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Conflict Exists Over Where Obama Was Born

November 3rd, 2008 · 11 Comments

Though most of the buzz has died down about the matter of Barack Obama’s birth certificate and whether or not he is a legal citizen of the United States, controversy still exists over the Democratic Party presidential nominee’s legal status. Two items found within pdf documents on the web site of Phillip Berg, the prominent [...]

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OSU’s Bryant Nominated for ‘Player of the Week’

November 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

For the second time this season, Oklahoma State University‘s Dez Bryant made the list of four nominees for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week award. Bryant, a wide receiver at my alma mater, had nine catches for 171 yards — including touchdowns on plays of 11, 26, 80 and 1 yards — to help [...]

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‘Electricity Costs Would Skyrocket’ Under Obama

November 3rd, 2008 · 5 Comments

In response to my inquiry about whether St. Louis-based Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU), the world’s largest private-sector coal company, had any reaction to the content of the San Francisco Chronicle audio which ends with Barack Obama saying he would take steps to effectively “bankrupt the coal industry,” I received the following statement from company spokesperson [...]

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Israelis Favor McCain, Iranians Prefer Obama

November 3rd, 2008 · 4 Comments

Barack Obama has, according to many news accounts about the 2008 presidential race, won the love and admiration of many people around the world.  Perhaps more worthwhile than the results of any global opinion poll is a look at how Israelis and Iranians would vote if given the chance. Published one week ago, a ynet [...]

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Barack Obama’s Plan to Bankrupt Coal Industry Would Cost Missouri, Nation Thousands of Jobs

November 3rd, 2008 · 14 Comments

Yesterday, Barack Obama‘s plan to bankrupt the coal industry appeared as one of the Ten Reasons NOT to Elect Barack Obama in 2008.  A day later, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) appeared on Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends morning program to run interference for the Democratic Party presidential nominee. What Senator McCaskill didn’t mention — [...]

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