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One Nuclear Option Best for Iran, North Korea

May 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

The cartoon above captures perfectly the best nuclear weapons options available to Iran and North Korea as both seek to become nuclear powers. [Hat tip: David Donar at Political Graffiti]

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Amendment to Block Health Care Rationing Fails

May 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

By Foster Friess, Guest Blogger The idea of a government-run HMO proposed by President Barack Obama and Democrat leaders should scare us all.  Further cause for concern stems from $1 billion of taxpayer dollars shoehorned into the stimulus to fund research into the comparative effectiveness of medicine.  Referred to as “Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER),” Sally [...]

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Sotomayor a Dangerous Pick for High Court

May 27th, 2009 · No Comments

In an article at BeliefNet.com yesterday, Steven Waldman wrote about Sonia Sotomayor’s entry in the 1976 Princeton University yearbook. Not surprisingly, President Barack Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter had — and, perhaps, still has — a “thing” for communist politicians. Before waxing poetic about her college experience, Sotomayor used her [...]

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Did Amazon Defense Coalition Violate Terms of Logan Act While Waging Chevron Lawsuit?

May 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I’m not a lawyer and I don’t play one on television, but it strikes me that leaders of the Amazon Defense Coalition may have violated terms of the Logan Act as they cozied up to leaders of the Ecuadoran government in zealous pursuit of a $27 billion judgment against Chevron Corporation. Not familiar with the [...]

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Speech to Muslim World Hinges on Venue, Content

May 27th, 2009 · No Comments

President Barack Obama will travel to Egypt next week. While there, he is expected to deliver a major address to the Muslim world, thus fulfilling a promise made during his presidential campaign. As he fulfills that promise, his choice of a venue and the content of his message could prove controversial. While a specific location [...]

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Bloggers Want to Know If Chrysler Dealers Received ‘Pink Slips’ Based on Politics

May 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Did some of the 1,100 Chrysler dealers who’ve been told they have to close their dealerships receive “pink slips” as a result of their political affiliations or contributions made — or not made — to certain political campaigns?  That’s the question that a number of bloggers are researching this week. Two days ago, Doug Ross [...]

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