Sen. Murkowski pondering ‘hold’ on Sally Jewell’s nomination over rejection of remote Aleutian road

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski wants a medical-emergencies road built to remote  King’s Cove in the Aleutian archipelago. The Fish & Wildlife Service does not. A furious Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski is thinking about putting a procedural hold on the nomination of Sally Jewell to replace Ken Salazar as secretary of the Department of the Interior. Her… Read more »

Mitt Romney blasts ‘hostile and remote’ federal government … at farm preserved with federal funds

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Mitt Romney’s campaign took this photo of their candidate railing against federal spending at the federally funded Scamman Farm in New Hampshire. Last month, he slammed a $ 150,000 federal grant to a historic 19th century bridge which will be turned into a community park. Mitt Romney earlier today, kicking off his five-day bus tour… Read more »

R.I.P. Eugene Polley, Inventor Of The Remote Control On Which Our Jobs Depend

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Here at Mediaite, our daily routine relies heavily on multiple television sets playing a multitude of cable news programs that provide fodder for our reporting and occasionally snarky commentary. It’s safe to say that this website, and our jobs, would not exist without the television set. But there’s another device we daily take for granted:… Read more »