Obama Refuses to Meddle in Iran Election

June 17, 2009

“It is not productive, given the history of US-Iranian relations to be seen as meddling — the US president, meddling in Iranian elections,” Mr Obama said. Given their history, we assume that he considers “meddling” in the elections of Ukraine and Poland by offering spoken support to those who want freedom were mistakes as well.

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Senator John Ensign Admits Affair

June 17, 2009

“Ensign’s spokesman, Tory Mazzola, said the affair took place between December 2007 and August 2008 with a campaign staffer who was married to an employee in Ensign’s Senate office.” Comparisons are likely to Edwards, Craig, and others — but it appears there was no illegality involved. Poor judgment has no party affiliation.

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Financial Regulatory Solutions: Alphabet Soup Gets Much Worse

June 17, 2009

Felix Salmon reads the government’s financial regulation whitepaper: “If you thought this was going to make the current horribly-complicated system of financial regulation less complicated, think again.” Just get used to the bureaucratic symmetry of FOSC = NBS + FDIC + NCUA + SEC + CFTC + FHFA + FOMC + CFPA + Treasury.

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Google Blog Talks About HTTPS Security, But Your Email Really Isn't Secure

June 17, 2009

Google’s really talking about comm-channel encryption, which helps you if you’re worried about the PLA reading nuclear secrets as they pass through hacked routers…not Israeli and Bulgarian teenagers, and certainly not the government. Once your emails are hosted at Google, they, and anyone who subpoenas them, can read your mail all they want.

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Sosa Tested Positive for Performance Enhancing Drugs in 2003

June 17, 2009

A-Rod wasn’t alone — Sammy Sosa was reportedly one of 104 players who tested positive in a 2003 MLB survey. Sosa always had a reputation for this, and it’s not all that surprising. While it’s inevitable these names will continue to drift out, isn’t it striking that there’s still no confirming test for Barry Bonds?

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The Megan Fox Guide to Modern American Political Candidates

June 16, 2009

Jay Cost analyzes modern American politics through a few dry academic graphs. TNL now offers our own methodically researched and thoroughly examined graphical representation of the modern American political candidate structure. We hope it is of use to you, and we’ve also attached larger versions for downloading purposes, for use as a student aid.

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What Obesity Epidemic? Childhood Obesity Rates Stable

June 16, 2009

Sure, it’s one study, but it now has the New York Times imprimatur, and the food industry is bound to trumpet it as a sign that their self-regulatory approach to the obesity epidemic is working. Since 1976, a Chicago-based research firm has been compiling detailed data on the choices kids make when they visit fast […]

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An Impromptu Twitterview With Jake Tapper and John McCain

June 16, 2009

TAPPER: @SenJohnMcCain what would u say were u president? how much of a concern wd it be that “the west” supporting protestors cd be demonized? Thx MCCAIN: @jaketapper we heard that during the Cold War when the left didn’t want us criticizing the Soviet Union b/c we could have been “demonized”

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Strong Pushback Against Obama's Vague, Delayed Response to Iran

June 16, 2009

As the situation in Iran begins to resemble Romania or China in 1989, center-right politicians demand to know why the President of the United States seems bent on emulating Jimmy Carter instead of other responses to the Orange Revolution or the Solidarity movement. Hesitation in Washington has ramifications for millions.

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Shots Fired as Thousands Take to the Streets of Iran to Protest Election Results

June 16, 2009

“Despite official orders banning the demonstration from going ahead, Mr Mousavi addressed his followers as they chanted ‘give us back our votes’. Standing on a car roof and speaking to the surging crowds through a loud hailer, he declared: ‘The vote of the people is more important than Mousavi or any other person.’”

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