Texas Tea Party Scores With Cruz
In yesterday's Texas Republican runoff, former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz bested Lt. Governor David Dewhurst for the Republican Party nomination for the Senate seat being vacated by Kay...
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Texas Republican Runoff Race Has National Implications
The retirement of Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) is leaving a coveted Senate seat up for grabs. In a run-off election today, which — many Texans are promoted to...
Survey Reveals How Voters’ Faith Influences the Issues They Care About
A March 2012 survey of November’s likely voters suggests that a person’s faith plays a considerable role in the issues he cares about and his decision about which presidential candidate...
New Areas Open for Drilling in Gulf
The U.S. government opens new area of the central Gulf of Mexico for drilling, amid controversy from environmentalists, who claim that the move will further damage a fragile ecosystem, and...
Younger Grassroots Conservative Activists Turn Out for Texas GOP Convention
Last week, the Texas Republican Party Convention, the largest political gathering in the world, convened in Fort Worth, Texas, with an estimated 6,000 to 7,000 delegates in attendance. While...
ObamaCare Tax Credit Unpopular With Small Business
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report dated May 2012 revealed that a paltry percentage of small businesses took advantage of the Small Employer Health Insurance Tax Credit in 2010. Of...
Five Years Later – Calderon’s War Has Failed
Five years after Mexican President Felipe Calderon took office, his declaration of war against the drug cartels proves to have failed. ...
Surveillance Drones Don’t Live Up To Expectations
Predator Drones have proven not to be worth the cost in their ability to curb contraband, drug traffic, and illegal alien activity. ...
Growing Evidence That Cohabitation Harms Chances of Successful Marriage
Many parents and churches have long advocated that unwed couples avoid living together before marriage. Now even secular research has shown that it can have severe drawbacks. The New...
Bills Proposed in Ariz., Del. Concern Sheriffs’ Constitutional Authority
Recently two important and very different pieces of state legislation were introduced, one in Arizona and the other in Delaware, both concerning the constitutional authority of county sheriffs. The...
Ron Paul Opens Texas Tour with Another Overflow Crowd
Only hours after Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum suspended his campaign yesterday, GOP contender Ron Paul opened a three-city tour in his home state on the campus of Texas...
Ex New Orleans Police Sentenced for Katrina Shootings
On April 4 cnsnews.com correctly anticipated that five former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers would be sentenced that day for the September 4, 2005 shootings of unarmed residents on...
October Baby, Doonby Successful in Spite of Studio Rejection
According to Fox News, the newly-released pro-life movie October Baby “earned the second-highest-per-screen average” last weekend — behind The Hunger Games — grossing $1.7 million, for 8th place overall....
“October Baby” Explores Abortion Consequences
In the 39 years since the Roe v. Wade decision, almost three generations of women have had access to legal abortions. The newest pro-life movie, October Baby, explores the...
Gunfight at Mexican Border Forces Unusual Crossing Closures
On Wednesday, March 14, cnsnews.com reported that gun battles between Mexican military and Mexican drug traffickers caused U.S. authorities to shut down two international crossings in Texas. The two bridges...