Lindsey Graham Plans To Block Chuck Hagel, John Brennan To Get Answers On Benghazi (Huffington Post) It’s hard to believe that we’re less than a decade removed from when Republicans, then in charge of the Senate, threatened the so-called “nuclear option” to do away with the filibuster for good, all because Senate Democrats were holding up six of President Bush’s judicial appointments. Republicans cried that Democrats were abusing the filibuster like it had never been abused before, and looked to be on the verge of…

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Michigan right-to-work law viewed as domino redefining Rust Belt (Bloomberg News) Michigan Emergency Manager Bill Passed By State Senate (Huffington Post) I’ve never been one to use emoticons  all that much, probably because I’m a person of words and I prefer to use those to describe how I’m feeling about something. That said, I can appreciate a good emoticon, and one of my favourite is the table-flipping Japanese emoticon (or “emoji”). When used in the right places it can make me laugh, and it’s one…

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