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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Texas bristles at Obama’s ‘invasion’

Texas bristles at Obama’s ‘invasion’ Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email [email protected] to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db150e22-f594-11e4-a018-00144feab7de.html#ixzz3Zr9V7EzK President Barack Obama plans to launch a military operation this summer that will see the special forces which killed Osama bin Laden team up with Walmart to take over Texas. The invasion will also target the Mormon stronghold of Utah and an “insurgent pocket” in California. But the main thrust will be… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Networks Fret as Ad Dollars Flow to Digital Media

Networks Fret as Ad Dollars Flow to Digital Media Beginning Monday, television networks will roll out the red carpet for marketers during the annual bazaar known as the upfronts, trying to lure them into committing tens of billions of ad dollars for the coming TV season. If things go well, the networks will sell as much as 75 percent of their advertising time in the negotiations that follow a week of flashy presentations and star-studded parties. But behind that lavish veneer, the mood at some television networks is nervous and the sales pitch urgent. That is because broadcast and cable… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Major SF Political Consultant Arrested on Child Porn Charges

Major SF Political Consultant Arrested on Child Porn Charges Usually political consultants like Enrique Pearce are charged with handling the scandals of their political clients, but this week it was the consultant in hot water for hundreds of disturbing child pornography images allegedly found in Pearce’s possession. Authorities say they found over 600 images of children engaged in sex or simulation, including sadism and masochism. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, police arrested 41-year-old Pearce Thursday for several charges including possessing and distributing the vulgar material. Bail was set at $215,000. Pearce is a well-established San Francisco political consultant. He… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Obama’s Pathetic Hypocrisy on Trade

Obama’s Pathetic Hypocrisy on Trade y now, it is beyond cliché to point out the many ways in which President Barack Obama abandons his former positions when they become politically inconvenient. His reversal on free trade, however, stands out because it is the one reversal that faces significant opposition from within his own party, and specifically from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) 12% . Recently Obama said that “Elizabeth is a politician just like everybody else.” That would, presumably, include Obama himself. In 2005, then-Sen. Obama voted against the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). He was proud enough of his… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Morgan Freeman on Marijuana: ‘I’ll Eat It, Drink It, Smoke It, Snort It’

Morgan Freeman on Marijuana: ‘I’ll Eat It, Drink It, Smoke It, Snort It’ Morgan Freeman loves marijuana, and he doesn’t care who knows it. In an interview with the Daily Beast, the venerable actor said he couldn’t understand why marijuana hasn’t already been legalized. “They used to say, ‘You smoke that stuff, boy, you get hooked!” Freeman told the Daily Beast‘s Marlow Stern. “My first wife got me into it many years ago. How do I take it? However it comes! I’ll eat it, drink it, smoke it, snort it! This movement is really a long time coming, and it’s… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Eastern Europe Warns UK: Do Not Touch ‘Red Lines’ Of Migrant Rights

Eastern Europe Warns UK: Do Not Touch ‘Red Lines’ Of Migrant Rights Less than a week since the Conservative Party’s general election victory and with the ink still drying on the Prime Minister’s Cabinet appointments list, the opening salvos have been fired in the EU renegotiation battle. EU ministers from Hungary, Poland and Slovakia have all warned David Cameron that the free movement of people is a “red line.” It is a non-negotiable part of the new settlement he is looking to negotiate ahead of the promised 2017 “in/out” referendum. Although former Communist countries have in the past been seen… View Article

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on May 11, 2015 in World News

Farage to Remain UKIP Leader after Party Rejects Resignation

Farage to Remain UKIP Leader after Party Rejects Resignation Nigel Farage’s political career has been dramatically resurrected after UKIP’s National Executive Committee (NEC) voted to reject his resignation as party leader. Farage announced his resignation on Friday morning in the wake of his defeat in South Thanet. He had repeatedly stated that he would resign if he failed to win election to the seat, and said he would “take a break” from politics. However, UKIP chairman Steve Crowther said the NEC had “unanimously” rejected Farage’s resignation, claiming the election campaign had been a “great success”. “As promised, Nigel Farage tendered… View Article

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