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Family of Murdered Border Patrol Agent: Nothing 'Phony' About Deaths Linked to Fast and Furious
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/07/26/family…nothing-phony-about-deaths-linked-fast-and-furious-n1649746
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It hurts to be treated like this and just adds insult to injury when the President speaks of phony scandals and minimizes the efforts … Just last week, Senator Chuck Grassley sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder about his Department's failure to inform his office … of new deaths linked to Operation Fast and Furious.…
House Defeats NSA Amendment By Mere 15 Votes
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/kateandrews/2013/07/25/house-defeats-nsa-amendment-by-mere-15-votes-n1649257
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On Wednesday evening, an amendment designed to block the National Security Agency from continuing to collect citizen phone records … The amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 proposed:
H.Amdt. 413 (Amash) to H.R. 2397: To end authority … Administration’s abuse of power (IRS scandal, Bengazi, etc.), one vote is not going to bring the ‘Right to Privacy’ conversation to…
Gosar: Let's Shed Some Light on Eric Holder's Blatant Disregard for the Rule of Law
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/07/25/gosar…eric-holders-blatant-disregard-for-the-rule-of-law-n1648016
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What would happen to an ordinary citizen for lying to a judge? … Holder failed to provide information to Congress about the scandal, the House of Representatives voted to hold him in contempt of Congress … Holder has until today to respond to the letter.…
Our Post-Racial President Claims to be Black
https://townhall.com/columnists/harryrjacksonjr/2013/07/25/our-post-racial-president-claims-to-be-black-n1649037
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Nonetheless, when blacks voted last year, their faithfulness to their candidate arguably won the election for him. … The speech was designed to explain to the rest of the nation what being a black man in our culture is all about. … In recent days Bill O’Reilly has listed a series of challenges to the black community to take responsibility to turn its fortunes around…
Unsung Black People
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2013/07/24/unsung-black-people-n1648367
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In the end, three blacks and one Hispanic on the jury voted to acquit Goetz of all 13 charges except for the minor one of carrying … Another neighbor said Jonah told her that night that he tried to beat up a guy who turned out to be a cop. … They told the truth knowing they'd have to go back to the neighborhood. Whatever happened to them? Why aren't they the heroes?…
Georgia Democrat Declares Run For Senate
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/taylorcolwell/2013/07/23/georgia-democrat-declares-for-senate-n1647215
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Several things will have to happen for Nunn to win. … Obama only lost by a respectable eight points in Georgia, but the coalition that voted for him in 2012 is unlikely to be as strong … As we move closer to midterm elections, Georgia will be a race to watch.…
Obamacare Battle Takes Bizarre Turn
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2013/07/22/obamacare-battle-takes-bizarre-turn-n1646697
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Recently 251 members of the House, including 22 Democrats, voted to postpone for one year implementation of the heart of the act -- … In the last couple of years, House Republicans have voted over and over to repeal the president's health care plan. … the House of Representatives voted -- for nearly the 40th time -- to dismantle it," the president said.…
Detroit: The Left’s Model for Success
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/07/22/detroit-the-lefts-model-for-success-n1645905
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Conservative states friendlier to business and less subject to burdensome government regulations and union demands, like Alabama and … Instead, the city’s reaction to the shrinking tax base was to build fancy new buildings, which only dug it deeper into debt. … If the bankruptcy is not allowed to proceed, the city will be forced to hobble along indefinitely as it attempts to settle with creditors…
Zimmerman Speech Obama Should Have Given
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattbarber/2013/07/22/zimmerman-speech-obama-should-have-given-n1645831
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To the extent that I may have contributed to the spurious filing of charges, I apologize to Florida. … Let’s return to Dr. … It’s time to move on. It’s time to heal. It’s time to come together as “One Nation Under God”.
God bless you.…
GOP Address: In the Name of Fairness, Delay Obamacare’s Individual Mandate
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2013/07/20/gop-a…ame-of-fairness-delay-obamacares-individual-mandate-n1645530
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“Unfortunately, many Democrats voted to stand with big business and against fairness for individuals and families,” Young said. … We take that to mean he thinks it's fair to let businesses off the hook while leaving middle-class families in harm's way.” … to vote on their proposals immediately.…
Liberal Democrats Propose to Outlaw Gas-Powered Cars by 2040
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2013/08/08/libera…democrats-propose-to-outlaw-gaspowered-cars-by-2040-n1659105
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The Lib Dems want to outlaw gas and diesel powered cars from the United Kingdom with a goal to create a “zero-carbon” UK by 2040. … Which brings us back to America. … Kind of like a scooter is today: Fun to drive, but you wouldn’t want your friends to see you on one.…
Your Help Is Hurting, Part II: The Unintended Consequences Of Giving Dictators Foreign Aid
https://townhall.com/columnists/jerrybowyer/2013/08/08/your…tended-consequences-of-giving-dictators-foreign-aid-n1659076
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It’s tough
to know what to do. … ‘election’,
but he was using the international food aid to reward those places that voted
for him and to punish those places that … It seemed to be tied to ideologies which are hostile
to market processes, hostile to entrepreneurship, and that seemed to be the…
Excuse me? GOP to blame for ObamaCare?
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2013/08/08/excuse-me-gop-to-blame-for-obamacare-n1658670
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2013/08/08/excuse-me-gop-to-blame-for-obamacare-n1658670
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The GOP-controlled House has voted 40 times to repeal it. … Conservative activists dedicated to repeal have refused to shut up and lie
down. … to be unpopular
with Americans.…
Bad News/Good News Bible
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenconnor/2013/08/07/bad-newsgood-news-bible-n1657516
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Case in point: The Committee on Congregational Song of The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) recently voted to exclude the popular modern … line to "the love of God was magnified" in order to be included in their hymnal. … The authors refused to make the change.…
Pelosi Wasn’t the Only One Who Voted Before Reading
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going to enforce the provisions of law that would otherwise require the government to verify income. … Understate it to make sure they get the maximum subsidy and overstate it to the extent necessary to avoid being put on Medicaid. … , and we have to defund it.…
Business Fears Of The New National Labor Relations Board Are Justified
https://townhall.com/columnists/fredwszolek/2013/08/06/busin…he-new-national-labor-relations-board-are-justified-n1656518
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Senate voted to confirm five members to the Board, including four news ones. … The case is likely to reverse prior Bush Board precedent and require employers to give union organizers access to their property if … , the business will be required to grant the same access to labor organizers to solicit support for the union.…
The Pyscho History That Democrats Hide
https://townhall.com/columnists/markbaisley/2013/08/05/the-pyscho-history-that-democrats-hide-n1656188
https://townhall.com/columnists/markbaisley/2013/08/05/the-pyscho-history-that-democrats-hide-n1656188
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The 13th Amendment to abolish slavery was voted for by 100% of the Republicans in Congress and by 23% of the Democrats in Congress. … Not a single one of the 56 Democrats in Congress voted for the 15th amendment that granted explicit voting rights to black Americans … In 1866 Democrats formed the Ku Klux Klan to pave the way for Democrats to regain control in the elections. …
Defunding Obamacare: Worth a Try
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaeltanner/2013/08/04/defunding-obamacare-worth-a-try-n1655823
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaeltanner/2013/08/04/defunding-obamacare-worth-a-try-n1655823
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the employer mandate, and 22 voted to kill the individual
mandate as well. … And even Democratic lawmakers in Massachusetts have voted to
seek a waiver from some of Obamacare’s requirements. … Moreover, it is hard to see a path to victory.…
America Is a Tax Haven…and That’s a Very Good Thing
https://townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2013/08/04/america-is-a-tax-havenand-thats-a-very-good-thing-n1655819
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…To politicians, your capital is their means to advance their political goals. … And maybe some late-reporting precincts could still turn the tide, so feel free to add your opinion if you still haven’t voted. … You won’t be surprised to learn that hypocritical leftists love using tax havens to protect their money even though they want to deny…
The 5 Attitudes That Will Cause You To Fail at Life In America
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2013/08/03/the-5…udes-that-will-cause-you-to-fail-at-life-in-america-n1655400
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In other words, the world does change and it's fine to do your part in trying to make it happen, but if you need that to happen in … Furthermore, there's a stigma attached to those programs that makes successful people less likely to want to be around you. … pander to people at their worst than it is to encourage them to be their best.…
Democratic Jobs Campaign Falls Flat in August
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also made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill to shake up Senate and House Democrats and to strategize on what he says are his highest … I want to hear them. … Earlier this month, the House voted to delay Obamacare’s employer mandate which is turning a full-time workforce into a part-time workforce…
Congress Exempts Itself From Obamacare Rate Shock as Americans Face Skyrocketing Premiums
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2013/08/02/guess-whose-healthcare-premiums-arent-going-up-next-year-n1654588
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make a contribution to the health care premiums of members of Congress and their aides, according to several Hill sources. … “As we continue our work to ensure the smooth implementation of this law and look forward to the start of enrollment on October 1st … According to the poll, 36 percent of Americans want Congress to expand or keep the health care law while 39 percent want Congress to…
O'Reilly: Killing History
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2013/07/31/oreilly-killing-history-n1653553
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individual, especially an American, the citizen of a free democratic nation, has to clamor with such procedures in order to try to … It wasn't hard to figure out what to do: Eisenhower had sent in the 101st Airborne to enforce desegregation back in 1957 against a … Black Americans may say hosannas to Bobby Kennedy, but they would have to wait for Richard Nixon to become president to win the promise…
Paul’s Attempt to Cut Aid to Egypt Fails, Says Senators ‘Voted Against the Rule of Law’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2013/07/31/senate-rejects-rand-paulbacked-plan-to-end-egypt-aid-n1653267
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The way Rand Paul sees it, the 86 senators who opposed his amendment to freeze $1.5 billion in annual aid to Egypt voted “against … be is an instrument of calmness…We need to deal with our laws in such a way that allow us to continue to be that instrument of stability … to an appropriations bill.”…
Should Republicans Shut Down the Government Over Obamacare Funding?
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2013/07/31/should-re…s-shut-down-the-government-over-defunding-obamacare-n1652802
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, and to seek additional reforms. … He also reminds Cruz & Co. that he's voted against every recent CR because he opposes them in principle, believing them to be an irresponsible … And if Democrats refuse to accept this idea — most likely — let them squirm to explain to the American people why they’re willing to…