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When the Left Attacks Itself; Did Al Franken Get a Raw Deal From #MeToo Movement? Jul 24, 2019

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Poor Al Franken (shown). Back in December 2017, the former Minnesota senator was pretty much forced to resign because of allegations of sexual misconduct by former model, sports commentator and radio host Leeann Tweeden. The allegations came back in the day when the #MeToo movement was the current cause du jour in progressive politics.

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Hardline Brexiteer Boris Johnson Selected as New Prime Minister of U.K. Jul 24, 2019

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Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London and former foreign secretary to Theresa May, trounced current Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt by a 66 percent to 34 percent margin on Tuesday to win the Conservative (Tory) Party’s leadership vote. Johnson will take over the reins at Number 10 Downing Street, replacing May, who failed to deliver Brexit to the nation, which voted to leave the European Union in 2016.

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ICE Raids Fail as Poll Shows Immigration Most Important Problem Jul 24, 2019

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement failed.

The ballyhooed raids that began July 14 and were supposed catch thousands of illegal aliens netted less than three dozen, the New York Times reported.

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U.S. Promises to Not Pursue Maduro if He Leaves Venezuela Jul 24, 2019

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In the prisons of Venezuela, the shortage of food has become so acute that inmates have resorted to cannibalism. Many of the country’s hospitals are even short of soap and gloves, while cancer medicines only exist on the black market.

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Booker: I Could Punch Trump, but I Control My Testosterone Jul 24, 2019

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Senator Cory Booker, the Democratic presidential candidate who is polling at 1.6 percent, behind Andrew Yang, and has as much chance of winning the nomination, as, well, Andrew Yang, wants to give President Trump a knuckle sandwich.

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Democrats: No One “Above the Law” — Except Illegal Aliens and Our Pals Jul 24, 2019

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“If invading foreigners and the politically connected don’t have to follow the law, why should I?” This attitude, suggestive of a nation in decline, becomes more common as average Americans see that laws today are increasingly just for the little people — except the little people who happen to be illegal aliens.

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New Zealand Proposes Tougher Gun Laws Because Gun Ownership Is a “Privilege, Not a Right” Jul 24, 2019

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The victims of the March mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, had hardly been buried when gun-grabbing politicians rammed through stricter firearms laws. Now they’re at it again, aiming to “enshrine in law that owning a firearm is a privilege and comes with an obligation to demonstrate a high level of safety and responsibility,” in the words of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

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Rep. Erica Thomas Wants Man Arrested for Exercising His First Amendment Rights Jul 24, 2019

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Rep. Erica Thomas (shown) claimed that the man in the grocery store gave new meaning to the term “discriminating shopper.” He told her, an American-born-and-bred black woman, “Go back to where you came from!” after a checkout-aisle confrontation, she stated in a tearful video. The problem?

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Britain and Iran Confront Each Other in Persian Gulf Jul 23, 2019

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Tensions are building between Great Britain and Iran as the U.K.-based Guardian reports that British ships operating in the Persian Gulf have been put on “the highest state of alert” as British officials fear that U.K.-flagged commercial vessels are vulnerable to attack by Iranian gunboats.

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Budget Deal a Win for Everyone Except Taxpayers Jul 23, 2019

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The budget “deal” cobbled together over the last couple of weeks is a win for every vested interest but one: the U.S. taxpayer. It provides proof about what can be accomplished, even by Congress, when the motivation is sufficiently strong.

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