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Nintendo unveils Mario Kart 8 for Wii U ahead of spring 2014 release
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House GOPer: Grassley’s immigration comments “not appropriate”
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a Republican from Florida who is leading the House’s drafting of immigration reform, said that he thought it was “not appropriate” for Sen. Chuck Grassley to tie immigration to the manhunt for the Boston bombing suspects at this point.”Linking something like that to other legislation I think is probably not appropriate at this time,” Diaz-Balart told ThinkProgress. “In the first place, we don’t have the facts. What I will tell you is, what is indisputable, is that we have an immigration system that is broken.”He continued that “If somebody is here today in the United States and commits a crime, it is under the current immigration system,” so “what does that lead me to believe? That we have to fix the current immigration system, if in fact there is any connection between immigration at all.”Grassley kicked off the Senate’s Friday hearing on immigration reform by saying: “We also appreciate the opportunity to talk about immigration. Particularly in light of all that’s happening in Massachusetts right now and over the last week.”Continue Reading… … Read More
Beyoncé and Jay-Z trip to Cuba reportedly licensed by U.S. Treasury
The GOP continues to question how celebrity couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z were allowed to visit Cuba, a country that the US has restricted tourism to for over 50 years. Although Obama loosened American travel restrictions to allow educational and cultural visits in recent years, media reports indicate that the celebrity couple went on vacation to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary.Prompted by inquiries into the trip from Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, sources have come forward to say that the US Treasury sanctioned the visit. From the Guardian:Continue Reading… … Read More
Pope Francis accused by family and friends of tortured priests
Jorge Mario Bergoglio known for his opposition to progressive governments and clerics, is accused of silence, cooperation with Argentinean dictatorship … Read More
