Grad student from Hong Kong charged with punching 78-year-old female pro-life protester

08/24/13

IOWA CITY, IA – Police have charged a foreign graduate student with punching a 78-year-old woman holding a pro-life sign in Iowa City.The incident took place just after 9 a.m. yesterday at the corner of Riverside Drive and Highway 1.Police say the man, 30-year-old Man Chun John Ma, struck the elderly woman in the back. Her husband confronted the man, while she nursed arm and shoulder pain, according to a local report.Officers say Ma admitted the attack and said he had acted wrongly, but he thought opposing abortion was “strange.”

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Daniel Ellsberg: US on Verge of Becoming Police State Under Obama

08/24/13

Daniel Ellsberg, the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971, says the United States is on the verge of becoming a police state as evidenced by the National Security Agency's data collection programs and the treatment of secret document leakers Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning.

"We have not only the capability of a police state, but certain beginnings of it right now," Ellsberg told The Huffington Post Wednesday. "And I absolutely agree with Edward Snowden. It's worth a person's life, prospect of assassination, or life in prison or life in exile — it's worth that to try to restore our liberties and make this a democratic country."

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Socialism Is Ethically Wrong

08/24/13

The fact that communism, or even socialism, cannot be implemented in reality, is by now widely accepted; even Leftists and liberals, if unhappily and grudgingly, had to surrender to the overwhelming historical evidence which has accumulated especially in the last 2 or 3 decades, showing that a socialist economy is almost a contradiction in terms, and a society based on those principles is barely feasible, and certainly not a happy one.

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ANOTHER SENSELESS MURDER YOU’RE NOT HEARING ABOUT — AND SOME IN THE FAMILY WONDER IF IT COULD BE A TRAYVON MARTIN REVENGE MURDER

08/24/13

David Santucci

It’s a senseless murder you aren’t hearing about.

A young white male was walking to his car on a city street late at night on August 12 when he was confronted by a trio of black individuals. They shot him dead. Police have arrested three people and charged them with first degree murder. But some in the victim’s family can’t understand why the shooting is being called a failed robbery when they say the evidence suggests something possibly more sinister: a hate crime.

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New Concept of ‘Rights’ in America: If You’re Not Gay, You Don’t Have Any

08/24/13

Gosh, it seems like just a few years ago that allegedly serious people were warning about how the “christofascist godbags” of the Religious Right were an existential threat to freedom in America, and if you disagreed with these allegedly serious people, you were just a hateful bigot.

Now? Well, you’re still a hateful bigot, but freedom’s just another word for “nothing left to lose”:

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Delta Air Lines: Next Year, Our Health Care Costs Will Increase By 'Nearly $100 Million'

08/24/13

Delta Air Lines's flagship, the Boeing 777-200LR.
 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

We know that Obamacare will significantly increase the cost of individually-purchased health insurance in nearly every part of the country. But we’ve generally assumed that disruptions in the market for employer-sponsored health insurance will be less severe. In particular, large employers who self-insure should be exempt from most of Obamacare’s most onerous regulations. It turns out, however, that even America’s largest companies face higher costs due to the health law. A recently-leaked letter from Delta Air Lines to the Obama administration states that the “cost of providing health care to our employees will increase by nearly $100,000,000 next year,” much of it due to Obamacare.

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MSNBC: LOOK WHAT'S FUELING IMPEACHMENT MOVEMENT

08/24/13

A new book published by WND Books is fueling the national conversation to impeach President Obama, MSNBC is reporting.

“Impeachable Offenses: The Case for Removing Barack Obama from Office,” by New York Times bestselling authors Aaron Klein and Brenda J. Elliott, is set to be released Tuesday.

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Under Obama, black unemployment back to twice the white rate

08/24/13

Black unemployment, which at the end of the Bush administration broke a decades-long pattern of being twice white unemployment, has resumed its disturbing and prolonged trend under President Obama, with the rate among African Americans now at 13.4 percent, according to a new Pew Research report.

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Local governments cutting hours over Obamacare costs

08/24/13

Many cash-strapped cities and counties facing the prospect of shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars in new health-care costs under the Affordable Care Act are opting instead to reduce the number of hours their part-time employees work.

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LIBYA IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER FOR TEENAGE ARMS DEALERS

08/24/13

Teenage gun dealers on Ar Rashid Street

The gun sellers on Tripoli's Al Rashid Street are doing a brisk trade. They’re chatting and laughing and all look like they’re about 17 years old. Younger boys are playing near the stalls, some of them riding BMXs and weaving in and out of the tables that comprise the weapons section of the Libyan capital's central marketplace.

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MAKERBOT’S $1,400 DIGITIZER 3D SCANNER NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER

08/24/13

In case you haven’t noticed, 3D printers are all the rage these days. People are using 3D printers to print Aston Martin replicas, there’s a number of household items you “manufacture,” and evenNASA’s bringing a 3D printer onto the International Space Station. But with all these 3D printables, you either need to download the code from a site like Thingiverse, or create the 3D code yourself with your printer’s included software. What if you want to print a replica of something that already exists without building the code yourself? MakerBot, one of the leading innovators in 3D printing, has the solution: the Digitizer 3D Scanner, which is available for pre-order today. 

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SENATOR: OBAMA 'PERILOUSLY CLOSE' TO IMPEACHMENT

08/24/13

WASHINGTON – The momentum to remove the president is growing rapidly, as almost every day another lawmaker raises the possibility of impeaching President Obama.

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RINO ALERT: Speaking in Raleigh, Colin Powell blasts North Carolina voting law

08/24/13

UPDATED: Moments after Gov. Pat McCrory left the stage, former Secretary of State Colin Powell took aim at North Carolina's new voting law Thursday, saying it hurts the Republican Party, punishes minority voters and makes it more difficult for everyone to vote.

"I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote," said Powell, a Republican, at the CEO Forum in Raleigh.

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Read more here: http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/speaking_in_raleigh_colin_powell_blasts_north_carolina_voting_law#storylink=cpy

Ferguson Hot Dog Vendor at Home Depot Robbed and Beaten With Hammer for His Cell Phone

08/24/13

Police are hoping surveillance video will help catch four suspects after a hot dog vender was robbed and attacked with a stolen hammer at a Ferguson Home Depot on Wednesday

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While The World Burns: White House to hold closed-door cirlcle jerk session on bisexual issues next month

08/23/13

The White House will hold a closed-door roundtable discussion on issues facing bisexuals Sept. 23.


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Hate Crime Video: Angry woman drenches priest with garden hose during pro-life demonstration

08/23/13

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario, August 22, 2013  – A priest is considering pressing charges against an angry woman who drove him away from a public sidewalk during a pro-life demonstration with a jet of water from her garden hose.

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SHOCKING REPORT: Younger Coloradans to Pay More Under Obamacare OR How To Grow an Even Larger Entitlement Generation

08/23/13


WASHINGTON — Young and healthy Coloradans will see a considerable spike in health care insurance costs just to buy basic coverage when President Barack Obama’s signature law goes into effect.
A no-frills plan for a 27-year-old would cost $135 a month through the state’s new insurance exchange, a 140 percent increase over what they would pay for the least expensive plan on the current market at $56, The Hill reports.

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Ahhh.. Memories of America's "now void" of true leadership: Israeli Aircraft Strike in Lebanon Following Rocket Attack

08/23/13

Israeli aircraft struck a terror target south of Beirut, hours after terrorists fired four rockets at northern Israel.

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MEET THE OBAMA-SUPPORTING LEFTISTS WHO FAKED HATE CRIMES AT OBERLIN COLLEGE

08/23/13

The Daily Caller has an incredible story today, revealing the truth behind the alleged spree of “hate crimes” that took place at Oberlin College earlier this year. Tuns out, the whole affair was an elaborate hoax, carried out by a pair of radical left-wing Democrats, who are outspoken supporters of president Obama.

READ: Chuck Ross reports for the DC

SORRY IGNORANOUS LEFTISTS: RUSH STAYING WITH CUMULUS

08/23/13

Industry sources very close to the negotiations confirmed to Radio Ink late last night that Rush Limbaugh will not be leaving Cumulus stations when his contract is up at the end of this year. The one exception will be in New York City where Limbaugh will switch from WABC to Clear Channel's WOR-AM. A deal between Cumulus and Limbaugh, who is syndicated by Clear Channel owned Premiere Radio Networks, was struck when Premiere agreed to unbundle Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, according to sources.

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Trust Violator Obama: Feds Will Define What a Good College Is, Punish and Reward Accordingly

08/23/13

As outlined by Obama, this rating system would look at essentially materialistic and financial characteristics of a college as opposed to intellectual and moral ones.

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Muslim Brotherhood's bid to scapegoat Christians failing, say Egyptians

08/23/13

As their nation descends into violent chaos, Egyptians are increasingly blaming the Muslim Brotherhood, despite attempts by the Islamist group to scapegoat Christians and the military, according to several sources who spoke to FoxNews.com from Cairo.


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Egyptians rally outside White House to protest Muslim Brotherhood, Obama

08/23/13

If you’ve been following the latest developments in Egypt, you know that one of the key themes of that conflict concerns the United States’ relationship with ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. Egyptians have grown more hostile toward President Obama in recent weeks, in some cases accusing him of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood financially or of harboring a secret pro-Brotherhood agenda.

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REPORT: MICHAEL HASTINGS FEARED HIS MERCEDES WAS TAMPERED WITH, ASKED TO BORROW NEIGHBOR’S CAR DAY BEFORE HE DIED

08/23/13

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings told his neighbor that he was afraid to drive his Mercedes because he believed it had been tampered with, according to a LA Weekly report.

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Turncoat Boehner warns against shutting U.S. government over 'Obamacare'

08/23/13

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner warned rank-and-file Republicans in a conference call on Thursday against using the threat of a government shutdown to stop the implementation of Obamacare, according to people on the call.

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Democrats Dipping Big Toe into the Free Euro-style University Waters

08/23/13

Rangel: ‘No reason why a young person should have to pay for college education’ [VIDEO]

Hey Charlie, with all these entitlements, why go to college at all?

On Martin Bashir’s Thursday MSNBC program, New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel said that no students should have to pay for college.

Rangel was reacting to President Barack Obama’s higher education proposal rollout that would put in place requirements for students and institutions to receive federal financial aid assistance.

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POLICE TASER A MAN OFF A ROOF, CHOKE, DRAG HIM FACE-DOWN ON STAIRS, KILLING HIM

08/23/13

The use of a stun gun on a person who is in danger of falling is not allowed to be used in Phoenix, Arizona. But that didn’t stop officers from extricating a man from his roof by giving him a thorough tasering, followed by a choke drag face-down in order to “rescue him.” The father of the victim was a former detective who believes the police went too far.

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McCain Al Jazeera Endorsement: Recall This Embarr-ass-ment

08/23/13

Published on Aug 22, 2013

Please Arizona, Quit Working Against Us. You can do Better than this. Recall McCain and Let Jan Brewer Nominate Herself to Senate in the interim.

Excellent Read (if you prefer valid points of reality, that is...) :DEAD SOULS OF A CULTURAL REVOLUTION

08/23/13

Since Lyndon Johnson took office, 50 years ago, we have spent trillions on his programs for health care, housing, education, food stamps, welfare and civil rights. Are we living in that Great Society we were promised?

What kind of leadership do we see today in Black America?

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Vegas Police Stop 'Sovereign Citizen' Plot

08/23/13

A four-month undercover operation foiled a plot by two people to abduct, torture and kill at least one police officer to gain attention for their "Sovereign Citizen" cause, police said Thursday.


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Panhandling UNDERCOVER

08/23/13

Ever wondered if you make as much money as someone who begs for a living?

Last week, Oregon City resident David P. Spears II released “Exit Ramp: A Short Case Study of the Profitability of Panhandling.”


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Tax hikes likely for majority of Germans

08/23/13

German taxpayers will have to brace themselves for higher rates to plug holes in the budgets of local authorities, according to research released on Wednesday.


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No Wonder He Dumped Cher: Gene Simmons of KISS; The Unlikely Patriot

08/23/13

'If you have a problem with America, 

you have a problem with me!' -Gene Simmons

Unlike many of today's less-appreciative-type immigrants -who entertain visions of conquest- traditional American immigrants of the 20th century (and their children) are among the most patriotic people you could ever ask to meet. They knew how good we've got it in this country -felt blessed for being allowed in- and where/are sincerelygrateful for America's sacrifice on their behalf- you never heard any of this entitlement bullshit from them...

What's that got to do with Gene Simmons? 


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NYC mayoral candidate vows bigger condoms

08/22/13

New York City mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn said Wednesday night that one of her priorities will be “improving the NYC condom,” referring to the free, government-issued condoms.

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LAUGHER O' THE DAY: Ditch Your Passwords -- US Gov To Issue Secure Online IDs

08/22/13

SecureKey, based in Toronto, today announced it has been awarded a contract by the USPS to provide a cloud-based authentication infrastructure.

Get ready for a new set of abbreviations. This is part of some federal programs that have been underway for several years, mostly below the radar — at least this is the first I have heard of it despite being an avid reader of tech publications. But apparently a lot of people have been working on this — some of the relevant Web sites and information sources are listed below.

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Will Obama Drone Strike His Muslim Brotherhood Brother?

08/22/13

It has been revealed that President Barack Obama’s brother, Malik Obama, is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.

And he’s not just a supporter of the ‘hood. He is a die-hard member – a financier reportedly responsible for organizing and managing major investments for the group.


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EXCLUSIVE: Feds are building a detective squad to target consumers and companies that don't follow Obamacare's rules

08/22/13

Post-Obamacare law hiring at the Department of Health and Human Services included 86 'criminal investigators,' but just two 'consumer safety' officers

• On the day President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010, HHS received authority to make 1,814 new hires 
• The authorization included positions for 50 criminal investigators. The agency increased that number to 86 
• The agency was also authorized to hire  261 'consumer safety officers.' Only two such employees were hired

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'Cryptopalypse' Now: Looming Security Crisis Could Cripple Internet

08/22/13

The Internet, and many forms of online commerce and communication that depend on it, may be on the brink of a "cryptopalypse" resulting from the collapse of decades-old methods of shared encryption.

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Syria's darkest hour: Hundreds of children's bodies piled high after nerve gas attack near Damascus leaves up to 1,300 dead

08/22/13

• Activists claim 1,300 killed in government rocket strike on residential area
• If true, it would represent the worst known use of chemical weapons since  Saddam Hussein gassed thousands of Kurds in the town of Halabja in 1988
  
• Chemical warheads hit suburbs of Ain Tarma, Zamalka and Jobar
• They hit just before dawn as families lay sleeping
• A UN team is in Syria to probe chemical weapons use by President Assad 
• Many countries have called for an immediate investigation
• French Foreign Minister has called the attack an 'unprecedented atrocity' 
• William Hague said hopes attack will 'wake up some' who support Assad
• Claims come as refugees flood into Iraqi Kurdistan

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Was Ailes Overruled by Murdoch on Karl Rove Ban?

08/22/13

Published on Aug 21, 2013

Karl Rove has gone from being "banned" from Fox to now seemingly owning the place. Whatever the truth may be, Conservatives must stop him now.

FPL, sister company eliminating 1,000 jobs

08/22/13

Florida Power & Light and its sister company, NextEra Energy Resources, will eliminate 1,000 positions or 6.7 percent of their combined, nationwide workforce during the next two years, as part of an effort to improve efficiency and enhance the use of technology, the utility said Wednesday.

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The Fed Is Insolvent… Do You Still Think the Crisis is Over?

08/22/13

The single dominant belief for investors since 2008 has been that the world’s Central banks will not permit the markets to fall to pieces.There are primary two primary reasons for this:

1)   The Fed and other Central Banks managed to hold the system together in 2008-2009.

2)   Central Banks have stepped in time and again to prop up the markets every time they staged a significant correction since 2008.

The most obvious culprit here is the Fed, which has stepped in following every market correction in the last four year, either with the promise of a new round of QE or outright announcement of a new round of QE.

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