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Inside The Meltdown At America's Most Conservative, Most Christian Political Consulting Firm
buzzfeed.com
7 mentions — 2 weeks ago
DELAWARE, Ohio — About 30 miles north of Columbus, down the road from a Walmart and across the street from a Walmart-sized Baptist church, a brick-faced Victorian estate stands alone in a meadow of persimmons. The building blends nicely into the landscape, except for two features: the fleet ...
Why Does the American Media Get Big Stories Wrong?
The Atlantic
7 mentions — 2 weeks ago
A magazine publisher has written a provocative article raising that question. I try to offer some answers. In "Our American Pravda," Ron Unz, the businessman, writer and publisher of The American Conservative, argues that there is good reason to be alarmed by the failures of the American media.
Why the GOP’s youth vote problem = President Obama
washingtonpost.com
2 mentions — 2 weeks ago
Deep in a lengthy report about where the GOP went wrong with young voters in 2012 and what it needs to do differently lies a point worth looking at in more detail: The Republican Party’s struggles with young people haven’t come because the Democratic Party has a glowing ...
How Obama's FBI Nominee James Comey Triggered the Plamegate Investigation
Mother Jones
7 mentions — 2 weeks ago
The pending nomination of James Comey to become FBI chief is a poke in the eye with a very sharp stick for the Cheney crowd. Comey, deputy attorney general during the W. years, has drawn criticism from civil libertarians for being part of an administration that waterboarded (though ...
Fuck the High Road: The Upside of Sinking to Their Level | The Nation
The Nation
4 mentions — 2 weeks ago
Don’t feed the trolls: it’s probably the most common refrain in online discussions, especially when dealing with misogynists in feminists conversations. The idea is that the best way to deal with sexists is to starve of them of the attention they’re so clearly desperate for. Besides, we think,
Flashback: Obama Promised Lower Health Care Insurance Premiums For Everyone
buzzfeed.com
5 mentions — 2 weeks ago
“If you already have health insurance, the only thing that will change for you under this plan is the amount of money you will spend on premiums. That will be less.” No so much in California…posted on June 3, 2013 at 4:28pm EDT When he was selling his ...
Anatomy of a Bogus Obamacare Argument
New Republic
3 mentions — 2 weeks ago
If you want to know why we can’t have an honest debate about Obamacare, all you have to do is pay attention to some recent news from California—and the way a highly distorted version of it, by one irresponsible writer, has rippled through the conservative press.The news was ...
College Republicans Report: Damaged GOP Brand Cost 2012 Youth Vote
TPM LiveWire
2 mentions — 2 weeks ago
The College Republicans National Committee released a blistering postmortem study of the 2012 presidential election on Monday that finds the Republican Party's brand "in need of significant repair" if the GOP wants to win back the youth vote in future elections.The report, titled "Grand Old Party for a ...
Al-Qaida Sets Up a Complaints Department
NationalJournal.com
3 mentions — 2 weeks ago
Since taking over certain elements of civilian leadership in Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria, while also intensifying its fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, al-Qaida is now looking for feedback from the public.The terrorist organization has set up a department for people of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq ...
Couple At Center Of Ricin Case Points Fingers At Each Other
TPMDC
3 mentions — 2 weeks ago
A Texas couple at the center of the investigation into ricin-tainted letters sent to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are reportedly trading accusations back and forth. CBS News said Nathan Richardson told investigators his wife, Shannon, is attempting to frame him for the mailings.
Obama to nominate three judges Tuesday
POLITICO.com
2 mentions — 2 weeks ago
President Barack Obama on Tuesday will nominate three judges to serve on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, a White House official said Monday.Obama’s nominees are, Patricia Ann Millet, Cornelia Pillard and Robert Wilkins, who now sits on the D.C. District Court, for which he was confirmed unanimously ...
Cambodia's Orphan-Industrial Complex
The Atlantic
2 mentions — 2 weeks ago
The country's orphanages are brimming, but along with brighter opportunities for poor kids come signs of long-lasting attachment issues.Seyma had a rebellious streak, and it came out strongest in the classroom. The 11-year-old Cambodian had some real authority as an assistant teacher, whichis to say translator. He liked ...