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Harvard Program Caught Trying To Hide Discriminatory Language After Complaint Filed By Equal Protection Project

Homan: DHS Investigating Ilhan Omar Marrying Alleged Brother for Visa Fraud

UVA Law Prof Describes Outrageous Behavior From Colleagues Over Case He Argued Before SCOTUS

Do not think of the Jeremiah Wright in the room (Update – It worked, ads won’t run)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2012 77 Comments

He's back. And the NY Times and other Obama supporters are not happy, so the Times reveals the scoop that a large Republican SuperPAC donor is considering -- yes, considering -- an ad campaign in the fall focusing on Wright: A group of high-profile Republican strategists is...

Rhode Island’s Solyndra cubed

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2012 18 Comments

I haven't had much time to focus on the debacle unfolding in my home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations over loan guarantees to a company owned by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. This Bloomberg story has the latest: Curt Schilling, pitching ace on the...

Elizabeth Warren “Pow Wow Chow” cookbook mystery solved

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2012 40 Comments

Remember the non-parody story about Elizabeth Warren citing her cousin's partial editing of the early 1980s Pow Wow Chow cookbook as evidence of Warren's Native American ancestry? I could not figure out how Warren found that obscure text. Now we know, she submitted recipes to it,...

Democratic campaign strategy for dummies

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 17, 2012 11 Comments

From reader John: Keep up the good work on Elizabeth Warren, what a hypocrite. Saw this on the road in Richmond, VA. This bumper sticker could be translated as: "Warning, close-minded person on board. Will not listen to reason. Will revert to nonsensical ad hominem attacks if he...

Counter Attack

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2012 9 Comments

From the Susan B. Anthony List: And Milton Wolf: ...

Martin University Terminates Entire Staff Due to Financial Crisis

School Board in Maine Upholds Transgender Team and Bathroom Ban

MIT Blames Closure of Two Libraries on New Endowment Tax

Missouri Secretary of State Trying to Enshrine Education as a Right in State Constitution

Labor Unions Fighting Affordable Housing Project for UC-Berkeley Students

40 Percent of Undergrads at Stanford Now Receive Disability Accommodations

Walker, Kleefisch ahead in polls, jobs numbers

Posted by Anne Segal on May 16, 2012 15 Comments

Governor Walker leads Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett by six percentage points-- 50 percent of likely voters over Barrett's 44 percent-- according to a poll released today by Marquette Law School. Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch leads challenger Mahlon Mitchell by six percentage points as well, garnering 47...

Cherokee genealogist to Elizabeth Warren — Tell the truth

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2012 64 Comments

A reader alerted me to Thoughts from Polly's Granddaughter, a blog run by Twila Barnes, devoted to documenting Cherokee genealogy and countering fraudulent claims of Cherokee heritage: I am the wife of a career soldier and the mother of four. I am registered with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and, like my...

Progressives choose more traditional baby names — maybe

Posted by Anne Segal on May 16, 2012 28 Comments

Conservatives tend to give their babies "trendier" names than liberals, who favor traditional names, according to NPR: Styles of baby names, it seems, are nearly as different in various parts of the country as voting habits. "There is an enormous red state and blue state divide...

“Julia” B. Hayes

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2012 7 Comments

Via Instapundit, Rutherford B. Hayes is back. Here's my new contribution: ...

Give him your cell phones and your money

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2012 13 Comments

No cell phones for you at Obama fundraisers. Via BuzzFeed Politics: In the latest attempt to crack down on potentially embarrassing digital leaks from presidential fundraisers, President Barack Obama's campaign has begun asking donors attending small fundraisers with the president to turn over their cell phones before...

The Pitts

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 16, 2012 8 Comments

From reader David: Seen in Democrat-friendly, labor union centric, Obama-G-20, Pittsburgh. Think the driver has any doubts? ...

“Nonviolent” Occupy Chicago march: “F*** the Police”

Posted by Anne Segal on May 15, 2012 64 Comments

Occupy Chicago held a "F** the Police" rally as they marched through the streets Tuesday night shouting "From Chicago to Greece, F*** the Police." A short video clip I took as the crowd was just beginning to form follows (language warning: not safe for work): Compared...

Broken nose, broken narrative

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2012 43 Comments

The big news in the Trayvon Martin case, ABC News Exclusive: Zimmerman Medical Report Shows Broken Nose, Lacerations After Trayvon Martin Shooting: A medical report compiled by the family physician of accused Trayvon Martin murderer George Zimmerman and obtained exclusively by ABC News found that Zimmerman...

MoveOn rips DNC in push for Wisconsin Recall funds

Posted by Anne Segal on May 15, 2012 29 Comments

MoveOn.org sent out an email late today blasting the DNC for refusing to invest in the recall Walker efforts in Wisconsin: Dear MoveOn member, BREAKING NEWS FROM WISCONSIN: The Democratic National Committee isn't investing in the massive get out the vote effort in Wisconsin to recall Scott Walker. Wisconsin...

Will Massachusetts Dems turn to Marisa?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2012 22 Comments

There is a common misconception that Elizabeth Warren is the Democratic nominee for Senate against Scott Brown. She is not. There is a primary contest on September 6. And the only other announced candidate just filed her petitions: U.S. Senate candidate Marisa DeFranco will drop off more than...

Theater of Shiny Objects

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 15, 2012 38 Comments

The War on Women. The Longest Football Spike Since The Great Depression. Slow jamming. Julia. Show me the money Gay marriage . Inserting his own bio into the bios of other presidents. It's one shiny object after another. Does it ever stop with this guy? Hopefully recent polling becomes...

Arrests kick off “nonviolent” NATO week in Chicago

Posted by Anne Segal on May 15, 2012 17 Comments

It's NATO week in Chicago. The Occupiers, anarchists, socialists, unions, and other professional protesters are in the process of "couch-surfing" their way into town (for those who aren't occupying foreclosed housing) for the NATO summit that officially takes place May 20-21. Yesterday, eight protesters who were...