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You Can Run But You Can’t Hide: Social Media Keeps Politicians On Their Toes

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Grown-ups always said social media would hamper our presidential campaigns - but they didn't say it would be like this Social media has been ubiquitous for three presidential cycles now, and it's being used to bite the candidates in the rear - just like the grown-ups always said would happen, but not exactly how they said… … [Read more...] about You Can Run But You Can’t Hide: Social Media Keeps Politicians On Their Toes

TRUMP WOULD NAME CONSERVATIVE SUPREME COURT NOMINEES

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Trump would name conservative Supreme Court nominees by Mariam Rafferty May 19, 2016 (Washington D.C.) - The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has left the high court split 4-4 among conservative and liberal to moderate justices. The Republican-controlled Senate has refused to hold hearings on President Barack Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland, a judicial … [Read more...] about TRUMP WOULD NAME CONSERVATIVE SUPREME COURT NOMINEES

Trump Loves the Taste of Bernie’s Sour Grapes (Guest Voice)

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Trump Loves the Taste of Bernie's Sour Grapes By Dick Polman In a column I wrote a couple months back, I listed five reasons why Donald Trump could actually win this election, to our everlasting national shame. Here's reason number six: A Democratic party torn asunder. Tuesday night, after winning Oregon and losing Kentucky, Bernie Sanders told his tragically credulous … [Read more...] about Trump Loves the Taste of Bernie’s Sour Grapes (Guest Voice)

Explosive Device ‘Most Likely’ Cause of EgyptAir Crash

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What caused the EgyptAir flight MS804 to crash as it traveled from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris to Cairo has yet to be confirmed, but aviation security experts believe that an explosive device smuggled onto the aircraft is the most likely explanation. The aircraft disappeared from radars at 2:45 a.m. local time, but Egyptian Prime… … [Read more...] about Explosive Device ‘Most Likely’ Cause of EgyptAir Crash

Inequality- Any Hope For Change?

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In January 2016, Oxfam reported a major increase in global inequality, with just sixty-two people owning as much wealth as 3.5 billion people in the lower half of the world’s income scale. Inequality is inherent in capitalism, where those who are smarter or were born into the right family or work harder or take more risks can accumulate wealth and enjoy its benefits. Most … [Read more...] about Inequality- Any Hope For Change?

Clinton, Sanders and ‘visionary gradualism’

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WASHINGTON -- The success of Bernie Sanders' insurgency is a marvel and an achievement. His showing is a mark of the anger and frustration felt by so many Americans over the abuses of capitalism that led to the crash of 2008. With the help of millions of voters, especially the young, he has broadened a political debate long hemmed in by the dominance of conservative … [Read more...] about Clinton, Sanders and ‘visionary gradualism’

America’s vanishing West: California losing most land to development

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — The natural landscape of the American West is gradually disappearing under a relentless march of new subdivisions, roads, oil and gas production, agricultural operations and other human development, according to a detailed mapping study released Tuesday. From 2001 to 2011, an area totaling 4,321 square miles — or 15 times the size… … [Read more...] about America’s vanishing West: California losing most land to development

Fox News Polls: Trump Pulls Ahead of Clinton

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Polls have shown the Republican Party start to unify around billionaire Donald Trump as its 2016 Presidential nominee -- and a new Fox News poll shows Trump pulling into the lead against all-but-certain Democratic Presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The poll finds that most members of both parties consider each of them people who'd say anything to … [Read more...] about Fox News Polls: Trump Pulls Ahead of Clinton

Sanders vs. the Democrats

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WASHINGTON -- Let's examine what Bernie Sanders supporters did in his name this past weekend. As the Nevada Democratic convention voted to award a majority of delegates to Hillary Clinton -- an accurate reflection of her victory in the state's February caucuses -- Sanders backers charged the stage, threw chairs and shouted vulgar epithets at speakers. Security agents … [Read more...] about Sanders vs. the Democrats

Coronation Chaos: Sanders vs. Clinton

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Hillary Clinton's coronation as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee wasn't supposed to be like it is now. The coronation was supposed to be a slam dunk, a shoo-in, a cakewalk. The Democratic Party establishment had high hopes that Clinton's coronation would be a done deal while the Republican Party was still at odds over who would be the GOP presidential … [Read more...] about Coronation Chaos: Sanders vs. Clinton

Will ‘President Hillary Clinton’ open the X-Files? (Guest Voice)

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If "the truth is out there," as they used to say on the old "X-Files" program, Hillary Clinton says she's eager to expose it. No, she's not talking about her controversial email server, although an FBI investigation is looking into that, too. She's talking about UFOs (unidentified flying objects) or, as she corrected Jimmy Kimmel when… … [Read more...] about Will ‘President Hillary Clinton’ open the X-Files? (Guest Voice)

Cartoons: Scary Berners

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Scary Berners by Clay Jones A whole bunch of bad stuff went down at the Nevada Democratic Convention over the weekend. Supporters for Bernie Sanders disrupted the proceedings by throwing chairs and later threatening the state chairwoman in a fight over delegates. They’re threatening to take the fun all the way to Philadelphia to. So much for unity. Sanders has said he … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Scary Berners

Man Plans to Fly 80 Rhinos to Australia to Protect them From Poachers–and Extinction

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A retiree's new career is devoted to creating a "seed bank" of endangered rhinos in Australia to save their species from extinction. Former sales executive Ray Dearlove immigrated to Australia from South Africa 30 years ago, and has launched an effort to have 80 rhinos follow the same route to his adopted country. A demand for… … [Read more...] about Man Plans to Fly 80 Rhinos to Australia to Protect them From Poachers–and Extinction