Victims of Santa Barbara shooting, stabbing spree remembered - CBS News

Victims of Santa Barbara shooting, stabbing spree remembered - CBS News: "The three young men who shared an apartment with Elliot Rodger were planning to move out because they found him such a difficult roommate. But before they could do that, he stabbed them to death.

The roommates were among six University of California, Santa Barbara students Rodger killed during Friday night's rampage in the Isla Vista neighborhood."



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5 Things Obama Should Do in His West Point Foreign Policy Speech

5 Things Obama Should Do in His West Point Foreign Policy Speech: "Only some of each president’s speeches are billed as “major,” and today’s is one of them for President Obama. His commencement address at West Point is a “major” foreign policy speech at a time when America’s friends and adversaries are questioning U.S. leadership."



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House Votes to Ban Pentagon from Claiming ‘Climate Change’ as National Security Threat | Vision to America

House Votes to Ban Pentagon from Claiming ‘Climate Change’ as National Security Threat | Vision to America: "John Holdren, czar of the White House Office of Science and Technology, recently asserted that “climate change is not a distant threat — It already is affecting every region of the country and key sectors of the economy.”"



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VA Hands Out $9 million in Bonuses as Veterans Die in Wait Lines | Vision to America

VA Hands Out $9 million in Bonuses as Veterans Die in Wait Lines | Vision to America: "More than 12,000 Veterans Administration employees in several states have received nearly $9 million in bonuses since 2011, according to a government watchdog group."



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School Teacher Attempts to Ban Gun-Shaped Clouds | Vision to America

School Teacher Attempts to Ban Gun-Shaped Clouds | Vision to America: "They might want to add a few states to the list of forbidden images. Florida, Oklahoma, and Idaho all look too much like guns. They should at least redact them from their schoolroom maps of the U.S., if they even have those anymore."



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The VA Scandal Is About to Get Much Worse » Eagle Rising

The VA Scandal Is About to Get Much Worse » Eagle Rising: "Okay. The VA Scandal is pretty awful. But what happens when the same problems inherent within any system of socialized medicine spreads from the VA to everyone else? Mass Chaos - we better get ready."



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Watch Hypocritical Harvard Professor Ask for Money » Eagle Rising

Watch Hypocritical Harvard Professor Ask for Money » Eagle Rising: "At Eagle Rising we have become accustomed to the hypocrisy of the left, but this one takes the cake for lack of shame.

Harvard Professor and founder of Creative Commons, Lawrence Lessig, discusses his desire to end the influence of SuperPAC’s in the most hypocritical way possible … by creating a SuperPAC."



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Joe the Plumber's Open Letter to the Families of UCSB Shooting Spree » Eagle Rising

Joe the Plumber's Open Letter to the Families of UCSB Shooting Spree » Eagle Rising: "The brilliant and blue collar Joe Wurzelbacher (or Joe the Plumber to you) recently wrote an open letter to the families of Elliot Rodger's victims. One of the parents who has suffered through this terrible act has called to make gun laws even more strict and blamed groups like the NRA for the tragedy. He is wrong and Joe explains why."



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Half of the Unemployed Have Given Up on Work

Half of the Unemployed Have Given Up on Work: "According to a recent Harris poll, half of America's unemployed have given up searching for a job, reports J.D. Tuccille, managing editor at Reason.com. The April 2014 poll asked 1,500 unemployed adults questions about their unemployment experiences and views of the labor market. The results?"



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More College Graduates Than Jobs Requiring Degrees

More College Graduates Than Jobs Requiring Degrees: "More and more, today's college graduates face uncertain futures. Many will end up in jobs that require only high school diplomas, explains economist Richard Vedder.

In 2014, colleges and universities across the United States will confer 1.8 million bachelor's degrees upon American students. Many graduates will enter the labor force and take home large salaries, but many others will end up in jobs that have historically been the province of those with only a high school diploma. Today, more than 1 million college graduates work in retail sales."



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Politics Have Trumped Ethics In The Obama Administration - Victor Davis Hanson - Page 1

Politics Have Trumped Ethics In The Obama Administration - Victor Davis Hanson - Page 1: "Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki cannot get a handle on the recent scandalous treatment of veterans in VA hospitals, where more than 40 sick men were allowed to die without proper follow-up treatment. A cover-up allegedly followed. When the Walter Reed Army Medical Center scandal broke under the George W. Bush administration, heads rolled. So far, Shinseki seems immune from similar accountability."



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