Bob McCarty Writes

Igor Panarin, a Russian academic whose prediction of the United States’ demise in 2010 made him the subject of a Wall Street Journal article today, may have unwittingly provided those calling for a college football playoff with a solution.

Put politics aside for the moment and take a look at Panarin’s 2010 map of the United [...]

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The development of the United States’ vast domestic oil and natural gas resources that had been kept off limits by Congress for decades could generate more than $1.7 trillion in government revenue, create thousands of new jobs and enhance the nation’s energy security by significantly boosting domestic production, a study released Monday shows.
The ICF International [...]

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“There is something monumentally large afoot, and I do not believe it is just a banking crisis, or a mortgage crisis, or a credit crisis,” reads a comment published today at PatDollard.com. “Yes these exist, but they are merely single facets on a very large gemstone that is only now coming into a sharper focus.”
Perhaps, [...]

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While Americans wait for Barack Obama to take office, the nation’s energy future hangs in the balance.  Still, amidst so much uncertainty, a review of the president-elect’s statements and actions in recent months offers an ever-so-slight glimmer of hope.
During an Aug. 4 speech at Michigan State University in Lansing, Obama said this:
“Over the next five [...]

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Senator Sarah Palin?  It’s possible if three things take place in the life of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) during the next few days, weeks or months:
1.  Senator Stevens loses his appeal to have the seven felony convictions handed to him by a jury one week ago overturned;
2.  A judge orders Senator Stevens to serve time [...]

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