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ERLC lays out 15 principles needed for health care reform
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/11/erlc_lays_out_15_principles_needed_for_health_care_reform
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The Senate is expected to begin debate on health-care legislation Nov. 17, according to The Hill, a Capitol Hill newspaper. … On Nov. 7, the House voted 220-215 for a health-care bill that includes a government-managed option. … As the issue moves to the Senate, Land said the ERLC "will continue to press for health care more in keeping with the 15 principles…
Freedom To Confuse
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidharsanyi/2009/11/11/freedom_to_confuse
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on women's ability to access the full range of reproductive health services to which they are lawfully entitled." … have to deal with a cluster of new mandates and more than 100 new government bureaucracies to enforce them. … Americans would answer to a "commissioner of health choices" and pay extra taxes for having the gall to buy top-of-the-line insurance…
Conventional Wisdom Recycles Lies About Recent Elections
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelmedved/2009/11/11/conventional_wisdom_recycles_lies_about_recent_elections
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show had the audacity to question it. … among Latino, Asian and suburban communities to switch their support (at least temporarily) to the Democratic side. … to the contrary.…
Election Victories Useless if We Lose Our Way of Life
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2009/11/10/election_victories_useless_if_we_lose_our_way_of_life
https://townhall.com/columnists/dianawest/2009/11/10/election_victories_useless_if_we_lose_our_way_of_life
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Yes, the people voted in two key states to beat down Big Obama Government, but conservatives must offer more than pushback in 2010 … The light begins to dawneth. … of our forces to Afghanistan.…
The Myth of the Moderate Democrat
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2009/11/10/the_myth_of_the_moderate_democrat
https://townhall.com/columnists/dickmorrisandeileenmcgann/2009/11/10/the_myth_of_the_moderate_democrat
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auction to decide whom to let off the hook. … and their political careers are about to come to an end. … In 1993, by 49 percent to 48 percent and in 2009 by 49 percent to 45 percent.…
Scozzafava Repeat In California?
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/11/10/scozzafava_repeat_in_california
https://townhall.com/columnists/jillianbandes/2009/11/10/scozzafava_repeat_in_california
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Fiorina has a history in business, having served as CEO of Hewlett-Packard Company as the first, and to date the only, woman to head … The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Fiorina had voted in only five of eighteen elections she was eligible to vote in since 2000 … Senator to help create more opportunities and more jobs for the people of California, and what is it that I can do to make sure that…
Pro-lifers: No room for compromise in health care
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/10/pro-lifers_no_room_for_compromise_in_health_care
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not used to subsidize abortions. … "Supporters of women's health voted for him and contributed to his campaign in record numbers -- and now it's time for the president … The attempt by Democratic leaders to pass a health care bill figures to get only tougher now.…
Good News about the 2009 Election
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2009/11/10/good_news_about_the_2009_election
https://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2009/11/10/good_news_about_the_2009_election
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The road to Republican victory is to nominate a real conservative because the voters absolutely will not accept an appointed liberal … The Gallup Poll shows that conservatives now outnumber liberals nationwide 40 percent to 21 percent. … Another lesson we learn from the New York race is that a third party is not the way to go.…
Liberty students swing election, get lesson in democracy
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/09/liberty_students_swing_election,_get_lesson_in_democracy
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6:50 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. … "We happened to be in one of those six. … "The only way that it was practical for students to get to the polls was to ride buses and to cancel classes," Falwell said.…
Pro-lifers win major victory in House
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/09/pro-lifers_win_major_victory_in_house
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They threatened to try to prevent the bill from coming to the floor if their amendment wasn't considered. … Abortion rights groups, including Planned Parenthood, pledged to try to kill the amendment before any bill goes to the president. … Stupak, who voted for the overall bill, said his amendment simply applied the Hyde Amendment -- which is current law -- to the health…
Obama's Environmental Policies Could Hurt 2010 Dems, Too
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattlewis/2009/11/09/obamas_environmental_policies_could_hurt_2010_dems,_too
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The Washington Times recently reported on how the EPA's onerous regulations may be harming business: To appreciate the extent to which … For 30 years, the agency did not object to the air pollution caused when miners blast dirt into the air to expose coal deposits. … the congressional drama that led to the House passing cap-and-trade legislation 219-212.…
Social Issues Still Count!
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2009/11/09/social_issues_still_count!
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2009/11/09/social_issues_still_count!
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Over 20,000 people came to DC last week to voice their concerns about healthcare. … More Maine residents voted for marriage (266,000+) than voted for Governor Baldacci (209,927) when he got elected in 2006. … Last summer a large number of secular and community leaders also awakened to the call to stop the advance of same-sex marriage.…
"No Guarantee" Abortion Amendment Will Stay In Bill
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/11/09/no_guarantee_abortion_amendment_will_stay_in_bill
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Many Democrats who voted for the bill health care bill did so solely because it included the Stupak Amendment, which explicitly prohibited … morning, a top Democrat spoke about how "confident" she was that the Stupak Amendment would be stripped from the bill when it went to … to oppose abortion in every way, shape or form?…
Defending Cao
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/11/09/defending_cao
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jillianbandes/2009/11/09/defending_cao
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The man never claimed to be a fully committed economic conservative. … He stuck to his guns, even though his district is not majority pro-life. … He is willing to lose his office on behalf of that pro-life stance.…
Freewheeling Young Voters Scare Both Parties
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/11/09/freewheeling_young_voters_scare_both_parties
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/11/09/freewheeling_young_voters_scare_both_parties
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Young voters went 66 percent to 32 percent for Barack Obama, while voters over 30 went for Obama by only 50 percent to 49 percent. … They seek a government-run health care regimen, in which young Americans will be forced to sign up for expensive insurance to subsidize … Certainly not enough to bring many young voters to the polls.…
The Underlying Meaning of Elections 2009
https://townhall.com/columnists/janiceshawcrouse/2009/11/09/the_underlying_meaning_of_elections_2009
https://townhall.com/columnists/janiceshawcrouse/2009/11/09/the_underlying_meaning_of_elections_2009
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to remain the bulwark for civil society and the place where children are welcomed, and unconditionally loved and nurtured to become … Those media elites who want to label conservatives as extremists need to realize that conservative values are mainstream American values … The mainstream media are trying to depict the GOP as a hostage to right-wing extremists, but the evidence of Election 2009 refutes…
Were They Duped Or Were They Stupid?
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2009/11/09/were_they_duped_or_were_they_stupid
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2009/11/09/were_they_duped_or_were_they_stupid
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The under-30 crowd identified with him and voted heavily for him. And what has he done to reward that commitment? … He is attempting to saddle them with a huge tax increase to cover his health insurance plan. … The 18-30 crowd happily went to the polls to vote for Obama.…
The November Chronicles
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2009/11/08/the_november_chronicles
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidstokes/2009/11/08/the_november_chronicles
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President, an event that to many heralded a whole new world to come. … To miss this leads to the very real potential for unparalleled peril. … In response, leaders there vow to continue to show “unquenchable anger against the Great Satan.”…
House Passes PelosiCare
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/meredithjessup/2009/11/07/house_passes_pelosicare
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Click here to see how your Rep. voted in the final passage of H.R. 3962.Earlier tonight, the House passed (240-194) an amendment proposed … Click here to see how your Rep. voted on the Stupak amendment.The House also voted down the GOP's alternative health care proposal, … Timothy Johnson (R-Ill.) was the lone GOP member to vote against the measure. …
5 reasons 'gay marriage' lost in Maine
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/07/5_reasons_gay_marriage_lost_in_maine
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Add a nearly 2-to-1 fundraising deficit to that mix -- as well as a host of other obstacles -- and opponents of "gay marriage" faced … This is a direct affront to God Himself.'" … Brown said it is difficult to overstate the significance of Question 1's passage to the national debate.…
Lutherans splitting after gay pastor vote
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/25/lutherans_splitting_after_gay_pastor_vote
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/25/lutherans_splitting_after_gay_pastor_vote
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Meeting in Minneapolis in August, delegates to the ELCA's biennial conference voted 559-451 to allow openly practicing homosexuals … that meeting voted to authorize the Lutheran CORE Steering Committee to "initiate conversations among the congregations" toward a … That steering committee voted Nov. 18 to begin the process of forming a new denomination.…
STDs on the rise despite sex education
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2009/11/25/stds_on_the_rise_despite_sex_education
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Earlier this fall, the Senate Finance Committee voted to restore $50 million in funding for abstinence education, which Obama had cut … from his budget proposal to Congress. … "For the Reuters report to imply that we just need to increase condom education and that's going to stem this, that's looking shortsightedly…
Immigration Looms as the Next Test for Congress
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/11/24/immigration_looms_as_the_next_test_for_congress
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2009/11/24/immigration_looms_as_the_next_test_for_congress
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hold unemployment below 10.2 percent, prepared to address the immigration issue next year? … They could argue, accurately, that enforcement has become more effective and that they voted to make it even tougher. … They could argue that, in a time of high and extended unemployment, it makes sense to switch from admitting job seekers to admitting…
Solving Whose Problem?
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2009/11/24/solving_whose_problem
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2009/11/24/solving_whose_problem
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But not to worry. There will always be taxpayers, not to mention future generations to pay off the national debt. … Very few people are likely to connect the dots back to those members of Congress who voted for bigger mortgage guarantees and bailouts … But that is not going to stop them from insuring bank accounts up to a quarter of a million dollars.…
Re: Talk About "Inconvenient" Fiscal Truths!
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/johnhanlon/2009/11/23/re_talk_about_inconvenient_fiscal_truths!
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/johnhanlon/2009/11/23/re_talk_about_inconvenient_fiscal_truths!
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Plus, to add to this fact, Democrats have had a hard time selling health care reform to senior citizens. … Reid may say he wants to have a debate but he does not seem to want to respond to criticisms of his policies. … One day, perhaps soon, Reid may be voted out of office and become a retired politician who, if lucky, is given the chance to write…