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Obama’s abandonment of Iraq and the fall of Mosul

Posted by New Neo on June 10, 2014 14 Comments

And so it has all come to pass.

California Judge: Public school tenure creates unconstitutional unequal schools

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 10, 2014 36 Comments

Finds Equal Protection violation since "grossly ineffective" teachers disproportionately in minority schools.

Delawyering traditional marriage supporters

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 10, 2014 31 Comments

The tradition of lawyers representing politically unpopular clients and positions has been lost in the process.

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/bergdahl-prisoner-swap-cbs-news-poll-shows-majority-say-u-s-gave-up-too-much/

Taliban-Bergdahl swap unpopular, so … blame Hagel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 10, 2014 29 Comments

Chuck Hagel has bus tire tracks on his back.

South Carolina primary day — Will voters runoff Lindsey Graham?

Posted by Bruce Carroll on June 10, 2014 12 Comments

Will Lindsey Graham avoid a runoff? That's the key question.

Branco Cartoon – Men Overboard

Posted by A.F. Branco on June 10, 2014 3 Comments

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Millennials Video: It’s Over, Mr. President, I’m Giving Up On You

Posted by 0387erp on June 09, 2014 16 Comments

Can we help this video by the South Dakota College Republicans go VIRAL!!! Yes. We. Can.

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/06/09/wolf-griffin-va-national-audit.cnn.html

VA Scandal Worsens: 64,000 Vets never got appointments and another 57,000 forced to wait

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 09, 2014 9 Comments

Systemic problems exposed in audit released today.

Federal Appeals Ct upholds injunction against Wisconsin “John Doe” investigation pending appeal

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 09, 2014 4 Comments

Also, Wisconsin "John Doe" victims seek to add Government Accountability Board to federal case.

Unaccompanied children streaming across the border

Posted by New Neo on June 09, 2014 35 Comments

Hundreds being dropped off at bus stations in Arizona

Michael Dunn Re-Trial for killing Jordan Davis set for September

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 09, 2014 2 Comments

Dunn will be re-tried on the first-degree murder hung at trial, with jury selection to begin September 22.

Will U. Chicago trans-speech policing be a trans-formative event?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 09, 2014 14 Comments

"Policing language is something no gay person should ever countenance"

2001 was Hillary’s Year of Great Fortune, not of being “dead broke”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 09, 2014 39 Comments

It was not a "Hard Choice" for Hillary simply to have told the truth about the vast fortune she and Bill accumulated immediately upon leaving office.

Mariachi Band pranks in, Cinqo de Mayo themes out

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 09, 2014 22 Comments

Are some "cultural appropriations" more equal than others?

Upcoming Florida Sup Ct ruling on 10-20-Life sentences may seal Marissa Alexander’s fate

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 09, 2014 26 Comments

Decison on mandatory consecutive sentences will determine whether Marissa Alexander faces 60-plus year sentence on re-trial

Sunday Night Links

Posted by Mandy Nagy on June 08, 2014 6 Comments

Updates on Bergdahl story, Obama to issue executive order on student loans, parents outraged over photos shown in sex-ed class

Shortest list in America: Obamacare promises that were true

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2014 12 Comments

Emergency room visits spiking, not declining.

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