tax-exempt status

Posted by Leslie Eastman on May 16, 2013 12 Comments

We saw the handwriting on the wall, and gave up trying...

Greed still is good

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2013 7 Comments

From LukeHandCool: If I'd had a can of spray paint, I'd have added, "Milton Friedman and I are so happy to hear this! Thank you! Uncle Milton is smiling in his grave!" I took this picture of Occupied public property on Pacific Coast Highway outside the parking lot...

IRS Acting Commissioner Resigns Amidst Scandal

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 15, 2013 34 Comments

In a press conference just moments ago, President Obama announced: "Today, Treasury Secretary Lew took the first step by requesting and accepting the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS [Steven Miller]." Let's wait and see if other resignations will follow. WAJ adds 7 p.m.-- I'm on one...

Just Released: More than 100 pages of Benghazi e-mails (Update – Stephen Hayes and Jonathan Karl vindicated)

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 15, 2013 19 Comments

This just in from CNN's Jake Tapper: The White House released more than 100 pages of e-mails on Wednesday in a bid to quell critics who say President Barack Obama and his aides played politics with national security following the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic...

Live House Judiciary Committee Hearing: Tense Moments During AG Eric Holder Testimony

Posted by Mandy Nagy on May 15, 2013 6 Comments

The House Judiciary Committee has been conducting a hearing this afternoon to receive testimony from Attorney General Eric Holder on a variety of topics. Given the recent developments with both the IRS and AP stories, the hearing was expected to experience a few tense moments. Surely...