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Today’s the day: Democrats launch ‘Battleground Texas’ project to end GOP dominance
Houston Chronicle, by Staff
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Posted By:JoniTx, 2/26/2013 9:38:07 AM
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| Rick Perry won’t even entertain the notion that Texas will ever again elect a Democrat in a statewide political contest. “The biggest pipe dream I have ever heard,” he told the Wall Street Journal this past weekend. Well, Democrats beg to differ. And they’re launching a new group today determined to make Perry’s “pipe dream” into every Republican’s worst political nightmare. The new Democratic organization, called “Battleground Texas,” is designed to make Texas a politically competitive state by reaching out to Texas women and mobilizing Latino, African American and other minority voters
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StormCnter, 2/26/2013 9:40:22 AM (No. 9196791)
I don´t blame them for trying, but this won´t be a quick or easy success, maybe a long-term futile effort.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Bevan, 2/26/2013 9:43:21 AM (No. 9196801)
nunca dice nunca
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
kathleentexas, 2/26/2013 9:46:01 AM (No. 9196806)
Bring it on!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
kanphil, 2/26/2013 9:47:11 AM (No. 9196810)
No question where the Houston Comical stands---they will be editorializing heavily in favor of the Battleground Texas group.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Northcross, 2/26/2013 9:47:50 AM (No. 9196812)
You have to give them credit for following the Democrat playbook. Divide the population by ethnic and gender boundaries and then convince them that the evil white man is trying to exploit them.
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spincut, 2/26/2013 9:51:05 AM (No. 9196828)
Just another scam aimed at low info Texas dims: Get big lib money from a big state, promise you´re gonna spend it in Texas, but spend it anywhere but Texas, where it would be wasted. I almost feel sorry for the poor dears... well, not really.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
dallasdude, 2/26/2013 9:54:51 AM (No. 9196837)
Never gonna happen.. Never....
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killerbee, 2/26/2013 10:02:35 AM (No. 9196867)
This can happen if the Republicans are cocky. More and more people are moving to Texas. Amongst them are leftists who don´t get the irony of moving to a red state to find jobs because all the socialist programs they voted for in their blue state destroyed the economy and launched an exodus of employers. Those idiots will continue to vote for socialist policies.
Also, there´s the cheating. Dems will lie, cheat and steal their way to the statehouse and the governor´s mansion. Don´t say "never". It could definitely happen.
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mamafrog, 2/26/2013 10:13:39 AM (No. 9196891)
Texas and Arizona, both will shift to Democratic states in the next 10 years without changes in the Republicans. After that will come Georgia.
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Ruhn, 2/26/2013 10:15:23 AM (No. 9196894)
I would not be too dismissive of this. If LoFo queens like Sheila Jackson-Lee can be voted in Texas, it can happen.
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melanie, 2/26/2013 10:20:43 AM (No. 9196914)
Like most liberal leftists, they are eager to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. Texans who know that truth need to remain vigilant and keep an eye on all the "refugees" coming here from blue states lest they vote us into the same economic sewers (California, Illinois, NY, etc) they are fleeing.
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Muguy, 2/26/2013 10:24:12 AM (No. 9196924)
In 20 years, the demographics might play into their hands, but it won´t happen soon!
Texas is the buckle of the Bible Belt. The social conservatives rule, and that is not going to change quickly. The current trend to run away from social issues won´t work as long as there are God-fearing freedom-loving anti-big government people voting.
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wws, 2/26/2013 10:25:47 AM (No. 9196928)
TO put it simply, Democrat hopes in Texas depend on getting illegal aliens to vote. (since black voters already vote 95% dem, nothing to be gained there)
Which explains the Dem party position on amnesty.
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zephyrgirl, 2/26/2013 10:56:36 AM (No. 9197007)
I never thought Colorado would go blue, but it did. Now we have legal marijuana, and are about to get some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 2/26/2013 11:32:25 AM (No. 9197094)
Pride goeth before a fall. We Texans best remember that. A lot of the changes in our state were once predicted to "never happen , no way." They did happen. Best to work as hard as we can and make sure that we get rid of ANY elected Pubbies who are just taking up an R parking space. We will need more Ted Cruz types. God bless Texas.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
mickturn, 2/26/2013 12:39:24 PM (No. 9197211)
The Dims have been hiding their secret weapon...the IAF, Metro Alliance and COPS in San Antonio.
These useful idiot rounder-uppers have been successful in creating a cesspool in San Antonio where they gang vote for Dims.
If this is unchecked, they will eventually take over! The ratio of stupid people to smart people is not in OUR favor...and the takers are so greedy they join just to get more help getting freebees.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
mws50, 2/26/2013 12:42:11 PM (No. 9197220)
If we get serious about the amount of voter fraud in Texas, democrats can spend as much money as they want to. It will have no effect. We can start flushing out the voter fraud in Sheila´s district. It is rampant.
There are numerous instances of 5-6 registered voters living in a 1 bedroom house that has an 85 year old woman living there, by herself.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
athina, 2/26/2013 1:04:38 PM (No. 9197263)
AFter reading about that CSCOPE education program that is supposed to be in 80% of Texas schools, it looks like they have already had a head start. Outrageous. Not sure if it was posted here, I´ll check.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Hairy Eyeball, 2/26/2013 2:09:30 PM (No. 9197437)
Two words:
AIR AMERICA
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
bighambone, 2/26/2013 2:48:37 PM (No. 9197501)
Why do you think that the liberal Democrats are pushing what they call a special path to citizenship amnesty for the 11 to 20 million illegal aliens here now? Because in the years ahead all those legalized aliens would eventually be granted US voting rights.
Since the vast majority of illegal aliens and their family members are poor generally uneducated low skilled low wage earners there is no doubt that the vast majority of them would become liberal Democrat voters.
Of course if the Republicans cave on such an amnesty, they will also benefit, as their share of the so-called Hispanic vote will probably raise from about 27% to about 32%, now pit that against 10 million or more new liberal Democrat voters.
With that many new voters the liberal Democrats will be able to easily flip states like Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and Texas into the Democrat column. Then it will be all down hill to political oblivion for the wimpy Republicans. All you have to do is look at the numbers!
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My chum Maggie loved Vogue, hated trousers and only used Clinique on her porcelain skin
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Daily Mail (UK), by Cynthia Crawford
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Hours after the Lockerbie atrocity, Mrs Thatcher was wading through the carnage wrought by terrorists over a small Scottish town, paying her condolences to the bereaved. It had been a long and harrowing day, but when she arrived back in London late that night she still found time to phone me at home. Her voice was anxious, kind. She asked: ‘How is Ray, dear?’ The day before, my husband had suffered a serious accident and Mrs Thatcher had been characteristically solicitous, offering her car to run me home.
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White House dodges questions on Beyoncé, Jay-Z trip to Cuba
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The Hill [Washington DC], by Pete Kasperowicz
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/8/2013 9:27:22 PM
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The White House on Monday distanced itself from the Cuban vacation taken by two of President Obama´s most high-profile supporters — entertainment superstars Beyoncé and Jay-Z. The two Obama supporters traveled to the communist country ostensibly to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary and tour the city of Havana, but their trip has sparked criticism by some Republicans and speculation that it might have violated U.S. law.(Snip) White House press secretary Jay Carney deferred questions on Monday about the Beyoncé trip to Treasury. "That´s not a White House matter. That´s a Treasury matter,"
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White House Garden Tours going forward
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Politico, by Donovan Slack
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/8/2013 5:59:57 PM
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White House officials have decided to go ahead with annual garden tours this year despite sequester cuts, an official familiar with the decision tells POLITICO. Tours of the White House itself remained canceled because the cuts have left Secret Service short on manpower to staff them. But there will be enough agents to staff the garden tours, the official said. The tours are slated to happen this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guests will be able to view the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, Rose Garden and South Lawn of the White House,
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New Law Targets Padded Rooms for Autistic Kids
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ABC News, by Angela M. Hill, Matthew Mosk*
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/8/2013 5:55:32 PM
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Arizona Gov. Janice Brewer has signed a law providing strong new restrictions on the use of so-called "seclusion rooms" in schools – closet-sized rooms where children with behavioral disabilities such as autism were being locked up as punishment. "It is chilling to imagine an Arizona school child being shut away in a padded room, no larger than a closet, for hours on end," Brewer said after signing the law Friday. "There has to be a better way." With the new law, Arizona will join more than 30 other states that impose rules on the restraint of students in public schools.
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Report: Virgin America best US airline in 2012
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Associated Press, by Joan Lowy
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/8/2013 5:08:18 PM
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WASHINGTON— Virgin America did the best job for its customers among leading U.S. airlines last year, a report said Monday, as carriers overall had their second best performance in the more than the two decades since researchers began measuring quality of service. The report ranked the 14 largest U.S. airlines based on on-time arrivals, mishandled bags, consumer complaints and passengers who bought tickets but were turned away because flights were over booked.(Snip) United Airlines, whose consumer complaint rate nearly doubled last year, had the worst performance.
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Updated: White House, McCain blast Cruz for threatening filibuster over guns
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Houston Chronicle, by Joanna Raines
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/8/2013 4:55:05 PM
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There was growing buzz over the weekend that a bipartisan agreement on gun control — a deal that would expand background checks — could hit the floor as early as this week. However, any deal could be derailed by the looming threat of a Republican filibuster involving Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. With Cruz standing proudly in the way of any gun legislation, Democrats are trying to make him pay a political price — and even a couple of high-profile Republicans are questioning his tactics.
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Former New York City prosecutor Mary Jo White confirmed to head SEC
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Associated Press, by Staff
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/8/2013 4:02:41 PM
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The U.S. Senate has confirmed Mary Jo White´s nomination as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, clearing the way for her to become the first former prosecutor to lead the agency that oversees Wall Street. White was swiftly approved Monday by a voice vote in the Senate. President Barack Obama nominated White for the job. She was the U.S. attorney in Manhattan from 1993 through 2002. She said in her confirmation hearing that she would aggressively pursue enforcement and hold individuals accountable for misconduct.
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Former Secretary of State Rice plays first round at Augusta with Mickelson
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Associated Press, by Staff
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/8/2013 3:57:45 PM
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Phil Mickelson has won three green jackets, and he was the one asking all the questions Sunday during a practice round at the Masters. In his group was Augusta National´s newest member — former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. "Awesome," Mickelson said after playing 18 holes with his agent and Augusta members Rice and Lee Styslinger. "She´s one of my favorite people to be around. She´s so knowledgeable and interesting to talk to. I always learn so much. When I saw she became a member, one of the first things I did was schedule a game
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Tale Of Two Obituaries: AP Basks In Legacy Of Chavez, Sneers At Accomplishments Of Thatcher
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Mediaite, by Noah Rothman
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/8/2013 1:28:52 PM
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Writing in the blog The Review, J.P. Freire performs a devastating examination of how the Associated Press eulogized former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Monday versus how the news service examined the legacy of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez upon his death. What Freire found was an evident sense of admiration for Chavez’s accomplishments as the Latin American state’s autocratic leader, but a distinct lack of respect for Thatcher’s achievements in office. “Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain,” AP opened the former U.K. prime minister’s obituary on Monday.
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´Mickey Mouse Club´ star Annette Funicello dies at 70
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Los Angeles Times, by Dennis McLellan
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/8/2013 1:18:00 PM
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Annette Funicello, the dark-haired darling of TV´s “The Mickey Mouse Club” in the 1950s who further cemented her status as a pop-culture icon in the ´60s by teaming with Frankie Avalon in a popular series of “beach” movies, died Monday. She was 70. Funicello, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1987 and became a spokeswoman for treatment of the chronic, often-debilitating disease of the central nervous system, died at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, Walt Disney Co. spokesman Howard Green said. Funicello and her husband, Glen Holt, had moved from
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How ObamaCare Blocks Reform From Taxes To Immigration
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Investor´s Business Daily, by Ed Carson
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/8/2013 12:51:27 PM
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Is ObamaCare the reform to end all other reforms? The massive health care law´s problems are well known. Major tax hikes and Medicare cuts will fund a massive new government program, rather than shore up the nation´s finances. ObamaCare already is encouraging companies to cut jobs and work hours. With the administration delaying the insurance exchanges that might help small businesses until 2015, even ObamaCare cheerleaders are growing worried. And the law will leave tens of millions of Americans without health coverage. That´s the best-case scenario,
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NRCC hits Colbert Busch with ´Words with Elizabeth´ website
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The Hill [Washington DC], by Cameron Joseph
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The National Republican Congressional Committee is launching "Words with Elizabeth," a new website hitting House candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D). The site, designed to look like the popular "Words with Friends" Web game, outlines what will likely be the main GOP lines of attack in her race against former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R). The Scrabble-like board features her playing against President Obama and spells out "ObamaCare," "Rubberstamp" and "Vacay." The NRCC has promised to attack Colbert Busch for saying she supports parts of the Democratic health law, tie her to Obama and
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Former British prime minister Baroness Thatcher dies peacefully at the age of 87 after suffering a massive stroke
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Daily Mail [UK], by James Nye
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Posted By: Attercliffe- 4/8/2013 8:55:39 AM
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Margaret Thatcher, the first female British Prime Minister who gained worldwide renown as the Iron Lady has died aged 87. Developing a formidable partnership with President Ronald Reagan during the 1980s, Mrs. Thatcher stood up to the ´Evil Empire´ of the Soviet Union, eventually witnessing its collapse. [Snip] Responding to her death, Buckingham Palace said, ´The Queen is sad to hear the news of the death of Baroness Thatcher and Her Majesty will be sending a private message of sympathy to the family, Buckingham Palace said today.´ British Prime Minster David Cameron said on hearing of her passing, ´It was
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McCain: ´I don´t understand´ GOP filibuster on guns
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Politico, by Jennifer Epstein
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/7/2013 12:18:14 PM
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Sen. John McCain says he doesn´t understand the threats from some of his Republican colleagues to filibuster a bill on background checks to buy guns. "I don´t understand it," the Arizona Republican said on Sunday of the threat coming from Sen. Rand Paul,Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Mike Lee and nine other Republicans. "The purpose of the United States Senate is to debate and to vote and to let the people know where we stand.” "What are we afraid of? ... If this issue is as important as we all think it is, why not take ... it up and debate?"
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´My bangs are getting a little irritating´: Michelle Obama admits she already regrets her high-maintenance hairdo
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Daily Mail (UK), by Margot Peppers
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Posted By: pineledger- 4/7/2013 7:43:42 AM
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Michelle Obama has admitted that she is already tired of the bangs she first sported in January. The First Lady said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight: ´Bangs are a day-by-day proposition. They´re starting to grow out, get a little irritating.´ Still, she hasn´t let her hairdo woes get her down. ´It´s okay,´ she said after her initial complaint. ´We´ll be good.´ The first indication that her hairstyle was becoming a burden came about last weekend, when Malia, 14, was spotted adjusting her mother´s hair during the White House Easter Egg Roll.
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Kim Jong-un Wants Phone Call from Obama - report
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Korea Broadcast Service, by Staff
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Posted By: Desert Fox- 4/8/2013 6:56:50 AM
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North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-un is waiting for United States President Barack Obama to make a phone call to Pyongyang to discuss easing tensions on the Korean peninsula, according to Russia’s news agency Itar-Tass. The report cited United Kingdom diplomats, saying Pyongyang was demanding the U.S. president personally call Kim Jong-un as one of the conditions to relieve the current conflict at hand. Itar-Tass also quoted the U.K.’s Sky News as saying North Korea currently has eight nuclear warheads.
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Christians, here´s why we´re losing our religion
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Fox News, by Craig Groeschel
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Posted By: STLstudent- 4/7/2013 5:13:55 PM
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Recent research indicates that the number of people who do not consider themselves a part of an organized religion is steadily on the rise. Interestingly enough, though the number of those religiously unaffiliated is increasing, there is little to no trend in the number of those who express atheist or agnostic beliefs. People aren’t saying they don’t believe in God. They’re saying they don’t believe in religion. They are not rejecting Christ. They are rejecting the church. This begs the question, “Why are we losing our religion?”
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Broadcasters worry about ´Zero TV´ homes
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Associated Press, by Ryan Nakashima
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Posted By: Ribicon- 4/7/2013 2:43:40 PM
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Los Angeles — Some people have had it with TV. They´ve had enough of the 100-plus channel universe. They don´t like timing their lives around network show schedules. They´re tired of $100-plus monthly bills. A growing number of them have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV service, and don´t even use an antenna to get free signals over the air. (Snip) Last month, the Nielsen Co. started labeling people in this group "Zero TV" households, because they fall outside the traditional definition of a TV home. There are 5 million of these residences in the U.S., up from
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´Mickey Mouse Club´ star Annette Funicello dies at 70
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Los Angeles Times, by Dennis McLellan
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/8/2013 1:18:00 PM
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Annette Funicello, the dark-haired darling of TV´s “The Mickey Mouse Club” in the 1950s who further cemented her status as a pop-culture icon in the ´60s by teaming with Frankie Avalon in a popular series of “beach” movies, died Monday. She was 70. Funicello, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1987 and became a spokeswoman for treatment of the chronic, often-debilitating disease of the central nervous system, died at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, Walt Disney Co. spokesman Howard Green said. Funicello and her husband, Glen Holt, had moved from
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Mother Of Slain Benghazi Officer To Sean Hannity: ‘They Want Me To Shut Up’
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Mediaite, by A.J. Delgado
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Posted By: StormCnter- 4/7/2013 5:00:16 AM
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On Friday, Sean Hannity brought Pat Smith, mother of the late Sean Smith, on his radio program. The 34-year-old information management officer was one of four Americans murdered in the Benghazi embassy attack on September 11, 2012. In the chilling interview, a distraught Ms. Smith, in tears, pleaded for answers and spoke of the efforts to silence her. Ms. Smith first relayed how her son, prior to the attack, requested additional security in advance and warned the State Department: He did tell them, ahead of time, he typed it into his little typewriter over there,
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Special ops veterans’ group calls for select probe of Benghazi attack
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Fox News, by Catherine Herridge
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Posted By: JoniTx- 4/8/2013 7:00:09 AM
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More than 700 Special Operations veterans are urging members of Congress to back a select committee to investigate last year’s Benghazi terrorist attack, according to a letter first obtained by Fox News. The letter from the group, “Special Operations Speaks,” supports the appointment of a special committee tasked with the single mission of investigating the attack that left Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans dead, and shut down the CIA operation in an annex of the Benghazi consulate, in the Sept. 11, 2012 attack. “Congress must show some leadership and provide answers to the public
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Chelsea Clinton doesn´t close door to public office
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USA Today, by Catalina Camia
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Posted By: jackson- 4/8/2013 10:23:20 AM
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Chelsea Clinton has raised her profile in the last few days, which sparked the inevitable question about the former first daughter´s future: Will she ever be like Mom and Dad and run for office? Clinton, 33, essentially said "maybe" in an interview that aired Monday on NBC´s Today show. "Right now I´m grateful to live in a city, a state and a country where I strongly support my mayor, my governor, my president and my senators and my representative," said Clinton, whose father, Bill, was president from 1993-2001 and her mother, Hillary
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The Secrets of Princeton
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New York Times, by Ross Douthat
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Posted By: Oblio- 4/7/2013 8:08:09 AM
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Susan Patton, the Princeton alumna who became famous for her letter urging Ivy League women to use their college years to find a mate, has been denounced as a traitor to feminism, to coeducation, to the university ideal. But really she’s something much more interesting: a traitor to her class. Her betrayal consists of being gauche enough to acknowledge publicly a truth that everyone who’s come up through Ivy League culture knows intuitively —
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