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September 6, 2016
ByCAITLIN MACNEAL SEPTEMBER 6, 2016, 2:57 PM EDT
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) indicated to the New York Times on Tuesday that House Republicans may punish House Democrats in some way for their June sit-in over gun control.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/house-gop-punishment-dem-sit-in?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tpm-news+%28TPMNews%29
McCarthy: We May Take 'Appropriate Measures' To Punish Dems For Sit-In
McCarthy: We May Take 'Appropriate Measures' To Punish Dems For Sit-InByCAITLIN MACNEAL SEPTEMBER 6, 2016, 2:57 PM EDT
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) indicated to the New York Times on Tuesday that House Republicans may punish House Democrats in some way for their June sit-in over gun control.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/house-gop-punishment-dem-sit-in?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tpm-news+%28TPMNews%29
September 6, 2016
Chris Wallace says it isn’t his job to “truth squad,” though some journalists strongly disagree.
09/05/2016 03:29 pm ET
Michael Calderone Senior Media Reporter, The Huffington Post
NEW YORK ― When Donald Trump hits the debate stage in a few weeks with Hillary Clinton, it’s not hard to imagine the Republican nominee challenging his Democratic rival’s foreign policy judgment by falsely claiming ― as he’s done dozens of times ― to have been a staunch critic of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
“Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace, the moderator for the third presidential debate, said in a Sunday interview that it isn’t his role to call out the candidates’ false claims.
“That’s not my job,” Wallace told his Fox News colleague Howard Kurtz. “I do not believe that it’s my job to be a truth squad.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/debate-moderators-falsehoods_us_57cd8844e4b078581f138ec0?u9fxx0joph4z08uxr
Will Presidential Debate Moderators Really Not Challenge Lies?
Will Presidential Debate Moderators Really Not Challenge Lies?Chris Wallace says it isn’t his job to “truth squad,” though some journalists strongly disagree.
09/05/2016 03:29 pm ET
Michael Calderone Senior Media Reporter, The Huffington Post
NEW YORK ― When Donald Trump hits the debate stage in a few weeks with Hillary Clinton, it’s not hard to imagine the Republican nominee challenging his Democratic rival’s foreign policy judgment by falsely claiming ― as he’s done dozens of times ― to have been a staunch critic of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
“Fox News Sunday” host Chris Wallace, the moderator for the third presidential debate, said in a Sunday interview that it isn’t his role to call out the candidates’ false claims.
“That’s not my job,” Wallace told his Fox News colleague Howard Kurtz. “I do not believe that it’s my job to be a truth squad.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/debate-moderators-falsehoods_us_57cd8844e4b078581f138ec0?u9fxx0joph4z08uxr
September 5, 2016
Anything goes.
Judd LegumFollow Editor-In-Chief, ThinkProgress
For the first time, Fox News has been selected to moderate a presidential debate.
The Presidential Debate Commission selected Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, to moderate the third presidential debate, scheduled for October 19 in Las Vegas.
Wallace appeared on Fox News’ Media Buzz to discuss what his selection meant to him personally and “what it means to Fox News.”
The host of the program, Howard Kurtz, asked Wallace, “What do you do if they make assertions that you know to be untrue?”
“That’s not my job,” Wallace replied, without skipping a beat. “It’s not my job to be a truth squad.”
https://thinkprogress.org/fox-news-presidential-debate-moderator-says-he-ll-let-candidates-lie-54b04cd3272a#.krbc1ouzn
Fox News’ Presidential Debate Moderator Says He’ll Let Candidates Lie
Fox News’ Presidential Debate Moderator Says He’ll Let Candidates LieAnything goes.
Judd LegumFollow Editor-In-Chief, ThinkProgress
For the first time, Fox News has been selected to moderate a presidential debate.
The Presidential Debate Commission selected Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, to moderate the third presidential debate, scheduled for October 19 in Las Vegas.
Wallace appeared on Fox News’ Media Buzz to discuss what his selection meant to him personally and “what it means to Fox News.”
The host of the program, Howard Kurtz, asked Wallace, “What do you do if they make assertions that you know to be untrue?”
“That’s not my job,” Wallace replied, without skipping a beat. “It’s not my job to be a truth squad.”
https://thinkprogress.org/fox-news-presidential-debate-moderator-says-he-ll-let-candidates-lie-54b04cd3272a#.krbc1ouzn
September 4, 2016
Eric Bradner Updated 2:03 PM ET, Sun September 4, 2016
Washington (CNN)One of Donald Trump's top supporters insisted Sunday that the Republican nominee is backing away from one of his most controversial immigration proposals: mass deportations.
In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union," former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Trump doesn't want to break up immigrant families in America.
Giuliani told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" that Trump "would find it very, very difficult to throw out a family that has been here for 15 years and they have three children, two of whom are citizens. That is not the kind of America he wants."
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/04/politics/donald-trump-immigration-deportations-rudy-giuliani/index.html
Giuliani: Trump no longer wants mass deportations
Giuliani: Trump no longer wants mass deportationsEric Bradner Updated 2:03 PM ET, Sun September 4, 2016
Washington (CNN)One of Donald Trump's top supporters insisted Sunday that the Republican nominee is backing away from one of his most controversial immigration proposals: mass deportations.
In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union," former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Trump doesn't want to break up immigrant families in America.
Giuliani told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" that Trump "would find it very, very difficult to throw out a family that has been here for 15 years and they have three children, two of whom are citizens. That is not the kind of America he wants."
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/04/politics/donald-trump-immigration-deportations-rudy-giuliani/index.html
September 4, 2016
September 4, 20169:24 AM ET BILL CHAPPELL
After one of the strongest earthquakes ever to hit Oklahoma struck Saturday, state regulators ordered oil and gas companies to shut down all their wastewater disposal wells in a 725-square-mile area around the site of the quake's epicenter near Pawnee.
The seismic activity immediately raised suspicions that it was linked to injection wells that oil and gas companies use as part of fracking and other operations.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/04/492600714/oklahoma-shuts-down-energy-companies-disposal-wells-in-area-of-strong-quake
Oklahoma Shuts Down Energy Companies' Disposal Wells In Area Of Strong Quake
Oklahoma Shuts Down Energy Companies' Disposal Wells In Area Of Strong QuakeSeptember 4, 20169:24 AM ET BILL CHAPPELL
After one of the strongest earthquakes ever to hit Oklahoma struck Saturday, state regulators ordered oil and gas companies to shut down all their wastewater disposal wells in a 725-square-mile area around the site of the quake's epicenter near Pawnee.
The seismic activity immediately raised suspicions that it was linked to injection wells that oil and gas companies use as part of fracking and other operations.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/04/492600714/oklahoma-shuts-down-energy-companies-disposal-wells-in-area-of-strong-quake
September 3, 2016
By Jason Easley on Sat, Sep 3rd, 2016 at 12:28 pm
Donald Trump's appearance at an African-American church in Detroit went wrong, as the congregation rejected Trump by not showing up to hear him speak.
Donald Trump’s appearance at an African-American church in Detroit went wrong, as the congregation rejected Trump by not showing up to hear him speak.
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/09/03/trump-addresses-empty-church-african-american-photo-op-backfires-detroit.html
Trump Addresses Empty Church As African-American Photo-Op Backfires In Detroit
Trump Addresses Empty Church As African-American Photo-Op Backfires In DetroitBy Jason Easley on Sat, Sep 3rd, 2016 at 12:28 pm
Donald Trump's appearance at an African-American church in Detroit went wrong, as the congregation rejected Trump by not showing up to hear him speak.
Donald Trump’s appearance at an African-American church in Detroit went wrong, as the congregation rejected Trump by not showing up to hear him speak.
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/09/03/trump-addresses-empty-church-african-american-photo-op-backfires-detroit.html
September 3, 2016
Ruben Gallego: About to assert my cultural dominance. #TacoTrucks (Twitter)
Ruben Gallego @RubenGallego
Iraq War Veteran. USMC 0311/0341. Member of Congress for Arizona's 7th Congressional District. Proud Democrat. Hispanic, Latino
Phoenix, Arizona
About to assert my cultural dominance. #TacoTrucks
https://twitter.com/RubenGallego/status/771807391222378496
September 2, 2016
Alice OllsteinFollow Politics Reporter @ThinkProgress
The image has outraged many in the state, as it comes just five years after another Arizona Democratic congresswoman was shot in the head at a public event.
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ), who survived the attempted assassination in 2011 but remains partially paralyzed with limited speech, joined the chorus of voices demanding the state GOP remove the “irresponsible” poster and apologize.
https://thinkprogress.org/arizona-gop-releases-wanted-poster-with-bullet-holes-around-democratic-candidate-s-face-a10e022e64f5#.rpxdj0e30
Arizona GOP Releases ‘Wanted’ Poster With Bullet Holes Around Democratic Candidate’s Face
Arizona GOP Releases ‘Wanted’ Poster With Bullet Holes Around Democratic Candidate’s FaceAlice OllsteinFollow Politics Reporter @ThinkProgress
The image has outraged many in the state, as it comes just five years after another Arizona Democratic congresswoman was shot in the head at a public event.
Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ), who survived the attempted assassination in 2011 but remains partially paralyzed with limited speech, joined the chorus of voices demanding the state GOP remove the “irresponsible” poster and apologize.
https://thinkprogress.org/arizona-gop-releases-wanted-poster-with-bullet-holes-around-democratic-candidate-s-face-a10e022e64f5#.rpxdj0e30
September 2, 2016
By Evan Hurst - September 2, 2016
Do you like to have the tacos? We are fans of having the tacos and we do not mean like Taco Bell, although Taco Bell is gorgeous and godly in its own way. We also do not mean like that taco bowl trash the Trump Tower mess hall cuts up into itty bitty bite-sized pieces so Donald Trump is able to grasp it with his little rat fingers.
http://wonkette.com/606201/when-hillary-clinton-is-president-we-will-get-to-eat-so-many-tacos
When Hillary Clinton Is President, We Will Get To Eat SO MANY TACOS
When Hillary Clinton Is President, We Will Get To Eat SO MANY TACOSBy Evan Hurst - September 2, 2016
Do you like to have the tacos? We are fans of having the tacos and we do not mean like Taco Bell, although Taco Bell is gorgeous and godly in its own way. We also do not mean like that taco bowl trash the Trump Tower mess hall cuts up into itty bitty bite-sized pieces so Donald Trump is able to grasp it with his little rat fingers.
http://wonkette.com/606201/when-hillary-clinton-is-president-we-will-get-to-eat-so-many-tacos
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