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Could ObamaCare Kill The American Work Ethic?
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2011/01/23/could_obamacare_kill_the_american_work_ethic
– Senate need to offer a response. … a result of Obamacare, given increasing numbers of Americans a reason not to work (or to not work as much), and to choose instead … to avail themselves to a “free” government welfare program.…
Sisyphus in Boulder City
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauljacob/2011/01/23/sisyphus_in_boulder_city
– On suing to block the measure limiting the city to one publicly-owned golf course, the council was split, 2-2. … Last November, Boulder City voters said yes to changing the city attorney from an appointed to an elected position and to requiring … Just as with previous initiatives passed by city voters, the council voted to have City Attorney Olsen sue the people who proposed…
Why the shock, Why the outrage, Why now?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2011/01/23/why_the_shock,_why_the_outrage,_why_now
– Scissors would be used to puncture the base of the skull and to snip the spinal cord. … (According to Stanek?) … To be clear President Obama is the one and only ever elected federal office holder that has voted in favor of such procedures, and…
Bills would bar federal funds for abortion
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2011/01/21/bills_would_bar_federal_funds_for_abortion
– It would serve to standardize bans on abortion funding that now exist in various federal programs, many of which have to be approved … each year, and make certain the prohibition extends to all agencies. … "President Obama said he wants abortions to be rare," Smith said. "To Mr. Obama I say, 'Here is a bill for you.'"…
Sudanese secession vote could open door for Gospel
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2011/01/21/sudanese_secession_vote_could_open_door_for_gospel
– NAIROBI, Kenya (BP)--Nearly 99 percent of the southern Sudanese who voted in the referendum on independence have chosen to split from … The Toposa people are now eager to hear God's Word and are responding to Him." … Many use a "Proclaimer," an audio Bible, to listen to God's Word in their small groups and discuss what they have heard.…
House Vote To Repeal More Than Symbolic
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2011/01/21/house_vote_to_repeal_more_than_symbolic
– murders to that end, and they continued to pressure the new Republican majority to be accountable and responsive to their mandate.Then … Wednesday, by a vote of 245-189, the House voted to repeal Obamacare. … We must be prepared for the onslaught and to redouble our commitment to press forward.…
NAMB trustees approve sweeping changes
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2011/02/09/namb_trustees_approve_sweeping_changes
– The changes come almost five months to the day after trustees voted last Sept. 14 to approve Kevin Ezell as NAMB's president. … Both sending churches and new church plants will be expected to contribute to Southern Baptists' Cooperative Program and to minister … As NAMB funding to Southern states is reduced, Ezell said state leaders will be able to direct that money to specific unreached regions…
GOProud Chairman Slams Pawlenty Over DADT
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2011/02/08/goproud_chairman_slams_pawlenty_over_dadt
to repeal in December.  … Barron unloads: I understand that Pawlenty is trying hard to get people to pay attention to his campaign. … of the commanding generals and is committed to giving them the resources needed to accomplish their military mission.…
The "Judicial Activism" Ploy
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2011/02/08/the_judicial_activism_ploy
– A judge who lets politicians do whatever they want to, whether or not it violates the Constitution, never has to worry about being … But the rest of us have to worry about what is going to happen to this country if politicians can get away with ignoring the Constitution.The … Tenth Amendment to the Constitution says that the federal government can do only what it has been specifically authorized to do by…
Religion and Red Lines
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2011/02/08/religion_and_red_lines
– WASHINGTON -- When Nancy Mitford asked novelist Evelyn Waugh how he could behave so atrociously while claiming to be a practicing … A century ago, many Catholics voted Democratic out of ethnic solidarity. … So how will Catholic Republicans respond to these arguments? The U.S.…
Happy Birthday, President Reagan
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2011/02/04/happy_birthday,_president_reagan
– Feb. 6 marks the centennial of Ronald Reagan's birth, but the day had meaning for me even before I went to work for President Reagan … It's hard for many people to remember just how discouraged many Americans felt in 1980. … When I went to work for Reagan, first as director of the U.S.…
Does Jimmy Carter Deserve To Be Sued?
https://townhall.com/columnists/monacharen/2011/02/04/does_jimmy_carter_deserve_to_be_sued
– Bush was attempting to assemble an international coalition to expel Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, Carter wrote a letter to the U.N. … Security Council urging members not to cooperate with the U.S. … But Jordan elected to join the other Arab states in attempting to obliterate Israel.…
Senate blocks repeal of health care legislation; 'disappointing,' ERLC says
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2011/02/03/sena…_repeal_of_health_care_legislation;_disappointing,_erlc_says
– Senate rejected legislation to repeal last year's health-care reform law in a Feb. 2 result that came as no surprise. … The repeal campaign by foes of the controversial law came to a halt two weeks after the House of Representatives had voted 245-189 … addressed on a piecemeal basis," according to Land's letter.…
Sensible Swiss Voters Crush Proposed Minimum Wage Mandate
https://townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2014/05/20/s…le-swiss-voters-crush-proposed-minimum-wage-mandate-n1840479
– “If my employer had to pay me more money, he wouldn’t be able to keep me on and I’d lose the job.” … Almeida would be willing to come to Washington and educate Barack Obama. … I wrote earlier this month about Pfizer’s potential merger that would allow the company to reduce its onerous tax burden to the IRS…
Video: Democrat Senate Candidates Awkwardly Dodge Obamacare Questions
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/05/19/dem-senate-candidates-dodge-obamacare-question-politico-poll-n1840111
– Now that the law has proven harmful to millions and enduringly unpopular, I don't want to admit that I would have voted for it, but … I don't want to say no, either. … Of those 16 states, nine voted for Mitt Romney, and only three are generally considered to be perennially "blue."…
Choose Dialogue Over Name Calling
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2014/05/19/choose-dialogue-over-name-calling-n1838719
– Selective scanning is hard to overcome. … I must get to know him better." … talk about the things that matter most to the future of America...even with the 28 million Americans who voted for the "other candidate…
Swiss Voters Reject $25/hour Minimum Wage
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2014/05/18/swiss-voters-reject-25hr-minimum-wage-n1839913
– The minimum wage was not the only issue the Swiss were voting on: also on the ballot were plans to buy 22 fighter jets and to amend … the constitution to forbid convicted pedophiles from working with children. … The Swiss rejected plans to buy fighter jets with 53.4 percent of voters opposed, and 63.5 percent of Swiss voters voted in favor of…
The GOP Can Keep Their California Puppets
https://townhall.com/columnists/ann-mariemurrell/2014/05/18/the-gop-can-keep-their-california-puppets-n1839726
– After the tenth or so door slamming I decided to only go to households that had voted “Republican” in the last 4 elections.I even moved … worry about was getting reelected.Forget trying to make waves or upset the apple cart, just do whatever you need to do to keep your … dollars to big banking?…
Maybe, Just Maybe . . . Obamacare is Unconstitutional
https://townhall.com/columnists/joannemoudy/2014/05/18/maybe-just-maybe----obamacare-is-unconstitutional-n1839664
– According to Mr. … to tax. … Rogers went on to explain, “In order for Sinema to save face in her district, she voted with Republicans to delay the individual mandate…
MugShotMary.com vs. BobProtectedRapists.com
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2014/05/18/mugshotmarycom-vs-bobprotectedrapistscom-n1839420
– Its website at http://bobprotectedrapists.com exposes Wieckowski's lone vote against a bill to allow spouses to not pay spousal support … "I came to this country at age 14 with one dream in mind, to achieve the American dream," he said. … Ed Hernandez, put a hold on the resolution after three Asian-American state senators who voted for the measure asked him to halt it…
The Media Starts to Get it Right in Ukraine
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2014/05/17/the-media-starts-to-get-it-right-in-ukraine-n1839372
to destinations outside Vietnam. … Abdullah is likely to win the runoff election next month. … Some sources suggested this movement was spreading to other towns.…
Missouri Lawmakers Pass 72-Hour Waiting Period Before Abortions
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2014/05/16/misso…lawmakers-approve-threeday-abortion-waiting-period-n1839136
– The Republican-controlled House voted in favor of legislation that would require women to wait 72 hours after her initial doctor’s … The reason for the extended waiting period is so the woman has more time to fully consider the decision she is about to make. … “This bill is a way to give a potential mother some additional time to think about this life-altering decision, and to talk to family…
A Left-Right Convergence?
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2014/05/16/a-leftright-convergence-n1838839
– Barack Obama was ready to launch air and missile strikes when a national uproar forced him to go to Congress for authorization. … Among these are many with an appeal to the traditionalist and libertarian right: --Break up "Too Big to Fail" banks. … For America never voted for NAFTA, GATT, the WTO, mass immigration, amnesty, or more H-1Bs to come take the jobs of our workers.…
The White House's Strategy for the Midterm Elections: Lies and Damned Lies
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2014/05/14/the…tegy-for-the-midterm-elections-lies-and-damned-lies-n1837582
– that would help the middle class just gives you a sense of how opposed they are to any progress -- has actually led to an increase … Obama's claim was specifically aimed at "legislation," while the vast number of "cloture" motions to proceed to a vote did not deal … In making his spurious claims, he chose to reach back to 2007 and thus became entangled in his own deceptions.…
Vermont Lawmakers Vote to Raise Minimum Wage
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/sarahjeanseman/2014/05/13/vermont-lawmakers-vote-to-raise-minimum-wage-n1837555
– The Vermont legislature voted Friday to hike the minimum wage to $10.50 by the year 2018. … According to the bill: Beginning January 1, 2016, an employer shall not employ any employee at a rate of less than $9.60 … Peter Shumlin (D) has already stated his support of the bill: I will be proud to sign the minimum wage bill that…
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