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NBC & CBS News: Democrats Plotted to Disrupt Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Hearing

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Post date September 5, 2018

Click here: Democratic senators opened Kavanaugh confirmation hearing with a protest plan that was coordinated and agreed to over the weekend, people familiar with the planning tell @NBCPolitics. — NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) September 4, 2018

CBS News’ Nancy Cordes reports that a source familiar with the discussions confirms that Sen. Schumer held a conference call with Judiciary Committee democrats over the Labor Day weekend to discuss the strategy they are now deploying in a coordinated manner, interrupting the start of the hearing to call – one after the other – for a delay in the proceedings until senators get all the Kavanaugh documents they want and have time to read them.

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$75,000 a year with benefits; no college needed. Yet employers can’t fill jobs

Post author By Falcon
Post date September 5, 2018

Click here: As the economy barrels toward full employment, contractors are struggling to find enough skilled workers to fuel the construction boom.

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Manufacturers growing at fastest pace in 14 years

Post author By Falcon
Post date September 5, 2018

Click here: American manufacturers are on a roll: Business conditions surged in August to a 14-year high.

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Stossel: What Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Means for Liberty

Post author By Falcon
Post date September 5, 2018

Will Judge Kavanaugh will be good for liberty? John Stossel explains in this short 5-minute video.

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Are you Left or Liberal?

Post author By Falcon
Post date September 4, 2018

Tell the average American you’re a liberal and they’ll assume you’re on the political left. Yet, leftists and liberals hold very different positions on key issues. In this short 6-minute video, Dennis Prager explains how the tenets of liberalism like a belief in capitalism and free speech have more in common with conservatism than with the identity politics and racial resentment preached by the left.

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Bloodhounds crush Falcons, 46-0

Post author By Falcon
Post date September 2, 2018

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West Burlington / Notre Dame Wide Receiver Rylie Koenig (81) is tackled by Ft. Madison’s Keaton Poe (25) and Sheymouhr Redd-Donald (2) Friday night in Ft. Madison. Ft. Madison defeated WBND, 46-0.

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Ft. Madison’s Sheymouhr Redd-Donald (2) knocks a pass away from West Burlington / Notre Dame Receiver Kaysean Rice (6) Friday night in Ft. Madison. Ft. Madison defeated WBND, 46-0.

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West Burlington / Notre Dame Quarterback Anthony Hoffman (18) carries the ball against Ft. Madison Friday night in Ft. Madison. Ft. Madison defeated WBND, 46-0.

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West Burlington / Notre Dame Head Coach Jay Eilers talks it over with players during a timeout in their game against Ft. Madison Friday night in Ft. Madison. Ft. Madison defeated WBND, 46-0.

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West Burlington / Notre Dame Cheerleaders fire up fans Friday night in Ft. Madison

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West Burlington / Notre Dame’s Carson Chiperez (8) and Ethan Eilers (75) tackle Ft. Madison ball carrier Michael Mosena Friday night in Ft. Madison. Ft. Madison defeated WBND, 46-0.

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West Burlington / Notre Dame Running Back Dreyton LaVeine (28) fights for yardage against Ft. Madison Friday night in Ft. Madison. Ft. Madison defeated WBND, 46-0.

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West Burlington / Notre Dame Quarterback Anthony Hoffman (18) looks to a receiver against Ft. Madison Friday night in Ft. Madison. Ft. Madison defeated WBND, 46-0.

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With the Economy Humming Americans Are Grilling More Steaks for Labor Day

Post author By Falcon
Post date September 2, 2018

Click here: The economy is booming. So when Americans have more money, they like to treat themselves. That means there could be plenty of steaks on the grill this year for Labor Day.

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Boom Times: 83% execs say business is better, 76% see more growth

Post author By Falcon
Post date September 2, 2018

Click here: Over eight-in-10 executives believe that business is better than it was two years ago, and almost as many expect further growth in the third year of the Trump administration, according to a new survey of decision makers.

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Jacksonville shooting suspect had history of mental illness

Post author By Falcon
Post date August 28, 2018

New details are emerging about the young man accused of opening fire at a video game tournament in Florida over the weekend. The shooter, David Katz, had a history of mental illness and was hospitalized twice.

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Study: A Third Of Teens Haven’t Read A Single Book In Past Year

Post author By Falcon
Post date August 27, 2018