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Posted by Anne Segal on July 12, 2012 40 Comments

Black newspaper publishers expressed anger and frustration at President Obama's failure to reach out to them at a recent panel at the National Newspaper Publishers Association convention. The Chicago Crusader reports:  “We don’t think the president has ever spoken to us. He’s spoken to the Latino community...

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Posted by Anne Segal on July 12, 2012 20 Comments

New polling data released today by independent Public Policy Polling shows Ted Cruz leading Lt. Governor David Dewhurst in the Republican runoff for Senate in Texas. The numbers are the first released by a third-party pollster: Cruz's lead expands to a whooping 59-36 margin over Dewhurst...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2012 42 Comments

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh released his report on sexual abuse at Penn State, and it was scathing.  Via State College: Louis Freeh, the former FBI director, left nothing to the imagination in his much-anticipated presentment Thursday morning. There was an effort made by the four most...

Posted by Anne Segal on July 12, 2012 16 Comments

Sheila Jackson-Lee, Jan Schakowsky, and David Axelrod have all done an about-turn on merits of the term "Obamacare" after a recent decision to allow its use in "franked" U.S. government mail. Franking privileges, which allow mail to be sent from congressional offices as part of their...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2012 14 Comments

At which point you say, "please don't give them any ideas." A second photo taken by Ryan on his drive outside Kansas City: The trailer is located on highway 71 south of Kansas City, MO. Some enterprising American decided to park a semi trailer in his field and...

Posted by Anne Segal on July 11, 2012 38 Comments

Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., who has been noticeably absent from public life since June 10, has turned up at an Arizona rehab facility for alcohol abuse. In response to the report from Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC, his office has claimed he is being treated for a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 11, 2012 76 Comments

I have mentioned before how Allen West is on the top 10 target list for Democrats this year, Dem SuperPAC targeting “Tea Party 10″. For that reason, among others, West is on the Operation Counterweight list, and we have a separate Focus Page with his website and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 11, 2012 57 Comments

I thought it was disrespectful and racist to boo, even on policy matters. At least that's what we're told when there is a virtual boo of Obama in the right blogosphere, or someone shouts out at Obama. Now I don't think there was a racial motive to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 11, 2012 49 Comments

that I post TaxProf's quarterly law professor blog rankings merely for informational purposes. External measures like blog traffic are not important to me. No, I blog for the personal satisfaction of expressing my views to complete strangers who communicate with me using fake names. That and that alone...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 11, 2012 6 Comments

being dangerous to the security of a totalitarian state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall be infringed." From reader Ryan: Saw the truck on an off-ramp on I-70 in Kansas City, MO. ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2012 51 Comments

Anne has written about this before, Why is Cong. Jesse Jackson, Jr. still MIA? Now even Democratic pols are wondering out loud what is going on.  Via The Hill: Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s mysterious disappearance from public life led to new calls by Illinois Democrats on Tuesday...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2012 111 Comments

A lot, according to Hans Bader, who sees a coming quota system in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math enrollment: Quotas limiting the number of male students in science may be imposed by the Education Department in 2013. The White House has promised that “new guidelines will...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2012 17 Comments

Up to his usual games, via The Hill: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has scheduled a vote Tuesday to bring up legislation to extend tax relief to small businesses that increase their payrolls. Republicans question whether it is a sincere effort or just a messaging vote....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2012 19 Comments

"To pull a Warren" I think we have us a new -- what's the word -- descriptor for falsely claiming minority status. @LegInsurrection Someone tried to pull a Warren in AZ.dailycaller.com/2012/07/10/ari…— blank (@Eri_Barrister) July 10, 2012 Via The Daily Caller: A Democratic congressional candidate in Arizona is facing questions...

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