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What the Meaning of 'Infringe' Is
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need to exist. … He had been denied the opportunity to buy a gun based on his desire not to have a background check run. … That we will not allow any power, foreign or domestic to infringe upon our right to keep and bear arms.…
Obama is at Fault
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Even the Democrats are unwilling to tax enough to pay the bills. … Just as it took a Republican (Richard Nixon) to go to China, I fear it will take a Democrat to reform entitlements. … has to say."…
The Heavy Price of Islamic Democracy
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In the six months of protests about the preparation of the constitution, the Mursi government has neglected the economy to try to build … The economy, by most measures, has come to a halt and 80% of Egyptians voted against Mursi or declined to vote. … Comment: Entitlements and subsidies needed to be cut, according to Egyptian economic experts, but the government deferred austerity…
What is the Future of Conservatism?
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American conservatism didn't arise from a yearning to conform to public opinion. … From Romneycare to waterboarding, from racial preferences to drug legalization, from libertarians to the religious Right, the conservative … It is poised, in Obama's second term, to do even more. So the future of conservatism is going to be a busy one.…
Is Hagel out of the Mainstream?
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Like Hagel, who voted for the Iraq War, a majority of Americans have come to believe that 8-year war was a mistake. … Was it not absurd that, to get a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, both parties had to go to Hosni Mubarak, because the world's superpower … does not allow itself to talk to Hamas?…
The Gang of 8 Proposal is Akin to Amnesty
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The Gang of 8 proposal will give amnesty to virtually every single illegal immigrant living here. … In 2006, Flake, Schumer, Graham, Durbin, and McCain all voted for the Secure Fence Act that was supposedly going to create a border … to an increase of millions of legal immigrants.…
4 Black Swans That Could Jolt the Market in 2013
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In addition to this tightening scenario, there is always the possibility that existing Fed policy starts to lose its effectiveness. … Republicans voted to extend their timeframe for another government shutdown deadline into the spring. … The decision to defer a showdown is ostensibly to buy more time to come to a bipartisan agreement on a path to close the still-massive…
What is With Illinois?
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California recently voted to increase the tax burden - actually, some non-tax paying Californians decided to raise taxes on other tax … Add to this Illinois raising their personal income tax rate to 5%, which was voted on in 2011. … Lottery official Mike Jones took an all expenses paid trip to London to partake in a conference to talk about ways to market the lottery…
Boy Scouts could be poised to reverse gay leader policy
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To now see this organization that I thought stood on biblical principles about to give in to the politically correct thing is very … The Scout Oath includes the sentence, "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country." Frank S. … "Scouting has proven to be a tremendously effective tool to achieving this commitment.…
Obama's Divide the GOP and Conquer Strategy
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Republicans attempted to add deep spending cuts and a requirement to pass a budget to the bill, in order to get something they would … Slightly more Democrats voted against it than for it, objecting to the No Pay provision as a “budget gimmick.” … A real budget is going to require deep spending cuts. It is easy to predict how Obama will use the budget bill to divide the GOP.…
Oprah Hosts Obama's Mia Culpa 2020
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I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America’s debt limit.” … When President Bush wanted to extend the debt ceiling, you and your fellow Democrats unanimously voted against the raise, demanding … I realize that to many Americans, my admission comes too late to negate the damage done.…
Republican Annihilation Is Not Likely
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election than was the case from the 1950s to the 1980s.For years, white Southerners voted Republican or for a third-party candidate … over voters who used to vote against them -- or at least to position themselves to win when the other side's president is seen to … , Obama carried only 207 congressional districts to Romney's 228.…
A Land Rush Business in Utopia
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While we can expect to see every opportunity taken to confine our liberties, the greatest threat to the Republic is the possibility … Senate has the authority to confirm or deny the President’s nominees to the Supreme Court. … However, Georgia should be safe for his replacement, having voted 53% to 46% for Romney in 2012.…
Boehner's Battle Cry: The Voters Elected Us Too, Deal With It
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to do:
Send a budget to the House to begin the legislative process of reducing
the deficit and the debt. … :
You may have won re-election to a second term with a little more than
50 percent of the popular vote, but the American people voted … Welcome to democracy in action.…
China Losing North Korea
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The UN Security Council voted unanimously on 22 January to condemn North Korea's December rocket launch and tighten existing UN sanctions … The Chadian and Nigerien forces appear to be preparing to open a second front against the Islamist fighters, threatening their base … Comment: Qatar has not responded to the charges, but is known to be a major backer of the Syrian uprising; of Hamas in the Palestine…
A Penalty for Harry
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According to her, he is failing to submit a budget
because, in keeping with the perverse ways of the capital, his failure
keeps the … They have not voted on a
budget. How do the Democratic senators spend their time? No one in
Washington seems to care. … We may have to replace the Budget and Impoundment
Control Act with a new statute to show Harry we are serious.…
Civil Right to Bear Arms
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to this president. … It is clear, if 69 million Americans have voted for a President who happens to be a black man to preside as commander in chief, then … The right to arm yourself flows from your right to life and your right to property.…
Four More Lost Years of Empty, Clueless Rhetoric
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in which
he showed himself to be the liberal leader "that many liberals thought
they were getting when the voted him into office … Certainly beneath the dignity of an inaugural address to the nation when
presidents call upon all us to come together in behalf of … put America back to work.…
The End of the Reagan Era?
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No, despite Obama winning the presidency by 54 to 46 percent, 21 percent of Americans who voted said they were liberal vs. 38 percent … This was identical to a Pew poll. … It means that a self-described conservative, Reagan-loving electorate has twice voted for a hardcore leftist, Barack Obama, to, in…
FROM THE STATES: Miss., N.M. & La. evangelism/missions news
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"The focal points of this year's YEC were to equip Christian students to reach their peers and to train them to use the new evangelism … "We want Mississippi Baptist churches to bring their students each year to hear the Gospel and to learn how to reach out to their friends … Earlier this fall, the church voted unanimously to give away the entire morning offering in all three worship services on Dec. 9 to…
7 Political Questions for Republicans Who Support Amnesty
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Hispanic voters to convince them to vote for us. … to them. … It's time for the GOP to go to the mountain instead of waiting for the mountain to come to us.…
Once a Critic of Deficits, Obama Now Goes for Broke
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"You don't have to be a deficit hawk to be disturbed by the growing gap between revenues and expenses," said Sen. … was to force Congress to pay for what it spends. … "I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase America's debt limit."
Obama made good on his promise.…
Clergy Declares Holy War on NRA
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And that was after Wallis and his Sojourners pledged to a “Covenant for Civility” in 2010:
“We pledge to God and to each other … Conference, reported that once, during a visit to King's parsonage, he went to sit down on an armchair in the living room and, to … As an Illinois state senator, Obama voted twice against the right of Illinois residents to protect themselves against home invasions…
Why Obama Will Never Be Lincoln or King
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to pass the 13th amendment ending slavery as the Civil War was already coming to an end. … From the recent fiscal cliff battle to 2011 debt ceiling talks, Obama seems to relish humiliating his opponents for personal approval … Despite what some black liberals say, Obama needs to do more than be the first black president to honor King’s legacy.…
Guns: 'Packing heat in church' increasingly allowed in U.S.
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In a lopsided bipartisan vote, state legislators voted to allow each church to decide whether individuals with concealed carry permits … "So the first thing you have to do is just realize, this is a problem and we need to address this." … But allowing the general population to carry concealed weapons to church is likely going to end up in a net increase of more innocent…