National Review writer refers to ‘wetbacks’; Twitter freaks out

http://twitter.com/#!/iboudreau/status/224971621377638400 This afternoon, National Review Online published an opinion piece by Jay Nordlinger that caused a lot of consternation over the use of the word “wetback,” which many consider to be a racial slur: Truth is, some conservatives lamented that [former President Ronald Reagan] had indeed “grown” in office. He had gone out of his […]

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NYT reports of one-on-one talks with Iran over nuclear program premature

http://twitter.com/#!/mikeallen/status/259798981738131456 A scoop by the New York Times today reporting an agreement to one-on-one negotiations between the Obama administration and Iran over that country’s nuclear program quickly lit up Twitter and international media, but National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor quickly issued a statement saying that “it’s not true that the United States and Iran have […]

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Our 9 Favorite Feature Stories This Week: Paula Deen, The Zimmermans, And A Miscarriage Of Justice

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This week for BuzzFeed, Alex Campbell investigates laws that imprison battered women whose partners have killed their children. Read that and these other stories from BuzzFeed and around the web. 1. How The Law Turns Battered Women Into Criminals — BuzzFeed View this image › Photograph by Melanie Buford for The Dallas Morning News Arlena […]

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