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Brandeis Bows to Islamic Censorship

Brent Bozell  It’s graduation time. Many college students are preparing for their commencement ceremonies. On some campuses, some students are playing a game of what we might call “Dump the Speaker.” Conservative speakers chosen to deliver commencement addresses are being howled off campus by leftist student organizations and faculty as well. It’s either a left-wing […] Continue reading →

Amazon launches Amazon Dash for delivery of groceries, household items

Amazon.com Inc launched a new product named Amazon Dash on Friday that allows the user to add groceries and household goods to their shopping lists using the company’s AmazonFresh service. A black-and-white hand-held wand-shaped remote-control features a microphone, speaker as well as a bar-code reader and links directly to the user’s AmazonFresh account. However, the […] Continue reading →

Obama Meeting With Yatsenyuk Raises Stakes in Ukraine

 Barack Obama’s meeting with Ukraine’s prime minister today raises the stakes in his attempt to confront Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions in Crimea and preempt its spread to other countries in the region. The invitation to Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, 39, is Obama’s latest demonstration of support for the government in Kiev before a March […] Continue reading →

Russia, Iran criticize Tehran snub for Syria talks

 Russia and Iran on Tuesday criticized the U.N. chief’s decision to withdraw Tehran’s invitation to join this week’s peace conference on Syria, as diplomats said a new report on Syrian regime atrocities underscored the urgent need to try to end the country’s brutal civil war. The last-minute U.N. invitation for Iran to participate in the […] Continue reading →

UN withdraws invite to Iran to attend Syria talks

 A last-minute U.N. invitation for Iran to join this week’s Syria peace talks threw the long-awaited Geneva conference into doubt Monday, forcing U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon to rescind his offer after the opposition threatened to boycott. With the invitation withdrawn, the main Western-backed Syrian opposition group said it would attend the talks, which it said […] Continue reading →

House Passes Popular Obamacare Delay

House Republicans passed the “No Subsidies Without Verification Act” today, which would bar any of Obamacare’s subsidies from being distributed until a fully-functional eligibility verification system is in place.  Phil Klein must be pleased.  The legislation would head-off the widespread fraud and other abuses expected to result from the administration’s eleventh-hour weakening of required standards. […] Continue reading →