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Friday, January 10, 2014

TMB: Poverty Chic: The Latest Political Fashion Plus More‏

Column: Poverty Chic
By Matthew Continetti“Poverty,” the New York Times announced yesterday, “is suddenly the subject of bipartisan embrace.” I have spent a lot of time parsing that sentence.

Dangerous Waters
By Bill GertzChina’s imposition of new restrictions on foreign fishing in the South China Sea is a “dangerous and provocative” measure, the State Department said on Thursday.

Report: Iran Sanctions Supported by 62 Percent of Senate Dems
By Adam KredoA new Iran sanctions bill in the Senate may already have the support of 34 Democratic senators despite White House attempts to ensure the measure dies before coming to a vote.

Rep. King: Republicans ‘Sounding Like 1960s Antiwar Democrats’
By Alana GoodmanRep. Peter King (R., NY) continued to take shots at the isolationist wing of the Republican Party on Thursday, claiming many in his party believe the National Security Agency and drone program poses more of a “real threat” than al Qaeda.

Business Group with Obama Ties to Address Minimum Wage
By Lachlan MarkayA business group run by former Democratic operatives with deep ties to the Obama White House is attempting to sway media coverage of the debate over a federal minimum wage increase.

‘Lone Survivor’ Review
By Sonny BunchDirector Peter Berg opens his latest film with a montage of real footage of Navy SEALs pushing their bodies to the limit. We see them go to the point of exhaustion and push through, limbs shaking, eyes glazing over, lungs screaming for air.

Steven Hyden Grossly Underrates Bruce Springsteen’s Live: 1975-85
By Sonny BunchI was with Steven Hyden on the rating of Bruce Springsteen’s studio albums. I think he nails each and every one of them. Nebraska? A little overrated. Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.? Entirely underrated. But then we get to the live albums and this little aside about Live/1975-85.

Bolton: Score One for Bob Gates

By WFB StaffFormer Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton joined Fox News Thursday to discuss Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ new book, Duty, saying he agrees with Gates’ assertion that Vice President Joe Biden has been wrong on every foreign policy issue of the past 40 years.