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Administration considering Iraqi government request for US drone deployment to grapple with militant onslaught.
Did Dave Brat mislead or lie to voters about his time at Princeton or where he says he got his degree? I have some unique personal experience with this topic. And I think the answer is no. If there’s any gilding of the lily it’s of such a de minimis sort as to not merit much discussion.
I explain why after the jump.
In committee hearing, far right congressman debates reverend over whether non-Christians should face eternal hellfire. Watch.
Hagel lashes out at GOPer for questioning Bergdah’s health status. Watch.
I think we can all agree that last night’s dramatic events are all the more reason to sign up and become a member of TPMPrime.
Right?
John McLaughlin, Cantor’s pollster and advisor, is out with an explanation of not only why his candidate lost but why his guy lost but why he told his guy at the end of May that he had a 34 point lead. His answer: Democratic (cross-over voting) sabotage!
So DC and the country wakes up today to the prospect of a GOP that wants to be a lot more militant and a lot more hostile to immigration reform and, let’s be honest, the 11 million people who ‘immigration’ reform is largely about. Think about that for a second. Sahil explains 6 ways Eric Cantor’s stunning and totally unexpected defeat changes Washington.
Here’s the message from Virginia: You either stand with Americans or you stand with the invaders.
— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) June 11, 2014