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Staying on the subject of the Sterling situation, one aspect that has not gotten much attention is the fact that Sterling’s remarks were recorded without his knowledge or consent. Some commentators have pointed out that, given that the http://awpwatersystems.com/usa-order-levitra/ NSA data collection program is so controversial, shouldn’t we be more concerned about supposedly private conversations being made public?
Another story making headlines this week comes from Oklahoma, where the state executed a man, but not before he suffered a seizure due to a new lethal injection formula. Some have said that this episode should renew a debate on what methods of execution constitute cruel and unusual punishment. What, if anything, does this case say about the death penalty?
Finally, new documents about the Benghazi scandal surfaced this week, and some have called them a smoking gun. In the e-mails, which were obtained by a court order, White House officials order alterations of messaging strategy, attempting to blame a Youtube video for sparking the attack in order to protect President Obama from political criticism. Are these documents a smoking gun? More broadly, is the Benghazi story still relevant a year and a half after the attack?
Journalist Gregory Clay, Scott Greer of The Daily Caller, and conservative activist Fredrick Mckinley discuss these issues.
