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U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High
In 2007, U.S. life expectancy reached an all-time high of 77.9 years, up from 77.7 in 2006. The National Center for Health Statistics...
Sousa’s March of Greatness
Arielle Levin Becker of the Washington Post wrote about John Philip Sousa’s professional stature as regards his past association with the Marine Corps...
Read moreNASA Committee Weighs Future of Manned Space Program
In an age of out of control government spending — over $30 billion a week in budget deficits, 130,000 troops in Iraq and...
Read moreThe Private Sector and the future of Space Exploration
An article at Wired.com (“Rocket Booster: Let Private Sector help NASA”) keeps a free-market focus on the future of American space exploration: “After...
Read morePsychiatry Goes Back to the Future
The New York Times’ Benedict Carey reported this week that the Army “plans to require that all 1.1 million of its soldiers take...
Read moreMicrosoft Appeals Ban on MS Word
Microsoft on August 18 filed an appeal to a judge’s ruling that the company’s Word application violates a Canadian firm’s patent. The ruling...
Read moreSave Rifqa Bary From an Honor Killing
Americans and Europeans have learned at least one unpleasant truth about unfettered immigration, even if government officials don’t want to admit it: many...
Read moreDetails of Mission for CIA ‘Black’ Helicopters Revealed
In a tale that sounds like something out of a spy movie, the New York Post has revealed intricate details about a secret...
Read moreRand Paul “Money Bomb” Exploding Today
U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky is reaping an online fundraising bonanza today, as a “money bomb” for his campaign efforts exploded...
Read moreObama preaches Healthcare Reform to Religious Leaders
After several decades of complaining about the influence of “Conservative Evangelicals” on the political process, the American Left has been stepping up its...
Read more“Right Wing” Blogger was allegedly trained by the FBI
The strange case of blogger Hal Turner may offer the American people an opportunity to better understand the concept of a government controlling...
Read moreIn the Shadows of Promise
President Barack Obama took office with an extraordinary set of promises as a candidate. He has fulfilled many of the promises to the...
Read moreNew, Lower Deficit Estimate: $1.58 trillion
President Obama is expected to revise his fiscal 2009 deficit estimate to $1.58 trillion, which is down from the $1.84 trillion estimate earlier in...
Read moreAARP Members Leaving Over Health Reform
As many as 60,000 AARP members have left the group in protest over its stance on healthcare reform, CBS News reported on August...
Read moreCIA Hired Blackwater for Assassinations
The CIA outsourced its assassination program to controversial security company Blackwater Worldwide, according to the New York Times for August 20. The assassination...
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