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Entries from March 2010

John Deere Giving Away One Hot Tractor

March 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Sure, it’s not political and has nothing to do with health care reform, but I like it anyway and deliver it in three “bites” below. As part of the John Deere Big Buck Sales Event, Chip Foose was challenged by the world’s largest manufacturer of farm equipment to take the classic 1970 John Deere 4020 [...]

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‘ObamaCare’ Would Drive Doctors Out of Business

March 18th, 2010 · 4 Comments

President Barack Obama’s so-called health care reform plan (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”) will drive practicing doctors out of business and suppress the recruitment of new physicians, resulting in long waits and rationed care for health care consumers, according to news release issued today by the National Center for Public Policy Research. The news release cites a paper, [...]

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Michael Behenna’s Story on Ghostfighter Radio (Update)

March 18th, 2010 · No Comments

Tune in to Ghostfighters Radio tonight at 8 p.m. Central to listen to me share the story of Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, a 26-year old native of Edmond, Okla., who was convicted of unpremeditated murder and is serving a 15-year prison sentence at Fort Leavenworth for killing a known Al-Qaeda operative in self-defense [...]

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Oklahoma City Wrong for Honoring Bill Clinton (Update)

March 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment

In an article published recently on the web site of Oklahoma’s largest newspaper, I was disappointed by the words attributed to the executive director of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum said about President Bill Clinton on the occasion of the announcement that her group will honor the nation’s 40th president with the Reflections [...]

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Lease Sale Attracts Nearly $1 Billion in High Bids

March 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

News that the Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 213, held today in New Orleans, attracted nearly $1 billion in high bids, according to the Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service, had leaders in the nation’s oil and natural gas industry excited and calling upon the federal government to replicate the [...]

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Study Shows ‘ObamaCare’ Could Cost 700K Jobs

March 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment

As many as 698,000 jobs could be lost if the health care reform plan (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”) being pushed hard by liberal Democrats is passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama, according to a study released today that was the subject of a blogger conference call this morning. The executive summary for [...]

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State Prison Numbers Dip for First Time Since 1972

March 17th, 2010 · No Comments

For the first time in nearly 40 years, the number of state prisoners in the United States has declined, according to Prison Count 2010, a new survey by the Pew Center on the States. The decline is not due solely to budget shortfalls at the state level which prompt early release of inmates, the survey [...]

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