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Are Home Bible Studies Illegal in San Diego? (Updated)

May 28th, 2009 · 12 Comments

Are home Bible studies illegal in San Diego? That’s the question many are asking after Pastor David Jones and his wife Mary, who live in San Diego, were told by the county of San Diego they needed to either stop their Bible study or get a costly permit. For years, the couple has invited friends [...]

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Black Conservative: Say ‘No!’ to Sonia Sotomayor

May 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments

By Lloyd Marcus Guest Blogger Coming from the projects, the story of President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, is inspiring. Ironically, the success of Obama, a black, and Sotomayor, a Latina, epitomizes the availability of the American Dream to minorities as well as the greatness of America. And yet, both harbor resentments and [...]

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Actor Craig T. Nelson ‘Mad As Hell’ About Taxes

May 28th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Actor Craig T. Nelson, the actor who starred in the ABC sitcom, “Coach,” from 1989-1997, said, “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore” during a discussion of excessive taxation on Fox News Channel’s The Gleen Beck Show today. Though the phrase was borrowed from Eddie Chiles, the Texas oil man [...]

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If Passed, Cap-and-Trade Bill Will Cost You Dearly

May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

The Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill will hit consumers of petroleum fuels especially hard by dramatically increasing the costs of goods and services as noted in the graphic at right, according to two groups closely following the legislation. In a three-page document (pdf) forwarded to me early this afternoon, American Petroleum Institute officials warn that people who [...]

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You Can’t Rest on Imaginary Laurels!

May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

“We can’t rest on our laurels, because we’ve got a lot of work to do.” President Barack Obama was only half-right when, according to Reuters, he shared those words with an audience at a Democratic National Committee fundraising event in California.  Why?  Because, as evidenced by the post-stimulus unemployment claims chart shown above, the laurels [...]

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Should Japan Replace ‘Secret Weapon’ with Nukes?

May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Should Japan replace the “secret weapon” that has protected the East Asian nation for more than 60 years with nuclear weapons?  That’s the question many people are asking in the wake of North Korea detonating a nuclear weapon and firing missiles earlier this week. In the video above, Charles Krauthammer tells a Fox News Channel [...]

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Self-Defense Claim on Trial in Oklahoma City (Update)

May 28th, 2009 · 29 Comments

Jerome Ersland, a 57-year-old Oklahoma City pharmacist, is in court today, facing first-degree murder charges for his role in the May 19 shooting death of 16-year-old Antwun Parker. The video above shows how things went down:  Parker and an accomplice entered Reliable Discount Pharmacy while brandishing handguns and wearing ski masks; Ersland reacted by using [...]

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