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Army Major Played Role in Presidential Transition

November 5th, 2009 · 10 Comments

Incredibly, it appears that Maj. Malik Nidal Hasan, the alleged shooter in the massacre that resulted in at least 12 dead and 31 wounded at Fort Hood today, served on the Homeland Security Policy Institute’s presidential transition task force between April 2008 and January 2009 when Barack Obama was inaugurated as the nation’s 44th president.
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Democrats Won’t Budge; Fuel Costs to Keep Rising

July 31st, 2008 · 6 Comments

In the video above, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) asks that the Senate consider a bill to allow offshore drilling, but Democrats, led by Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO), object. Senator McConnell then asks if the bill could be triggered when gas reaches $4.50 per gallon, then $5 per gallon, then $7.50 per gallon, [...]

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Blogger Calls for Americans to ‘Drill Congress!’

May 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

I typed the words, “energy independence,” in a Google News Search and found articles about algae, wind and other renewable sources of energy being touted as solutions to the current crisis that has Americans paying record-high prices for fuel. While I agree that some renewable sources of energy — corn ethanol excluded — hold [...]

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Senator Offers Hope for Fixing Congress

October 4th, 2007 · 4 Comments

In case you haven’t heard, Sen. Pete Domenici is not going to seek re-election in 2008. Before he goes, Americans should offer heartfelt thanks to the 75-year-old, six-term lawmaker from New Mexico for, quite possibly, making his greatest contribution ever to the health and future of this nation.
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