What’s “Just” about Taxes?
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Everywhere, it seems, tax is in the news. At least two U.S. presidential candidates have signaled their intention to raise taxes on higher-income earners and specifically target oil companies if they are elected. In his Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith said that taxes were necessary to enable governments to perform three essential functions. One was national defense. Another was public security and the administration of justice. The third was public infrastructure needs, though Smith envisaged that governments could contract much of this to private companies.

India: The Cause and Effect of Abortion and Selective Breeding
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India's crisis of sex-selective abortions has become so grave that the government has begun to offer close to $3,000 to poor families for each new female birth. In their report, "Women in an Insecure World", the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) estimates that between 1.5 and 3 million girls are killed for sex-selective reasons each year, resulting in an accumulated worldwide "deficit" of 200 million women. They refer to the phenomenon as "gendercide".

Al Qaida Moles in London's police force
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MI5 agents have identified FOUR London Met officers after searching for a cell of fanatics passing Scotland Yard's secrets ... All four are Asians living in the capital and are feared to have links both with Islamic extremists in Britain and worldwide terror groups-including al-Qaida training camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan. ... MI5 chiefs believe the suspected moles have been planted, as sleepers-agents under deep cover-to keep al-Qaida informed of anti-terror raids. They fear the four could have already accessed sensitive information about secret operations to root out terror cells planning further attacks in the UK.

Lunacy: Rebate letters to cost $42 million
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At a cost of nearly $42 million, the IRS wants you to know: Your check is almost in the mail. The Internal Revenue Service is spending the money on letters to alert taxpayers to expect rebate checks as part of the economic stimulus plan.

Planned Parenthood Overcharged Government for Contraceptives
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Planned Parenthood affiliates in California may have overcharged the state and federal governments more than $180 million for birth-control pills, despite internal and external warnings that its billing practices were improper, according to a federal lawsuit filed by one of the agency's former finance officials in Los Angeles.

Legal Group Pushes to De-fund Planned Parenthood
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The American Center for Law and Justice, a conservative organization in Washington, D.C., has launched an aggressive petition drive to end all federal funding of Planned Parenthood, the leading abortion provider in America, which receives nearly $300 million each year in taxpayer dollars.

McCain repudiates anti-catholic pastor
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain has now repudiated any views of a prominent televangelist who endorsed him last month "if they are anti-Catholic or offensive to Catholics." "I sent two of my children to Catholic school. I categorically reject and repudiate any statement that was made that was anti-Catholic, both in intent and nature. I categorically reject it, and I repudiate it," McCain said.

News Aggregator: Federal Corruption Trial links Obama through myriad of sources
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Rezkorama controversy! The above link is a news aggregator on the trial of Antoin “Tony” Rezko, Senator Barack Hussein Obama's friend, neighbor and financier. Rezko is from Syria, which is an Islamic Fascist nation.

Governator blasts homeschool ruling
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today blasted a court ruling that endangered homeschooling and homeschoolers statewide. "Every California child deserves a quality education and parents should have the right to decide what's best for their children," the governor said in a prepared statement. "Parents should not be penalized for acting in the best interests of their children's.

Delta Force member to take on John Kerry
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As an Army officer, Jeff was wounded in combat while serving as a Delta Force Assault Troop Leader during the invasion of Grenada. His story of being shot down during a helicopter assault is both harrowing and inspiring. Jeff -- though wounded during the helicopter crash -- organized the evacuation of his fellow Soldiers and then continued on to complete his assigned mission. For his actions, Jeff received the Purple Heart and medal for valor. After leaving the Army, Jeff went on to serve in the FBI as an advisor to the Bureau's elite Hostage Rescue Team (HRT). Jeff then went on to serve as a CIA Counterterror officer, running operations in Europe and the Middle East from 1985 to 1992. Interestingly, Beatty's business career will also help him lead our nation as we navigate through an uncertain security environment. As President of TotalSecurity his company deals with private and public sector threats. Jeff will be running as a conservative Republican.

Minnesota plan: Clone embryos and kill them!
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The deadly Kahn Cloning Bill … also requires the U of M to kill all cloned human beings or face felony charges. The bill would allow millions of dollars in taxpayer funds to be used to kill living human embryos.

No injuries in pre-dawn attack on military recruiting station
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A small bomb caused minor damage to a landmark military recruiting station in the heart of Times Square before dawn Thursday, and police were searching for a hooded bicyclist seen on a surveillance video pedaling away.

Hamas strikes Jewish Seminary
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A Palestinian terrorist opened fire at a central Jerusalem yeshiva late Thursday night, killing eight students and wounding 11 others, police and rescue officials said.

Press 'ignore' terrorist stopped by armed student
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A gun rights organization in the United States is accusing the media of trying to conceal the fact that a gunman who attacked students at Jerusalem's Mercaz Harav seminary was stopped by an armed student at the school.

Congressman accused of defrauded pro-life groups in scam
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Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., allegedly defrauded dozens of pro-life organizations for hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund his first congressional bid.

Global Warming Update: Australia has cool summer?
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Sydney residents and tourists are cursing La Nina as the harbor city says goodbye to the summer that wasn't. No day topped 88 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time since 1956. Average daily sunshine totaled 6.7 hours, an hour less than normal and the lowest since 1991-92. The average maximum temperature was 25.2, the coolest since 1996-97. Al Gore offered no response.

The Great Oprah
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Oprah also indicated that there are many names that one might give to that which she calls "God", including "energy," "consciousness" and "life." Oprah also contrasted what she called the "old" spirituality vs. the "new" spirituality, as espoused by Eckhart. "The old way is the hierarchy has the authority. Church authorities tell you how to worship in church and how to behave outside of church. The new spirituality is that you are your own best authority as you work to know and love yourself, you discover how to live a more spiritual life."

Marines find Ramadi more welcoming than Berkeley
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The Marines are unwelcome here." These weren't the comments of a banana republic dictator or the rantings of a religious radical. These were the words of Tom Bates, the elected mayor of Berkeley. However, in Ramadi the residents were so happy to have the Marines among them that they literally hugged and kissed them on the streets. Children made high-five signs when they saw Marines of the 3rd battalion 7th Marines on patrol and residents insisted they come in to drink chai and eat goats the hosts were willing to kill in their honor.

Anti-plastic crusaders stuck holding the bag
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Scientists are attacking the global campaign to ban plastic bags, saying the activists' claim that the modern conveniences are responsible for the deaths of 100,000 animals and one million seabirds is based on a "typo" in a 2002 report and there is no scientific evidence showing the bags pose a direct threat to marine mammals.

American Ingenuity: Magpul FMG9
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The Magpul FMG 9. A great new invention for needed domestic security protection.

Presidential Primary Results
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Republicans – Delegates – 1,191 Delegates Needed
McCain is the Republican nominee.
Democrats – Delegates – 2,025 Delegates Needed
Obama - 1570 Clinton – 1460