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Senior Editor @BulwarkOnline | Formerly @Weeklystandard, GOP House & Senate staffer
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Justice Department's Immigration Office Under Fire for Nepotism

Justice Department's Immigration Office Under Fire for Nepotism

weeklystandard.com — When President Obama finally offers his executive action on illegal immigration, the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) is going to get a bit busier. The EOIR is tasked to "adjudicate immigration cases by fairly, expeditiously, and uniformly interpreting and administering the Nation's immigration laws." But an internal review conducted by EOIR found that numerous students given paid temporary jobs through the "Student Temporary Employment Program" or STEP, "had relatives at EOIR when they were hired."
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The nightmares Cleveland would face if it hosts the 2016 GOP convention: Jim Swift

The nightmares Cleveland would face if it hosts the 2016 GOP convention: Jim Swift

Plain Dealer — Congratulations, Cleveland! You are one of the four finalists to host the 2016 GOP convention! Since there's no point in the GOP having a convention in Texas, so really, you're in the top three. Maybe even the top two. Missouri hasn't voted for a Democratic presidential candidate in nearly 20 years - so why have it in Kansas City? Cleveland and Denver are clear front-runners, but they lack the hotel space needed for a successful convention. Denver has 19,000 hotel rooms, and Cleveland has 22,000.
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Harry Reid: Patently wrong

Harry Reid: Patently wrong

redalertpolitics.com — Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) took to the floor to talk about the Koch brothers. Pardon me, he went to talk about the Washington Redskins. Speaking about the legally dubious ruling by the United States Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, Reid exclaimed: "The writing is on the wall. It's on the wall in giant, blinking, neon lights. The name will change and justice will be done for the tribes in Nevada and across the nation who care so deeply about this issue. The patent and copyright office today took away all the trademarks.
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Treasury Doesn't Know How Much New MyRA Program Will Cost

Treasury Doesn't Know How Much New MyRA Program Will Cost

www.weeklystandard.com — In January during his State of the Union Address, President Obama unveiled his new myRA program. "Let's do more to help Americans save for retirement. Today, most workers don't have a pension. A Social Security check often isn't enough on its own. And while the stock market has doubled over the last five years, that doesn't help folks who don't have 401(k)s. That's why ... I will direct the Treasury to create a new way for working Americans to start their own retirement savings: my RA," he explained.
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Socratic Assassin

Socratic Assassin

www.weeklystandard.com — Oxon Hill, Md. Unlike the young conservatives milling around the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) with cameras waiting for their favorite politician or pundit to turn the corner so they can get a "selfie," Jan Helfeld is here with a camera for a different reason-a serious interview. Politicians and pundits are usually eager for free publicity, so Helfeld often scores big names, despite having no mainstream-media affiliation or even many Twitter followers. But many of them have found that sitting down for a conversation with him can come with costs. Helfeld Interviewing Sen.
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Rangel Labeled 'Most Productive'

Rangel Labeled 'Most Productive'

www.weeklystandard.com — Congressman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) announced in a press release that he has been ranked the "most productive member of Congress" over the past ten years, noting that 31 of his 290 bills have been signed into law by either President Bush or President Obama. Rep. Charlie Rangel The analysis was performed by Saint Louis-based startup TrackBill, which Rangel advertises in his release as a "powerful tool used by Fortune 1000 companies, prominent lobbying firms, leading advocacy groups and influential non-profits to keep informed of legislative activity in Congress and all 50 states."
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NYPD officers stole White Castle burgers, lawsuit alleges

NYPD officers stole White Castle burgers, lawsuit alleges

redalertpolitics.com — Reason's Hit and Run blog is reporting that two New York City men are suing the city after police officers allegedly spotted them exiting a cab, ordered them to get on the ground and asked for them to hand over their White Castle hamburgers. The complaint's statement of facts reads: 17. At approximately 11:58 p.m. on October 31, 2012, plaintiffs were lawfully within the vicinity of 2750 West 33rd, Brooklyn, NY. 18. Plaintiffs had just gotten out of a cab at the above-location. They were returning from White Castle Restaurant. 19. Several New York City Police Officers approached them.
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University Considers Requiring Coverage of Sex Changes in Health Plan

University Considers Requiring Coverage of Sex Changes in Health Plan

www.weeklystandard.com — According to the University of Maryland student newspaper The Diamondback , the university's student health insurance plan is considering requiring coverage of sex change operations. Carmichael Library The University's health center, which is in charge of running student health plans, has "submitted proposals to three separate companies detailing what the university would like its new plan to include" and "all include coverage of up to $100,000 for any kind of sexual reassignment procedure," reports The Diamondback. The current health care plan provided to students at the University of Maryland does not cover sex change and related surgeries or treatments, and some on campus view this as a form of discrimination.
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At Last, Walmart Opens in Washington, D.C.

At Last, Walmart Opens in Washington, D.C.

www.weeklystandard.com — At the corner of First and H Streets in Northwest Washington, the balloons were all set, hanging stories high in the cold morning air. The inflatable Pepsi and Mountain Dew bottles were twisting in the breeze, and a mini-hoop game was set up. There was even a marching band and Chester the Cheetos Cheetah. The time had finally come for Washington, D.C. - the last holdout in the lower 48 -to get its first two Walmart stores. In 1996, Vermont was the last state to go Walmart blue. Now it's Washington's turn, and four more stores are planned.
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The Contraceptive Mandate and Corporate Personhood

The Contraceptive Mandate and Corporate Personhood

The Weekly Standard — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two challenges to the constitutionality of the HHS mandate that employer-provided health insurance cover certain reproductive services free of charge even over the employer's religious objections. Of the many who will be closely watching the high court's decision, an inner circle consists of the plaintiffs in the 44 suits brought so far by for-profit businesses-plaintiffs like the Gilardi brothers of Sidney, Ohio. Sidney (population 21,000) is the seat of rural Shelby County, known for growing soybeans and making Honda engines and the iconic Airstream travel trailers used by celebrities.
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Authorities Tell Memorial Mower: Get Lost

Authorities Tell Memorial Mower: Get Lost

The Weekly Standard — Earlier today, an unidentified bearded man took it upon himself to bring his lawnmower and a few tools to the Lincoln Memorial to provide free groundskeeping work to the closed federal monument. It's unclear how much of the expansive lawn behind the memorial was mowed, but Park Police were alerted and three cruisers with multiple officers showed up. THE WEEKLY STANDARD watched the officers observing the mystery mower from a distance, as he appeared to be packing it up for the day, carefully placing his blue South Carolina flag in a tube attached to his tool-toting dolly.
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Obama Delays Minimum Wage Increase

Obama Delays Minimum Wage Increase

www.weeklystandard.com — Yesterday, President Obama signed a number of supposedly uncontroversial bills into law. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands P. Miller One new law, written by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), contains a provision that has been controversial in the past. The law, S. 256, gives the government of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) authority over submerged lands surrounding its coastlines, gives the President authority to establish naval defensive sea areas there, and also delays scheduled increases in the minimum wage for the remote island. Specifically, it amends the Fair Minimum Wage Act to provide for no minimum wage increases on the island in 2013 and 2015.
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Eliot Spitzer Photoshops NYT Sub-Headline in New Ad

Eliot Spitzer Photoshops NYT Sub-Headline in New Ad

bomble.com — In Eliot Spitzer's new mea-culpa advertisement, which opens with "Look, I Failed. Big Time" - I noticed something curious. Let's just say having seen a lot of shops in my day, I could tell by the pixels. His campaign staff purposely omitted part of the subhed of a New York Times article. Here's what his ad showed: Here's the original: It is obvious why Mr. Spitzer's campaign team would edit the Times article. Since he's embracing the whole "Sheriff of Wall Street / Working man" image, it would be pretty silly to leave up a subhed that suggests unions and politicians are pushing back against his candidacy also.
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Restaurant Dined at By Obama Closed Due to Health Concerns

Restaurant Dined at By Obama Closed Due to Health Concerns

www.weeklystandard.com — A restaurant where President Obama took winners of his 2012 campaign's "Dinner with Barack" contest was forced to close this week because it was cited for failing to comply with Washington, D.C.'s health and sanitation regulations. Smith Commons, located in the H Street corridor of Washington, D.C. is a popular dining destination in Washington. According to WUSA9, Smith Commons was cited for "operating without hot water and without a staff member certified in managing food safety." When WUSA9 asked whether the problems had been remedied, the establishment declined to answer.
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Meaning What?

Meaning What?

www.weeklystandard.com — As someone new to journalism, I've acquired every book imaginable on style, grammar, and writing. On my shelf sit Words into Type, The Associated Press Stylebook, The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage. Even dusty old books I was forced to buy in college-like The Chicago Guide to Writing About Multivariate Analysis and Strunk and White's Ele ments of Style- made the cut. Of course, I haven't actually read them, but I tell everyone that I plan to do so. They look good on my bookshelf and, more important, they make me look smart.
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At Least $4.5 Billion in New Spending for Gun Control

At Least $4.5 Billion in New Spending for Gun Control

www.weeklystandard.com — President Obama and Vice President Biden revealed their proposed reforms intended to reduce firearms related violence. The proposal contains a mix of executive actions, regulations, and calls for Congress to act legislatively. The total package will cost at least $4.5 billion in new spending. Among the new spending the president proposed: * $4 billion for the president's proposal "to help keep 15,000 cops on the streets in cities and towns across the country." (That is roughly $266,000 per police officer.) * $20 million to "give states stronger incentives to make [relevant] data available [for background checks] ...
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CAIR Hijacks Charlie Hebdo Vigil

CAIR Hijacks Charlie Hebdo Vigil

Weekly Standard — On a frigid, windy night in Washington, a couple hundred people trekked to the Newseum for a vigil for the murdered French journalists from the Parisian weekly Charlie Hebdo, the police that died trying to protect them, and those that were wounded. Nihad Awad J. SWIFT / THE WEEKLY STANDARD The gathering started off small, with maybe 15 or so trying to stay warm. But as the group grew, the organizers moved the participants inside the Newseum, where those without "Je Suis Charlie" signs were provided with one. The huge Jumbotron inside the Newseum bore the same message.
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Experiencing History With Dad - Belt Magazine | Dispatches From The Rust Belt

Experiencing History With Dad - Belt Magazine | Dispatches From The Rust Belt

beltmag.com — As a native Clevelander, my loathing of Chicago sports began somewhere in Chicagoland while visiting a traitorous childhood friend who adopted the Bulls after moving there in the early 1990s. By then, Michael Jordan had sunk "The Shot" to eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers from the 1989 playoffs.
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