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Relative bias in the media vs actual bias.<\/a> A new book from a UCLA political science professor demonstrate how, because the media is so generally slanted to the left, outlets like Fox appear more right-slanted, when in reality they’re far more centrist.<\/p>\n

Rosalina Gonzales had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of injury to a child<\/a> for what prosecutors had described as a "pretty simple, straightforward spanking case." <\/p>\n

Trevor Phillips, chairman of Obama’s Equality and Human Rights Commission accused Christians, particularly evangelicals, of being more militant<\/a> than Muslims in complaining about discrimination, arguing that many of the claims are motivated by a desire for greater political influence. Hmm, define "militant".<\/p>\n

What if Charles Schultz had done cartoons of Doctor Who characters? The result would probably have looked like this<\/a>.<\/p>\n

"Smart" diplomacy; cozy up to dictators, snub our friends<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Democrats pilloried George W. Bush for "not listening to his generals" when he made decisions counter to the Pentagon. When Obama does it<\/a>, not so much.<\/p>\n

Would ID requirements for voting amount to a Jim-Crow-style poll tax on blacks? E. J. Dionne thinks so. James Taranto wonders<\/a> if ID requirements for Amtrak, hotels, air travel and employment are equally as "racist"?<\/p>\n

Nancy Pelosi said that they had to pass the bill before we could find out what’s in it. Apparently, some surprises<\/a> are buried in there.<\/p>\n

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President Barack Obama\u2019s health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex bill was signed.<\/p>\n

The change would affect early retirees: A married couple could have an annual income of about $64,000 and still get Medicaid, said officials who make long-range cost estimates for the Health and Human Services department.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Whenever there is a budget shortfall, taxes are always<\/em> on the table. How about we take them off<\/a> just this once?<\/p>\n

Medicare spending is unsustainable<\/a>, and the CBO itself admits that its tools for determine any consequences from Obamacare are flawed. Yeah, that should "fix" health care.<\/p>\n

And finally, define "emergency" (click for a larger version):<\/p>\n

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