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‘Restoring Honor’ Rally Sends Unmistakable Message

August 28th, 2010 · No Comments

I’m not a huge Glenn Beck fan, but I applaud him for pulling off what appears to be a huge event in the form of the “Restoring Honor” rally taking place today in Washington, D.C.  Hundreds of thousands of Americans — maybe even a million plus — are in attendance. An apolitical event, funds raised [...]

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Texas Top State for Business, California Worst

May 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment

For the fifth year in a row, CEOs rated Texas as the #1 state in which to do business and California as the worst, according to a Chief Executive magazine survey. North Carolina maintained its #2 rank, while Tennessee rose two positions to the #3 spot. Virginia was up three slots from last year to [...]

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Hearing Set for Army Officer on Eligibility Issue (Update)

May 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment

A formal hearing for Army Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin, the flight surgeon who’s being court-martialed for refusing to deploy to Afghanistan until President Barack Obama proves his eligibility under the Constitution to serve as president of the United States, is set to take place June 11 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, according to a [...]

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Photos Tell Story of Tax Day Tea Party in D.C.

April 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

A friend of this blog, El Marco of Looking at the Left, forwarded the great photos below which he shot at the Tax Day Tea Party held yesterday in Washington D.C. To see more of these great photos, click here.

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Diplomat-Shoe Bomber Arrested on Flight to Denver

April 7th, 2010 · 1 Comment

BREAKING NEWS: Ace of Spades is reporting tonight that a man was arrested after attempting to light his shoe on fire during a flight from Washington, D.C., to Denver this evening.  On top of all that, the man’s name is Mohammed al Modadi, and he’s reportedly a vice-consul at the Qatari embassy. Developing… UPDATE #1 [...]

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Army Clemency Board Hears Behenna Case

January 7th, 2010 · No Comments

The Army Clemency Board met this morning in Arlington, Va., to hear the case of Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, a young officer now serving a 20-year sentence at Fort Leavenworth, convicted of premeditated murder in the self-defense shooting death of a known Al-Qaeda operative. The video above features an interview of Vicki Behenna, [...]

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Runaway Balloon Spotted Over Nation’s Capitol

October 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments

For several hours Thursday afternoon, Americans were riveted to their television sets, having been told that a 6-year-old boy might be inside an accidentally-launched homemade balloon as it soared out of control across the skies of Colorado.  Today, “news” of another runaway balloon spotted in the skies above Washington, D.C., is attracting much less concern.  [...]

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