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• Still waiting to see libertarianism work

  
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  Many Americans favor limiting government and are attracted to libertarian ideals. But why are there no libertarian countries? asked Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne. He noted that tea party members “say they want to shrink government in a big way but are uneasy about embracing this concept when reducing ...
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• Secretary Kerry. . . . Please Fix It . . . Now

  
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  By Patricia H. Kushlis How many more embarrassing reports revealing the undersideof the State Department need to leak to the media before the new Secretary doessomething about cleaning up the administrative swamp into which this oncevenerable institution has sunk. Among the most recent: Tales of an unidentified ...
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• On Gay Marriage

  
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  ח לחודש הרביעי תשע"ג Tomorrow, the U. S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver rulings on two cases related to gay marriage, Perry v. Hollingsworth and Windsor v. United States . In the Perry case, the court will decide whether California voters discriminated against gay people when they voted ...
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• Cartoon of the Day

  
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• White House Conference call on Syria use of chemical weapons – June 13, 2013 Transcript

  
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    ON-THE-RECORD CONFERENCE CALL BY DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR  FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS BEN RHODES ON SYRIA – June 13, 2013 MS. MEEHAN:  Good afternoon, everybody.  This is Bernadette Meehan at the National Security Council.  Thank you for joining this conference call on Syria.  This is an ...
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• Cartoon of the Day

  
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• President Obama Cancels Two-Day Safari Trip in Tanzania Over Costs

  
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  Here we go again, every time President Obama and his family take a vacation, the right wing freaks out. President Obama cancels safari  trip in Tanzania because of the cost of security, during his trip to Africa later this month. Of course, he won’t be applauded for it, instead,  someone chose to leak that ...
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• NV GOP. Rep. Joe Heck’s Son, Joey Heck: Obama Only Good at ‘Spear Chucking, Rock Skipping’

  
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  NV GOP. Rep. Joe Heck’s Son, Joey Heck: President Obama Only Good at ‘Spear Chucking, Rock Skipping’ (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Republican lawmakers and their offspring continue to show their true colors — Nevada Rep. Joe Heck’s teenage son has repeatedly used racist, homophobic and sexist slurs on Twitter ...
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• Tech Giants demand authorities lift gag orders to ‘reveal truth’ in NSA spying

  
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  We’re sure of one thing at this point — tech companies, and the government, are two things that should’ve divorced long ago.   According to statements released by each major tech company (Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, etc) each of the companies reportedly feels and has demanded that the Federal Bureau of ...
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• Another Piece of the Snowden-NSA Leaks Puzzle Falls into Place

  
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  64 Gigabyte thumb drive Another piece of the puzzle fell into place this morning when Ken Dilanian of the LA Times broke the news that Edward Snowden somehow managed to save stolen data on a thumb drive and walk out of the NSA facility in Hawaii with it. Former National Security Agency contract employee Edward ...
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• Another One of Those Geographically-Challenged Politicians Pops Up

  
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  Might be time we start forming a list for these sorts of things . Secondly, you ever notice that this stuff happens mostly during debates on Immigration?  (Just saying…) While attempting to attack an amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill that would require a fence be built along Mexico’s border ...
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• Obama ‘Strongly Objects’ to Religious Liberty Amendment

  
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  The Obama Administration: a Military Religious Liberty amendment would have a “significant adverse effect on good order, discipline, morale, and mission accomplishment.”- But gays openly serving in the military… no problem whatsoever. The Obama Administration “strongly objects” to a proposed amendment to ...
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• Thursday Reads: Rainbows, Wildfires, Gangsters, Spies, and Superheroes

  
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  Double rainbow over Boston, evening of June 12, 2013 Good Morning!! Isn’t that a gorgeous photo? There was a double rainbow over Boston last night, and quite a few people took photos and videos of it. Here’s another shot of it over the harbor and seaport. You can see more views of it here. Some ...
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• Cartoon of the Day

  
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• Of Citizenship, Law-Making, And Mass Data Collection/Storage

  
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  Most preferred by data-mined citizens – “pathway to the shadows.” Image Credit: :R.e.a.s.o.n: via Flicker By: Edmund Jenks – West Coast Editor So much is going on with our Government and our culture during this extend version of Carter’s Second Term – the 44th Presidency of the United States. The ...
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• No partisan divide on military involvement in Syria

  
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  Well, here is one thing that Republicans and Democrats agree on: They don’t want the U.S. militarily involved in Syria. A Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found that only 17 percent of Democrats and 15 percent of Republicans favor direct military action in Syria to stop the killing of civilians. And only 11 ...
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• Edward Snowden’s On-Line Presence Revealed

  
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  Edward Snowden, model NSA Leaker Edward Snowden was thought to have no on-line presence until tonight. But now we know differently. From Buzzfeed (via Anthony DeRosa ), Snowden posted hundreds of comments on the Ars Technica forum over the past ten years under the handle “TheTrueHoohah.” Elle Hall and John ...
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• AZ Sen. Jeff Flake’s Son, Tanner Flake, Used Racist, Anti-Semitic and Homophobic Slurs Online

  
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  AZ Sen. Jeff Flake’s Son, Tanner Flake, Used Racist, Anti-Semitic and Homophobic Slurs Online (Photo credit: Buzzfeed) More Republicans and their offspring showing their true colors — Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake’s teenage son Tanner Flake , took to Twitter to hurl anti-Semitic and homophobic slurs at ...
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• U.S. and New Zealand privacy breaches raise serious questions

  
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  Kia Ora The recent announcements in New Zealand and the United States respective of potentially massive privacy breaches by Government agencies in the two countries raises questions about how secure... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Breaking . . . Edward Snowden Tells South China Morning Post US Hacks Into Hong Kong, China Computers

  
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  Edward Snowden I’m no expert on the laws about revealing classified information to foreign governments, but this doesn’t sound very smart to me. Edward Snowden, who has leaked information about methods the NSA uses to collect data on Americans has now showed documents to the South China Morning Post to prove ...
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