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Young Americans Getting Worst of Obama's Economy
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbeauprez/2012/05/30/young_americans_getting_worst_of_obamas_economy
https://townhall.com/columnists/bobbeauprez/2012/05/30/young_americans_getting_worst_of_obamas_economy
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to his campaign of Hope-and-Change. … If fortunate enough to find a job, new graduates likely have to settle for less than their predecessors, too. … In 2008, young people voted for the candidate most like them; he liked to have a good time, didn't have much in the way of experience…
Stealing from the Poor - For Their Own Good
https://townhall.com/columnists/charlespayne/2012/05/30/stealing_from_the_poor__for_their_own_good
https://townhall.com/columnists/charlespayne/2012/05/30/stealing_from_the_poor__for_their_own_good
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In 1998 four tobacco companies came to a settlement where they agreed to pay $206.0 billion to 46 states over the next 25 years. … A huge chunk of that money was supposed to go to educate smokers and would-be smokers in order to dissuade smoking. … On Friday the state of Illinois voted to hike its cigarette tax another $1.00 because it was in such a rush to help poor people:"Today's…
Democrats: Wisconsin's Recall Election Doesn't Really Matter, You Know
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/05/30/democrats_the_wisconsin_recall_election_doesnt_really_matter_you_know
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/05/30/democrats_the_wisconsin_recall_election_doesnt_really_matter_you_know
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Actually, there’s a good reason to think it won’t be: The same polls that have Walker well-positioned to fend off Barrett don’t give … Norbert College and Wisconsin Public Radio, put Walker ahead 50 to 45 percent in the recall race and Obama up 49 to 43 percent on the … That is why we are forwarding Scott Walker's latest email to you.…
The More Things Change...
https://townhall.com/columnists/jasonfodeman/2011/03/22/the_more_things_change
https://townhall.com/columnists/jasonfodeman/2011/03/22/the_more_things_change
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Since taking over the House, Republicans have already voted to repeal the legislation, but these efforts died in the Democrat-led Senate … The president spoke about it from border to border and coast to coast. … Thus far his concessions continue to be mostly stylistic, not substantive, and he continues to give little more than a pump fake to…
Dud Deals in California
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2011/03/22/dud_deals_in_california
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2011/03/22/dud_deals_in_california
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On the other hand, few Republican lawmakers voted for spending cuts -- leaving Democrats to carry that heavy burden. … Thus GOP leaders come across as inflexible and worthless.Only five Assembly Repubs voted for a measure to pare state welfare checks … Only one Republican Assembly member, Chris Norby of Fullerton, voted to end redevelopment so that $1.7 billion can go to essential…
TRUSTEES: Seminary celebrates Phil Roberts' 10th anniversary
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2011/05/09/trustees_seminary_celebrates_phil_roberts_10th_anniversary
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2011/05/09/trustees_seminary_celebrates_phil_roberts_10th_anniversary
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Trustees also voted to petition the Higher Learning Commission for investigating the possibility of expanded undergraduate-level online … "We're extremely grateful to the Lord for His goodness to us. … We're excited to see what God has in store for us in the days to come." T.…
Rubio on the Budget Fight "Balancing Act"
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2011/03/31/rubio_on_the_budget_fight_balancing_act
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2011/03/31/rubio_on_the_budget_fight_balancing_act
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could make it harder for Republicans to articulate a clear message to the American people.On the other hand, Rubio conceded that if … Obama in 2006, when he voted against raising the debt ceiling by less than $800 billion to a new limit of $8.965 trillion. … His reply: "I'm not going to be the Vice Presidential nominee in 2012, and I'd really like to stop talking about it."…
FIRST-PERSON: Carbon dioxide, a pollutant? Better hold your breath
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2011/03/28/first-person_carbon_dioxide,_a_pollutant_better_hold_your_breath
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2011/03/28/first-person_carbon_dioxide,_a_pollutant_better_hold_your_breath
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It's amazing to think that simply by breathing -- an act necessary to the very existence of human life -- you are pumping poison into … What to plants is the waste product of photosynthesis (oxygen) is to us the very air we breathe. … So, why is the EPA trying to regulate it? To be sure, the EPA is not trying to regulate human exhalation (yet!)…
What Happened to the American Declaration of War?
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgefriedman/2011/03/29/what_happened_to_the_american_declaration_of_war
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgefriedman/2011/03/29/what_happened_to_the_american_declaration_of_war
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order — war — with how each member of Congress voted made known to the public. … to Latin America. … Haiti, to Kosovo, to Afghanistan, to Iraq, and so on in an ever-increasing number of operations.…
Gingrich vs. Gingrich
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2011/03/28/gingrich_vs_gingrich
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffjacoby/2011/03/28/gingrich_vs_gingrich
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He seems to think and speak at full gallop, tossing off opinions as fast as they come to him, less interested in being right than in … "We don't need to have NATO. . . . We don't need to have the United Nations. . . . … "I think there were a lot of other ways to affect Qaddafi.…
House Republicans Blinked on Spending, So Now What?
https://townhall.com/columnists/mikeneedham/2011/03/28/house_republicans_blinked_on_spending,_so_now_what
https://townhall.com/columnists/mikeneedham/2011/03/28/house_republicans_blinked_on_spending,_so_now_what
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It is difficult to dream up a more ideal time to have a high-profile showdown with intransient Democrats than today. … contemplate any real cuts to spending. … The debate is likely to unfold very similarly to how the short-term funding fight has played out.…
NLRB Attack on Right-to-Work States is Bad Politics and Worse Economics
https://townhall.com/columnists/fredwszolek/2011/05/10/nlrb_…_on_right-to-work_states_is_bad_politics_and_worse_economics
https://townhall.com/columnists/fredwszolek/2011/05/10/nlrb_…_on_right-to-work_states_is_bad_politics_and_worse_economics
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The NLRB has begun to sue states whose citizens voted to protect themselves from coercion and intimidation by adding secret ballot … guarantees to their state constitutions, as well as attempting to deny a major corporation from operating a facility in a right-to-work … majority of young professionals – 94.3% to be exact, choose to live in right-to-work states.…
2010 Race of the Day: Empire State's Interesting 13th District
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/09/17/2010_race_of_the_day_empire_states_interesting_13th_district
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/09/17/2010_race_of_the_day_empire_states_interesting_13th_district
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The area has voted to send Republicans to the White House in recent elections, and it has a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+4. … loyalty to Speaker Pelosi. … For a representative who was supposed to fight to balance the budget, McMahon has gone along with his party’s reckless spending that…
NRCC "Young Guns" Locked and Loaded
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2010/09/17/nrcc_young_guns_locked_and_loaded
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2010/09/17/nrcc_young_guns_locked_and_loaded
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Kelly said voters in his district are right to feel betrayed. … ," sits seven points ahead in this race, according to the latest poll. … Foster often plays the "I'm undecided" game leading up to controversial votes, but unfailingly ends up slinking into the House to vote…
Pro-Life Women on the Rise
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathrynlopez/2010/09/17/pro-life_women_on_the_rise
https://townhall.com/columnists/kathrynlopez/2010/09/17/pro-life_women_on_the_rise
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She simply seeks to bring her life experience to the political table in service of the people of California. … "Carly is not running away from her views, but chooses to stay focused on the issues that matter most to voters," Marty Wilson, her … She went on, again in response to a question, to defend and explain why she opposes federal funding of embryonic-stem-cell research…
Washington's Racially Polarized Election
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2010/09/17/washingtons_racially_polarized_election
https://townhall.com/columnists/lindachavez/2010/09/17/washingtons_racially_polarized_election
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The incumbent mayor failed to win even his own affluent Crestwood neighborhood, which is home to many of Washington's black elite. … increases to teachers whose student test scores rose. … White parents, most of whom send their kids to private schools, voted for Fenty; but black parents who send theirs to the very public…
2010 Race of the Day: Maine's Big 2nd Congressional Race
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/09/16/2010_race_of_the_day_maines_big_2nd_congressional_race
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/09/16/2010_race_of_the_day_maines_big_2nd_congressional_race
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To top off this already stellar record, he also voted for the bill to increase the debt limit in order to make room for the Democrats … Jason Levesque knows it’s time to reign in the out-of-control spending that is running rampant in Washington thanks to Democratic leadership … They’re looking for a representative that takes their best interests with them down to Washington. …
Tax Hikes Are a Losing Bet
https://townhall.com/columnists/tomprice/2010/09/16/tax_hikes_are_a_losing_bet
https://townhall.com/columnists/tomprice/2010/09/16/tax_hikes_are_a_losing_bet
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The losses, of course, are yours to keep. … To get the full picture, we must also account for the taxes Americans pay to state and local governments. … After spending through the roof, Democrats will tell you that they now have to raise taxes to help pay for it all.…
Delaware GOP Rumblings
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2010/09/16/delaware_gop_rumblings
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2010/09/16/delaware_gop_rumblings
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But Delaware Republicans had just voted. … Do we really want to see one of the most important industries in the world given over to the creation of human beings and their destruction … Those voters did not set fire to the Big Tent.…
When Policies Flop, Political Enthusiasm Wanes
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2010/09/16/when_policies_flop,_political_enthusiasm_wanes
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2010/09/16/when_policies_flop,_political_enthusiasm_wanes
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In 2008, 37 million Americans voted in Democratic presidential primaries and just under 21 million voted in Republican presidential … Only 13 million Americans have voted in Democratic primaries held before Sept. 1, according to Curtis Gans of the Center for the Study … That's been critical in a decade in which turnout in presidential years increased from 105 million to 122 million to 131 million.…
Democrats Torpedo Repeal of Harmful Obamacare Provision
https://townhall.com/columnists/guybenson/2010/09/15/democrats_torpedo_repeal_of_harmful_obamacare_provision
https://townhall.com/columnists/guybenson/2010/09/15/democrats_torpedo_repeal_of_harmful_obamacare_provision
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As the current law stands, starting in 2012, all organizations will be mandated to issue 1099 tax forms not only to contracted workers … They'll also be required to send a copy of each 1099 document to the IRS. … "The real story here is that they were willing to sacrifice good policy and our job creation plan to protect their original health…
A Dose of "Capitalism and Freedom"
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulkengor/2010/09/15/a_dose_of_capitalism_and_freedom
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulkengor/2010/09/15/a_dose_of_capitalism_and_freedom
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“There is still a tendency to regard any existing government intervention as desirable, to attribute all evils to the market, and to … He warned of an “internal threat” from those professing “good intentions and good will who wish to reform us,” who “are anxious to … use the power of the state to achieve their ends and confident of their own ability to do so.”…
"Change" Is Still the Battle Cry
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2010/09/15/change_is_still_the_battle_cry
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2010/09/15/change_is_still_the_battle_cry
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Signed,
Everyone Else
One of my many guaranteed-to-get-a-laugh lines in my excellent speeches is after I am asked to predict … go to the polls to make themselves heard. … They wanted change in Washington and they voted for the guy who said he would bring it to them.…
GE: Imaginative Rent-Seeking at Work
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattkibbe/2010/09/15/ge_imaginative_rent-seeking_at_work
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattkibbe/2010/09/15/ge_imaginative_rent-seeking_at_work
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In 2008, when Washington voted to bail out Wall Street, people across America were outraged. … tactics have led Congress to reject all efforts to end this unnecessary and costly project. … Nonetheless, the House recently voted to continue funding the GE-Rolls-Royce engine, and the issue has now moved to the Senate.…
There's No Need To Get Personal
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidharsanyi/2010/09/15/theres_no_need_to_get_personal
https://townhall.com/columnists/davidharsanyi/2010/09/15/theres_no_need_to_get_personal
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To say you need a predictor to decode Obama's next move is to say that the president is offering us something more than the hard-left … To psychoanalyze the man's ideological origins and concoct theories is to attach much more credit to these policies than they deserve.Maybe … Obama's political behavior might be alien to common sense and good government, but it's not alien to the United States.…