Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have joined an upstart effort to remove the chain of command from military sexual assault cases, POLITICO has learned.
The tea party favorites give the bill’s lead sponsor, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, critical conservative cover as she battles the Pentagon and hawks in both parties on her proposal to create a new prosecution system for major military crimes.
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Gillibrand already has 32 cosponsors and the addition of Paul and Cruz provides a powerful political message as she continues to lobby for more votes in face-to-face meetings on the Senate floor.
Sensenbrenner echoed that message. He characterized the VRA as the single most successful anti-discrimination law of the last half-century, and warned that a failure of Congress to act would "undermine the progress that has been made over the last 50 years."
"Free, fair, and accessible elections are sacrosanct, and the right of every legal voter to cast their ballot must be unassailable," he testified. "Voter discrimination still exists, and our progress toward equality should not be mistaken for a final victory."
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) lit off a firestorm Tuesday when he told The Hill the U.S. should consider a boycott if the National Security Agency leaker gets asylum from Russia.
The USOC said this would only punish U.S. athletes, while Boehner said Graham was "dead wrong."
"Why would we want to punish U.S. athletes who've been training for three years to compete in the Olympics over a traitor who can't find a place to call home?" Boehner (R-Ohio) told reporters when asked about the comments.
RICHMOND — Jonnie R. Williams Sr., the wealthy nutritional supplement maker at the center of Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s gifts scandal, met with Virginia’s health secretary to pitch his product at the recommendation of the governor, according to an e-mail his assistant wrote the day of the November 2010 meeting.
“This email is to confirm a meeting between Jonnie Williams and Secretary Bill Hazel on Thursday, November 4th at 9:00 am,†Monica Block, McDonnell’s scheduler, wrote to Williams’s assistant in a message two days before he sat down with Hazel, the state’s secretary of health and human resources.
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OMG* you sweet little B37
(* Oh my Gohmert)
That same year, Cuccinelli disclosed receiving a gift valued at $800 for a temporary stay at the Goochland County residence of Jonnie R. Williams, the chief executive of a Glen Allen-based health supplement company. Cuccinelli's relationship with Williams, whose Star Scientific Inc. firm once marketed tobacco products, appears to evolve from there, according to records.
His staff said the attorney general acquired company stock in 2010, and the year after, when he also reported accepting nearly $13,000 in gifts from Williams.
More than a year after Cuccinelli's e-cigarette opinion, Williams, whose company is behind the smoking-cessation dietary supplement CigRx, filed a patent application for an "alkaloid composition for an e-cigarette."
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I have a feeling someone is going to be sacrificed in this tangled web... Trans-vag Bob isn't going to want to go to jail...That same year, Cuccinelli disclosed receiving a gift valued at $800 for a temporary stay at the Goochland County residence of Jonnie R. Williams, the chief executive of a Glen Allen-based health supplement company. Cuccinelli's relationship with Williams, whose Star Scientific Inc. firm once marketed tobacco products, appears to evolve from there, according to records.
His staff said the attorney general acquired company stock in 2010, and the year after, when he also reported accepting nearly $13,000 in gifts from Williams.
More than a year after Cuccinelli's e-cigarette opinion, Williams, whose company is behind the smoking-cessation dietary supplement CigRx, filed a patent application for an "alkaloid composition for an e-cigarette."
Louie Gohmert is a Republican Representative from Texas (first elected in 2004) and an accomplished idiot. He continues Texas' long, well-deserved reputation of electing eminently stupid people to federal office. He survives by hewing as far right as he can go in a very far-right state, jumping on the "elect another true son of Texas" train in the 2004 election, the birther train in 2009 and the Tea Party movement in 2010 While a reasonably competent campaigner, as a politician, nothing he says accomplishes anything beyond wasting time, his proposed bills go nowhere, and his role on every House committee is to be a big dumb waste of space.
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Good mornin' all..
Last day of the week for me.. tomorrow it's off to CT for the high school reunion. 20 years.. jeez! It should be interesting - good thing there's an open bar.
And then Saturday it's off to New York to Mom's with my best friend (and gf?). It took 12 years but she's finally meeting the 'rents (or should I say Mom & my uncle).
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Good mornin' all..
Last day of the week for me.. tomorrow it's off to CT for the high school reunion. 20 years.. jeez! It should be interesting - good thing there's an open bar.
And then Saturday it's off to New York to Mom's with my best friend (and gf?). It took 12 years but she's finally meeting the 'rents (or should I say Mom & my uncle).
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What the Rational Wiki has to say about Rep. Gohmert:Louie Gohmert is a Republican Representative from Texas (first elected in 2004) and an accomplished idiot. He continues Texas' long, well-deserved reputation of electing eminently stupid people to federal office. He survives by hewing as far right as he can go in a very far-right state, jumping on the "elect another true son of Texas" train in the 2004 election, the birther train in 2009 and the Tea Party movement in 2010 While a reasonably competent campaigner, as a politician, nothing he says accomplishes anything beyond wasting time, his proposed bills go nowhere, and his role on every House committee is to be a big dumb waste of space.
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What the Rational Wiki has to say about Rep. Gohmert:Louie Gohmert is a Republican Representative from Texas (first elected in 2004) and an accomplished idiot. He continues Texas' long, well-deserved reputation of electing eminently stupid people to federal office. He survives by hewing as far right as he can go in a very far-right state, jumping on the "elect another true son of Texas" train in the 2004 election, the birther train in 2009 and the Tea Party movement in 2010 While a reasonably competent campaigner, as a politician, nothing he says accomplishes anything beyond wasting time, his proposed bills go nowhere, and his role on every House committee is to be a big dumb waste of space.
translation - hit by the stupid stick
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What the Rational Wiki has to say about Rep. Gohmert:Louie Gohmert is a Republican Representative from Texas (first elected in 2004) and an accomplished idiot. He continues Texas' long, well-deserved reputation of electing eminently stupid people to federal office. He survives by hewing as far right as he can go in a very far-right state, jumping on the "elect another true son of Texas" train in the 2004 election, the birther train in 2009 and the Tea Party movement in 2010 While a reasonably competent campaigner, as a politician, nothing he says accomplishes anything beyond wasting time, his proposed bills go nowhere, and his role on every House committee is to be a big dumb waste of space.
translation - hit by the stupid stick
When he fell out of the stupid tree, he managed to hit each branch on the way down.
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What the Rational Wiki has to say about Rep. Gohmert:Louie Gohmert is a Republican Representative from Texas (first elected in 2004) and an accomplished idiot. He continues Texas' long, well-deserved reputation of electing eminently stupid people to federal office. He survives by hewing as far right as he can go in a very far-right state, jumping on the "elect another true son of Texas" train in the 2004 election, the birther train in 2009 and the Tea Party movement in 2010 While a reasonably competent campaigner, as a politician, nothing he says accomplishes anything beyond wasting time, his proposed bills go nowhere, and his role on every House committee is to be a big dumb waste of space.
translation - hit by the stupid stick
When he fell out of the stupid tree, he managed to hit each branch on the way down.
exactly
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Issa getting a taste of his own medicine.
Ohhh yeahhhh....
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Georgia is in the daily lead for dumbass state of the Day.
DASOTeD
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Georgia is in the daily lead for dumbass state of the Day.
DASOTeD
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Georgia is in the daily lead for dumbass state of the Day.
DASOTeD
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Georgia is in the daily lead for dumbass state of the Day.
DASOTeD
Meh. It's no Florida Man Sips Beer As He Wanders Naked Through Neighborhood; Says He Didn't Know He Had No Clothes On
Or: Florida Man Denies Masturbating In Front Of Women At Beach, Claims His "Pants Fell Down"
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Georgia is in the daily lead for dumbass state of the Day.
DASOTeD
Meh. It's no Florida Man Sips Beer As He Wanders Naked Through Neighborhood; Says He Didn't Know He Had No Clothes On
Or: Florida Man Denies Masturbating In Front Of Women At Beach, Claims His "Pants Fell Down"
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Oh Lawdy! There's a Georgia Man on Twitter!
Georgia Man Dressed As A Penis Gets Ticketed; Says "He Was Raising Awareness For Testicular Cancer."
:rolf: :rolf: :rolf: :rolf:
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Linky: http://www.reddit.com/r/WTF_Florida/
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Oh Lawdy! There's a Georgia Man on Twitter!
Georgia Man Dressed As A Penis Gets Ticketed; Says "He Was Raising Awareness For Testicular Cancer."
:rolf: :rolf: :rolf: :rolf:
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Glee news that isn't tragic - Dot-Marie and Jane Lynch got Emmy nods
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Glee news that isn't tragic - Dot-Marie and Jane Lynch got Emmy nods
I;m not sure if Lynch is coming back to the show, but I really hope they bring more Beiste.
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Glee news that isn't tragic - Dot-Marie and Jane Lynch got Emmy nods
I;m not sure if Lynch is coming back to the show, but I really hope they bring more Beiste.
Beiste is one of my fave characters. Hard to say how the new season is gonna go - they have a lot to deal with now since the death. Such a shame. I kind of hope they write it into the plot in a respectful way.
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Glee news that isn't tragic - Dot-Marie and Jane Lynch got Emmy nods
I;m not sure if Lynch is coming back to the show, but I really hope they bring more Beiste.
Beiste is one of my fave characters. Hard to say how the new season is gonna go - they have a lot to deal with now since the death. Such a shame. I kind of hope they write it into the plot in a respectful way.
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my thoughts too - there is no way Finn would leave Rachel except in death.
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Georgia is in the daily lead for dumbass state of the Day.
DASOTeD
Meh. It's no Florida Man Sips Beer As He Wanders Naked Through Neighborhood; Says He Didn't Know He Had No Clothes On
Or: Florida Man Denies Masturbating In Front Of Women At Beach, Claims His "Pants Fell Down"
Apparently there's an entire sub-Reddit dedicated to news stories about the stupidity that is Florida.
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pretty much
I could go into a Supernatural ditch since I've been watching Netflix but I think I'm the only one here who watches that