Tulsa Cop to Sue City Over Order to Attend Islamic Event
A police captain in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will file a lawsuit against the city police department today because it reassigned him after he refused...
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The Budget: Battling Business As Usual
When newly elected Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) proposed cutting aid to Israel, the howls of protest from all across the bipartisan political spectrum...
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The Toll of U.S. Foreign Aid
Massive street protests erupted in Tunisia in late December, which ended the 23-year reign of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Fueled largely...
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Google and U.S. State Dept’s Role in Egyptian Revolution
Conservative pundit Glenn Beck has recently made assertions on his Fox News program that Google played a significant role in the Egyptian revolution....
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Arizona Defends State Commerce Against Feds
Last week, the Arizona State Senate passed a bill, in a 21-8 vote, that could make Arizona the first state to challenge federal...
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GOP Uses Flyswatter to Defend Against Incoming Debt Missile
Even with only modest cuts in the continuing resolution bill offered by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, it is highly unlikely to see...
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Tea Party Shows Support for Wis. Gov. Walker, Reforms
After several days of enormous demonstrations organized by socialists, government-worker unions, and Democrats, a coalition of conservative and Tea Party groups rallied on...
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Obama Plans to Nationalize Wireless Internet
In what amounts to the next initiative undertaken by the Obama administration toward its escalating program of government expansion and nationalization of various...
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge of Witness Detention
The U.S. Supreme Court next week will hear arguments in a case that may determine how far the government may go in detaining...
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Patriot Act Attack on Fourth Amendment Extended, Despite Some Tea Party Opposition
President Obama is expected to sign a three-month extension of three provisions of the USA Patriot Act after Congress easily passed the measure,...
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Defense Department Builddown Coming?
As calls for cuts in the defense budget increased, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates knew what he would have to do: throw the...
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House Republicans Tackle the UN
One of the most notable developments since Republicans assumed control of the House of Representatives in January is the shift in congressional attitudes...
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Is the Reign of “Czars” Over?
The Reign of the Czars, at least in the executive branch of the U.S. government, may be near an end. Congressman Steve Scalise...
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State Governors Take Lead in Rejecting Presidents High-Speed Rail Plan
The Obama administration’s $53-billion high-speed rail proposal, which has attracted a host of critics in the midst of a $14 trillion federal debt...
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Dismissing a Lawsuit — and the Constitution
On February 17, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel, seated in Charleston, South Carolina, dismissed a lawsuit filed by Jose Padilla against Defense Secretary...
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