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Stonewall: State Dept may not finish review of Top Secret Clinton emails until after election

One of the last issues to be resolved after all of Hillary Clinton’s emails are released is what to do about the Top Secret ones which the public will never see. The obvious question for the FBI to deal with is if there was any wrongdoing which would further add to a potential criminal case. But nothing can happen until the State Department finishes evaluating the super secret material and determine if it was classified at birth and if it represented a threat to national security and a violation of the rules.

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Hillary Email Indictment Watch: State Department Staffer Given Immunity

…This is big news. People don’t get immunity deals from the federal government unless they have something big. And it would appear the Justice Department has something big because they have just given immunity to a familiar player in the email scandal:

…In a statement, Brian Fallon, a spokesman for the Clinton campaign, said: “As we have said since last summer, Secretary Clinton has been cooperating with the Department of Justice’s security inquiry, including offering in August to meet with them to assist their efforts if needed.”

Clinton is the one that is using the phrase “security inquiry” – the FBI that is doing the investigation doesn’t “do” security inquiries, they do criminal investigations.  And those are not done on “hardware”, they are done on “wetware” – people.  And for as much as a robot she plays during this campaign, she is wetware (I think).

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There is a great Editorial in the Union Leader today on why Health Care giants support extending expanded Medicaid in New Hampshire: It’s a taxpayer-backed gold mine for them. We “subsidizes mediocre health insurance plans for low-income able-bodied adults without children” and the Health Care giants get paid. Plus, there’s no guarantee it will save people paying for their own insurance a dime. But if history has any lessons to teach, it won’t.

“…expanding Medicaid hasn’t done anything to hold down health insurance costs in New Hampshire. Nor can those advocating for the program promise that these lower uncompensated care costs will be passed along to customers.

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Details are sketchy and will be updated.  Apparently, the FBI, in full tactical gear, have raided the Delemus’s and taken Jerry into custody.  My source is saying that he may be in transit to Concord for arraignment with the the “presumption” is over his involvement in the Bundy Ranch standoff in 2014 – I am thinking this is a reaction to the recently concluded situation in Oregon.  However, this is speculation. UPDATE 2: word just received that he will be arraigned at the Federal Courthouse in Concord at 4pm on a Nevada warrant and then / may be transported to Nevada afterwards.

The FBI had twice asked for meetings (10 days ago,a 9:30am and when they didn’t show up, a 1pm), so my source says, at a Dunkin Donuts in Rochester and both times failed both times to show up because of “fear for their safety” (pure balderdash IMHO).

UPDATE 4: Post-hearing info.

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As the Super Tuesday dust settles, Mr. Trump did the best, though not as “best” as some estimated. Rubio won Minnesota, Cruz won Texas, Oklahoma, and Alaska, with Kasich and Carson winning nothing. But things are getting serious. Five days ago Lindsey Graham was joking about murdering Ted Cruz and now he is (almost?) ready to back him. (Help me Obi Wan Kenobi….)

AP Alaska results on the jump

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Excerpt of an email from a local Massachusetts Grassroots group door-knocking for Ted Cruz.  Printed with permission.

The door knocking for the day was thrilling. Despite hearing polls telling how Ted Cruz was down in MA, my friend and I truly relished the public service of campaigning and discussing the campaign with people who were mostly still undecided. Yes most “undecided” on Sunday. Every single person I talked to thanked us for our service. A few Trump supporters abruptly told us they were “all set”.

As my friend and I continued to complete the remaining three-quarters of our walk books, our progress came to a screeching halt as my car was front ended, nearly collided – face to face – commando style by a fully loaded policeman.

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Our hats off to Joe McQuaid for penning an editorial of apology for their poor judgement in choosing to endorse Chris Christie for President.

Watching Christie kiss the Donald’s ring this weekend — and make excuses for the man Christie himself had said was unfit for the presidency — demonstrated how wrong we were. Rather than standing up to the bully, Christie bent his knee. In doing so, he rejected the very principles of his campaign that attracted our support.

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The assumption sold by planners and their mass-transit water carriers is that publicly funded public transportation is a public good. They still tell that tale, but now the emphasis is on how public transportation is essential to saving the planet. Mass transit makes for a better environment.

But does it?

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