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CBS: Republicans were Source of Inaccurate Benghazi Emails
Via Daily Kos, Jed Lewison: “From a logical standpoint, it was pretty obvious that Republicans were the source of the inaccurate Benghazi talking point emails reported last Friday by ABC News White House correspondent Jon Karl, but when the actual … Continue reading
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Tagged Benghazi, CBS, false leaks, GOP, government, Republicans
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Who Deleted References to Al Qaeda in the Benghazi Tragedy?
The release of all the emails demonstrate the CIA requested the deletion of all references to Al Qaeda in the “Talking Points Memo” not the White House. The Benghazi tragedy deserves examination of policies and security measures that failed to … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Qaeda, Benghazi, CIA, emails, GOP, government, Obama, talking points
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Does “Act of Terror” Have the Same Substantive Meaning as “A Terrorist Act”? Ask G.W. Bush
Is there a substantive difference in meaning between the phrases “act of terror” and “a terrorist act”? Related to the Benghazi incident many conservatives have criticized President Obama’s use of the phrase “act of terror” instead of saying it was “a terrorist … Continue reading
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Tagged a terrorist act, act of terror, Benghazi, Bush, conservatives, GOP, government, Obama
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Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration: Inappropriate Criteria Were Used to Identify Tax-Exempt Applications for Review
Inappropriate Criteria Were Used to Identify Tax-Exempt Applications for Review “IMPACT ON TAXPAYERS Early in Calendar Year 2010, the IRS began using inappropriate criteria to identify organizations applying for tax-exempt status to review for indications of significant political campaign intervention. … Continue reading
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Tagged 501(c)(4), Democrats, GOP, government, IRS, Obama, politics, scandal
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The IRS Report: Insubordination and Incompetence, but not Much of a Conspiracy
Ezra Klein read the Inspector General’s report on the IRS’s targeting of conservative 501(c)(4) applications. Here’s his key summary but I encourage you to read his full report. The key story of the report seems to be this: In the … Continue reading
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Tagged 501(c)(4), Democrats, GOP, government, IRS, Obama, scandal
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Craziest Anti-Science GOP Idea So Far: Eliminate Key Economic Indicators, Like GDP and Unemployment Rate
Can you imagine business in America without the following metrics: GDP, unemployment rate, trade data, economic and agricultural census? Apparently a group of Republicans can. This is just crazy! Via Huffington Post WASHINGTON — A group of Republicans are cooking … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Science
Tagged agriculture, anti-science, economic census, economy, GDP, GOP, markets, metrics, science, trade, unemployment rate
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How the House of Representatives Voted for Hurricane Sandy Relief
ProPublica has an excellent interactive map displaying how each House member voted for Hurricane Sandy Relief. “Despite disasters being declared in 155 counties in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi and receiving more than $400 million in FEMA assistance in 2012, 21 out … Continue reading
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Tagged aid, GOP, House of Representatives, Hurricane Sandy, relief
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Why Would Anyone Vote Against the People Hurt by Hurricane Sandy?
I need help. Why in the world would only 49 Republicans vote for Hurricane Sandy aid while 179 opposed the bill? The people and cities hit by Hurricane Sandy were devastated. Every time the South has been hit by a … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government
Tagged aid, economy, GOP, Hurricane Sandy, return on investment
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Study–The Fox News Effect: Media Bias and Voting
The Fox News Effect: Media Bias and Voting Abstract Does media bias affect voting? We analyze the entry of Fox News in cable markets and its impact on voting. Between October 1996 and November 2000, the conservative Fox News Channel … Continue reading
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Tagged cable, elections, Fox News, GOP, government, media bias, Republican, voting
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GOP Now Viewed by Majority of Americans as “Too Extreme”
Poll Taken before Collapse of Boehner’s Plan B The latest CNN/ORC poll indicates the American people are concluding the Republican party is too extreme. Worse for the GOP this poll was taken before Boehner’s Plan B collapsed, leading Kevin Drum to … Continue reading
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Tagged CNN/ORC, extremism, GOP, poll, Republicans, tribal
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