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What Was Going On In Israel Today? (Update)

June 23rd, 2011 · 14 Comments

At 4 p.m. Central Thursday, a Google Alert for the term, “Israeli Air Force,” arrived in my inbox.  The alert contained a link to an article purportedly published today on the Jewish Telegraphic Agency blog. The summary of the article caused quite a bit of concern in my mind: … Benjamin Netanyahu, has just ordered [...]

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Experts Dismayed by President’s Decision to Sell Oil From Nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve

June 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment

President Barack Obama has decided to sell 30 million barrels of oil from the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve on the premise that doing so will offset supply disruptions caused by political turmoil in Libya. Of course, he didn’t act alone; he was acting in concert with 28 member countries of the International Energy Agency who [...]

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Missouri Man ‘Not Happy’ with Revised USDA Offer (Update)

June 23rd, 2011 · 7 Comments

More than a month has passed since I published news about out-of-control agents from the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service going after a couple in Nixa, Mo., for selling more than $500 worth of rabbits in a calendar year.  Today, I offer an update likely to upset those who’ve been following the case [...]

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Huntsman ‘Love Letter’ to Obama Speaks Volumes

June 23rd, 2011 · 2 Comments

Because I suspect a lot of conservatives are, like me, somewhat unfamiliar with Jon Huntsman, I decided to share a few tidbits about the former Utah governor who recently resigned from his post as U.S. Ambassador to China to run for president as a Republican. For starters, I share a copy of a “love letter” [...]

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