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Entries from January 2010

Terror, Travesty and Tales of Suppressed Evidence

January 24th, 2010 · 9 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: I waited to publish this piece until after the Army Clemency and Parole Board made public it’s decision concerning the case of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna.  Why?  Because I did not want to divert anyone’s attention from the 26-year-old Army officer’s case and what seems like overwhelming evidence to suggest, first, that Army [...]

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Anti-Socialism Rallies Continue in Missouri

January 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments

Conservatives across the country may have celebrated Republican Scott Brown’s defeat of Democrat Martha Coakley in the race to replace Ted Kennedy as Massachusetts’ next U.S. senator. In O’Fallon, Mo., however, the “party” didn’t last long for members of the K and N Patriots. At noon today, about 75 people met at the intersection of [...]

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New Color-Coded Threat Level on Capitol Hill

January 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

On the same day officials in the United Kingdom raised the country’s terror threat level to “SEVERE” in anticipation of a terrorist attack, Democrats on Capitol Hill added a new color-coded threat level to the Congressional Security System:  BROWN. In the wake of Republican Scott Brown’s stunning victory over Democrat Martha Coakley in the race [...]

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Barbara Boxer Says Climate Change Legislation Might Not Happen for Six or Eight or Ten Years

January 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chair of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, seemed to express an understanding that climate change legislation “might not happen, in a year or two, or five or six or eight or 10.” And that’s good news for everyone — especially those of us who [...]

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Michael Behenna’s Parents Send Message Following Army Clemency Board Decision

January 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments

EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is a message Scott and Vicki Behenna sent to supporters of their son, Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna following the Army Clemency and Parole Board decision yesterday to reduce his sentence from 20 to 15 years. To All Michael Behenna Supporters, The Deputy Secretary of the Army, Catherine Mitrano, following the [...]

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Army Reduces Soldier’s Sentence to 15 Years (Update)

January 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments

The Army Clemency and Parole Board today reduced the sentence of Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna from 20 to 15 years, according to a news release from Rep. Mary Fallin (R-Okla.). Lieutenant Behenna, who is currently serving his sentence at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., was convicted of unpremeditated murder in the shooting death of Ali [...]

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Jim Talent Predicts Leadership Crises on Capitol Hill

January 21st, 2010 · No Comments

Former U.S. Senator Jim Talent (R-Mo.) told listeners to The Mark Reardon Show on St. Louis’ KMOX-AM this afternoon that he thinks leadership crises on Capitol Hill might overtake health care reform as the biggest issue in the nation’s capitol during the upcoming week.  Stay tuned!

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