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Mystery virus sought 'designs from Iran'

Mystery virus sought 'designs from Iran'

A mystery computer virus discovered last month and deployed in a massive cyberattack chiefly against Iran sought to steal designs and PDF files from its victims, a Russian firm said. Kaspersky Lab, one of the world’s biggest producers of anti-virus

Mainstream Media Escapes From Wisconsin

Today’s New York Times is covering the Wisconsin recall election…on page 11. Not even the editorial page could be bothered–only op-ed columnists Joe Nocera and David Brooks weigh in. (Nocera laments the decline of unions; Brooks can’t quite bring himself

RNC Rips Obama Over Anna Wintour Fundraising Video

RNC Rips Obama Over Anna Wintour Fundraising Video

Last Friday, someone named Anna Wintour starred in a fundraising video for the Obama campaign promoting your opportunity to have dinner with her (Wintour is the editor-in-chief of Vogue, if you must know), actress Sarah Jessica Parker, and President and Mrs.

Are Dems Preparing to Dump Warren?

Are Dems Preparing to Dump Warren?

Yesterday, I noted the conspicuous absence of national Democrats rushing to defend Elizabeth Warren in the growing controversy surrounding her claims of Native American ancestry. One year ago this week, Democrats rallied around Anthony Weiner after we broke the news

Boston Globe Takes Credit for Breitbart Scoop

Boston Globe Takes Credit for Breitbart Scoop

Today the Boston Globe has a front-page, below-the-fold story titled “Filings raise more questions on Warren’s ethnic claims.”It’sa well-written take on documents and information first brought tolight here at Breitbart News two weeks ago. Unfortunately, it’spresented as a scoop with

NYT Columnist Blow Condescends to Michelle Malkin

NYT Columnist Blow Condescends to Michelle Malkin

This morning, New York Times columnist Charles Blow announced on Twitter that he was “considering dramatic reduction in my social media presence.” Blow, an ultra-liberal, none-too-coherent commentator on events who once suggested that Mitt Romney “stick it in his magic

Obama's Flip-Flop On Afghanistan War

Obama's Flip-Flop On Afghanistan War

For the country, the Afghanistan war was a security necessity. For President Barack Obama and the Democrats, it was a political necessity–a fig leaf to cover their radical anti-war policies. That much is made clear by a sympathetic article in

Obama's Atrocities

Obama's Atrocities

When President Obama made the declaration last week that his stance on same-sex marriage had “evolved” into supporting it, the New York Times called me up to see what the conservative movement thought about Obama’s evolution.  I said to the

NYT Revives 'Zimmerman Is Racist' Meme with Unverifiable Anecdote

NYT Revives 'Zimmerman Is Racist' Meme with Unverifiable Anecdote

In an otherwise unremarkable and inconclusive New York Times report on the latest released findings in the Trayvon Martin shooting incident, the liberal rag decides to drop an unverified, practically un-sourced bomb on George Zimmerman. When police officers arrived on the

Will America Follow Europe Leftward?

Will America Follow Europe Leftward?

You know things are getting bad in Europe when even NPR is airing concern about the austerity backlash sweeping the continent. That’s what happened yesterday on All Things Considered when one guest compared the EU to the Titanic: Former IMF

Book: Michelle Obama and Oprah Battled Over Fat

Book: Michelle Obama and Oprah Battled Over Fat

Apparently, the relationship between Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey is really over — the fat lady is singing. In a new book titled The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House, by former New York Times Magazine Editor Edward Klein,