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In a Wednesday White House press conference to discuss the recent Iranian nuclear deal, President Obama addressed the sexual assault allegations against comedian Bill Cosby, saying…
President Obama On Bill Cosby Accusations: Sex Without Consent Is Rape
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Also in today’s round up, a coroner states that there is no proof BB King was poisoned before his death and President Obama speaks on reforming the criminal justice system.
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MORNING BEAUTIFUL: World Powers Make Historic Settlement In Iran Nuclear Deal & More
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President Obama Commutes The Sentences Of 46 Nonviolent Prisoners Barack still got a couple tricks up his sleeve before he vacates 1600… Via CNN President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 46 drug offenders, saying in a video posted online Monday that the men and women were not “hardened criminals” and their punishments didn’t match the crimes they committed. Obama said the move was part of his larger attempt to reform the criminal justice system, including reviewing sentencing laws and reducing punishments for non-violent crimes. With Monday’s announcement, Obama has commuted more sentences than any president since Lyndon B. Johnson. “I believe that at its heart, America is a nation of second chances, and I believe these folks deserve their second chance,” Obama said in the video. The move brings the number of Obama’s commutations to nearly 90. Most of those have been for federal prisoners incarcerated for drug offenses who were slapped with long sentences mandated under guidelines set during a drug-and-crime wave in the 1980s. Under current sentencing guidelines most of those prisoners would have already finished serving time. Of the 46 prisoners whose sentences were commuted on Monday, 13 were sentenced to prison for life. Most of those commuted sentences will now end in November, a several month transition period that officials said allowed for arrangements to be made in halfway homes and other facilities. After they’re released, the former prisoners will be supervised by probation officers and subject to conditions that were set during their original sentencing, which is some cases includes drug testing. How do you feel about Obama’s big move? Do you have an incarcerated family member who deserves clemency from the President? Image via AP
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Free At Last: Obama Commutes Prison Sentences For 46 Nonviolent Drug Offenders
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President Obama To Set Nonviolent Drug Offenders Free From Federal Prison Obama flexin’ on the feds… Via NYTimes Sometime in the next few weeks, aides expect President Obama to issue orders freeing dozens of federal prisoners locked up on nonviolent drug offenses. With the stroke of his pen, he will probably commute more sentences at one time than any president has in nearly half a century. The expansive use of his clemency power is part of a broader effort by Mr. Obama to correct what he sees as the excesses of the past, when politicians eager to be tough on crime threw away the key even for minor criminals. With many Republicans and Democrats now agreeing that the nation went too far, Mr. Obama holds the power to unlock that prison door, especially for young African-American and Hispanic men disproportionately affected. But even as he exercises authority more assertively than any of his modern predecessors, Mr. Obama has only begun to tackle the problem he has identified. In the next weeks, the total number of commutations for Mr. Obama’s presidency may surpass 80, but more than 30,000 federal inmates have come forward in response to his administration’s call for clemency applications. A cumbersome review process has advanced only a small fraction of them. And just a small fraction of those have reached the president’s desk for a signature. “I think they honestly want to address some of the people who have been oversentenced in the last 30 years,” said Julie Stewart, the founder and president of Families Against Mandatory Minimums, a group advocating changes in sentencing. “I’m not sure they envisioned that it would be as complicated as it is, but it has become more complicated, whether it needs to be or not, and that’s what has bogged down the process.” Overhauling the criminal justice system has become a bipartisan venture. Like Mr. Obama, Republicans running for his job are calling for systemic changes. Lawmakers from both parties are collaborating on legislation. And the United States Sentencing Commission has revised guidelines for drug offenders, so far retroactively reducing sentences for more than 9,500 inmates, nearly three-quarters of them black or Hispanic. POTUS is really lettin’ it all hang out in his last days in office. Gay marriage. Soul-reviving eulogies. Prison reform. Barack is BALLIN’ on these hoes! Image via AP
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Free At Last: President Obama To Grant Clemency To Dozens Of Convicted Nonviolent Drug Offenders
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Because her parents hail from Honduras, and because she has an IQ over 13, one would think America Ferrera would have some very mean things to say about Donald Trump. This is a man, after all, who recently said immigrants are coming to this country to do drugs and to rape our citizens . But Ferrera has taken a different approach when considering Trump’s recent words and actions… and it’s pretty darn awesome. “Dear Donald,” Ferrera wrote as a piece for HuffPost Latino Voices, addressing Trump directly. “You’ve said some pretty offensive things about Latino immigrants recently, and I think they’re worth addressing. Because, you know, this is the United States of America, where I have the right to speak up even if I’m not a billionaire. Isn’t that awesome?” So… did Ferrera go on to slam Trump the way so many celebrities ( such as Cher ) have before her? Nope. She went on to thank Trump for basically taking himself out of the Presidential running in 2016. “Remarks like yours will serve brilliantly to energize Latino voters and increase turnout on election day against you and any other candidate who runs on a platform of hateful rhetoric,” the actress explained. “You are running for President in a country where the Latino population grew by over 49 percent from 2000-2012, while the rest of the country grew by 5.8 percent.” Whoa there, America. Take it easy. Donald Trump is not one to fully grasp the concept of numbers, unless they serve his own narrative. In case he doesn’t understand her point, however, Ferrera went on to make it very clear: “I hope by now you understand that without the Latino vote, there is no chance of you ever winning this election.” Sadly, of course, Trump is currently running second among all Republican hopefuls. It’s not completely out of the realm of possibility that he wins the Republication nomination at least. Which may be the most depressing thing we’ve ever written. Ferrera then wrapped up her speech by quoting Trump’s own words back to him: “No, Mr. Trump, you may not reduce us to drug dealers and rapists. We are moms and dads, sons and daughters. We are valedictorians and honor students. We are college graduates, bankers, police officers, entertainers, teachers, journalists, politicians and we are the future of America.” In light of his immigration comments, Trump has been fired by Macy’s and has had his relationship with NBC severed by the network . Not that any of this is stopping him from doubling down on his beliefs, as proven below: Donald Trump Doubles Down on Anti-Mexican Comments Donald Trump: I Love Mexican People!
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America Ferrera Pens Thank You Note to Donald Trump
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Take a look at 29 celebrities you didn't know weren't born in the U.S. They might have grown up here, but they weren't born here! 1. Mila Kunis Mila Kunis played all-American teen Jackie on That 70s Show, but she was born in the Ukraine in 1983 and immigrated to the US with her family as a child. 2. Jim Carrey Jim Carrey was born in North America, but not in America. The funny man is Canadian. 3. Natalie Portman Natalie Portman, nee Natalie Hershlag, was born in Jerusalem in 1981. She has dual citizenship in the United States and Israel. 4. Amy Adams The super beautiful and amazingly talented Amy Adams was born in Italy. 5. Nina Dobrev The Vampire Diaries’ Nina Dobrev was born in Sofia, Bulgaria – not unlike her TVD character’s doppelganger – and raised in Canada, where she moved as a young girl. 6. Bruce Willis Bruce Willis’ father was in the armed services and met Bruce’s mother while stationed in West Germany, where Willis was born. View Slideshow
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29 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Weren’t Born in the U.S.
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Gay marriage? Health care subsidies? The 2016 Presidential Election? Please. President Barack Obama has a far more important subject to debate: the mere suggestion that one ought to put peas in one’s guacamole. The New York Times published an article on Wednesday, July 1 that dared to make this recommendation, as the venerable newspaper Tweeted along with the photo posted above: Add green peas to your guacamole. Trust us. The accompanying piece argued that including peas with this chip-themed delicacy adds an “intense sweetness and a chunky texture to the dip.” But a certain Commander-in-Chief strongly disagrees. “Respect the nyt, but not buying peas in guac,” Obama tweeted. “Onions, garlic, hot peppers. Classic.” As you might expect, the President’s own list of essentials sparked their own bit of online outrage, but let’s save his guacamole recipe for another time. Now, we simply want to know your take on this escalating situation: peas in guacamole? Yay or nay?!?
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President Obama Aghast at Notion of Peas in Guacamole
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Gay marriage? Health care subsidies? The 2016 Presidential Election? Please. President Barack Obama has a far more important subject to debate: the mere suggestion that one ought to put peas in one’s guacamole. The New York Times published an article on Wednesday, July 1 that dared to make this recommendation, as the venerable newspaper Tweeted along with the photo posted above: Add green peas to your guacamole. Trust us. The accompanying piece argued that including peas with this chip-themed delicacy adds an “intense sweetness and a chunky texture to the dip.” But a certain Commander-in-Chief strongly disagrees. “Respect the nyt, but not buying peas in guac,” Obama tweeted. “Onions, garlic, hot peppers. Classic.” As you might expect, the President’s own list of essentials sparked their own bit of online outrage, but let’s save his guacamole recipe for another time. Now, we simply want to know your take on this escalating situation: peas in guacamole? Yay or nay?!?
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President Obama Aghast at Notion of Peas in Guacamole
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Rachel Dolezal Removed From Police Ombudsman Commission For Misconduct Too-da-loo ! Via NYPost The Spokane City Council has voted to remove Rachel Dolezal, the former Spokane NAACP president, from the city’s volunteer police ombudsman commission. The 6-0 vote came Thursday afternoon, KREM-TV reported. On Wednesday, Mayor David Condon and Spokane Council President Ben Stuckart called for Dolezal and two others to step down from the five-member commission after an independent investigation found the three commissioners acted improperly and violated government rules. The evidence and interviews confirmed workplace harassment allegations and “a pattern of misconduct” by Dolezal, the chairwoman, and two other commissioners, the report said. The council accepted the resignation of one of those commissioners and voted to give the other more time to respond. Dolezal, 37, resigned as head of the NAACP’s Spokane chapter this week after her parents said she was a white woman pretending to be black. In May, the city hired lawyers to investigate whistleblower complaints filed by an unidentified city employee who staffed the police commission. The report said Dolezal abused her authority by trying to supervise the Office of Police Ombudsman personnel and she exhibited bias against law enforcement, despite rules requiring fairness and impartiality. Dolezal’s duties as commissioner and as NAACP president were in conflict because she actively engaged in protests of officer-involved shootings, the report also said. Bye, bye, beyotch! *waves*
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President Obama addressed the tragic Emanuel AME Church massacre in a speech today (June 18). This obviously isn’t the first time in President Obama‘s tenure…
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President Obama Addresses The Charleston Shooting + Makes It All About Gun Control
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