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Bill de Blasio Booed at NYPD Graduation Ceremony

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio may not have thought he was going to get a terribly warm reception at Monday’s NYPD graduation ceremony of incoming rookies, but he probably was not expecting to get booed and heckled during his remarks to the graduating class.

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Progressive Group: ‘Stand with Warren Against Obama’

A progressive group founded by Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig is calling on Democrats to “stand with Warren against Obama” in opposing Obama’s nomination of Wall Street executive Antonio Weiss — a man who helped raise big bucks for Obama’s political campaigns.

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‘Peaceful’ St. Louis Protest Ends in Arrest

Protesters tried to shut down a St. Louis mall Sunday night. When police arrived and tried to usher them out, some protesters started running through a Macy’s store, knocking over displays of merchandise. One person was arrested.

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Cost Of Funding Congress Decreasing

The controversial spending deal the 113th Congress passed before the end of the year also included a little over $2 billion in funding for the operation of the House and Senate. According a USA Today report, Congress’ 2015 budget is 11 percent less than its 2010 operations budget. Back then the cost came in at $2.3 billion.

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2015: The Year Politics Breaks

The viral photo of NYPD officers turning their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio is an iconic image of a specific tragedy. It could also be a foreshadowing of 2015, when the chasm between the nation’s elected officials and the

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Resident Shoots Masturbating Dog Thief

On December 28, a Bucks County, Pennsylvania, burglar, who masturbated on one resident’s neck before stealing her dog, was shot and critically wounded after breaking into a second apartment.

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Utah’s Abortion Rate Drops to Lowest Level Ever

Utah’s abortion rate fell to 4.6 abortions per 1,000 women in 2013, down from a high of 11.1 in 1980 and 7.2 in 1975, according to the Utah Department of Health. Some 2,893 women in the state had abortions in 2013, even though the population of women in their childbearing years has doubled since 1977.

Supreme Court Abortion Buffer Zone

Obama Claims Illegal Immigrants Don’t Burden Taxpayers

President Barack Obama claimed that illegal immigrants do not burden taxpayers and are not a drain on public resources. In an interview with National Public Radio (NPR), Obama also slammed and dismissed those who are concerned about the negative impact that illegal immigration

Polls: President Obama has higher approval rating in sixth year than Bush, close to Reagan

Occidental Professor: Blame NRA, Not De Blasio, for NYPD Deaths

On December 28, “distinguished” Occidental College Professor Peter Dreier claimed those looking for a cause behind the December 20 executions of NYPD officers, Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, need to quit pointing the finger at NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) and start pointing it at the NRA.

Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos

Report: 60 Journalists Were Murdered in 2014

The annual report for the Committee to Protect Journalists reveals that at least 60 journalists around the world were killed during 2014. The highest occurrences of deaths took place in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, and the fifty-day conflict between Israel and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

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Obama on Iran Embassy: ‘Never Say Never’

President Barack Obama hinted that he might be prepared to establish a new U.S. embassy in Tehran ” if we can get a deal on making sure that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon,” and the deal led to warmer relations with the Iranian regime.

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‘All Lives Matter’ vs. ‘Black Lives Matter’ at Dueling LAPD Protests

Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the Los Angeles Police Department on Sunday to stage an “All Lives Matter” rally in support of police, who have come under increasing criticism from the “Black Lives Matter” movement in Los Angeles and around the country. A small “Black Lives Matter” counter-demonstration gathered opposite.

All Lives Matter Rally (@LAcycleHELPER / Twitter)

Vallejo, CA Residents Rally for Police

In Vallejo, CA, roughly 30 miles north of San Francisco, roughly 60 demonstrators rallied Saturday in support of their police officers, according to the Vallejo Times-Herald. The police supporters met in front of the Vallejo Police Department, holding signs emblazoned with messages such as “police lives matter.”

Vallejo Police Department delegation to funerals of NYPD officers Rafael “Ralph” Ramos

Eric Garner’s Daughter Posts Cop’s Personal Address

Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner, used Twitter to post that patrolman Justin D’Amico was “another officer that helped killed [sic] my dad,” adding a link to a Web page listing the addresses of D’Amico and five possible relatives.

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