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Townhall…
When
Smoking Is Involved, Liberals Suddenly Care About Unborn Babies,
by Cortney O'Brien
Mar 28, 2015 -- It has taken a pack of cigarettes to convince
pro-abortion liberals that unborn babies are not just FETUSES without
feelings. A study produced by England's Durham and Lancaster
Universities has put a face to the negative effects of smoking during
pregnancy. The researchers produced ultrasound scans of unborn babies
shielding their eyes and moving their FACES uncomfortably as their
mothers smoked. It is this batch of telling...
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Townhall…
Afghan
Gratitude, American Folly, by Steve Chapman
Mar 29, 2015 -- If you're looking for gratitude from the Afghans,
President Ashraf Ghani is your man. When he appeared before Congress
Wednesday, he expressed thanks to American troops, their families,
Congress, Barack Obama and "ordinary Americans whose hard-earned TAXES
have over the years built the partnership" between the United States
and Afghanistan. He couldn't have laid it on any thicker...
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Daily Signal… If
You’re a Middle Class Taxpayer Who Gets
a Raise, Government Will Take This Much,
Patrick Tyrrell - March 24, 2015 - How high is the marginal tax rate on
each additional dollar the average American earns? In other words, if
you got a raise of one dollar, how much of that dollar would be taxed
away? A middle-class taxpayer’s additional income (when a single person
earns more than $37,450 a year) is subject to a 25 percent federal
income tax. Then there are the federal Social Security and Medicare
payroll...
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The
Daily Signal… With
Appeal to Liberty, Ted Cruz Jumps Into
2016 Race for President
By Ken McIntyre, March 23, 2015 -- Ted Cruz asked his audience of
thousands to let their imaginations run wild. And then the junior
senator from Texas explicitly asked them to imagine him as the nation’s
next president. “I believe in you,” Cruz said. “I believe in the power
of millions of courageous conservatives rising up to reignite the
promise of America, and that is why today I am announcing that I’m
running...
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The
Daily Signal… Obama
Administration Courts Iran While
Slapping Israel, James Phillips
March 20, 2015 - As the Obama administration mounts a final diplomatic
push to secure a nuclear agreement with Iran, bilateral
Israeli-American relations continue to deteriorate. This week Secretary
of State John Kerry joined Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in
Lausanne, Switzerland for an intensive round of negotiations ahead of
the March 31 deadline for a framework agreement on the Iranian nuclear
issue. The administration...
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| The
Daily Signal… Should
Teachers Be Paid Based on Student
Performance? What This New Study Shows.
Alex Belica - March 18, 2015 - There are long term benefits to paying
teachers by how well students perform in the classroom, according to a
new study released by Israeli economist Victor Lavy. The author
analyzed current income and demographic data for a set of students who
graduated from high schools that were part of a trial program that paid
teachers according to their students’ performance on...
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MSN.com… Why
Joe Biden can't get no respect,
by Ezra Klein
On Monday, I made the case that Al Gore should run for president. But
there's another obvious contender out there, too: Joe Biden. Over at
Yahoo, Matt Bai makes the case for Biden. "Biden," he writes, "is a
better candidate than most pundits have ever given him credit for.
Yeah, he's sloppy and meandering and says some nutty stuff. But that's
all part of being genuine and three-dimensional, which may be the most
valuable trait in modern politics and not a bad...
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Townhall… Obama's
Policies Leave Democrats Weak
Candidates in 2016, Michael Barone
Mar 13, 2015 - The controversy over Hillary Clinton's emails and her
unconvincing press conference at the United Nations have gotten many
Democrats and others thinking the unthinkable: Clinton may not be the
Democrats' 2016 nominee for president. And it has many asking the
question -- scary for Democrats -- of who else could be. It's not a
strong field...
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| Federal
News Radio… Congress'
March Madness: These bills might
not be the Final Four,
Commentary by Francis Rose -- Monday 3/16/2015 -- This is the time of
the year that I become That Guy. Every office has one: The guy who
doesn't pay attention to the NCAA college basketball tournament. I just
have never been a basketball guy. So when March Madness rolls around,
for me it's more like March Malaise. The madness has already started on
Capitol Hill, though, for federal employees. Federal News Radio
reported on four bills that could affect your job and salary...
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The
Daily Signal… Concerns
Grow About Common Core Standards,
by Brittany Corona
March 12, 2015 -- For the majority of states that adopted the Common
Core national standards in 2010, this is the school year in which
testing begins. And the haste with which Common Core was adopted and
implemented has caused problems, adding to a host of concerns already
surrounding Common Core. In an article last month in Education Week
magazine, reporter Liana Heitin reported...
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Federal
News Radio… S&M
on Capitol Hill, By
Mike Causey
Tuesday - 3/3/2015 -- Joke: What did the sadist do to the masochist?
Punch Line: Nothing! Get it? See, the sadist likes inflicting pain will
the masochist likes receiving it, so if nothing happens everybody
loses. Like right now. In Congress. Currently, and not for the first
time, Republicans and Democrats in Congress — between vacations and
breaks — are doing what they do best. Spending a lot of time getting...
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Federal
News Radio… Let's
play What's My Disease?
By Mike Causey
Wednesday - 3/4/2015 - Years ago, a (then) young friend had a minor
production job with a major TV network. His group was tasked with
coming up with a low-budget show that would attract eyes and sponsors.
Tougher than it sounds. Quiz shows were, and still are, a dime a dozen.
So ... After a particularly long, bitter meeting, he cracked. He
suggested they setup a...
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MSN
News… It's
Time to Kill Daylight Savings,
by Matt Schiavenza
As most people no doubt noticed given that they were robbed of an hour
of sleep, Sunday marked the beginning of Daylight Savings Time in the
United States, Canada, and several other countries and territories in
North America. For morning people, Daylight Savings is a drag,
depriving them of an hour of tranquil morning light. But for others,
"spring forward" brings with it the promise of long, languid afternoons
and warmer weather. Like millions...
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The
Daily Signal… If
Not Now … When? Will the GOP Majority
Ever Stand for Anything? By Jim DeMint
March 03, 2015 -- It is never the right time to do the right thing in
Washington, D.C. The phrase I heard most often from Republican
leadership while serving in the House and Senate was, “This is not the
right time to have this fight.” Whether the issue was balancing the
budget, school choice, patient-driven healthcare, eliminating earmarks,
raising the debt limit, ending big, crony handouts like the
Export-Import Bank or any stand against the continued growth...
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Townhall… The
2016 Political Environment Has Shifted,
By Michael Barone
Feb 24, 2015 -- Like it or not, the 2016 presidential race is now well
under way. Republican candidates are flocking to Iowa, New Hampshire
and South Carolina, while Hillary Clinton, in-between $200,000 speeches
at universities, is reported to be in seclusion developing her economic
policies. It's easy to get overwhelmed by minutiae, but sometimes a
twist of events turns out to be important, even 12 months away...
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| The
Daily Signal… Congress
Should Listen to Netanyahu’s
Warnings on the Obama Iran Deal,
James Carafano - March 03, 2015 - Jimmy Carter had one of the worst
foreign and defense policy records of any modern president. But, at
least he cut one good deal. The speech by Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin (Bibi) Netanyahu before a joint session of Congress makes
clear President Obama can’t even match Carter’s level of competency.
The high point of Carter’s presidency took place a little over a year
after he took office, brokering the Camp...
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The
Daily Signal… What
This Mom Thinks About How Government
Regulates Homeschooling,
by Genevieve Wood -- March 02, 2015 -- If millions of Americans are
doing it, the conventional wisdom among government bureaucrats is that
somebody ought to regulate it. Look no further than the growing
movement known as homeschooling. It’s estimated that upwards of 3
million school age children in America are now foregoing the
traditional schoolhouse...
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