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Saudis on Twitter criticise Michelle
Obama for visiting Saudi
with her hair uncovered
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Ahram Online (Egypt), by Staff
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Posted By: Scottyboy- 1/27/2015 3:07:13
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When Michelle Obama joined US President Barack Obama on his visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, many Saudis on Twitter focused on the fact that she was not wearing a headscarf rather than the outcome of the diplomatic visit. The couple were visiting to offer condolences after the death of the late King Abdullah, and strengthen US ties with his successor King Salman. Members of the US delegation crossed party lines and included former Bush-era officials, according to AFP. On Twitter, Saudis launched the hashtag #Michelle_Obama_NotVeiled in criticism of the first lady for not covering her hair.
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You Betcha I Was
Wrong About Sarah Palin
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Daily Beast, by Matt Lewis
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Posted By: Pluperfect- 1/28/2015 8:00:03
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Has conservative genuflection at the altar of Sarah Palin finally come to a halt? In case you missed it, her speech in Iowa this week was not well received on the right. The Washington Examiner’s Byron York calledit a “long, rambling, and at times barely coherent speech" and National Review’s Charles C. W. Cooke said she slipped into self-parody. And there’s more. The Examiner’s Eddie Scarry, for example, contacted several conservative bloggers who were once Palin fans, but have since moved on. But here’s my question…what changed? Yes, in 2008, Sarah Palin delivered one of the finest convention speeches I’ve ever heard (trust
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Attorney General Nominee Loretta
Lynch: I Haven´t Been Briefed on The
IRS Scandal and Therefore Can´t Comment
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Townhall, by Katie Pavlich
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Posted By: JoniTx- 1/28/2015 5:15:27
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During testimony and questioning from lawmakers Wednesday on Capitol Hill, attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch failed to answer questions about the Department of Justice role in the IRS targeting scandal, arguing because she hasn´t been briefed on the case in her capacity as U.S. Attorney, she can´t comment. "With regards to the actions of any of the agencies in our government there is certainly no place for bias, or favortism, or anything other than the even handed application of the relevant laws and regulations. Certainly, that has always been my goal as a prosecutor and would be my continued goal
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Sarah Palin Slips into Self-Parody
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National Review Online, by Charles C.W. Cooke
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Posted By: MissMolly- 1/27/2015 4:14:47
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In Des Moines this past weekend, Sarah Palin gave a speech, and at long last the vultures began to circle. “A tragedy,” declared Joe Scarborough, on Morning Joe; “bizarro,” ajudged the London Times’ Toby Harnden; “an interminable ramble,” said Iowa professor Sam Clovis. These, alas were among the kinder adjectives. In the Washington Examiner, Byron York treated those who missed the address to a brutal dissection.(Snip)Some people contain within them a magical quality that leads their fans toward idol worship, and, for whatever reason, Palin appears to have it in spades. But, as she has discovered for herself of late,
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Seattle to Fine Residents for Throwing
Food in the Garbage
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Cybercast News Service, by Curtis Kalin
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Posted By: Mobyclik- 1/28/2015 12:37:52
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In an attempt to shame residents of their city, a new Seattle law will levy a fine on homes that do not properly sort food out of their garbage. Emblazoned with a red citation tag, violators will start to be fined anywhere from $1-$50 in July. For now, Seattle residents will be publicly shamed by the ‘Scarlet Letter’-like tags. (Snip)"You can see all the oranges and coffee grounds," he says, raising one lid.” All that makes great compost. You can put that in your compost bin and buy it back next year in a bag and put it in your
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Watch Obama Refer to Himself
133 Times in a 33-Minute Speech
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PJ Media, by Paula Bolyard
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Posted By: Dreadnought- 1/27/2015 10:20:48
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President Obama, speaking to an audience of mostly young people celebrating India’s Republic Day in New Delhi on Tuesday, told the crowd, “I realise that the sight of an American President as your chief guest on Republic Day would have once seemed unimaginable. But my visit reflects the possibilities of a new moment.” He pointed out that he was the first American president to participate in the country’s Republic Day and boasted, “And I’m the first American President to come to your country twice!” The president went on to refer to himself an astonishing 133 times in the short 33-minute
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Michelle Obama beguiles
with style in India
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USA Today, by Maria Puente
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Posted By: JoniTx- 1/27/2015 6:08:48
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First lady Michelle Obama’s fashion sense has been a parade of florals on the presidential trip to India this week, delighting Indians when she stepped off Air Force One wearing an Indian-born designer’s exotic ensemble. The dress, with matching coat, was knee length with a pattern of huge blue-and-white poppies splashed over the bodice and waist, with a black-and-white striped pattern filling out the rest. Indian style watchers knew immediately it was by Bibhu Mohapatra, who was born in India but now is based in New York. (Tweet) It helped that Mohapatra, 42, tweeted his delight, as did the U.S.
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Pa.´s new physician general
brings an LGBT point of view
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Inquirer [Philadelphia, PA], by Melissa Dribben
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Posted By: Ribicon- 1/27/2015 2:54:43
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Rachel Levine stood tall in the doorway, offered a polite handshake, and took a seat at the L-shaped desk in her drab, blank slate of an office. The room, with its empty bookshelves, dual computer screens, and not much else, seemed appropriately open to possibility as the headquarters for a woman about to chart new territory. Levine, who has just been named Pennsylvania´s physician general, spent most of her 57 years - at least outwardly - as a man. If the state Senate confirms her appointment, the doctor, who until a few years ago was known as Richard Levine, will become
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Jesse Ventura Won´t See ´American
Sniper´; Says Chris Kyle Is No Hero
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Associated Press, by Steve Karnowsk
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Posted By: NorthernDog- 1/28/2015 8:55:27
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MINNEAPOLIS — American Sniper is tops at the box office but don’t expect to see former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura lining up at a theater for it. Ventura, a former Navy SEAL, won $1.8 million in a defamation lawsuit last year against the estate of the late Chris Kyle, the SEAL protagonist of the movie, which has sparked debate over whether snipers should be considered heroes. Ventura said Wednesday he won’t see the film partly because Kyle is no hero to him. "A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can’t have honor if you’re a liar. There
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Clinton undercut by Pentagon,
Congress on Libya war,
secret tapes reveal
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Washington Times, by Jeffrey Scott Shapiro and Kelly Riddell
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Posted By: Dreadnought- 1/28/2015 8:36:02
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Top Pentagon officials and a senior Democrat in Congress so distrusted Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 2011 march to war in Libya that they opened their own diplomatic channels with the Gadhafi regime in an effort to halt the escalating crisis, according to secret audio recordings recovered from Tripoli. The tapes, reviewed by The Washington Times and authenticated by the participants, chronicle U.S. officials’ unfiltered conversations with Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s son and a top Libyan leader, including criticisms that Mrs. Clinton had developed tunnel vision and led the U.S. into an unnecessary war without adequately weighing the intelligence community’s
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Boehner considers suing
Obama over immigration
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MSNBC, by Suzy Khimm
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Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 1/27/2015 1:48:56
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House GOP Speaker John Boehner is considering a lawsuit against President Barack Obama over his executive order to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. Boehner discussed the next potential steps at a closed-door meeting with House Republicans on Tuesday. “We are finalizing a plan to authorize litigation on this issue - one we believe gives us the best chance of success,” he said, according to a source in the room. The options included filing a lawsuit against Obama over the issue or to join the handful of states that are already suing the president. If Boehner moves forward, he would put a resolution authorizing
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