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Townhall… Stunning
Setback to Obamacare, Phyllis Schlafly
Jul 29, 2014 - Obamacare has proven again to be the biggest legislative
failure in history, with last week's ruling that its subsidies are
illegal. These subsidies induced some 5 million Americans to sign up
for Obamacare but are prohibited by law as held by the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Halbig v. Burwell. This humiliation to
the Obama administration was a devastating setback to legislation
already disfavored by a 59-40 percent margin...
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Townhall…
Keep
Your Guns at Home: Stay Granted in Washington D.C. Carry Case,
Katie Pavlich - Jul 29, 2014 - The ability for citizens, D.C. residents
and outsiders alike, to carry a handgun open or concealed in Washington
D.C. didn't last long. Just days after Federal Judge Frederick Scullin
knocked down Washington D.C.'s complete carry ban as unconstitutional,
he has issued a 90-day stay in the case. More from the Washington
Times: The order issued by U.S. District Court...
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Daily Signal… Can
the House of Representatives Sue Obama
for Not Executing the Law?
By Elizabeth Slattery -- July 28, 2014 -- Elizabeth Slattery writes
about the rule of law, the proper role of the courts, civil rights and
equal protection, and the scope of constitutional provisions such as
the Commerce Clause and the Recess Appointments Clause as a legal
fellow in the Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal
and Judicial Studies. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, believes he
has the key to reining in the executive branch: suing President Barack
Obama for not faithfully...
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Daily Signal… Obamacare
Official Gets Ethics Waiver as
Former Company Faces Scrutiny,
by Melissa Quinn; July 23, 2014 - Andrew Slavitt, a former executive at
the technology company tasked with saving HealthCare.gov and current
second-in-command at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
was granted an ethics waiver by the Department of Health and Human
Services to begin working with his former company immediately. The
waiver was granted despite Republican lawmakers’ concerns about
Slavitt’s potential conflict of interest. The Daily Signal revealed
those concerns in a story yesterday...
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Business
Insider… Army
Medal Of Honor
Hero Breaks The Gavel At The New York Stock Exchange,
by Paul Szoldra; Jul. 23, 2014 -- Boy, they sure don't make those New
York Stock Exchange gavels like they used to. Former Army Staff Sgt.
Ryan Pitts was on hand Wednesday to close out the day at the NYSE, but
the gavel ended up breaking on his third strike. He was a bit
surprised. Pitts, who was medically discharged from the Army in 2009,
received the nation's highest award on Monday for his part in fending
off a...
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| Daily
Signal… Less
Than 1% of Obama’s ‘Emergency’ Border
Funds Would Be Spent This Year,
by David Inserra -- July 22, 2014 -- Romina Boccia focuses on federal
spending and the national debt as the Grover M. Hermann fellow in
federal budgetary affairs in the Roe Institute for Economic Policy
Studies at The Heritage Foundation. The Congressional Budget Office has
released its score on how President Barack Obama’s $4.3 billion
emergency request on immigration will be spent. The big news? The CBO
score confirms that the president’s $4.3 billion emergency request is
not warranted. CBO reports...
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The
Daily Signal… Greatest
Poverty
Eliminator Is a Job, Panel Says, Marguerite
Bowling
July 19, 2014 - With June bringing the best jobs report since the
recession began, one economist says the time is now to eliminate abject
poverty in America and abroad. Speaking recently at a panel at The
Heritage Foundation on biblical ways to alleviate poverty, Anne
Bradley, a co-editor of “For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to
Poverty,” acknowledged there was a lot of work ahead–2 billion people
live on $2 or less per day, she said...
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Daily Signal… John
Kerry: ‘Pretty Clear’ Russia Involved
in Malaysian Plane Crash,
Melissa Quinn - July 20, 2014 - Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed
today that pro-Russian separatists were involved in Thursday’s attack
on a Malaysia Airlines plane which left 298 dead and said it is “pretty
clear” Russia also had a role in the tragic event. He told host Candy
Crowley on CNN’s “State of the Union”: It’s pretty clear that this is a
system that was transferred from Russia into the hands of separatists.
We know with confidence, with confidence, that the Ukrainians did...
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Townhall…
Cruz
in Charge
of the Conservative Movement, Erick Erickson
Jul 18, 2014 - In what appears to be the ultimate modern demonstration
of "drinking the Kool-Aid," Republicans across the spectrum seem to
have entered a pact in sticking together to defend, and even celebrate,
campaign tactics predicated on gross voter fraud and manipulation of
minority voters. In fact, given recent campaign finance disclosures, it
seems...
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Townhall… Gaza,
Ukraine, Border Crises Have Roots In
a Weakened America, by Mark Davis
Jul 18, 2014 -- When this week began, it was hard to imagine a story
knocking our collapsing borders from the front of our minds. But in the
span of a few hours Thursday, two stories made us hit the pause button
on the mounting and proper indignation over the organized (and often
secret) government dumping of illegals in our midst. That is still a
huge problem, and the one with the most direct effect on the average
American citizen. But when TV screens began streaming images of the
Ukraine wreckage...
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The
Daily Signal… Young
Boy Takes On
City Council…and Wins, by Jordan Richardson
Call it a victory for common sense. City officials in Leawood, Kan.,
have reversed course after ordering a 9-year-old boy to tear down the
little free library he built in his front yard for Mother’s Day. Late
last Monday night, after Spencer Collins had appeared before the
Leawood City Council to advocate for permission to share his love of
reading books with his neighbors, the Council unanimously approved a
temporary measure that would...
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Townhall
Finance… Six
Astounding Examples of Left-Wing
Hypocrisy, by Daniel J. Mitchell
Jul 19, 2014 -- Last month, I nailed Bill and Hillary Clinton for their
gross hypocrisy on the death tax. But that’s just one example. Today,
we’re going to experience a festival of statist hypocrisy. We have six
different nauseating examples of political elitists wanting to subject
ordinary people to bad policy while self-exempting themselves from
similar burdens. Our first three examples are from the world of
taxation. Here are some excerpts from a Washington Times report about a
billionaire donor who is...
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Townhall…
Nanny
State
Targets Grocery Stores, by Leah Barkoukis
Jul 18, 2014 -- After having made her mark on school lunches, you know,
replacing mac n’ cheese for quinoa salad thereby leaving kids across
the nation hungry and unhappy, first lady Michelle Obama is moving on
to bigger and better things, it seems. Via The Washington Free Beacon:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is suggesting major changes
to grocery stores to “nudge” Americans to purchase healthier foods when
they shop...
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Townhall… Poll:
GOP Approval of Supreme Court Up 21
Percent, Kara Jones
Jul 14, 2014 - According to a Gallup poll released today, Republican
support for the Supreme Court has increased 21 percentage points since
September of last year. Partisan views have flipped since the beginning
of the High Court’s term last October. GOP approval has increased from
a mere 30 percent to a majority of 51 percent. On the other hand,
Democrats approval is down 14 points, falling from 58 percent to 44
percent. This is notable considering the...
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The
Daily Signal… This
School
District Just Banned Cupcakes. And Candy. Eric
Boehm
July 13, 2014 - A school district in Washington state is determined to
make school more healthy and less fun. Edmonds School District, in the
suburbs south of Seattle, has approved a ban on cupcakes, candy and
other sweet treats children typically bring to school to celebrate
their birthdays. Instead, district officials say kids should distribute
pencils to their classmates...
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| The
Daily Signal… In
Undercover
Videos, Planned Parenthood Suggests Sadistic Sex to Teen Girls,
by Kelsey Harkness -- “Choking,” “whipping,” and “tying up” are a few
of the sadistic sexual behaviors Planned Parenthood staffers in Denver
were caught on camera promoting to underage girls as part of
Obamacare-supported “sex education” inside their facilities. Today, in
two undercover videos released by the pro-life group Live Action,
counselors for Planned Parenthood are seen offering advice
about
“BDSM”— a practice in which sexual partners beat, lash, or
otherwise inflict pain on each other — to...
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The
Daily Signal… The
GOP’s Healthy
Debate: It Makes Us All Better, Mike Needham
July 14, 2014 - If you want to see people who are afraid of an honest
policy debate in America today, visit a college campus. This year
alone, the left’s fear of discussion was on display at Smith College,
where IMF head Christine Lagarde withdrew from giving a commencement
speech, Rutgers University, where Condoleezza Rice was set to speak,
and Brandeis University...
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The
Daily Signal… That
Study Showing
Kids With Same-Sex Parents Fare Better? Yeah, the Media Left a Few
Details Out,
by Katrina Trinko -- July 10, 2014 -- There’s been no shortage of media
coverage of a new study that purportedly shows that children raised by
same-sex partners fare better than other children. “Children of
same-sex couples are happier and healthier than peers, research shows,”
was the headline of a Washington Post story. “Largest-ever study of
same-sex couples’ kids finds they’re...
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MSN.com…
Obama
pays up
after jumping queue
At Franklin's, a famed barbecue joint in Texas, pushing to the front of
the line will cost you. President Barack Obama learned this lesson the
hard way on Thursday when he stepped into the meat-lovers paradise in
Austin. The line for food at the restaurant can reputedly sometimes be
two or three hours. But the president -- exercising the prerogatives of
his office -- apologetically jumped the queue. He did however offer to
stump up...
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Federal
News Radio… What
happened to all of the young federal
employees?
Commentary by Jeff Neal - Friday 7/11/2014 - In 2009, there were
233,759 federal employees under age 30 - now there are 176,533. In
2009, there were 224,775 employees age 60 and over. Now there are more
than 268,000 and the number is growing. What happened? Why is the
workforce getting older? Should we even care? After all, older
employees are often more experienced, more stable in their careers, and
likely to continue to work for a number of years. The...
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Townhall…
Tea
Party:
Learn From Al Gore, Ann Coulter
Jul 09, 2014 - Chris McDaniel, candidate for the U.S. Senate from
Mississippi, lost the Republican runoff to incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran
last month, and now he is being led down a primrose path to political
oblivion. McDaniel's passionate supporters think that a moment of
crisis for the country is a good time to treat control of the Senate as
if it's a prom queen election. Hoping for yet a...
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Daily Signal… Organization
Pushes for Ballot Referendum
on Seattle $15 Minimum Wage,
Philip Wegmann -- July 07, 2014 - In Seattle, a grassroots organization
has submitted a petition complete with nearly 20,000 signatures— well
above the 16,000 signature prerequisite, calling for a ballot
referendum to repeal the city’s minimum wage hike, which will
eventually increase the hourly wage to $15 an hour. On Wednesday,
Seattle Forward, a non-partisan coalition
of local business owners and citizens, delivered a referendum request
they hope will qualify their measure for a popular vote during the...
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The
Daily Signal… What
Obama Has Wrong on Climate Change,
Brett Schaefer & Nicolas Loris
July 06, 2014 - President Barack Obama again sought to make the case to
the American people for “dealing with the rapidly growing threat of
climate change” last month, in a speech to the League of Conservation
Voters. Right up front he said that his speech would not have “a lot of
spin, just the facts.” When a politician says that, you know to expect
the opposite. Obama assured the audience that members of Congress
“accept that man-made climate change is real” but...
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Watchdog.org…
ND
workers
enjoy high wages despite lack of minimum wage law,
By Rob Port, Watchdog.org North Dakota Bureau - June 30, 2014 - HIGH
WAGES: During a visit to Williston, North Dakota, University of
Michigan economist Mark Perry snapped a photo advertising entry-level
jobs at Walmart starting at over $17 per hour. DICKINSON, N.D. — As
policymakers in Washington, D.C., debate raising the federal minimum
wage, entry-level workers in North Dakota enjoy pay...
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Townhall… The
Clinton Motto: Contempt and Elitism,
by Tony Katz
Jul 06, 2014 - As the expression goes, "The apple doesn't fall far from
the tree." When it comes to the Clinton Family the apple never fell,
and all associations with the tree leave one contemptuous, elitist and
complete incapable of relating to real human beings, real life and
reality. The associations can be wide reaching, like the entire
Democrat party. Only the Democrats, who claim to champion women's
rights, could think of former President Bill Clinton as a hero.
President Clinton was a national embarrassment...
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Townhall
Finance… Further
Look at
Employment: Seasonally Adujsted Decline of 523,000 Over Last Month,
Mike Shedlock - Jul 06, 2014 -- Initial Reaction: On the surface, this
appeared to be a very strong jobs report from both the household survey
and establishment survey perspective. The establishment survey reported
a gain of 288,000 jobs while the household survey sported a gain in
employment of 407,000. In addition, May was revised up from +217,000 to
+ 224,000, and April revised up from +282,000 to +304,000. Digging
deeper into the...
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Townhall…
Culture
Challenge of the Week: Tyrannical
Rule versus Independence, by Rebecca Hagelin
Jul 03, 2014 - At some point in every man’s life, he hears a voice of
conscience (perhaps it is a faint whisper from God Himself) urging him
to break loose from the suffocating bonds of lust or fear, which hold
him against his will in either the endless search for more—more wealth,
more excitement, more control—or the legalistic monotony of what some
might call “religion.” When a man hears that voice, he often thinks he
knows what it will take to break free, yet simultaneously feels as
though he...
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Townhall…
The
Wrong Type
of Values, by Erick Erickson
Jul 04, 2014 - When the rights of individuals clash, both sides should
be willing to step back and recognize that both have rights. When in
conflict, neither side is truly winning nor losing. Each gets their
rights and can disagree. But the political left in America has decided
its rights and values are the only acceptable ones in our republic.
That they lost in the Supreme Court this past week has sent liberals in
America on a weeklong hysterical binge of fact...
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Townhall… On
Every Big Issue, Obama's Presidency is
Found Wanting, Donald Lambro
Jul 04, 2014 - WASHINGTON - Republicans have a wealth of political
issues that will dominate the 2014 midterm election races and determine
their outcome. The national news media has done its best to try to bury
these issues, play them down or sugar coat them, but the American
people know better. They have persistently put these issues at or near
the top of every voter poll in the last six years of Barack Obama's
scandal-ridden, trouble-plagued administration. It's hard...
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The
Daily Signal… ‘We
Have Not
Forgotten’: Presidents on the Fourth of July,
Kelsey
Harkness
July 04, 2014 - In a letter to his wife Abigail the day before the
American colonies publicly justified their independence from Great
Britain, John Adams predicted the occasion would be celebrated as “the
great anniversary festival” for years to come. Of the birth of a new
nation in July 1776, the future second president of the United States
wrote, “the day ought to be solemnized...
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The
Daily Signal… Today
the Supreme Court Protected Religious
Freedom
By Sarah Torre and Elizabeth Slattery - You don’t have to agree with
Hobby Lobby or share its owners’ opposition to abortion to recognize
that the government should not be able to force Americans to set aside
their deeply held beliefs simply because they go into business.
Thankfully, the Supreme Court agreed and upheld the right of Americans
to live and work according to their convictions in a 5- 4 decision
today. In Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the justices ruled the government
will not be able to...
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Cato
Institute… Celebrating
Independence Day’s Principles,
By Roger Pilon
On the 4th of July we celebrate our nation’s birth, announced to the
world some 228 years ago through a remarkable document: the Declaration
of Independence. In that document the Founders set forth both the
reasons that impelled them to independence and, more important, the
moral vision that has inspired us, and millions more around the world,
ever since. Individual liberty, secured by limited government: that is
its essence. Too often today...
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