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Getting “Real”: Bill Maher’s New Rules For Republicans After The Past Two Weeks

• May 8, 2011 • Comments Off

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Clearing Up What Has Happened to Bin Laden’s Wives (Concubines?) and Children in the Aftermath of His Death

• May 3, 2011 • 1 Comment

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Osama Bin Laden Has Been Killed; His Body Is In U.S. Custody (w/Updates)

• May 1, 2011 • 3 Comments

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The art of making a living: Creative entrepreneurs turn their passion into careers March 4, 2015
For many among Madison’s creative class, their business skills must be as diverse and sharp as their artistic skills.
Spencer Black: Scott Walker's plan to kill Stewardship Program is foolish March 4, 2015
Outdoor recreation is a major driver of our state economy and the recreational opportunities provided by Stewardship are a major factor in that.
With right-to-work poised to pass, Minnesota Republicans target Wisconsin businesses March 4, 2015
GOP lawmakers in Minnesota are reaching out to Wisconsin businesses and encouraging them to cross the border.
From higher fees to naming rights, DNR to explore all funding options March 4, 2015
DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp says private partnerships will be explored to address budget cuts.
Scott Walker's tone on abortion shifts: He'll ban procedure after 20 weeks March 4, 2015
In an open letter, Gov. Scott Walker said a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks is in the works, and he will sign it when it reaches his desk.
UW System president Ray Cross asks for smaller cuts, more autonomy March 4, 2015
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross asked lawmakers on Tuesday to reduce the size of Gov. Scott Walker's proposed $300 million cut to its budget.
UW-Madison faculty seeks voice on Scott Walker’s new model for the university March 4, 2015
The Faculty Senate passed a resolution asking the UW Board of Regents to create a commission to study the proposed public authority.
Ernie Wittwer: Does Marklein work for constituents or for corporations? March 4, 2015
Dear Editor: Our state senator from the 17th District, Howard Marklein, is a member of the Senate Labor Committee. Last week, that committee held a hearing on the very controversial right-to-m…

The Chicago Tribune

Special Olympics campaign focuses on respect March 4, 2015
The Special Olympics is hosting its seventh annual Spread the Word to End the Word Day on Wednesday.
Opting out of state assessments proves murky process for parents, students March 4, 2015
Once considered a rare act of rebellion, more students than ever are expected to ditch controversial standardized tests in Illinois this spring, parents, nonprofit groups and teacher union officials say — though opting out won't be easy.
Alabama Supreme Court halts same-sex marriage March 4, 2015
The Alabama Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the state's probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples, saying a previous federal ruling that gay-marriage bans violate the U.S. Constitution does not preclude them from following state law, which defines marriage as between a...
Nikola Mirotic emerging as go-to force for Bulls March 4, 2015
Several times this season, Joakim Noah has referred to Nikola Mirotic as the Bulls' X-factor.
Source: Willis Tower for sale, has likely buyer March 4, 2015
Chicago's tallest building could soon have a new owner.
District 113 parts ways with controversial superintendent March 4, 2015
The school district covering Highland Park and Deerfield high schools has parted ways with its newly hired superintendent after weeks of controversy.
Urban Prep senior killed walking home on Monday March 4, 2015
A 17-year-old Urban Prep High School senior was killed and three others were injured overnight Monday in separate shootings in the South Deering, Englewood and Gage Park neighborhoods, officials said.
JR West whistleblower arrested outside neighbor's home March 4, 2015
The youth baseball coach who reported Jackie Robinson West's residency irregularities to Little League officials — eventually resulting in the team being stripped of its national championship — is facing several criminal charges after a bizarre early morning incident in his...

The New York Times

Solicitor General Will Try, Again, to Keep Health Care Law Alive March 4, 2015
Donald B. Verrilli Jr. drew harsh reviews for his defense in 2012 of the law. As he returns to the Supreme Court to defend the law again, he has reason to be nervous.
The New Health Care: The Supreme Court Has the Power to Deepen a National Health Divide March 4, 2015
One goal of Obamacare was uniformity, but the court could effectively make health care access more unequal than ever before.
A Supreme Court Rematch for a Lawyer Targeting the Health Care Act March 4, 2015
Michael A. Carvin lost the first fight three years ago, when the justices ruled in favor of the Obama administration, but now he is taking another shot.
Op-Ed Contributor: Las Vegas Gets a New Act March 4, 2015
Can the city clean itself up and still remain diverse?
Op-Ed Contributors: What Hillary Clinton’s Emails Really Reveal March 4, 2015
Our public officials keep writing pieces of history we may never get to see.
Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Establishment Populism Rising March 4, 2015
Larry Summers wants to talk about inequality. What does that mean for the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton’s potential presidential candidacy?
In Congress, Netanyahu Faults ‘Bad Deal’ on Iran Nuclear Program March 4, 2015
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said that negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program were proceeding on a false hope that Iran is acting in good faith. President Obama dismissed the speech as “theater.”
Using Private Email, Hillary Clinton Thwarted Record Requests March 4, 2015
For nearly two years after Hillary Rodham Clinton stepped down from her secretary of state post, the State Department was unable to search her emails in response to records requests because they were in her possession, and not on the department’s servers, officials said.

The San Jose Mercury News

Contra Costa supervisors OK 7 percent raise, create salary committee March 4, 2015
After a referendum led to them ditch their controversial 33 percent raises, Contra Costa County supervisors on Tuesday voted to give themselves 7 percent raises and created a committee to determine how such salary increases should be made in the future.
Pete Stark's son launches campaign for elected office March 4, 2015
Former Congressman Pete Stark's has launched his first campaign for public office at age 19.
Body-camera maker has deep financial ties to police chiefs March 3, 2015
Taser International, the stun-gun maker emerging as a leading supplier of body cameras for police, has cultivated financial ties to police chiefs whose departments have bought the recording devices, raising a host of conflict-of-interest questions.
Apple, Samsung prep for another patent fight on smartphone features March 3, 2015
Samsung Electronics is about to find out just how costly its four-year patent fight with Apple has been.
Contra Costa supervisors OK 7 percent raise, create salary committee March 3, 2015
After a referendum led to them ditch their controversial 33 percent raises, Contra Costa County supervisors on Tuesday voted to give themselves 7 percent raises and created a committee to determine how such salary increases should be made in the future.
Regulators: Issue more tickets to drivers at grade railroad crossings March 3, 2015
National railroad regulators are asking local police departments to issue more tickets to drivers who ignore warnings at grade crossings.
Federal agents target industry helping Chinese women have US babies March 3, 2015
Federal agents raided more than a dozen homes Tuesday in a crackdown on an industry that helps wealthy, pregnant Chinese women travel to the U.S. to give birth to American babies.
Netanyahu speech to Congress: Iran nuclear pact 'a very bad deal' March 3, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a speech that stirred political controversy in two countries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that negotiations underway between Iran and the United States would "all but guarantee" that Tehran would get nuclear weapons, a step he said the

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Reactions to Netanyahu speech differ: David Vitter calls it 'Churchill-like,' while Nancy Pelosi labels it insulting March 4, 2015
WASHINGTON -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his speech to Congress Tuesday was not intended to be political. But reaction to the address, in which the Israeli leader warned an agreement the Obama administration and U.S. allies are trying...
Fog restrictions in effect on Lake Pontchartrain Causeway March 4, 2015
The metro New Orleans area is under a dense fog advisory until 9 a.m.
US running out of room to store oil; price collapse next? March 4, 2015
A commodities expert suggested oil could fall all the way to $20 a barrel from the current $50.
US deaths due to heroin overdose shift to young, white, Midwestern March 4, 2015
The people who die from heroin-related overdoses in the U.S. now tend to be young, white and live in the Midwest, according to a government report.
Glut of crude oil could lead to lower gas prices; Ala. court halts gay marriage (10 things to know for Wednesday) March 4, 2015
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday.
Alabama Supreme Court halts same-sex marriage March 4, 2015
The Alabama Supreme Court is ordering the state's probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.
St. Bernard seniors closer to $10 water credit, with conditions March 4, 2015
While seniors in St. Bernard Parish now are one step closer to a $10 credit on their water and sewer bills, council members and administrative staff raised various concerns Tuesday (March 3) that caused several amendments. Councilman Ray Lauga...
Public defender accused of impersonating DA staffer says Cannizzaro's office 'manufactured' charges in retaliation March 4, 2015
An investigator with the Orleans Parish Public Defender's office charged with impersonating a District Attorney staffer alleged Monday (March 2) that the prosecutor in her case "manufactured the charges against her in order to shift blame away from his own misconduct." In...

The Guardian, UK

India bans TV stations from showing interview with man who raped student March 4, 2015
Mukesh Singh, convicted of brutal rape of Jyoti Singh in 2012, told British documentary victim would not have been killed if she hadn’t fought backIndian authorities have ordered television stations not to broadcast a documentary about a gang-rape on a Delhi bus in which one of the attackers blames the victim and says she could have avoided being killed if s […]
More than 30 killed in explosion at coal mine in Donetsk, says official March 4, 2015
Dozens of miners unaccounted for as Ukrainian rescuers wait to enter mine after removing poisonous gasesA blast at a coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk has left more than 30 people dead, a local official has said, with dozens more miners who were underground at the time unaccounted for. Miners’ relatives were gathering at the entr […]
Israeli papers react to Netanyahu speech with shrugs and cynicism March 4, 2015
Warning to US Congress is more about his re-election than about arms control, say some commentators Israeli opposition figures and columnists reacted to Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress with a combination of shrugs and cynicism. Some suggested it had more served his desire for re-election than for stopping Iran’s nuclear programme.In his fiery […]
Indonesia foresees diplomatic strain as Bali Nine pair arrive on execution island March 4, 2015
Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran taken to Nusa Kambangan, where they will be granted 72 hours’ notice before facing a firing squadTwo Australians on death row in Indonesia have completed the grim journey from Bali to isolation cells on Nusa Kambangan, the prison island where they are due to be executed along with eight other drug offenders at a t […]
France seeks three suspects over 1982 terror attack March 4, 2015
International arrest warrants issued over attack on Jo Goldenberg deli in old Jewish quarter of Paris, in which six people diedMore than 32 years after a deadly terror attack in the old Jewish quarter of Paris, French authorities have identified three suspects and are seeking their arrest.On 9 August 1982 a group of Palestinians burst into the Jo Goldenberg […]
Western Sahara's ‘conflict tomatoes’ highlight a forgotten occupation March 4, 2015
Morocco’s control of the ‘the last colony in Africa’ is at the centre of campaigners’ legal challenge to the labelling of Saharan produce and the tax breaks it receives,Accurate labelling of consumer produce is a familiar part of the struggle for Palestinian rights under Israeli occupation and a striking example of global citizen empowerment. Now campaigners […]
Russia's House of Cards? TV channel campaigns for country's first political drama March 4, 2015
Independent station has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise 18 million roubles for programme that imagines an opposition win at the 2018 election. The Calvert Journal reportsIndependent Russian news channel Rain TV has launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise money for a new television series, described by its writers as Russia’s first-ever political […]
Apple and Google 'FREAK attack' leaves millions of users vulnerable to hackers March 4, 2015
Technology giants hurrying to fix a longstanding security flaw caused by US companies being forced to sell weakened encryption software to overseas customersMillions of people may have been left vulnerable to hackers while surfing the web on Apple and Google devices, thanks to a newly discovered security flaw known as “FREAK attack.”There’s no evidence so fa […]

The BBC

India minister vows rape film probe March 4, 2015
India's home minister promises an inquiry into how a TV crew was allowed to interview a death-row prisoner convicted over the Delhi 2012 gang rape and murder.
Boston Marathon bomb trial to begin March 4, 2015
The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of the Boston Marathon bombing two years ago, opens in the city shortly after exhaustive jury selection.
Ukraine coal mine blast 'kills 33' March 4, 2015
A suspected gas blast at a coal mine in a rebel-held region of eastern Ukraine kills 33 people and traps about 30, a rebel official tells BBC News.
Putin urges end to political murders March 4, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin demands an end to "shameful" political killings in Russia, after the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.
New wave of Paris drone alerts March 4, 2015
Ten more drones are spotted flying over Paris and reports say police are searching for four men after a chase in the east of the city.
Obama dismisses Netanyahu speech March 4, 2015
US President Barack Obama reacts scathingly to a speech by Israel's prime minister, saying it offers no viable alternative to his Iran policy.
Australian pair moved for execution March 4, 2015
Two members of the Bali Nine Australian drug smuggling ring are moved to the Indonesian island where they and other foreigners face execution.
Colombia stops Chinese arms ship March 4, 2015
The Colombian authorities arrest the captain of a Chinese ship on its way to Cuba after finding undeclared gunpowder and cannon shells aboard.

The Independent, UK

Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress and the worst hangover of your life March 4, 2015
Addressing Congress in Washington DC on Tuesday night, Benjamin Netanyahu implored the USA to block Iran's sensitive nuclear programme.
Ice bucket challenge: Family releases footage of grandmother being attacked by untrained pit bull March 4, 2015
The family of a woman mauled by a pit bull as she completed the ALS ice bucket challenge has released a video of the horrific attack to highlight the dangers of untrained dogs.
Sorry, KFC isn't going to be selling weed in Colorado restaurants March 4, 2015
The internet has been salivating at the prospect of getting stoned and eating fried chicken this week, after reports circulated that KFC is to become a marijuana dispensary as well as a restaurant.
Edward Snowden attempting to return home to US despite facing prosecution for NSA leaks March 4, 2015
Edward Snowden is trying to return back home to the US, where he would be put on trial for leaking secrets of electronic surveillance programmes by the National Security Agency (NSA).
Ferguson police officer wrote in email about Obama: 'What black man holds a steady job for four years?' March 3, 2015
America was braced for a backlash last night as the explosive findings of a government report found conclusive evidence that the Ferguson, Missouri police department routinely engaged in racially biased practises.
America braced for backlash after explosive Ferguson report findings March 3, 2015
America was braced for a backlash last night as the explosive findings of a government report found conclusive evidence that the Ferguson, Missouri police department routinely engaged in racially biased practises.
US House passes bill to fund Homeland Security through September March 3, 2015
In a rare move, US House Speaker John Boehner was among those who voted to approve a bill funding the Homeland Security Department through the end of September, sending the bill to the desk of President Barack Obama for a signature.
Bubonic plague-carrying fleas found on New York City rats March 3, 2015
Spend any length of time in New York City and a rat will show its whiskery face or worm-like tail. It could be on the subway tracks or nibbling through the garbage on the side of the street. It could also be carrying the bubonic plague.

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