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Dick Durbin Hunting for Muslim Votes

April 12th, 2011 · No Comments

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger The Democratic Party is the oldest of the two major U.S. political parties.  It was first organized in the early 1790s by anti-federalists, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, as the Democratic-Republican Party.  Unlike the Democratic Party of today, it was distinguishable by its support for states’ rights [...]

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Netanyahu: ‘Jewish State has right to defend itself’

June 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments

“Under international law and under common sense and common decency, Israel has every right to interdict this weaponry and to inspect the ships that might be transporting them,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early Wednesday evening in response to the skirmish at sea between Israeli Defense Force troops and people aboard Gaza-bound vessels purporting [...]

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Does Hope Float in the Middle East?

June 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

Is it possible that President Barack Obama’s signing of a presidential determination Jan. 27, 2009, resulted in direct support going to people aboard vessels in the Gaza-bound flotilla that has stirred up so much controversy in recent days? I think it is. According to this Feb. 4, 2009, entry in the Federal Register, President Obama [...]

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‘Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection” Marks One-Year Anniversary

January 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

In a post one year ago today, I introduced the nation to “Barack Obama’s Seven Mystery States Coin Collection.” Today, I share updated details about the unique and collectible coin set that continues to remind Americans of the seven mystery states that, on May 9, 2008, then-presidential candidate Barack Obama said he had visited while [...]

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Still More Awards Coming to President Obama

October 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments

If the world was stunned to learn that President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, it will be even more amazed by all the awards that are still coming his way, according to the folks at Reason TV.  In the video below, they highlight a number of other awards not reported on in [...]

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Oklahoma Senate Decision Pleases Muslim Group

April 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments

From Oklahoma comes disturbing news that the state senate has dismissed a controversial bill (HB1645) that would have prohibited Islamic head scarves, or hijabs, on driver’s licenses photographs and photo IDs. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, an organization dubbed two years ago as an “unindicted co-conspirator” by federal prosecutors in a Hamas funding case, hailed [...]

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Which State Will Receive Most Attention During Barack Obama’s ‘State of the Union’ Speech?

February 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Among the seven mystery states created by then-candidate Barack Obama on the day he told Americans he had visited 57 states, which one will receive the most attention in his just-like-a-State of the Union speech tomorrow night?  Read the summaries below and click on any of the images or links to see enlarged versions of [...]

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