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Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories It was the eye roll seen ‘round the world. After a clip of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper lifting his eyes skyward at Kellyanne Conway went viral last week, the White House counselor on Sunday called the move “possibly sexist.” Conway’s comments came after Cooper interviewed her Wednesday about the firing of FBI Director James Comey.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories The former US intelligence chief expressed dismay over the abrupt dismissal of the FBI director.  “I don’t think there’s any question that the Russians were playing around in our electoral processes,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.   Few can boast of a résumé like the former FBI director’s. There’s just one problem: He was fired by the president.  It was the eye roll seen ‘round the world.

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Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories Capital Source The former US senator — who will soon be in New Zealand — is inserting himself in the Massachusetts Senate race.   Capital Source Jay Gonzalez has criticized the Baker administration. But in ’09, as a Deval Patrick staffer, he was caught up in a hiring scandal.

Most popular on bostonglobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories The former US intelligence chief expressed dismay over the abrupt dismissal of the FBI director.  “I don’t think there’s any question that the Russians were playing around in our electoral processes,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.   Few can boast of a résumé like the former FBI director’s. There’s just one problem: He was fired by the president.  It was the eye roll seen ‘round the world.

Posted at 3:00 pm on May 13, 2017 by Teri Christoph Even though recent polling indicates that very few Americans think of Mother’s Day as the most important holiday, we conservatives know that it’s always a good idea to show the moms in our lives some appreciation.

Posted at 7:33 pm on May 13, 2017 by streiff A lot of us were appalled when FBI Director James Comey read a litany of misfeasance and malfeasance on the part of Hillary Clinton in her handling of highly classified information and decided that no matter how egregious and careless her conduct that no prosecution was possible. If you followed the case carefully you were stunned that the fact that Sid Blumenthal was sending Hillary Clinton information that was clearly classified provoked no curiosity.

Posted at 8:00 pm on May 13, 2017 by streiff Okay, I’m not even going to try to improve upon this post at Freedom Project Media because I am struck dumb by the awesomeness of it

Posted at 9:07 pm on May 13, 2017 by streiff Early Sunday morning, Korean time, the North Koreans conducted another missile test. The Japanese are saying that it seems like a new type of IRBM and there are muddled reports that the launch may or may not have taken place with no detectable preparation. If the latter case is true, that represents a major escalation in how the North Koreans are testing missiles and would seem to be a rehearsal for a first strike on South Korea. The thing to focus on here is the USPACOM statement. Why?

Posted at 10:02 pm on May 13, 2017 by Susan Wright Well, this was sweet. Apparently, after the news of James Comey’s firing hit the airwaves this past week, a young neighbor wanted to do something positive for him. And nothing says positivity like fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies. C’mon… especially when they’re still warm and the chips are gooey.