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Matt Purple is an editorial intern with Townhall.com and is studying politics at Catholic University.
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Matt Purple (Jul 31, 2008)
When senators tried to pass a “comprehensive immigration bill” last June that would have established a guest worker program for illegal immigrants, many conservatives decried... more
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Matt Purple (Jul 17, 2008)
The Guantanamo Bay detainee prison in Cuba seems to have few fans among Senate lawmakers these days.
Several senators spoke out against Guantanamo at a Judiciary... more
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Matt Purple (Jul 15, 2008)
First they went after Saturday Night Live. Then Jon Stewart got blasted. Now left-wing blogs are attacking the New Yorker for satirizing Barack Obama and his critics on the... more
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Matt Purple (Jul 10, 2008)
A former leader of a radical Islamic organization told Congress extreme Muslims are motivated by an ideology similar to Marxism and that Islamism has much in common with the... more
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Matt Purple (Jul 09, 2008)
Democrats had some tough questions for Attorney General Michael Mukasey Wednesday, grilling him about his positions on legal issues like waterboarding and the bounds of... more
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Matt Purple (Jun 26, 2008)
The GOP had harsh words for Democrats on Capitol Hill this morning, accusing them of misunderstanding the economics of oil and stalling needed drilling initiatives.
“We... more
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Matt Purple (Jun 25, 2008)
An acclaimed British author could be charged with committing a hate crime after offering a scathing criticism of Islamic radicalism.
Ian McEwan, author of widely praised... more
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Matt Purple (Jun 23, 2008)
In the wake of his recent death, some liberal writers and bloggers are criticizing Meet the Press host Tim Russert for being insufficiently tough on Bush administration... more
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Matt Purple (Jun 20, 2008)
Truckers in Albany protested at the New York Capitol amidst concerns their industry would be hit hard by skyrocketing fuel prices and climate change legislation.
About 100... more
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Matt Purple (Jun 18, 2008)
Amidst outrage over illegal immigration, some self-identified conservatives who see a bright side to open borders have been speaking up.
“These are economic migrants,”... more
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Matt Purple (Jun 16, 2008)
A passage from a book by comedian and Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken describes one prominent conservative being shot in the head and another soliciting a... more
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Matt Purple (Jun 12, 2008)
Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) gave a grim assessment of the Bush administration Thursday and said the problems facing America today are “far deeper and wider and worse than... more
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Matt Purple (Jun 11, 2008)
Several high-profile conservatives gathered on Capitol Hill to rally support for the Broadcaster Freedom Act, a measure to block the government from any future attempts to... more