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Townhall…
The
President and 'Violent Extremism' by Dennis
Prager
Feb 24, 2015 -- Regarding Islamic violence -- the greatest world evil
since Nazism and Communism -- the president of the United States, his
administration, and the left generally live in a make-believe world, a
world of denial. In their world, Islam is today, and has always been, a
religion of peace; Muslims are threatened by Islamophobia; Christians
are wiped out by "violent extremists;" European cartoonists incite
radical Muslims to murder them...
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Daily Signal… Homeland
Security Funding Expires Friday.
Is Congress Any Closer to a Solution?
Kate Scanlon - February 22, 2015 - As the Feb. 27 deadline for funding
the Department of Homeland Security looms, Congress appears no closer
to a resolution to the ongoing funding dispute. Homeland Security
Secretary Jeh Johnson told George Stephanopoulos today on ABC’s “This
Week” that it’s “imperative that we get it resolved.” “Because if we
don’t, by Friday at midnight, the homeland security budget
for
this...
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The Daily Signal… What
Patricia
Arquette Got Wrong About the Founders and Women,
David Azerrad - February 23, 2015 - In a harried Oscar acceptance
speech which culminated in a hackneyed call for wage equality, actress
Patricia Arquette blamed the Founders for the so-called gender pay gap.
“It’s inexcusable that we go around the world and we talk about equal
rights for women in other countries when we don’t have equal rights for
women in...
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Heritage Foundation… More
States Push Back Against Common Core,
By Brittany Corona
Common Core continues to be a top concern in the states, with
Mississippi and Wisconsin being the latest states taking steps to
distance themselves from the controversial standards. Mississippi is
considering full repeal of the Common Core standards. State senators
Michael Watson and Angela Burks introduced legislation to repeal the
standards last month, with Watson telling GulfLive.com Mississippi
“will end up with our own standards...
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The
Daily Signal… State
Says
70-Year-Old Flower Shop Owner Discriminated Against Gay Couple,
By Kelsey Harkness -- February 20, 2015 -- A judge in Washington state
ruled this week that a 70-year-old florist who declined to make flower
arrangements for a gay couple’s wedding violated the state’s
anti-discrimination and consumer protection laws. In a phone interview
with The Daily Signal, Barronelle Stutzman said the decision—and its
accompanying fines—will put her...
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The
Daily Signal… Federal
Dietary Panel Pushes Junk Food
Taxes, Being Green, Daren Bakst
February 20, 2015 - Federal dietary guidance may soon be based on the
needs of the environment, not just nutrition. The federal Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee just released its report, with
recommendations, to help inform the 2015 Dietary Guidelines. The United
States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human
Services will consider these recommendations in formulating the
guidelines...
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Heritage Foundation… NCLB
Reauthorization Proposals: Missed
Opportunities for Conservatives,
By Lindsey M. Burke -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee,
and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee
have each proposed reauthorizations of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA), known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). House
Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R–MN) has
introduced the Student Success Act, and Senate HELP Committee Chairman
Lamar...
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Townhall… In
Praise of Mediocrity,
Steve Chapman
Feb 15, 2015 - I rise today to speak in praise of an underappreciated
attribute: mediocrity. Oh, I can hear the comments already: "Who better
to do it?" "Finally, something you're an expert on." "You should only
hope to achieve mediocrity!" But I will not be deterred. As kids, we
are always told to admire those who are the best at anything and to
strive to...
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Federal
News Radio… Getting
in touch
with your inner voter, By Mike Causey
When it comes to politics, do federal workers favor one party over
another? Are U.S. Postal Service workers more likely to vote Democratic
than workers at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission? If so, how come?
Does working for the Defense Department, the Department of Homeland
Security or the Justice Department make it more likely that you will be
a Republican? If so, do you know something folks...
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The
Daily Signal… Obamacare
Makes Tax Time More Taxing,
by Alyene Senger
February 06, 2015 -- As Americans begin to file their 2014 taxes, they
will encounter some new forms and paper work, thanks to burdens imposed
by Obamacare’s flawed policies. First, taxpayers now must report their
health insurance coverage status and that of their dependents. Those
who were uninsured in 2014 either must file for one of the individual
mandate’s exemptions if they are eligible or pay the mandate penalty of
$95 or 1 percent of income...
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Townhall…
Presidents'
Day
Musings, By Larry Kudlow
Feb 15, 2015 -- Let me begin with Presidents' Day. It's a nice long
weekend. But it says nothing about the greatness of certain American
presidents. Whatever happened to Washington's Birthday? Or Lincoln's
Birthday? Of course, I could go for Reagan's Birthday. And I'll bet my
pal Amity Shlaes would pull for Coolidge's Birthday. Whatever your
favorite president's birthday might be, you must admit that...
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Daily Signal… Jindal
Emphasizes Teacher Tenure Reform,
School Choice in Sweeping Education Plan,
by Ken McIntyre -- February 09, 2015 -- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal,
hoping that a push for education reform can set him apart among
prospective Republican candidates for president, today begins to tout a
national plan he says would create “an ecosystem of freedom and choice”
for parents, students and teachers. His proposals, Jindal says in the
plan to be released this morning, would push the public education
system out of...
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Townhall…
Government
Debt
on the Road to Ruin, Steve Chapman
Feb 08, 2015 - Americans are addicted to living beyond their means, at
least when it comes to the functions of government. That's why the
federal debt tripled over the past decade and under President Barack
Obama's budget plan would keep growing indefinitely. Why not? If you
don't have to pay for all you get, you're likely to take more than you
need...
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The
Daily Signal… Obama’s
National Security Strategy Is Weak
and Underwhelming, by Nile Gardiner
February 06, 2015 -- President Obama’s new national security strategy
will do little to reassure America’s allies or intimidate America’s
enemies. Today, the White House unveiled a document poorly suited to
the challenges faced by the world’s superpower, which are mounting in
the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Africa. At a time when American
global leadership is increasingly being challenged by an array of
adversaries, the new national security...
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Economic Collapse… Only
44 Percent Of U.S. Adults Are Employed
For 30 Or More Hours Per Week,
By Michael Snyder - February 5th, 2015 - Jobs - Public Domain, Jim
Clifton, the Chairman and CEO of Gallup, says that the percentage of
Americans that are employed full-time has been hovering near record
lows since the end of the last recession. But most Americans
don’t realize this because the official unemployment numbers are
extremely misleading. In fact, Clifton says that the official
5.6
percent unemployment rate is a “big...
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Townhall… Gallup:
Yeah, That 5.6% Unemployment Figure
Is A Lie, by Matt Vespa
Feb 04, 2015 -- A nauseating State of the Union address from Barack
Obama has come and gone, and a triumphant Obama (yeah, I don’t why he
feels that why either) said that the country has turned the page:
Tonight, after a breakthrough year for America, our economy is growing
and creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999. Our unemployment rate
is now lower than it was before the financial crisis. More of our kids
are graduating than ever before...
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Daily
Signal… Scott
Walker: ‘I Wouldn’t Bet Against Me on
Anything’, Kate Scanlon
February 01, 2015 - Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., is leading a new poll of
likely Republicans voters in Iowa. So will he run for president? Walker
told Martha Raddatz on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday that he is still
in an “exploratory process.” Walker said the American people are
looking for a candidate with “new, fresh leadership with bold ideas and
the courage to act on it.” “You can give speeches all you want,” said
Walker...
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Education
Next… On
Designing K-12
Education Savings Accounts.
By Jason Bedrick and Lindsey M. Burke - 01/26/2015 - As we celebrate
National School Choice Week, education-reform advocates would be wise
to reflect on purpose of school choice as articulated by Milton
Friedman, the father of the modern school choice movement. Friedman
first proposed the concept of school vouchers in 1955, arguing that by
introducing consumer choice into education...
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