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Precarious Albion
Wail Britannia. Americans have seen the reports of British students violently protesting the hike in college tuition planned by London’s governing coalition. Fewer may have seen the report of a...
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School in latest flag flap: student now allowed to fly the flag again
As I suspected. Yesterday, I wrote that the decision by Denair Middle School to forbid Cody Alicea from flying the American flag on the back of his bicycle probably had more to do with administrative...
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Quotes of the day
Stature. “At his November 12 press conference in Seoul, President Obama was asked the following question by CBS’s Chip Reid: ‘What was the number-one complaint, concern, or piece of advice that you got...
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Poll: What was the Obamateurism of the Week?
Progress and pride. It’s time again to make something of our President in the weekly Obamateurism poll! I’m sure you haven’t forgotten our weekly ritual, but perhaps you’ve forgotten how to make it...
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NFL Week 10 open thread
Let it all hang out. Tonight, the Pittsburgh Steelers can put themselves firmly in first place in their division and at the top of their conference by beating the New England Patriots at home in Heinz...
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Obama to detain KSM indefinitely without trial at all?
Temper tantrum. The White House has apparently leaked to the Washington Post in another Friday night news dump that they no longer intend to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the lead 9/11 plotter and the...
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Enforce the Logan Act or Repeal It
How soon they forget. Liberals are outraged by Eric Cantor’s assurances to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the GOP will “serve as a check” to the Obama administration. Adam Sewer wrote...
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Left, Right agree: Obama’s G-20 performance worst ever
Consensus. First, let’s hear from the usual suspects. The Wall Street Journal looks at Barack Obama’s performance at the G-20 summit as well as his trip to Seoul and pronounces it the worst ever for...
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Video: TSA body-searches a three-year-old girl
Does this make us more secure? I fly on a fairly regular basis, and usually have no trouble at all going through security at the airports. Even when I’ve been flagged for closer inspection...
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Health Care Reform Group Gets Waiver from… Health Care Reform?
George Orwell, please call the red courtesy phone. The Hot Air Boss Emeritus has published an updated list of the exploding number of groups and businesses being granted waivers from having to...
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Quotes of the day
Humility. “President Obama offered a lesson for Republicans that he learned the hard way during his first two years in office. “‘Campaigning is different than governing,’ Obama told reporters Sunday...
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Obamateurism of the day
The friendliest skies? Barack Obama is notoriously skittish about press conferences, and will go to almost any length to either avoid them or cut them short. He outdid himself in Seoul, however, when...
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NBC, Olbermann at war?
“Totally narcissistic response.” Have Keith Olbermann’s colleagues had enough of the circus at MSNBC? Eight insiders have vented to Howard Kurtz at the Daily Beast about the anchor’s “totally...
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Open thread: Rangel ethics hearing starts today; Update: Rangel threatens...
Live video embedded. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) begins the process of adjudicating his alleged ethics violations this morning, and CW39 has live video of the hearing. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, who will chair...
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Napolitano: We’re doing this for your own good
"We face a determined enemy." After a crescendo of criticism over new, more aggressive pat-downs at airport security stations for travelers, Janet Napolitano penned an essay for USA Today defending her...
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Ziegler: My spot proves CNN’s bias
The long walk back. John Ziegler offers his side of the story regarding his appearance last week on CNN’s Parker & Spitzer in discussing the rerelease of his documentary, How Obama Got Elected. The...
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Gallup poll shows voters in wait-and-see mode
No midterm bounce or trough for either party. In past midterm wave elections, the results would result in some significant shift in assessment of the political parties — or at least the losing party....
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Obama WH gives Congress green light on pork
Change. The President weighed in over the weekend on the controversy over earmarks, using his weekly address to tell Americans that earmarks are “a bad Washington habit,” and that reforming them will...
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Video: Rangel stands up for the American way, or something
The Otter Defense. In case you missed this moment from the earlier live video feed, Mediaite captures this moment from Charles Rangel where he stood up for the rights of poor, indigent Congressmen to...
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Quotes of the day
Battle lines. “As Governor, Sarah Palin actualized AGIA, the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, the largest private sector infrastructure project in North American history. Palin’s administration opened up...
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