Many Delegates Walk Out of UN Racism Confab
The UN's Durban Review Conference on racism got off to a rocky start in Geneva on April 20, as about 40 delegates from...
EPA Declares Human Breath (CO2) a Pollutant
The EPA on April 17 proposed new regulations to control carbon dioxide (CO2) and five other “greenhouse gases” as “pollutants” under section 202(a)...
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Summit of the Americas Ends in Uncertainty
Though the United States was still the focus of plenty of the usual criticism, observers noted that it was toned down at this...
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Is “Efficient” Government the Answer?
President Barack Obama said in his weekly address last Saturday that we can “get our deficits under control and move from recovery to...
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Oath Keepers Rally for Constitution on Lexington Green
A new patriotic organization called “Oath Keepers” was invited to join a Committees of Safety-sponsored rally on Massachusetts’ historic Lexington Green to renew...
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Obama: Torturers Shouldn’t Be Punished
President Barack Obama said in a written statement released on April 16 that CIA and other intelligence officials who conducted felony torture during...
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When Torture Isn’t “Torture”
Fox News online has found an attorney who says the Bush administration did not engage in torture. David B. Rivkin, whom FoxNews.com describes...
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Obama Supports Tapping Your Phone & Internet
The New York Times has reported that the Obama administration has stepped up federal surveillance of law-abiding Americans since taking office: “The National...
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Speaking Up About the Day of Silence
Today marks the 13th annual “Day of Silence,” an activist endeavor ostensibly designed to draw attention to the “problem” of “anti-gay/lesbian/bi-sexual/transgender bullying.” Now...
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Obama Promises to Push for Arms Treaty
Speaking to reporters while standing alongside Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon in Mexico City on April 16, President Barack Obama said he would push...
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No Gracias: The Earned Income Tax Credit
Well, the Tax Man has cometh, and he has goneth. And one thing is certain, according to a report (pdf) authored by economist...
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Obama’s Anti-gun Agenda Shelved — for Now
Gun control is off the agenda for now, according to Newsweek. Although the Obama administration is packed with anti-gun stalwarts, from White House...
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Piracy Solution: Letters of Marque and Reprisal
Is there another alternative to paying tribute to Somali pirates, other than sending a huge naval expedition force to route the pirates out...
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New DHS Domestic Terrorism Report Targets Millions of Americans
On April 7, when President Barack Obama was winding up an overseas tour that included bowing to Saudi King Abdullah and expressing mea...
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Labor Unions Endorse Immigration “Reform”
The nation’s two largest labor union federations, the AFL-CIO and the Change to Win, announced on April 13 unanimous support for planned legislation...
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