October 20, 2007
Governor uses executive powers to grant illegal use of driver’s licenses
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Top Democrats fear that New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer's controversial plan to grant driver's licenses to illegal aliens has endangered their party's candidates across the state -- and even threatens the presidential prospects of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Democrats want largest tax increase in American history
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At a bipartisan Ways and Means caucus last night, Chairman Rangel outlined his long-awaited “Mother of All Tax Hikes” legislation. The basics of the package are simple: This is the largest individual income tax increase in history.
Liberal Senator blames California fires on global warming
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"One reason why we have the fires in California is global warming," Nevada Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters, emphasizing the need to pass the Democrats' comprehensive energy package.
99 Balloons: A story of life and praise
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Eliot was born with an undeveloped lung, a heart with a hole in it and DNA that placed faulty information into each and every cell of his body. However, that could not stop the living God from proclaiming Himself through this boy who never uttered a word. In the midst of heartbreaking tragedy, the Mooney family found the presence of God strengthening, comforting, and guiding them. Their story reminds us to seek God and endure our struggles rather than blame Him for our hardships.
Newt tells it like it is
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Former Republican congressional leader Newt Gingrich discusses the war on terror at the National Press Club.
Violence in Iraq down 70% since June
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Violence in Iraq has dropped by 70 percent since the end of June, when U.S. forces completed their build-up of 30,000 extra troops to stabilize the war-torn country, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Navy Seal receives Medal of Honor
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The Medal of Honor will be awarded to the family of Lt. Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan.
Presidential Poll – 50% of Americans would never vote for Hillary
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While she is winning wide support in nationwide samples among Democrats in the race for their party’s presidential nomination, half of likely voters nationwide said they would never vote for New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, a new Zogby Interactive poll shows. No candidate has ever one the presidency with such high negatives before.
Hillary Exposed: Money, Corruption and the Clinton Political Machine
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The truth about Hillary and Bill and their stronghold on American political monies. You will never see this in the drive-by media.
Republican Presidential Candidates discuss the issues
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The Republican presidential candidates were fanning out across America on Monday after spending a lively evening failing to agree on who is the most conservative candidate in the White House race, but reaching consensus on the most liberal: Hillary Clinton.
Thompson announces Immigration Policy
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Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson on Tuesday plans to announce an immigration policy that will include stripping federal grant money from cities and states that don't report illegal immigrants. Thompson chose Collier County, which has a large farmworker population, for his announcement and plans to meet with the county's sheriff, Don Hunter, before announcing details of his border security and immigration enforcement proposal.
Clinton’s former Vet: “Hillary used the animals as political props only”
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"They didn't care about those animals," said the Clinton’s former vet. "It was all for public consumption. It was show." Socks, the cat, lived in the basement and was given away after Clinton left office.
Switzerland goes Conservative: Follows France’s Model
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Switzerland's conservative Swiss People's Party strengthened its position as the biggest single party in Parliament on Sunday, according to initial electoral projections.
The dangers of credit card consumption
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Just ask Robert Curran. Discover Card recently notified the Kansas City resident his monthly interest rate would skyrocket from a manageable 10.99 percent to a jaw-dropping 18.99 percent.
Conservative Congressman wins Louisiana Governor’s race
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U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) easily defeated 11 opponents and became the state’s first nonwhite governor since Reconstruction, decades after his parents moved to the state from India to pursue the American dream. Jindal, a 36-year-old Conservative Republican and Catholic, will be the nation’s youngest governor. He had 53 percent of the votes.
Public Schools have severe sexual abuse problem
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An Associated Press investigation found more than 2,500 cases over five years in which educators were punished for actions from bizarre to sadistic. There are 3 million public school teachers nationwide, most devoted to their work. Yet the number of abusive educators, nearly three for every school day, speaks to a much larger problem in a system that is stacked against victims.
Crosby, Nash and Matthews: Socialists at their best
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So self-parodic is this all the way around the horn that I can’t muster the requisite outrage. Of course David Crosby thinks American soldiers are out to kill women. Of course Graham Nash thinks “dialogue” is the answer to suicidal jihadism and the church needs good news. Of course Chris Matthews doesn’t think he’s a Marxist even as he’s mouthing rhetoric straight from the Daily Worker. For some the 60’s never ended.
Indoctrinate U and how the left has ruined Academia
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The average taxpayer and parents who foot the bill know little about the rot on many college campuses. "Indoctrinate U" is a recently released documentary, written and directed by Evan Coyne Maloney, that captures the tip of a disgusting iceberg. Marxism is alive and well on America’s college campuses.
Young girl dies after abortion
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Laura Smith's passing has also ignited the local and national anti-abortion movement. Two weeks after she died, Operation Rescue, a national organization, called for a criminal investigation. "The Anchor" newsletter of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River, which includes Barnstable County, reported on the death in its Oct. 12 issue, according to diocese spokesman John Kearns. Smith's story was also picked up by the Christian Newswire.
Iran targets couples in continued moral crackdown
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Iran's police are to keep up their moral crackdown through the winter months, confronting couples whose behavior in public is deemed to be inappropriate, officials said on Sunday.
Michael Yon: A real American journalist
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Most major news organizations can't afford to keep a footprint here, yet Michael Yon does it without corporate sponsors or advertisers. He receives no funding or financial support from news, or any movie, book or television deal.
ADF defense freedom of speech
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Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed a federal lawsuit Thursday on behalf of peaceful pro-life advocates threatened with fines by Montgomery County officials for holding pro-life signs on a public sidewalk.
Dinesh D'Souza: America, a Christian Foundation
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We seem to be witnessing an aggressive attempt by leading atheists to portray religion in general, and Christianity in particular, as the bane of civilization. Finding the idea of God incompatible with science and reason, these atheists also fault Christianity with fostering a breed of fanaticism comparable to Islamic radicalism. The proposed solution: a completely secular society, liberated from Christian symbols and beliefs.
Hey Massachusetts: It’s called hunting. Try it!
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Turkeys are spreading through suburbia. Wild turkeys, once eliminated in Massachusetts, are flourishing from Plymouth to Concord and - to the surprise of some wildlife officials - making forays into densely populated suburban and urban areas, including parts of Boston, Cambridge and, most recently, Brookline. Perhaps liberal Mass should allow for better gun and hunting laws to reduce wild game population.
Update from Michael Yon – A real American Journalist
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It is clear that Iraq is turning a corner. Not only are Sunni and Shia talking here in Baghdad, but the fighting definitely is abating. I'll be out in Sunni and Shia neighborhoods all day Tuesday and Wednesday. Petraeus' ideas are starting to work.
Experts agree that Kyoto has failed
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Echoing sentiments long associated with politicians such as Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President George Bush, the report says it is time to ditch the Kyoto Protocol because the United Nations treaty has "failed.
Man wins $1.6 million playing slots – Casino refuses to pay
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Sandia refused to pay, claiming that the machine malfunctioned. Instead, he said, they gave him about $385 and a few free meals at the casino.