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Obama’s “Society of Fear”
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According to McClatchy, there is even a course called “Treason 101,” for employees of the Department of Agriculture and the National … “I’m waiting for the time when you turn in a friend and you get a $50 reward,” national security law attorney Kel McClanahan told McClatchy … The Obama Department of Justice, for example, seized the phone records of the Associated Press, digitally stalked Fox News correspondent…
Obamacare Backlash No Surprise
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"For the first time in 100 years, one party crammed down a bill with national implications without any agreement from the opposing … It is mainly because our political class - in this case, the Democrats who had control of the House, Senate and White House in 2010 … PR flacks are showing up on news programs, trying to convince average Americans they are not experiencing what they are experiencing…
Chris Christie for President?
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The morning of his re-election, Christie told a CNN news anchor that he is a conservative. … He first irritated conservatives on a national scale by appearing with Obama in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, praising him for … Change 2012, the Romney campaign discovered "unanswered questions on a defamation lawsuit against the governor from earlier in his political…
Saudi Arabia Hires Pakistan to Train Insurrgents
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In its report announcing the opening of the four-day meeting in Beijing, state news agency Xinhua said it would discuss "major issues … In the past two weeks, authorities also have made clear that political reform is not on the agenda. … According to the news services, Saudi Arabia reportedly has hired Pakistan to help train the re-purposed force.…
Learn from Virginia
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voter turnout data in those key swing states here’s the percentage of Hispanic voters compared to black voters (courtesy of NBC News … Finally, the past two weeks Cuccinelli returned to the issue that launched him as an exciting political figure with national office … The Republican National Committee gave Cuccinelli one-third of the money it gave Bob McDonnell to win Virginia in 2009.…
Media Pans Obama's "Apology"
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He's not sorry for lying repeatedly in furtherance of his political goals, and he's certainly not sorry that people are losing their … National Journal's Ron Fournier:
I'm sorry, too, Mr. … inspire much confidence either:
Today's "Operational Update on the Health Insurance Marketplace" was not especially good news…
National GOP Wants Scott Brown to Run for Senate in NH
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After a failed attempt to hold onto his Massachusetts senate seat, many thought Scott Brown wasn’t quite done in the political world … He hasn’t said whether the rumors are true, but he has been making plenty of moves that suggest a continued political presence. … and providing commentary on Fox News.…
New York City Is About to Become New France
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But there is some good news: New York City does not have full control of its fiscal affairs. … Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo reportedly has national ambitions, and has expressed scepticism about de Blasio’s planned tax hike … …it’s clear that some people are willing to pay more because they like the non-political features of NYC and the Golden State.…
Breaking Down The Results of Tuesday's Elections: The Good, The Bad and Lessons Learned
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The national news media's liberal spin on Tuesday's off-year elections focused on the Republican loss in Virginia, insisting it … The big factor was certainly Obamacare that exploded in the final weeks of the race into a political disaster that dominated the news … The national news media chooses to describe the New Jersey governor, a former U.S. prosecutor who put dozens of public officials --…
Common Core Lessons Are Bringing Politics Into the Classroom
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is a good example why:
It's exactly what critics of the Common Core school curriculum warned about: Partisan political … Teaching materials aligned with the controversial national educational standards ask fifth-graders to edit such sentences as “(The … This particular lesson will be edited, a Pearson spokesperson told Fox News—but just how many other lessons pushing political ideologies…
The Education Earthquake In The Rocky Mountain State
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happened Tuesday night in Colorado was obscured by other high profile elections in New Jersey, Virginia,and New York City, but the national … news media should quickly get around to asking what is happening with schools that have made controversies surrounding them into such … cause, and the verdict on them ultimately a huge rebuke to the political elites of Colorado, a rebuke that could be misinterpreted…
Obamacare: Female Cancer Patient Dropped from Employer-Based Health Plan
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Via the Weekly Standard, meet Debra Fishericks:
This segment, which aired on a CBS News affiliate in … and Democratic leaders think the outcry against Obamacare is fierce now, watch if millions more Americans get blindsided with the news … Lower national spending! Less healthcare-related deficit spending! Substantially decreased rates for everyone!…
ICE Agents Push Back on Facebook Founder's Support for Illegal Immigrants
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Yesterday during an interview with ABC News, Zuckerberg said illegal immigration is one of the "biggest civil rights issues of our … Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents aren't impressed with Zuckerberg's stunt and have repeatedly invited him, and other CEOs and political … learns the truth about our immigration system, I would respectfully suggest he suspend his lobbying activities," President of the National…
A Pro-Terror Rally on a Palestinian Campus
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A fog of political correctness usually keeps events like the Al-Quds rally from getting much attention in the Western media. … But this one, first reported by veteran British journalist Tom Gross, made news last week when it led Brandeis University into suspending … actual swastikas at the Islamic Jihad rally, but the lethal values represented by the swastika have been a part of the Palestinian national…
Persecution of Christians in the Middle East
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These are but a handful of attacks that make news. … Do we have the political will? … It is also creating an environment that leaves moderate Muslims pressured to accept more radical political dogma.…
HHS to Delay 2014 Enrollment...until after elections
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CNN/ORC, CBS News, ABC News/Washington Post, Quinnipiac University, National Journal Heartland Monitor, and NBC News/Wall Street Journal … This morning comes another huge political bone thrown out to Democrats running for re-election in 2014.…
Who Killed the Kennedys? Ronald Reagan's Answer
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That renowned political philosopher Mick Jagger speculated on a source. “I shouted out ‘Who killed the Kennedys?’” … And it was provided, surprisingly, by a rising political star in the immediate hours after the shooting of Bobby Kennedy. … He had debated him a year earlier on national television, which didn’t go well for RFK, with Reagan clearly outshining him.…
The Kennedy Assassination's Continued Importance
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The only shred of good news is that 61 percent conspiracy theorists is the lowest number in over forty years. … At home, my family joined the country in silently watching television news. … And so was the tragedy of Nov. 22, 1963, both national and intensely personal.…
Where Were You When...
https://townhall.com/columnists/richgalen/2013/11/21/where-were-you-when-n1750853
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Anyone over the age of 55 will be asking everyone else over the age of 55: "Where were you when you heard the news?" … My mom - who was not particularly political - had told us en route to the Synagogue: "We're going to pray for our President." … Years later, when I was the communications director for the National Republican Congressional Committee we had a fund raiser on the…
Syrian Government Cripples Opposition Forces
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The Iranian cultural attaché, Sheikh Ibrahim Ansari, is among the dead, according to Iran's Fars news agency. … Venezuela: Venezuela's National Assembly has given final approval to special powers for President Nicolas Maduro. … Comment: The late President Chavez was voted similar powers during a period of internal political instability.…
Afghanistan Violence Heats Up as US Troops Remain in Region
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Syria: News services reported government successes in three areas over the weekend. … Let us join forces with our national army to achieve security and stability. … It is not clear what tribe the national army represents.…
Chris Christie is No Presidential Contender
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But why would any Republican see a typical political operative like Christie as presidential material? … Looking at current economic realities at home and national security realities abroad, little good news appears evident and there isn … He has demonstrated that his own political calculations are more important to him than his party or his nation.…
De Pasquale’s Dozen with Author and Former Secret Service Agent Dan Bongino
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Despite any hard evidence, cable news outlets and prominent bloggers initiated a national conversation when they began speculating … It was then that I realized that political losses aren’t always personal ones and we had done something special. … What's your current “guilty pleasure” non-news television show?…
Save Obamacare: Tax the French!
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Since every Democracy on earth seems to have a national health care plan, why not us? … I got news for you, however: You were always slow. We’ve been cursing at you from both lanes for years. … , is to force political changes whose longer-term goal is to dismantle the European welfare state.…
School Choice: A Solution to Bullying
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However, given the items in the news, you could be forgiven for not knowing. … According to the National Center for Education Statistics, students at private schools face a lower instance of bullying than students … While public schools could theoretically implement such measures as well, the political incentives scream against them.…