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Egyptian Army Clears Pro-Morsi Camps, 149 Reported Dead

The Egyptian military made good on its promise to clear pro-Mohamed Morsi encampments out of two Cairo squares by sweeping through Wednesday, allegedly killing “at least 149” people. According to the Associated Press, pro-Morsi supporters have listed the number of

Egyptian Army Clears Pro-Morsi Camps, 149 Reported Dead

The Scene You Won't See in 'The Butler'

Lee Daniels’ The Butler captures the fact-based story of Eugene West, a black butler who served eight presidential administrations with honor. The film, penned by Game Change scribe Danny Strong, depicts several Democratic presidents as heroes in the fight for

The Scene You Won't See in 'The Butler'

The sea of knowledge

In response to The Internet and the Decline of the Post’s News Monopoly: I hope the Washington Post pulls through.  More content is always better, from every part of the spectrum.  In terms of the great online debate, healthy competition

WaPo Tackles GreenTech, Ignores 'Fast Terry'

On Saturday, The Washington Post ran a lengthy article on Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s controversial ties with the failed green car company GreenTech. For the story, the Post interviewed a bevy of individuals associated with GreenTech, including four interviewed in Citizens

WaPo Tackles GreenTech, Ignores 'Fast Terry'

NSA Says It 'Touches' 1.6 Percent of Data

On Friday, the National Security Agency (NSA) released a memo claiming that it “touches” 1.6% of all Internet traffic and that just 0.025% of data is selected for review. “The net effect is that NSA analysts look at 0.00004% of

NSA Says It 'Touches' 1.6 Percent of Data

Spoof Washington Post Story Fools China's News Agency

China’s official news agency Xinhua has reported as true a satirical story that Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post newspaper by accident. The publication on Xinhua’s website came days after it posted a photo gallery of images supposedly

Spoof Washington Post Story Fools China's News Agency

Slate Won't Use Washington Redskins Team Name Anymore

In a desperate bid for attention, Slate.com, the property recently passed up by Jeff Bezos in his new purchase of the Washington Post, has announced that it will “no longer refer to Washington’s NFL team as the Redskins.” Which, presumably,

Slate Won't Use Washington Redskins Team Name Anymore

WaPo Columnist: Time for Obamateeth!

With Obamacare safely in place, Washington Post columnist Harold Pollack of the Century Foundation is now calling for Obamateeth. That’s right – it’s time for you to chip in to provide dental coverage to 85 million Americans. Pollack writes: Regular

WaPo Columnist: Time for Obamateeth!

Sam Zell: New WaPo Owner Won't Own 'Ink By the Barrel'

The former owner of the Los Angeles Times and said Amazon.com chief Jeff Bezos, who purchased the Washington Post on Monday, will soon realize he actually does not own his paper’s ink by the barrel.  In an interview with Neil Cavuto on Fox Business Network on Tuesday,

Sam Zell: New WaPo Owner Won't Own 'Ink By the Barrel'

Amazon Ramps Up Washington Lobbying Amid WaPo Purchase

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s purchase of the Washington Post comes on the heels of his spending $1.7 million on lobbying from January through June of this year, the ninth biggest Silicon Valley lobbying expenditure. Bezos has ramped up lobbying as

Amazon Ramps Up Washington Lobbying Amid WaPo Purchase

Wall St Loves WaPo Sale

The Associated Press reports on the biggest movers on the New York Stock Exchange in Tuesday’s trading. One of the top stocks was the Washington Post Company after news that it was being sold to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos: Stocks

Wall St Loves WaPo Sale

Zuckerberg Uses Dreamer Story to Lobby for Immigration Reform

On Monday, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg used the story of an illegal immigrant high school student he taught for a semester to advance the cause of “full comprehensive immigration reform” and more high-skilled visas that he and his political action

Zuckerberg Uses Dreamer Story to Lobby for Immigration Reform

Al Qaeda Scoops Media on Fact They Are Not Decimated

Once again, when it comes to President Obama and his administration, our media was struck dumb this week after being scooped on another major story. As we now know, it is almost never the American mainstream media breaking the big

Al Qaeda Scoops Media on Fact They Are Not Decimated

Politico's WaPo-Bezos Fever

On Tuesday morning, twelve of the fourteen top stories at Politico were related to the purchase of the Washington Post by Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. “Bezos re-Kindles hope at WaPo,” “What is Jeff Bezos Thinking?” and “Twitter primed after

Politico's WaPo-Bezos Fever

Obama Visited Amazon 6 Days Before Founder Bought WaPo

While conservatives and liberals consider the political leanings of Washington Post buyer and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in an attempt to divine how his politics will affect those of the historic institution, the truth appears to be far simpler: the

Obama Visited Amazon 6 Days Before Founder Bought WaPo

'Financial Challenges Prompted' Washington Post to Sell

In its surprise announcement Monday, the Washington Post Co. agreed to sell its flagship newspaper to Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com. The release, written by Paul Farhi, disclosed that the paper’s recent financial troubles “prompted” the board to look for

'Financial Challenges Prompted' Washington Post to Sell

Envoys Extend Egypt Visit in Effort to Defuse Crisis

International envoys extended their visit to Cairo on Monday as efforts intensified to find a peaceful way out of the crisis sparked by the Egyptian military’s overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns met

Envoys Extend Egypt Visit in Effort to Defuse Crisis