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June 03, 2014
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Strange Fruit
For years, the conglomerate paid off Colombian militias. So it’s no wonder the company is now furiously lobbying to stop a bill that would make it easier to sue terror financiers.
BACKFIRE
Joni Ernst began as a compromise candidate, but attacked the EPA, Farm Bill, and more to woo conservatives. That won’t help in an agricultural swing state.
Burning Bush 2.0
Herman Cain is just the latest in a long line of GOP candidates who say God told them to run for president—but apparently God never mentioned anything about winning.
Policy Switch?
For years, the Obama administration avoided calling Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl a POW. But now that he’s free, it has reversed course—potentially triggering Taliban demands.
Party at Sea
It bills itself as the first stop on the road to the White House, but many GOP players skipped the New Orleans confab. Enough were there, however, to show a party at war with itself.
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