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Domestic Massacre Stalks Mexico's Government
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinbay/2015/09/16/domestic-massacre-stalks-mexicos-government-n2052984
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The crime incited national anger. … National closure, once the perpetrators are tried and punished? Not quite. … For many Mexicans, this is another example of embedded corruption for which the political class pays no price.…
How Obama Has Fundamentally Transformed American Politics
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2015/09/15/how…ama-has-fundamentally-transformed-american-politics-n2052643
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2015/09/15/how…ama-has-fundamentally-transformed-american-politics-n2052643
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In this presidential cycle, voters in both parties, to the surprise of the punditocracy, are rejecting experienced political leaders … His deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes recently said that the president's nuclear weapons deal with Iran was as important … But as National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru points out, polling doesn't show that.…
Kim Davis Rally Showed Huckabee's Hidden Strength
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2015/09/15/kim-davis-rally-showed-huckabees-hidden-strength-n2052047
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But the day before, news came that Davis would be released, and she ended up the star at her own rally. … The Huckabee team worked with the Family Research Council, Concerned Women for America, the National Organization for Marriage and … On Wednesday, David Brody, the respected Christian Broadcasting Network correspondent, tweeted: "Political impact analysis of what…
NYT: Hillary 'Taken Aback' By Email Scandal, Strongly Resisted Apologizing
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2015/09/14/nyt-hillary-really-didnt-want-to-apologize-for-email-scandal-n2051499
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In an interview with NBC News on Sept. 4, Mrs. … This is political malpractice. … Last week, journalist Ron Fournier wrote a National Journal column asking, "Sorry For What?"…
The Alternative Nonpolitician
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2015/09/13/the-alternative-nonpolitician-n2051097
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2015/09/13/the-alternative-nonpolitician-n2051097
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Carson saw a bump in the polls by being the genial guy in last month's Fox News debate. … It also seems like the status quo, which is what America gets when ideology meets political reality. … Obviously, I would want to work with Congress" to establish national policies.…
BREAKING: Gov. Perry Suspends Presidential Campaign
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/09/11/breaking-gov-perry-suspends-presidential-campaign-n2051079
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/09/11/breaking-gov-perry-suspends-presidential-campaign-n2051079
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I share this news with no regrets. … constitutional obligations, such as maintaining a strong military; and Washington for centralizing too much power in the hands of the political … It’s a great narrative for a presidential run, but like all national campaigns; you need to raise the cash.…
UPDATE: Senior GOP Source Responds to 'Hardball' Plan to Break Dems' Iran Filibuster
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2015/09/11/update-se…op-leadership-source-responds-to-hardball-iran-plan-n2050989
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2015/09/11/update-se…op-leadership-source-responds-to-hardball-iran-plan-n2050989
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Such a reckoning won't occur unless Republicans really force the issue, which unfortunately requires manufacturing some political theater … over the legislative agenda -- afforded to them by voters in 2014 -- in order to fight on an issue of enormous geopolitical and national … I'll leave you with Marco Rubio's take on Fox News earlier today. …
Intolerance for All
https://townhall.com/columnists/leehabeeb/2015/09/11/intolerance-for-all-n2050877
https://townhall.com/columnists/leehabeeb/2015/09/11/intolerance-for-all-n2050877
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And I keep thinking about Jack Phillips, the Christian man who owned the Colorado bake shop that made the news back in August. … This May, there was a story in the national news about several hundred people protesting in front of a mosque in Arizona, holding signs … Black and white Southerners praying together and walking hand in hand — putting aside cultural and political differences — was the…
Straight Talk or Doublespeak from Trump and Carson?
https://townhall.com/columnists/secupp/2015/09/11/straight-talk-or-doublespeak-from-trump-and-carson-n2050724
https://townhall.com/columnists/secupp/2015/09/11/straight-talk-or-doublespeak-from-trump-and-carson-n2050724
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Both have predicated their presidential runs on their lack of political experience, which they insist allows them to speak bluntly … and without the manufactured political correctness of other career politicians beholden to special interest groups and the Washington … Carson, who has said that political correctness is "destroying our nation," enjoys a similar reputation as a straight-talker.…
Hillary Carelessly Stored Classified Information in Her Home Computer and We're Going to Put Her in Charge of the Government?
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2015/09/11/hill…d-were-going-to-put-her-in-charge-of-the-government-n2050666
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2015/09/11/hill…d-were-going-to-put-her-in-charge-of-the-government-n2050666
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Hillary Clinton apologized this week for using an unsecured e-mail system to send messages discussing U.S. foreign policy and national … I take responsibility," she said in an interview with ABC News on Tuesday.
But it was much more than just a "mistake." … "So far this year, the formula has escaped them," writes Dan Balz, the Washington Post's chief political reporter.…
No 'Mainstream' Air Time for Mark Levin
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2015/09/11/no-mainstream-air-time-for-mark-levin-n2050621
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In recent years, Levin has matched a brainy talk show with a series of brilliant political books. … , immigration, the minimum wage, and national security. … Did anyone hear about that on the news? The left pushes against economic freedom with dire prognostications of planetary doom.…
Trump: When I Mocked Fiorina's Face, I Was Talking About Her Persona, Or Something
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2015/09/10/donald-trumps-latest-pathetic-excuse-for-acting-like-a-child-n2050413
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2015/09/10/donald-trumps-latest-pathetic-excuse-for-acting-like-a-child-n2050413
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With his blue tie loosened and slung over his shoulder, Trump sits back to digest his meal and provide a running byplay to the news … For what it's worth, Carson has written extensively about his Christianity and rose to national political prominence after delivering … a memorable speech in front of President Obama at the 2013 national prayer breakfast. …
'Black Lives Matter' Movement Getting Blacks Killed
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2015/09/10/black-lives-matter-movement-getting-blacks-killed-n2050017
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2015/09/10/black-lives-matter-movement-getting-blacks-killed-n2050017
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Predictably, the Democratic National Committee recently adopted a "black lives matter" resolution. … April 2015 from the website Killed by Police -- although he noted that 25 percent of the website's data, which is drawn largely from news … Moskos speculates as to an explanation: "1) cops in more minority cities face more political fallout when they shoot, and thus receive…
Hysteria About the Iran Deal
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2015/09/10/hysteria-about-the-iran-deal-n2049962
https://townhall.com/columnists/stevechapman/2015/09/10/hysteria-about-the-iran-deal-n2049962
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They see this purely as a domestic political legacy and agenda." Really? … It would be news to the more than 2,000 people killed by drones under Obama. … If the deal were a craven surrender, you would expect some of Obama's national security aides to resign in protest.…
WaPo Editor: Obama Has ‘Nothing To Be Proud Of’ With Syrian Foul-Up
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/09/09/wapo-edit…obama-has-nothing-to-be-proud-of-with-syrian-foulup-n2050120
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To make matters worse, Hiatt cited that Obama has political cover for this inaction, given that he has two humanitarian interventionist … Hiatt adds that while foreign policy realists are right to say that national interests must be taken into account–and that we cannot … But there has to be some justification for doing nothing concerning Syria, a scintilla of good news from our inaction.…
Hillary Searches For a Heart
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2015/09/09/hillary-searches-for-a-heart-n2049937
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2015/09/09/hillary-searches-for-a-heart-n2049937
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In other news, the Wizard gave Joe Biden a brain and Bernie Sanders courage. … Clinton will be faced with that challenge if put up against an authentic, famous political cipher like Donald Trump, who now outpolls … The only question is whether the Democratic National Committee can wheel her to victory before other candidates catch up with her.…
Jimmy Carter’s Profile in Courage
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2015/09/08/jimmy-carters-profile-in-courage-n2049153
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2015/09/08/jimmy-carters-profile-in-courage-n2049153
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And he stood firm on that principle at grave political risk. When Sen. … When all of the Northeast went blue, the face of CBS News’ Dan Rather went green. … How sad it is to see one of our major political parties wholly in the grip of Planned Parenthood.…
A Real Revolutionary Appears
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2015/09/25/draft-n2057090
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2015/09/25/draft-n2057090
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He didn't deal in political dialectics; he just told stories. … church no matter what their political views. … To quote Dana Giola, past chairman of this country's National Endowment for the Arts:
"Most American news commentators have tried…
'Clock Boy' and America's Suicidal PC Tendencies
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2015/09/25/clock-boy-and-americas-suicidal-pc-tendencies-n2056711
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2015/09/25/clock-boy-and-americas-suicidal-pc-tendencies-n2056711
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Last week, Muslim 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed made national news after being detained by police for bringing a deconstructed clock … To prevent that from happening, we told ourselves that if we saw something, we would say something; we also vowed to put political…
Flirting With Political Disaster In a Scandal-Plagued Election
https://townhall.com/columnists/donaldlambro/2015/09/25/republicans-cant-win-on-ego-and-insults-n2056647
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Rarely have the two major parties faced so many thorny political obstacles that threaten their chances of choosing their strongest … A new poll this week by Bloomberg news service put Clinton's support at 33 percent, while Vice President Joe Biden drew 25 percent, … The budget deficit and the national debt? Taxes? Terrorism?…
Walker Withdrawal Shows Changes in Republican Contest
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2015/09/25/walker-withdrawal-shows-changes-in-republican-contest-n2056552
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2015/09/25/walker-withdrawal-shows-changes-in-republican-contest-n2056552
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He spoke for just seven minutes in the two-hour Fox News debate on Aug. 6 and the three-hour CNN debate (in which he was asked just … He lost his lead in national polls by April, as other candidates got announcement-day bounces, and in New Hampshire polls by late May … But not, it seems, to those seeking a champion from outside the political world.…
Poll: One In Four Democrats Have Biden As Their First Choice For President
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/09/24/poll-one-in-four-democrats-want-biden-to-run-n2056541
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Surrogates have sounded off, questioning his chances and his political abilities, wondering if he’d be up to the job. … Adding to the good news for the vice president: His favorability ratings are on the rise. … He was the only one of a dozen national political figures and entities whose approval rating improved over the summer.…
Useless Idiots
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2015/09/23/useless-idiots-n2056169
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2015/09/23/useless-idiots-n2056169
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Ironically, it's the Ivy League billionaire living a glamorous New York City life who has rocked the political world by speaking for … think we're right, and at a certain point it will be impossible to reverse, because Republicans will never be able to win another national … All the debates we have now on talk radio and cable news will be completely irrelevant.…
I Wanted a Walker, Not a Talker
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2015/09/23/i-wanted-a-walker-not-a-talker-n2055682
https://townhall.com/columnists/arthurschaper/2015/09/23/i-wanted-a-walker-not-a-talker-n2055682
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celebrating a busy weekend with fellow conservatives and like-minded Republicans with “The Happiest Place on Earth” behind me, the bad news … On its surface, Walker was overextended, ready to take his campaign national. Why wouldn’t he? … The sound-byte has taken a bite out of the political process.…
What Will AIPAC Do Now?
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2015/09/20/what-will-aipac-do-now-n2053463
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2015/09/20/what-will-aipac-do-now-n2053463
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And not suffer political consequences.”
That is the question going forward – will there be consequences? … Those three are the National President, currently Bob Cohen, Executive Director Howard Kohr and Marshall Wittmann. … Second, from the ability of their members to bundle political contributions for friendly candidates.…