Flames & chaos engulf Kiev protests (VIDEO)

While we sit here and argue about politics, here’s what’s going on in Kiev, Ukraine as the forces of Ukraine’s strongarm pro-Russian president and opposition protesters clash.

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Tom Perkins: “You pay a million dollars in taxes, you get a million votes. How’s that?”

It’d be just like a new Gilded Age! The venture capitalist offered the unorthodox proposal when asked to name one idea that would “change the world” at a speaking engagement in San Francisco moderated by Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky. “The Tom Perkins system is: You don’t get to vote unless you…

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County Executive Abele shells out $28,000 to Republican media consultant

It’s amazing what can be found in campaign finance reports. Abele also shelled out more than $28,000 to Thomas Keeley, a media consultant with a roster of Republican clients, including U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. Keeley handled social media during Johnson’s successful defeat of Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold.

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Hillary Clinton in 2016? Meh.

“Hillary will be a great president.” – Markos Moulitsas of DailyKos.com Perhaps Hillary Clinton is Markos’ cup of tea, but I’d love to see a more progressive Democratic presidential candidate, because the last thing I want is another centrist Democrat in the White House.

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