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Off the beaten path online: Awlaki not among FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ terrorists...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Awlaki not among FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ terrorists; Our heartless inattention to the collapse of marriage, Stealth unionization plot survives another attempt to kill it.
Calif. penal code 834b not enforceable, but fed law covers immigration inquiries
Following the L.A. City Council's boycott of Arizona as a result of Arizona's passage of their immigration bill known as SB 1070, a number of blogs were interested in how California, a border state itself, handles its own immigration issues.
Local Blogs Round-up: Arizona Immigration Law
Local Blog Round-up: Arizona Immigration Law
Local Blogs Round-up: Arkansas Democratic Primary
Local Blogs Round-up: Arkansas Democratic Primary
VIDEO: Calderon on illegals in Mexico: We send them back
Mexico's President Felipe Calderon attacked Arizona's immigration law during his visit to the White House and later during his speech to Congress. Yet, many have wondered what gave Mr. Calderon the chutzpah to criticize U.S. immigration policy and one of its state immigration policies, considering Mexico is known for its harsh immigration laws in the world. CNN's Wolf Blitzer challenged the Mexican president last night over the issue.
Off the beaten path online: Chuck Schumer next Senate Democratic leader?...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Chuck Schumer next Senate Democratic leader?, Blumenthal's Vets, Holder and Napolitano give Mexican President standing ovation for bashing the Arizona law.
Local Blogs Round-up: Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Primary
Local Blogs Round-up: Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Primary
Links Round-up: Kentucky Senate Primaries
Links Round-up: Kentucky Senate Primaries
GOP loses Pa. special election to self-professed pro-life Dem
Hopes were high for Pennsylvania Republican candidate Tim Burns to pick up a long-held Democratic congressional seat in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening, but by 10:45 p.m. he had conceded the election to Democrat Mark Critz, a former aide to the late Rep. John P. Murtha, in the special election to fill Murtha's 12th District seat.
Burns campaign manager: voting problems in PA county not surprising
Voting problems in the Pennsylvania special election on Tuesday for the late Jack Murtha's congressional seat causes a stir.
Ariz. utility commissioner hits back at Los Angeles
In what looks to be a "the door swings both ways" scenario, Hot Air's Ed Morrissey reports that Arizona Utility Commisioner Gary Pierce wrote Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa a letter calling out the Los Angeles City Council boycott of Arizona.
Souder Resigns: Stutzman may be a contender
Stutzman may be a contender.
Off the beaten path online: Four immigration issues that are too hot to handle...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Four immigration issues that are too hot to handle, Arizona passes law banning multilingual requirement for businesses, Only in Philly: Black Panther on the ballot
Video-Richard Blumenthal: 'When I served in Vietnam...'
In a number of local newspaper articles, Connecticut's Attorney General Richard Blumenthal presented himself as a Marine reservist who served in the Vietnam War, but The New York Times recently revealed that Mr. Blumenthal's representation of his service in Vietnam did not match what the newspaper discovered.
L.A. City Council stays silent on severing ties with firms doing business in Iran
While the LA City Council did urge the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Agency to scrutinize its light rail related contracts to ensure that they did not engage with companies doing business with Iran - but the City Council has never taken such a stand with Iran as it did with Arizona.
