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NC Poll: 69 Percent of Tarheel GOP Voters Aged 18 to 49 Support 20-Week Abortion Ban
https://townhall.com/columnists/neilmccabe/2015/02/04/nc-pol…op-voters-aged-18-to-49-support-20week-abortion-ban-n1952727
– In 2013, Ellmers voted for the same bill. … she was not put through to the congresswoman, but she was directed to Chief of Staff Albert G. … to principles.…
The GOP's Orrin Hatch Problem
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2015/02/04/the-gops-orrin-hatch-problem-n1952445
– "I like Barack Obama and want to help him if I can," Hatch declared in January 2009, just weeks before the Senate voted on President … work in the U.S., and refused to answer GOP Sen. … to fully fund the Obama amnesty during the lame-duck session.…
Obama, the Very Worst Deficit President
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2015/02/04/obama-the-very-worst-deficit-president-n1952433
– Even in its paucity was a slant to be found. … To use the old phrase Democrats used in the Reagan years, this budget is going to be "dead on arrival," precisely because neither the … He proposed to cut it in half from its all-time high under the Troubled Assets Relief Program -- which he voted for in the Senate.…
It’s the “Waffle House Primary,” not the “SEC Primary”
https://townhall.com/columnists/toddrehm/2015/02/04/waffle-house-primary-n1952117
– There is some talk that Texas and Florida may bolt the March First date, both Florida and the Lone State State is scheduled to go to … Even in that scenario, the conservative Republican would need to win in the blue states — and would hope to have an easier time doing … I thought it’d be a good idea just to call it, quote, “the SEC primary” to raise awareness to what we were trying to do down here.…
BREAKING: House Votes to Fully Repeal Obamacare, 239-186
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2015/02/03/house-obamacare-repeal-vote-n1952271
– The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has just voted to repeal Obamacare in its entirety: House votes to repeal … Republican leadership will need to decide whether to use a budget tactic known as 'reconciliation' -- which Democrats employed to bypass … Congressional Republicans have yet to coalesce around a single replacement plan to supplant Obamacare if it's ever fully uprooted.  …
West Virginia AFL-CIO: We’ll Fight This Upcoming Right To Work Bill That’s Already The Law
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/02/03/west-virg…s-upcoming-right-to-work-bill-thats-already-the-law-n1952226
– With their new majority, Republicans are working to bring right to work legislation to the state. … “What Right To Work does is force the union that is in there, which the union is there because the majority of them voted, the employer … good reason to pass right-to-work laws.…
America, a ‘PTS’ Nation
https://townhall.com/columnists/dwwilber/2015/02/03/america-a-pts-nation-n1951959
– Most who voted against him were still hopeful that once in office he would come to know that the reality of being president included … A nation being torn apart and all orchestrated by a White House determined to beat down and bring Americans to their knees in order … And Americans are yearning for a way to return to a better time.…
Deflated Ball Problem with NFL and GOP
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2015/02/01/deflated-ball-problem-with-nfl-and-gop-n1951111
– Again, due to a lack of courage, only 25 House Republicans voted against Boehner. … According to U.S. … They want to pursue half measures instead of forceful action.…
At Least Get the Big Lie Straight
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnransom/2015/02/01/at-least-get-the-big-lie-straight-n1951108
– Only a true liberal would could come up with a plan to minimize the damage done to the economy by the expiration of $500 billion … How do you expect anyone to take you seriously when you deny that entitlement spending is contributing to our deficit? … What I’m saying is that the first thing you guys need to do to push the Big Lie is at least get the lie straight.…
Blacks’ Loyalty to First Black President Got Blacks Nothing
https://townhall.com/columnists/crystalwright/2015/02/19/bla…loyalty-to-first-black-president-got-blacks-nothing-n1959615
– In 2010, the black jobless rate soared to over 16 percent, the highest since 1984. … Over 90 percent of blacks voted for Obama during both the 2008 and 2012 elections, and what do they have to show for it? … to Obama purely because he’s black.…
Indiana Pro-life Bill Exposes how Aborted Babies are Flushed Down Sewers
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2015/02/19/india…exposes-how-aborted-babies-are-flushed-down-sewers-n1959429
– After listening to her comments, along with several other abortion clinic workers and post-abortive women, the senators voted in favor … Hopefully this bill helps to restore some humanity to our most helpless. … Both bills need to pass the Senate to advance.…
There Is No Bottom For The Left’s Hypocrisy
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2015/02/19/there-is-no-bottom-for-the-lefts-hypocrisy-n1958940
– The Times continued, “On immigration, the Republicans seem to want only to savage the president’s efforts to address a pressing nationwide … These constituents may not be all that bright – after all, they elected people who came to Washington and voted for Obamacare. … Why ask for it to be changed when this is what you voted for?…
Poll: GOP Somehow Losing DHS Funding PR Battle
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2015/02/17/how-last…on-executive-amnesty-impacts-the-dhs-funding-debate-n1958427
– Security if Congress fails to supply appropriations to the agency prior to funding expiring later this month.   … decisively entrusted to them by voters -- to block it.   … : "House Republicans have voted to fund DHS.  …
What You Need To Know About The Injunction Stopping Obama's Amnesty
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/conncarroll/2015/02/17/everyth…o-know-about-the-injunction-stopping-obamas-amnesty-n1958369
– That said, in order to secure a temporary injunction, one of the requirements a plaintiff must show is that they are "likely to succeed … Speaker John Boehner issued a statement Tuesday urging "Senate Democrats who claim to oppose this executive overreach" to now "let … More to come soon...…
Hey Alcee, Give it Back!
https://townhall.com/columnists/dwwilber/2015/02/17/hey-alcee-give-it-back-n1958221
– Sending to Congress to represent them an individual who was impeached and removed from a federal judgeship for bribery and perjury, … Back then even the ‘Queen of the Partisans’ Democrat Nancy Pelosi voted to impeach Hastings! My how times have changed. … According to court records what helped keep Hastings from also going to prison was the refusal of a key witness to testify about Hastings…
The Return of the Firing Squad
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2015/02/16/the-return-of-the-firing-squad-n1957342
– That criticism and excessive media attention was one of the reasons many lawmakers voted in 2004 to stop allowing condemned prisoners … to choose death by firing squad. … The leader of Utah's senate and the governor of the state have both declined to say if they support the firing-squad measure.…
Dem Admitted He Didn't Know if Obamacare Subsidies Were Legal
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelfcannon/2015/02/15/de…ted-he-didnt-know-if-obamacare-subsidies-were-legal-n1957681
– or what now he says to influence the courts after the clear language he voted to enact has proved problematic? … This tells us either (A) Casey does not understand the legislation he voted to enact into law, or (B) he is willing to dissemble to … enact, or what he now says to influence the courts after what he voted to enact has proved problematic?…
Divest UC of USA or Vice Versa?
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2015/02/15/divest-uc-of-usa-or-vice-versa-n1957349
– The University of California Student Association has approved a resolution to direct UC regents to divest financially of the governments … In 2006, they voted unanimously to divest holdings in Sudanese companies with ties to the government-led genocide in Darfur. … His student association, he told me, didn't get enough feedback to know how to represent the campus.…
Two Big Fiscal Lessons from Colorado’s Pot Legalization
https://townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2015/02/14/t…big-fiscal-lessons-from-colorados-pot-legalization-n1957426
– So I was happy when folks in Colorado voted to decriminalize marijuana use, even if part of me didn’t like the idea that politicians … According to the bill, refunds are to be considered when state tax revenues don’t match up to the state estimates. … Colorado will likely have to return to voters to ask to keep the pot tax money.…
The Ethics and Realities of Divestment
https://townhall.com/columnists/pauldriessen/2015/02/14/the-ethics-and-realities-of-divestment-n1957249
– This fact is not lost on university presidents, who have a fiduciary duty to grow their endowments, to pay for student scholarships … Harvard must be “very wary of steps intended to instrumentalize our endowment in ways that would appear to position the University … to climate changes, and early death.…
Kansas Secretary of State: Illegal Aliens Registering to Vote is a Massive Problem Nationwide
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2015/02/13/obamas…mnesy-may-give-millions-of-illegals-ability-to-vote-n1956644
– Husted sent a letter to President Obama in January asking for the ability to access up-to-date and accurate Social Security number … information to ensure non-citizens are not voting and to prevent illegal voter registration.  … Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have vowed to further look into this problem as they try to find ways to defund President Obama's executive…
RNC Honors The Late Edward Brooke At Trailblazer Luncheon
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/02/12/rnc-honors-the-late-edward-brooke-at-trailblazer-luncheon-n1956646
– He urged Republicans to match the Democrats in coming up with programs to aid cities and the poor. … He was a man who marched to the beat of his own drum. … “You never know in life what you’re going to be called upon to do,” he said. Two years later, then-President George W.…
Worse Than No Strategy
https://townhall.com/columnists/cliffmay/2015/02/11/worse-than-no-strategy-n1956070
– Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad who has used chemical weapons to scorch the lungs of his opponents, and are continuing to illicitly … Israel and Saudi Arabia, nations that Iran’s rulers have threatened to wipe from the map, would be left to fend for themselves. … And some Sunnis would almost certainly turn to al Qaeda and the Islamic State to help defend them from Shia domination.…
President Obama's Cheap Talk on Religious Liberty
https://townhall.com/columnists/ericawanis/2015/02/11/president-obamas-cheap-talk-on-religious-liberty-n1955742
– Our job is not to ask that God respond to our notion of truth – our job is to be true to Him, His word, and His commandments. … our faith how we choose, to change our faith if we choose, to practice no faith at all if we choose, and to do so free of persecution … to their employees due to strong religious objections to such technology.…
Boko Haram Vows To Defeat Opposition: New Video Includes Images of ISIS Leader
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/vivianhughbanks/2015/02/10/bok…au-forces-new-video-includes-images-of-isis-leader-n1955549
– Union to take down the militant group. … In the wake of deadly Boko Haram attacks in Niger yesterday afternoon, Niger’s Parliament voted unanimously to send 750 troops to … “We never rose up to fight Africa. We rose up to fight the world,” Shekau said in the video.…
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