1776 COALITION EXTRA 06/23/2015

GUESS THE POLITICAL PARTY: AP PHOTO LINES PISTOL UP WITH SENATOR, 2016 CANDIDATE TED CRUZ’S BRAIN Of course, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is a Republican. That puts him in proximity with guns and gun posters, as seen in this picture from Associated Press photog Charlie Neibergall, more often than Democrats. Still, imagine a similar situation–a U.S.... Read More U.S. data hack may be 4Xs larger than the govt originally said Washington | The personal data of an estimated 18 million current, former and prospective federal employees were affected by a cyber breach at the Office of Personnel Management - more than four times the 4.2 million the agency has publicly... Read More Former CEO of Red Light Camera Company Pleads Guilty to Bribery of Public Officials Last Friday, federal prosecutors announced in a statement obtained by Ars Technica that former Redflex Traffic Systems CEO Karen Finley has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery and wire and mail fraud charges related to an eight-year... Read More S.C. Gov. Haley calls for removal of Confederate flag near the state Capitol COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday that the Confederate flag near the state Capitol should be moved, reversing an earlier position she had held and adding a powerful voice to the growing chorus of calls for... Read More Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he has cancer of lymph nodes Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has "very advanced" and "very aggressive" cancer of the lymph nodes, but he said Monday he will continue to work as the state's chief elected official. Hogan said the cancer is B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He says... Read More ‘Abortion drone’ to drop DIY drugs over Poland to women A drone carrying medical abortion pills is set to fly to Poland, where abortion is severely restricted for women. The ‘abortion drone’ is being sent by not-for-profit organisation Women on Waves - which provides medical abortion pills around the world... Read More