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Obama and the Fourth Estate
https://townhall.com/columnists/janetmlarue/2012/11/18/obama_and_the_fourth_estate
– The national security failure exposed by the Benghazi bungle has all of the intrigue and more of the movie, Absence of Malice, starring … Brimley steals the closing scene as the righteously riled deputy attorney general come to clean house in the aftermath of unbridled political … The following question to Obama by Fox News White House correspondent Ed Henry has been hyped as the “tough” question.…
A Fork in the Road, Part II
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevedeace/2012/11/17/a_fork_in_the_road_part_ii
– For too long we have allowed political pimps for both political parties in both white and black churches to manipulate us. … A hurricane threatening the Tampa area caused the Republican National Convention to be trimmed short by a day, as well as the loss … If I’m right, then the good news is God still loves us enough to hold us accountable, which means He isn’t done with us yet.…
Benghazi Betrayal May be a Cover-Up of American Weapons in Hands of Terrorists
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2012/11/17/b…_may_be_a_coverup_of_american_weapons_in_hands_of_terrorists
– Glenn Beck reported that Glen Doherty, the former Navy Seal who was killed alongside Ambassador Christopher Stevens, told ABC NewsPolitical analysts are calling Benghazigate a worse presidential scandal than Watergate, because four Americans lost their lives. … The Iran-Contra hearings resulted in Reagan dismissing Oliver North from his position at the National Security Council.…
Q&A: Brian Brown: gay marriage not inevitable
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/11/16/qa_brian_brown_gay_marriage_not_inevitable
– But it wasn't a turning point on the issue, and traditionalists can still win the cultural battle, says Brian Brown of the NationalNational Organization for Marriage has been at the forefront in recent years fighting to defend the traditional definition of marriage … to the famous 2008 vote in California, where traditional forces raised about as much money as gay activists and surprised the political
Islamists Target Arab Monarchies
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2012/11/16/islamists_target_arab_monarchies
– The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China concluded on 14 November after the Congress elected a new Central Committee … Political reform means measures to ease social tension and increase participation within the communist system. … One news service reported strikes or demonstrations in 22 countries.…
In church-related tax policy report, commission recommends more donor involvement
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/12/05/in_c…x_policy_report_commission_recommends_more_donor_involvement
– highly transparent process" involving multiple meetings, media communications, public input, position papers, presentations at national … Sometime in 2013, the commission plans to submit to Grassley a second report addressing the increasingly controversial topic of political … Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress ) and in your email (…
North Korea to Test Multi-Stage Rocket
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2012/12/05/north_korea_to_test_multistage_rocket
– The Unha-3 rocket will carry a polar-orbiting earth observation satellite, according to the Korean Central News Agency. … The political ripple effects do not seem as important to this Kim regime as they were during the regimes of Kim Il-sung and Kim Chong-il … Syria: Today Western news services reported that Syrian chemical warfare military units are positioning the components of binary chemical…
Future Generations
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2012/12/05/future_generations
– Washington would have to collect $8 trillion in tax revenue, not to pay off our national debt and have reserves against unfunded … Given this impossible picture, the message coming out of Washington, especially from our leftist politicians and the news media, is … The true tragedy for our future is that there are millions of uninformed Americans who will buy the political demagoguery and treachery…
Anatomy of a Flop: GOP "Cliff" Counter-Offer Fizzles
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/12/04/anatomy_of_a_flop_gop_cliff_counteroffer_fizzles
– free-fall over the cliff, a political act that he calls a "very dangerous risk."   … Thus, we're stuck with two political parties gripped by contrasting flaws.   … (6) These images and key soundbytes dominate the next news cycle.  …
Confirmed: Obamacare is an Unpopular, Shoddy Trainwreck
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/12/04/confirmed_obamacare_is_an_unpopular_shoddy_trainwreck
– The opposition isn't so much political as practical. … The delay was triggered by a combination of technical ineptitude and a political desire to hide many of the unpleasant regulations … In a news dump this past Friday afternoon, HHS released 373 pages of new insurance regulations, and buried on page 299 is a proposed…
FIRST-PERSON: Israel's plight
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/12/03/firstperson_israels_plight
– Since Israel is a democracy, the repatriation of Palestinians and the patriation of their offspring would mean national suicide. … But it is not the counsel of love to indulge the political cause of those who seek to erase Israel from the map. … Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress ) and in your email (…
BREAKING: GOP Counters WH Offer on Fiscal Cliff, Embraces Bowles-Simpson Variant
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/12/03/breaking_…ters_wh_offer_on_fiscal_cliff_embraces_bowlessimpson_variant
– which Republicans have essentially appropriated: "House Republican leaders endorsed a far-reaching plan Monday to rein in the national … I discussed that question earlier this afternoon with Fox News' Megyn Kelly:   Blaming other people has served this … president well for much of his political career.  …
The White House Does a Gary Bettman
https://townhall.com/columnists/taddehaven/2012/12/03/the_white_house_does_a_gary_bettman
– If you’re a hockey fan, you’re probably pretty irritated that the National Hockey League’s owners and players still haven’t reached … The only good news is that the president’s extreme opening proposal is going nowhere, which the administration apparently expected. … guiltier party for having passed up a chance to be a genuine leader (as the pundits like to say), in exchange for scoring some political
Benghazi Denial Syndrome: Clinical or Cynical
https://townhall.com/columnists/shawnmitchell/2012/12/03/benghazi_denial_syndrome_clinical_or_cynical
– It is divisive, opportunistic partisanship and political profiteering upon the graves of fallen Americans. … news shows to account for the atrocity, rather than sending Secretary Clinton, who was up to her neck in things. … But he was somehow certain they weren’t changed for political purposes. Of course not.…
Syria Rebels Cut Off Airport
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2012/12/01/syria_rebels_cut_off_airport
– The Minister is primarily an administrative and a political position. … Some news pundits have called it a symbolic victory. Actually that is quite wide of the mark. … Tunisians have learned the hard way that national elections have nothing to do with prosperity.…
Gitmo North Returns: Obama's Shady Prison Deal
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2012/11/30/gitmo_north_returns_obamas_shady_prison_deal
– As you may recall, the scheme caused a national uproar. Rep. … will exists, we could finally close Guantanamo without imperiling our national security." … The "political will" does not exist now, nor has it ever.…
Poll: 53 Percent of Democrats Hold Favorable View of Socialism
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/11/29/53_percent_of_democrats_three_cheers_for_socialism
– Whenever conservatives bring up the s-word in political discourse, indignant liberals recoil at the term.   … Setting aside the socialism news hook for a moment, the stat that really astonishes me is the perception chasm on the federal government … Our federal government has run up record deficits, has compiled a frightening national debt, hasn't passed a budget in years, and is…
Feinstein: How Bout' Bringing GITMO Detainees to the United States?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/11/29/feinstein_how_bout_bringing_gitmo_detainees_to_the_united_states
– Dianne Feinstein's renewed interest in the proposal first came to light Wednesday after Fox News turned up an internal Government Accountability … Two hours after Fox News' inquiry about the report, Feinstein's office posted the report online and released a statement confirming … “This report demonstrates that if the political will exists, we could finally close Guantanamo without imperiling our national security…
It's Come to This: Sandra Fluke Nominated for Person of the Year
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2012/11/28/its_come_to_this_sandra_fluke_named_person_of_the_year
– Cast your vote for the person you think most influenced the news this year for better or worse. … Fluke, meanwhile, weathered the attention with poise and maturity and emerged as a political celebrity. … Democrats gave her a national-convention speaking slot as part of their push to make reproductive rights a central issue in the 2012…
The Power of High Places: Academia and Media are Hives of the Left That Sway the Culture
https://townhall.com/columnists/marvinolasky/2012/11/28/the_…ademia_and_media_are_hives_of_the_left_that_sway_the_culture
– The second book of Kings in the Old Testament is a usefully depressing history on national decline. … It also has a political kick, as the increasing number of never-married and divorced women depend more on government and vote overwhelmingly … The good news is that after Ahaz came Hezekiah, who “removed the high places and broke the pillars” (2 Kings 16:2-4, 18:3-4).…
Pretty Please: DWS to Remain DNC Chair?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/11/27/pretty_please_dws_to_remain_dnc_chair
– This would be the best news for Republicans since Nancy Pelosi decided to stay on as House Democrats' leader after her caucus suffered … Obama ultimately decides who serves atop the national committee. … DWS' Democratic National Committee emerges from November's battlefield burdened with a yoke of new debt -- an achievement that seems…
This Much we Know: What Happened at Benghazi
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2012/11/27/this_much_we_know_what_happened_at_benghazi
– But no one serious ever accused Ike of lying for some crass political interest rather than the national interest. … "I like Ike" wasn't just a political slogan in the Fifties, it was almost a national mood, even if the usual intellectuals tried … Then came this humiliating news out of Benghazi, just when al-Qaida was supposed to be a spent force.…
Amnesty Won't Elect Republicans
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2012/11/27/amnesty_wont_elect_republicans
– This was confirmed by a Breitbart News election-night poll reporting that 61 percent of voters favored Arizona-style immigration laws … vote Democratic is their support of amnesty for illegal aliens and their resentment against Republicans who oppose it is a big political … An American National Election Study asked a question about free market versus government solutions.…
Gold Lower To End Week
https://townhall.com/columnists/chrispoindexter/2012/12/15/gold-lower-to-end-week-n1467523
– Overall the economic news remains positive with manufacturing picking up in China and demand for industrial commodities showing some … It’s good to keep in mind that what may be big news in financial and political circles likely isn’t going to change a well-structured … Chris Poindexter, Senior Writer, National Gold Group, Inc…
CULTURE DIGEST: Scalia defends interpretation of Constitution
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/12/14/cult…igest-scalia-defends-interpretation-of-constitution-n1467472
– Ballard's findings will be revealed in a two-part ABC News special "Back to the Beginning" on consecutive Fridays Dec. 21 and 28 at … not only the Titanic but the battleship Bismarck and a U.S. fleet lost off the coast of Guadalcanal in the Pacific, according to news … Timothy Carney, senior political columnist for The Washington Examiner, wrote, "This fits perfectly with what we already know about…
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