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North Korea's Nuclear Test
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2013/02/13/north-koreas-nuclear-test-n1511004
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Japan has convened its national security council. … The payment of significant civilian economic costs is always a reliable indicator of real and serious intentions by national leaders … Tunisia: Media sources reported an agreement is imminent on a new national unity government for Tunisia to settle the political crisis…
A Message to Obama, Served Cold
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2013/02/13/a-message-to-obama-served-cold-n1510816
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2013/02/13/a-message-to-obama-served-cold-n1510816
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Benjamin Carson's speech before the National Prayer Breakfast last week would have been a really big deal rather than mere fodder for … a brief squall on Twitter and cable news. … Even if you didn't like the substance of what Carson had to say at the breakfast, his speech made for great political theater.…
BP Ledger, Feb. 11 edition
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/11/bp-ledger-feb-11-edition-n1510164
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Any analysis of such long-term prospects must take into account macro political factors, given that China's political establishment … security; territorial integrity and national reunification; China's political system; overall social stability; and ensuring sustainable … But the fundamental issue is not legal; the basic problem here is political, not legal.…
FIRST-PERSON: Boy Scouts avert calamity (at least for now)
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/11/firstperson-boy-scouts-avert-calamity-at-least-for-now-n1510163
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if implemented, would invite an avalanche of litigation against the Boy Scouts which would inevitably result in a court-imposed national … To deny the reality of human nature is to embrace a political correctness that defies common sense. … Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress ) and in your email (…
Obama, at Nat'l Prayer Breakfast, talks faith
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/11/obama-at-natl-prayer-breakfast-talks-faith-n1510161
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But I go back to the Oval Office, and I start watching the cable news networks and it's like we didn't pray." … This year's breakfast did include some policy news. … Edward Lee Pitts writes for World News Service, where this story first appeared.…
France Wakes Up To A Socialist Reality: Will America?
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2013/02/10/france-wakes-up-to-a-socialist-reality-will-america-n1508930
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For those who have eyes to see and ears to hear, examples abound in this present day of how not to construct a national economy. … Within his first six months in office, French President Hollande managed to raise national capital gains taxes from 34.5% to 62.2%, … And consider this: Laurence Parisot, a major, national labor union leader (arguably a counterpart of Teamsters leader James P.…
Obama admin.: Marriage no longer state issue
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/03/01/obama-admin-marriage-no-longer-state-issue-n1524066
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The brief was released the same day that Attorney General Eric Holder, in an interview with ABC News, called gay marriage the "latest … Gays and lesbians are a "minority group with limited power to protect themselves from adverse outcomes in the political process." … Obama further said, "I think it is a mistake to try to make what has traditionally been a state issue into a national issue."…
Rotten to the Core, Part III: Lessons from Texas and the Growing Grassroots Revolt
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2013/03/01/ro…essons-from-texas-and-the-growing-grassroots-revolt-n1523233
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Texas is a right-minded red state, where patriotism is still a virtue and political correctness is out of vogue. … As Fox News reporter Todd Starnes noted this week, a 32-year veteran of the high school led a world geography lesson on Islam in which … Madelyn LeBlanc, one of the students in the class, "told Fox News that it was clear her teacher was very uncomfortable lecturing the…
The Oscar Goes to...President Obama and His Wife
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2013/03/01/the-oscar-goes-topresident-obama-and-his-wife-n1523243
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He benefited from very inadequate vetting by the liberal news media; former political watch dogs turned lap dogs in the age of Obama … Instead of cobbling together a sensible deal, he has demonized Republicans and threatened our national security. … Clearly, the First Couple will use anyone they need at any time to accomplish their political goals.…
The Customary Crisis
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2013/03/01/the-customary-crisis-n1522891
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What ritual prevails in our national counsels? … Plus long lines at national parks. … The rest of
us stifle a yawn; nothing may be more boring than the same old national
crisis.…
Mursi Promises Transparency in Egyptian Election Law
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2013/02/28/mursi-promises-transparency-in-egyptian-election-law-n1521955
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Comment: This is mostly political theater. … The so-called opposition political leadership still has little impact on the ground situation. … of defusing political tension.…
Koop exhorted evangelicals to protect unborn
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/26/koop-exhorted-evangelicals-to-protect-unborn-n1521114
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Everett Koop," Land wrote for National Right to Life in 2003. "First Schaeffer, and then Dr. … climate that, in Nazi Germany, led to Auschwitz and other concentration camps, according to news accounts of his speeches. … Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress ) and in your email (…
N. Korea's 'hatred of Christians' puts 70,000 believers in prison
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/26/n-ko…hatred-of-christians-puts-70000-believers-in-prison-n1521110
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A report by Mission Network News Feb. 7 corroborated the Open Doors accounts, stating that Kim Jong-Un is "making life difficult for … Mission Network News said a North Korean man who leads three underground churches was arrested and charged with espionage for helping … "Whatever the political situation, they can experience spiritual freedom through the redeeming power of Jesus Christ."…
Budget Hawks Question Doomsday Scenarios
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2013/02/25/budget-hawks-question-doomsday-scenarios-n1520280
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budget cut proposal by selecting for elimination a program so important and valued -- a gold watch -- that Pentagon chiefs know political … carrier that was supposed to deploy to the Persian Gulf," Obama said at a recent White House appearance, in case anyone missed the news … And all realize the unique and respected nature of the Defense Department's mission; one visit to Arlington National Cemetery proves…
Russia-China Opposes Foreign Intervention on NKorea
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2013/02/24/russiachina-opposes-foreign-intervention-on-nkorea-n1519125
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Russia-China-North Korea: In a joint news conference in Moscow, the Chinese and Russian foreign ministers affirmed today that they … No news sources have reported that any country is considering military intervention against North Korea. … The political opposition attacked President Mursi on Friday for calling elections during the national crisis.…
FIRST-PERSON: The 'controversial' beliefs of First Baptist Dallas
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/22/firs…n-the-controversial-beliefs-of-first-baptist-dallas-n1518475
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(BP) -- Subscribing to biblical values has for some time been frowned upon by the purveyors of political correctness in America. … During the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force national conference held in Detroit, Mich., in 2008, the then-executive director of … It seems that political correctness has become a religion -- an idol -- in America.…
North Korea Continues to Escalate
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2013/02/22/north-korea-continues-to-escalate-n1517406
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For now, those considerations seem less urgent than generating national pride and loyalty to Kim Jung Un, which justifies suspicions … The Court's ruling probably will delay elections and weakens Mursi's justification for resisting a national unity government. … will worsen political unrest.…
Tebow cancels appearance at FBC Dallas
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2013/02/21/tebow-cancels-appearance-at-fbc-dallas-n1517676
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Tebow felt pressure to back out of his long-planned commitment from numerous New York and national sports and news media who grossly … "It is very very sad that Tim Tebow is bowing to the pressure of political correctness and cultural decay in canceling First Baptist … Tim Ellsworth is editor of BP Sports and director of news and media relations for Union University in Jackson, Tenn.…
Bring on the Sequester
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2013/02/21/bring-on-the-sequester-n1516836
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the president, the politicians and the media will work the public and Wall Street into a frenzy, and we will have another of our national … with just over a week to go, everyone in Washington is waiting for the doomsday stories to start running in papers and television news … The cable news networks will start their countdown clocks -- 120 hours and 12 seconds until sequestration ... and the end of time.…
Selective Thoughts
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2010/06/14/selective_thoughts
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This was just after Coach Bill Self and his team had won the national championship. … ##
The State of California and its MSM lackeys praised the news … The loss of confidence in our political leaders, combined with policies that result in huge deficits, is the source of the grassroots…
Obama and Pelosi Hijack Christianity
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2010/06/12/obama_and_pelosi_hijack_christianity
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If a conservative Republican did this, it would be the top of the news. … horror if you cite to a specific passage of Scripture as guiding your decisions, while claiming that the Bible endorses a far-left political … They are the authors of the national bestseller The Blueprint: Obama’s Plan to Subvert the Constitution and Build an Imperial Presidency…
Bucshon Means Business
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“I’ve never run for, and never held, political office. I’m a political newcomer,” said Bucshon, who is a full-time cardiologist. … That’s good news going into the long summer campaign months. … political analyst, at the Cook Political Report.…
2010 Race of the Day: Sack Rick Boucher
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/06/11/2010_race_of_the_day_sack_rick_boucher
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In an area largely defined by its dependence on the coal industry, Boucher’s national energy tax will be the major focus of the race … In November, this seat is a solid Republican pick-up opportunity, with non-partisan political handicapper Charlie Cook giving VA-09 … visit his website and become a fan on Facebook to learn more about this outstanding candidate and stay up to date with the latest news…
GOP Makes Strides Toward November
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2010/06/10/gop_makes_strides_toward_november
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Billed by the news media as "the year of the women," the GOP women who won Senate and gubernatorial nominations from South Carolina … to Nevada to California certainly gave a refreshingly new political image to the party's emerging lineup. … Unless the political climate changes dramatically in Arkansas, this seat becomes another GOP pickup.…
Alternatives to Surrender.
https://townhall.com/columnists/carolineglick/2010/06/29/alternatives_to_surrender
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Last Thursday Hossein Sheikholdslam, the Iranian regime functionary responsible for the Gaza-bound ships told the Iranian news service … policy towards Israel we may at last be witnessing an embrace of political sanity on the part of the government. … questions and those appearances to discuss why Israel's actions are not only legal and necessary for Israel, but vital for US national…