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• Senators court 2012 voters with China currency bill Sun Oct 2
  Reuters News
• Al-Awlaki: From voice for jihad to al-Qaida figure Fri Sep 30
  AP News
• A look at the life of al-Qaida cleric al-Awlaki Fri Sep 30
  AP News
• With NY teen's suicide come spotlight, caution Wed Sep 28
  AP News
• 2014 Super Bowl logo features snowflake Tue Sep 27
  AP News
• Waving the Constitution Thu Sep 15
  Jackie Gingrich Cushman
  We are used to flag-waving in this country, but we have moved to Constitution-waving as well. Small reprints often inhabit the jacket pockets of men and pocketbooks of women. My desk holds a 3.5-inch by 5-inch copy of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. ... more
• Where was God on Sept. 11 Sun Sep 11
  W. Thomas Smith, Jr
  God was everywhere I turned, everywhere I looked. ... more
• Must a President Be Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Thu Sep 1
  Michael Brown
  The recent attacks on the intelligence of Texas Governor Rick Perry included the charge that he was dumb and, more bitingly, was like George W. Bush only without the brains. The release of his college transcripts seemed to confirm these accusations. In fact, Frank James, writing on NPR.org, warned, “if you ever enter politics, you may one day think about running for president. And if you do decide to run, your college grades could become an issue, especially if they’re mediocre.” ... more
• Anti-religious Diatribes Come in Different Forms Wed Aug 31
  Jeff Jacoby
  In 2007, a prominent Florida televangelist named Bill Keller condemned Mitt Romney's religion in a "daily devotional" to his 2.4 million e-mail subscribers. ... more
• Memo to Republican Voters: Don't Succumb to Your Inner Democrat Tue Aug 16
  Charlotte Hays
  We are witnessing the left turning on an increasingly bewildered Barack Obama, who without his usual balm of praise, now seems lost in the cosmos, with the kind of bitterness that can spring only from one cause: love gone sour. Much to my horror, my fellow Republicans, I am seeing in you something alarmingly similar to what got the 2008 Democrats in such trouble: you, too, want to fall in love. ... more
• Please Stop Sexualizing Our Children (Part II) Tue Aug 16
  Michael Brown
  There are some important things that can be lost and then recovered. Health. Finances. Friends. Even reputation. Innocence, however, is not one of them, especially the prepubescent, sexual innocence of a child. ... more
• March 30, 1981: What Really Happened Tue Aug 9
  Craig Shirley
  As of the last count by the Associated Press several years ago, there had been over 900 books written about Ronald Reagan. In the last several years, more have been added and given the abiding interest in the Gipper, one can be assured that many more are in the offing. ... more
• Prayer and the Fabric of America Sat Aug 6
  Alan Sears
  Ours is nation built on liberty, the ideals of Western Civilization, and prayer. It is also a nation under assault by people who wish to erase prayer from the list: this much was evident in the vitriol hurled at Texas Gov. Rick Perry when he recently called his fellow governors and President Obama to join him for prayer for our nation. ... more
• Wrecking Sodexo: Another Union 'Corporate Campaign' Sat Jul 30
  Carl Horowitz
  The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) could have written the book on how to get corporations to surrender. In fact, it has written the book. ... more
• Obama's Intent to Gut the Military Mon Jul 25
  Lurita Doan
  President Obama continues to push the notion that he wants a "balanced approach" to budget cuts, but it is becoming increasingly clear that the only spending cuts he is willing to contemplate are cuts in defense spending. ... more
• Obama's Zig Zags Reflect Lack of Strategy Fri Jul 22
  Donald Lambro
  President Obama's job approval score sank to nearly 40 percent this week in the midst of a budget and debt-limit crisis that threatens to further weaken our economy and America's future. ... more
• Rick Perry and 'Texism' Wed Jul 20
  Janet M. LaRue
  As if the public isn't fed up with racism and sexism in politics, political pundits, short on creativity and long on mimicry, have added another "ism" when discussing the possibility of Gov. Rick Perry of Texas announcing his run for president. ... more
• Education Is Worse Than We Thought Wed Jul 20
  Walter E. Williams
  Last December, I reported on Harvard University professor Stephan Thernstrom's essay "Minorities in College -- Good News, But...," on Minding the Campus, a website sponsored by the New York-based Manhattan Institute. ... more
• Let's Talk About Sex (Responsibly) Fri Jul 15
  Kathryn Lopez
  Sometimes the most radical ideas are the most sensible For instance, take the recent decision by John Garvey, president of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., to phase out co-ed dorms, returning to single-sex residence halls. ... more
• Failing Liberty 101 Wed Jul 13
  Walter E. Williams
  Discouraging young Americans from identifying with their country and celebrating our traditional American quest for liberty and equal rights removes the most powerful motivation to learn civics and U.S. history. ... more
• America's Unique Democracy Tue Jul 12
  Armstrong Williams
  I am concerned about what I see in America today. Never before has the government controlled such a large part of the economy. This trend was prevalent long before the most recent recession, but has become drastically worse since then. ... more
• Obama’s Assault on the Rule of Law Tue Jul 12
  Robert Knight
  When Tim Geithner whipped out his pocket Constitution in May to address the debt ceiling issue, the rivers in Hades must have been packed with ice skaters. ... more
• What Is the Fascination With Casey Anthony? Sat Jul 9
  Sandy Rios
  What is the fascination with Casey Anthony? One 96-year-old grandmother in Alabama was so fixated; she knew the names of Casey’s entire family, the defense team, the witnesses and prosecutors. The Nielsen ratings demonstrated clearly that millions of Americans spent hour upon hour of their own precious lives watching this tragic scenario unfold. But why? ... more
• Constitutional Conservatism Ready for Prime Time Wed Jul 6
  Ken Blackwell
  Liberal pundits are panicking over constitutional conservatism. They shouldn’t, because every child—whether the parents are liberal or conservative—will benefit from constitutional conservatism’s ascendency. ... more
• Washington's First Fourth Mon Jul 4
  John Ransom
  The next day, Washington marched out of Fort Necessity and surrendered the fort to the French. The French promptly burned it to the ground. ... more
• America's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb Tue Jun 21
  Peter Ferrara
  The failures of federal, state and local officials of both major parties, over many years, have primed a ticking bankruptcy bomb for America that will explode the American Dream if we don't disarm it. ... more

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