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  • Ron Paul: I’m worried that the government might kill Edward Snowden with a drone

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 06:35 PM

    During an interview with FOX Business, former Rep. Ron Paul explained that he was concerned about the well-being of National Security Agency whistle-blower Edward Snowden. “I’m worried about somebody in our government might kill him with a cruise missile or a drone missile,” Paul...

  • Chuck Schumer: New drones will let us see 'every single person who crosses the border'

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 03:25 PM

    On the Senate floor this afternoon, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., boasted about legislation within the immigration reform bill that would secure the southern U.S. border better than any other point in the history of the United States. “We will finally be able to see every single person...

  • Sen. Tim Kaine delivers immigration floor speech in Spanish

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 12:40 PM

    Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. addressed his Senate colleagues in Spanish on the Senate floor this afternoon to make the case for immigration reform. “I ask unanimous consent I be able to deliver a floor speech on immigration reform in Spanish,” Kaine began, indicating that he would provide an...

  • Marco Rubio uses Miami Heat to sell immigration reform

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 12:25 PM

    During the Senate debate on immigration reform this afternoon, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., used the Miami Heat basketball team as an analogy for immigration reform. “You know we’re in the NBA finals, which by the way the Miami Heat won game two in resounding fashion, and we’re very happy...

  • CNN ditches Obama immigration speech for Tim Tebow press conference

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 11:20 AM

    In the middle of President Obama’s immigration reform speech this morning, CNN decided to switch to the New England Patriots’ press conference announcing that they were picking up quarterback Tim Tebow. The CNN news anchor directed viewers to their website to watch the rest of Obama’s...

  • Ron Paul: The nanny state is big and abusive

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 10:15 AM

    On MSNBC this morning, former Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, praised Edward Snowden for exposing the secretive National Security Agency surveillance programs. Paul admitted that Snowden probably acted illegally but should not be treated as a traitor. Instead, Paul suggested, Americans should question...

  • Poll: Email privacy more important to Americans than phone records

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/11/13 09:35 AM

    A new Pew Research/Washington Post poll shows that 56 percent of Americans are comfortable with the federal government tracking phone call records as part of its investigations of terrorism. Forty-one percent indicated that it was unacceptable. (Two percent didn’t know.) The poll was taken...

  • Sen. Obama debates President Obama on national surveillance programs

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/10/13 03:35 PM

    On the “Restore the Fourth” subreddit, Reddit user sonicSkis has posted a video of then-Sen. Obama “debating” now-President Obama over the existence of government surveillance programs. The video features footage from Obama’s remarks in 2006 and 2007 denouncing the Bush-era policies...

  • Hillary Clinton team revives year-old Tumblr meme to launch Twitter account

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/10/13 02:55 PM

    “Thanks for the inspiration @ASmith83 & @Sllambe – I’ll take it from here…, ” Hillary Clinton tweeted from her long-locked and dormant Twitter account. Clinton’s tweet referred to Adam Smith and Stacy Lambe — the pair who created the popular “Texts from Hillary”...

  • New ad features Democrats highlighting Terry McAuliffe’s weaknesses

    By Charlie Spiering | 06/10/13 01:55 PM

    Terry McAuliffe is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Virginia governor Tuesday. In the past, however, his Democratic opponents have gone after him for many of the same weaknesses as a candidate. America Rising has released a new ad, using the words of McAuliffe’s former...


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