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West Point and shoot

Good grief:

A West Point think tank has issued a paper warning America about “far right” groups such as the “anti-federalist” movement, which supports “civil activism, individual freedoms and self-government.”

Nightmare No. 1

Yeah, Joe, that's what some of us are afraid of:

At an inaugural reception last night, Vice President Joe Biden praised President Obama for his first term and welcomed America to his second.

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“I want you to know something else about this guy Barack Obama — he’s just getting started,” Biden added. “He’s just getting started.”

Flyboy

Aren't we lucky to have such smart movie stars?

Django Unchained and Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio says he is planning to take a significant break from filming and concentrate on his environmental campaigning.

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"I would like to improve the world a bit. I will fly around the world doing good for the environment,'' added DiCaprio, in comments published in German.

Like, wow

The gal pal blues

Slipping

The eternal struggle:

Freedom House's annual report on the state of global freedom labels 90 countries as "free" in 2012, increasing by three from the previous year, with 16 countries showing positive gains.

But 27 countries' scores declined, marking the seventh year the report has indicated more declines than gains worldwide.

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Blissful ignorance

Sad. In a new poll,

. . . just 44 percent of those under 30 even knew the landmark Roe v. Wade case dealt with right to terminate a pregnancy.

The poll found a majority of Americans support keeping Roe v. Wade, which hasn't changed in 20 years. The most interesting part: 53 percent say abortion is not that important compared to other issues. Very, very vocal minorities at both ends of the spectrum just make it seem so.

It's all big

People throw the term "fascist" around so casually that it's clear many of them don't have a clue what it means. Whole Foods CEO John Mackey does, as he shows in his remarks about Obamacare:

For the children

Yep, pretty much:

President Barack Obama set a new standard Wednesday for stupidly exploitative White House events by appearing onstage with children to unveil his gun control proposals.

He quoted from letters that the kids had written him. He invoked their Solomonic authority: “Their voices should compel us to change.” He signed executive orders as they gazed on adoringly. He hugged and high-fived them.

Donor blues

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