Slavery in Texas was abolished on this day in 1865. #Juneteenth So notes George P. Bush, the “husband, father, businessman and candidate for land commissioner in Texas,” a gateway office for those pursuing bigger political prizes. He’s also a president’s...
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Rapper Nykeith ''Black Gold'' Batts, left, performs his song ''Da Beast Walk'' as children dance along at the 20th Annual Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 14, 2013.
Juneteenth: From Texas, with Tweets
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, campaigns with Massachusetts Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Gabriel Gomez, left, at the Boston Police VFW Post in Boston, on May 20, 2013.
Markey-Gomez Debate: McCain Tweets in on Term Limits
Not typically a hot election topic in Massachusetts, term limits became the subject of the most heated exchange last night in the third and final U.S. Senate debate between Democrat Ed Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez. The back-and-forth offered a...
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Guest workers harvest the strawberry crop at a farm in China Grove, North Carolina.
Immigration Bill: $175 Bln Savings
Now they can have their immigration bill and eat their deficit, too. After warnings from some corners — such as the Heritage Foundation claiming the Senate’s immigration reform bill will cost trillions of dollars over five decades — the Congressional...
Read more »Lew’s News: Signature Fit for Circulation — See it Now (Online)
Updated at 2:05 pm EDT Jack Lew had some work to do. With his personal signature, that is. President Barack Obama said so, when he nominated his chief of staff to serve as Treasury secretary. Lew has reported back now,...
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Sen. John McCain and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin attend a campaign rally at Pima County Fairgrounds on March 26, 2010 in Tucson, Arizona.
McCain vs. Palin on Syria: U.S. vs. Allah
John McCain and Sarah Palin are operating on different pages these days. Recent tweets from McCain: .@SenJohnMcCain: We can’t just do nothing anymore http://t.co/WbB1pLiaZe #Syria — The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) June 13, 2013 Our failure to act is unconscionable:...
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Imelda Stanton in Hatty Potter and the Oder of the Phoenix.
Snowden Channels Harry Potter
It’s probably best to pet a phoenix as the newborn chick. It could get dicey on “burning day,” when the phoenix bursts into flames as part of its mythological regeneration. That creature of Greek mythology cyclically regenerated or reborn, arising...
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A banner supporting Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, on June 17, 2013 in Hong Kong.
#AskSnowden Trended Today — ‘Petting a Phoenix?’
Updated at 12:10 pm EDT #AskSnowden was trending on Twitter today. “Probably the best use of the Internet I’ve seen in a long time,” wrote one tweeter logging into the electronic conversation generated by the Guardian’s hosting of an online...
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, his wife Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and their daughter Chelsea Clinton speak to guests at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on June 14, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.
Hillary, Chelsea Clinton: ‘Selfie’ Fest
Is this why we have Twitter? Having so much fun with Chelsea, taking selfies back stage. MT:@ChelseaClinton http://t.co/QXvdrgDH7n — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 14, 2013 Chelsea started it: My first #selfie w my mom @HillaryClinton back stage at #CGIAmerica. #ProudDaughter...
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Immigration reform advocates hold signs of young immigrant "dreamers" during a protest outside a fund raising event for Texas Senator Ted Cruz on May 29, 2013 in Manhattan, New York City.
Jeb Bush: Politically ‘Fertile’
Jeb Bush is taking a Twitter-ribbing today for saying that immigrants are more “fertile.” What he meant was, they have more babies, not that they have a greater ability to procreate. Yet the former Florida governor had a more serious...
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The National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Convention on May 4, 2013 in Houston, Texas.
NRA Targets Manchin, A-Rated Once, Gun Debate Grows Personal
The National Rifle Association is out with a new television ad criticizing West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin for “working with” New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Barack Obama to push for stricter gun controls. “Concerned? You should be,” a...
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