Day: August 20, 2013

If you are a Republican lawmaker or a GOP talking head, the following is a list of key words to use as much as possible. The more of these words you can cram into your talking points, the better. You don’t need to make sense or tell the truth, just move your lips and make sounds. No one will notice that your thoughts are nonsense.

• Greece
• Hitler
• Socialism
• Fascism
• Communism
• Train wreck
• Freedom
• Democracy
• Founding fathers
• Constitution
• Union thugs
• Welfare cheats
• Entitlements
• Job creators
• 47%
• Obamacare
• Islam
• Terrorists
• IRS
• Benghazi
• Fast and furious
• Solyndra
• Sequester

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Sandra Avila Beltran, known as the “Queen of the Pacific” for alleged drug dealings, was deported Tuesday from the United States to Mexico, where she will facemoney-laundering charges, the third set of criminal accusations against her.

Avila landed in Mexico City on a chartered plane from El Paso, Texas, along with other deportees, the Mexican attorney general’s office said.

She was being held in a hangar belonging to the attorney general’s office, where she will be served with an arrest warrant, the state-run Notimex news agency reported. She will undergo a medical exam before being transported to the state of Jalisco, where she faces charges of money laundering, according to Notimex.