Tag: New York Times
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Sony Pictures Pulls ‘The Interview’ After Cyber Attacks, Threats; North Korea Suspected
With major theater chains having pulled out, Sony bowed to the inevitable, but now there appears to be proof that a foreign power is behind the Sony hacking attacks and threats of violence.
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Norman Birdwell, Author Of ‘Clifford, The Big Red Dog’ Children’s Books, Dies At 86
Norman Birdwell, the author and illustrator behind one of the most successful series of children’s books ever, has died at the age of 86: Norman Bridwell, the creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog, a figure who looms as large in toddler lit as the great white whale does in the American canon, died on…
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The Amorality Of Dick Cheney And The Right In Response To The Truth About C.I.A. Torture
Vice-President Cheney’s amoral defense of torture has come to define how most conservatives view the issue, and that’s a problem.
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Sony Seeks To Scare Press Away From Publishing Information Obtained in Hacking Attack
Sony is warning the press not to publish material leaked by hackers, but it doesn’t have much of a legal leg to stand on.
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Justice Department Won’t Force One Reporter To Testify, Faces A Choice On Another
The Justice Department won’t force James Risen to testify in a legal investigation, but faces a new choice in a different case.
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Senate Intelligence Committee Report Reveals A Dark and Regrettable Time In American History
A dark and regrettable time in American history is finally seeing the light of day.
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GOP’s Big Donors Seek To Narrow The 2016 Field, But They Have Less Control Than They Think
The GOP donor class would like the 2016 race to be short and sweet, but that’s unlikely to happen.
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Independent Prosecutors For Police Misconduct Cases Is An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Many have suggested that prosecution of cases involving police misconduct should be handled by prosecutors who don’t work with local police departments on a regular basis. They’re right.
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A Strong Jobs Report To Go With A Strong Economy
Strong jobs growth in November means that 2014 is already the best year for jobs growth since 1999.
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No, Michael Brown’s Stepfather Should Not Be Charged With Incitement To Riot
Michael Brown’s stepfather made incendiary comments in the wake of the Grand Jury announcement, but they do not amount to a crime.
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Charts Are Persuasive!
Justin Wolfers of The New York Times’ Upshot blog passing along a study that demonstrates just how persuasive presenting information in a visual format can be: [T]wo Cornell researchers, Brian Wansinkand Aner Tal, ran a small online survey to assess whether alternative descriptions of the same information were more persuasive. Each respondent read the following description of…
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Ferguson Grand Jury Returns No Indictment In Michael Brown Shooting
A not unexpected decision from the Grand Jury that investigated the Michael Brown shooting.
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Federal Judge Blocks New Jersey Sports Betting, But N.B.A. Commissioner Says ‘Legalize It’
Once again, a Federal Judge has barred New Jersey’s effort to legalize sports betting based on Federal law. it’s time for the Federal Government to get out of the way on this issue.
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Report: Obama To Announce Immigration Executive Order On Friday UPDATE: Speech To The Nation Thursday Night
CNBC’s John Harwood is reporting that the President is expected to announce the details of his much talked about executive action on immigration in a speech in Las Vegas on Friday: President Barack Obama plans to announce an executive order in Las Vegas on Friday to address immigration reform, CNBC has confirmed. Another source familiar…
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White House Hints At Content Of Obama’s Executive Action On Immigration
The White House is now leaking out details of what seems like an inevitable decision by the President. How it plays out politically, though, is the big question.
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American Cardinal Critical Of Pope Francis Demoted
Vatican politics is older than American politics, and can be just as entertaining.
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Stealing Isn’t a Crime When Police Do It
Civil asset forfeiture gives “highway robbery” a whole new meaning.
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Americans Astoundingly Ignorant
Americans have wildly distorted understandings of the society around them.
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A Good Jobs Report, But We’re Still Waiting For The “Great” One
Another mostly good, but not great, jobs report.
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Minimum Wage Initiatives Win At Ballot Box, But Fail To Help Democrats Politically
Increasing the minimum wage proved to be popular at the ballot box Tuesday, unsurprisingly, However, it did not help Democrats on the same ballot.
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Election Night Coverage and Miscellany
I don’t anticipate that we’ll be obsessively blogging the results of every race tonight, but there will likely be posts about individual race results, especially if there are significant surprises somewhere in the country. If you’re looking to keep track of the results tonight online, though, Politico and The New York Times both have good…
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Eliminate Midterm Elections? Only If You Want To Make Congress Even Less Representative
Two Duke University academics make an incredibly weak, ultimately unpersuasive, argument in favor of eliminating midterm elections by changing the length of Congressional terms.
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Which Party Is Benefiting From Early Voting?
Early numbers seem to suggest that it depends on which state you’re looking at.
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3rd Grader Barred From School for Three Weeks after Visiting Country that Doesn’t Have Ebola
A Connecticut school has barred a healthy little girl from classes after a visit to Ebola-free Nigeria. NYT (“After a Family Trip to Africa, a Connecticut Girl, 7, Is Unwelcome at School“): The third-grader was not feeling sick. She did not have a fever or any other symptoms of Ebola. Having just completed a 10-day…
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Slipping Support Among Key Groups, And Obama’s Job Approval, Have Democrats Worried
Important numbers in recent polling suggest big problems for Democrats on Tuesday.
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The Phony Populism Of Politicians
Politicians on both sides of the aisle like to tell people they’re just “average Americans,” but they’re lying and the American people seem to have figured out that they’re lying.
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Pat Roberts Engages In Gitmo Fearmongering To Win Re-Election
Facing a tough re-election battle, Kansas Senator Pat Roberts is engaging in abject fearrmongering.
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With One Week To Go, The Midterms Are Looking Good For the GOP
Things are looking good for the GOP to take over the Senate, but there are still several right races that could tip the balance one way or the other.
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Google Executive Alan Eustace Completes Record Breaking Skydive From 135,890 Feet
A Google Executive jumps from the edge of space, breaking a record.
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Evidence Presented To Michael Brown Grand Jury Appears To Support Officer’s Version Of Events
What if the Grand Jury investigating the Michael Brown shooting fails to indict Officer Darren Wilson? We may find out if newly leaked evidence is accurate.
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Legendary Washington Post Editor Ben Bradlee Dies At 93
The passing of a true legend in American journalism.
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Republicans Have Little Incentive To Move Forward On Immigration Reform
Despite conventional wisdom, there remains little incentive for the GOP to change its position on immigration reform.
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Gun Rights, Mental Health, And A Denial Of Due Process
New York State’s gun law takes rights away from nearly 35,000 people without any due process whatsoever.
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Maine Yet Again Likely To Elect A Governor Who Most People Didn’t Vote For, And That’s Okay
For the ninth time since 1974, the next Governor of Maine will likely be elected with less than 50% of the vote.
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Obama and Ebola: Perception and Reality
The president is frustrated.
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Are Billionaires Replacing Political Parties?
Rich guys are backing organizations that are taking over traditional party functions. Is that a problem?
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The Supreme Court Has A First Amendment Problem Right At Its Front Doorstep
The Roberts court has been very good on First Amendment issues, but it needs to address the First Amendment issue right outside its front windows.
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Another War, Another Pentagon Cover-Up
A new report from the New York Times confirms the adage that, in war, the first casualty is the truth.
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Sandwich Shop Workers Forced To Sign Non-Compete Agreements
A national sandwich chain makes its employees sign a very restrictive covenant not to compete. It’s probably not enforceable.
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Sinking MSNBC to Shuffle Lineup Yet Again
MSNBC’s attempt to be the liberal Fox News isn’t working.
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Army War College Revokes Degree Of Montana Senator Over Plagiarism
Montana Senator John Walsh, who dropped out of the race for the seat he was appointed to after Max Baucus resigned due to the discovery that he had plagiarized a paper while at the Army War College, has had his degree revoked: The Army War College rescinded the master’s degree of Senator John E. Walsh…
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Turkey Refusing to Fight ISIS Right on Its Border
A massacre is about to unfold “a stone’s throw” from Turkey’s border.
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SCOTUS Gives The GOP A Way Out Of The Same-Sex Marriage Battle
The Supreme Court has given the GOP a way out of a battle that they are going to lose anyway.