Dems bringing Bush back - WaPo
Democratic candidates are once again hauling out the specter of the former president for the midterms
Plugging the WikiLeak: What can the government do? - AP
Experts say the options could include cyber strikes to take down the WikiLeaks website
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The Washington war on investment - Larry Kudlow
The Democrats remain ignorant of the economic power of saving and investment
Justice Kagan, please be a judicial activist - Ryan Young
Based on her recent statements, she believes the judiciary should almost always defer to the other branches. Justice Kagan should reconsider that stance
The Lebanon border and Hezbollah’s war footing - Walid Phares
The Israelis likely knew that the attack it endured was designed to drag its military into an unplanned response against Lebanon, amidst heightened tension Iran and the United States
Marriage and the Constitution - Ken Blackwell
The Supreme Court can either vindicate traditional marriage, or forever redefine the most basic unit of human civilization
Mounting religious liberty concerns in “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” attack grow with new revelations from active-duty chaplain - Daniel Blomberg
The harm to military religious liberty posed by the possible dismantling of the so-called “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy is only recently starting to get the kind of attention it needs
Churchill: America made the big decisions - Jamie Dettmer
Admittedly, his “junior partner” comment was bold – and some would say foolhardy. But his remark about Britain being the junior partner in the alliance with the U.S. during the Second World War and since are accurate
Before net neutrality eats the world - Wayne Crews
The Net doesn’t need forced neutrality; nor does it even need the two tiers of Verizon and Google; it needs as many tiers as the market wants to sustain
Corruption is picking winners and losers - Sabrina Schaeffer
The fact is a government that plays God, choosing who shall flourish and who shall fall, has made lawmakers particularly prone to ethical misconduct
Kagan battle yields conservative gains - Curt Levey
On the hot-button issues of the day – gun rights, gay rights, partial birth abortion, ObamaCare and the like – polls show that Kagan is on the wrong side of the American people by large margins. That presents a valuable electoral opportunity for the GOP and a problem for red or purple state Democrats who voted for Kagan
Should we “promote” manufacturing? - Warren Coats
Measures that limit or interfere with our choice of employment, where we invest, and where and what we buy almost by definition reduces our productivity and or our incomes and hence our wealth
A top-down perspective and an above-the-fray view - Lenny McAllister
With the RNC’s Summer Meetings to begin in Kansas City, Republicans are wise to consider that they are on the primed for November success and press forward under Steele if they merely take a moment to get the best perspective in view
How Obamacare’s small business paperwork lays VAT groundwork - Jeremy Weltmer
However minor this change may seem, it makes doing business prohibitively expensive, and, worse, it lays the groundwork for a Value-Added-Tax (VAT)
Deport the children of illegal immigrants - Chet Nagle
Our national failure to take a grip on reality is costing us dearly
Does the CLEAR Act bring us closer to energy independence? - Rep. Phil Roe
The CLEAR Act will actually increase our dependence on foreign oil and reduce the number of energy jobs overall, rather than simply focus on cleaning up the spill and preventing its recurrence
Levi, you just made Sarah Palin the happiest woman on earth - John Schlimm
It was comfy there in Sarah’s shadow, wasn’t it? And when that well ran dry after you blab-blab-blabbed everything you knew, just like a flea, you had the smarts to hop right on over to familiar territory
Mr. President: Bring us together … Yes, you can - Lanny Davis
I urge you to reject the conventional-wisdom advice to wage a partisan campaign, attacking the “just say no” Republicans and blaming a lot of our problems on the prior administration.
The GOP needs to become the party of “Yes” on immigration - Stewart Lawrence
Being the party of “no” makes sense if the Democrats have the majority. But if the GOP regains the House or Senate, or both – as well as a majority of the nation’s governorships and state legislatures - the country will be looking to Republicans for more positive, pro-active solutions
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Fixing the COBRA Catch-22 - Rep. Joe Pitts
Constituents asked me to find a solution, and so I’ve introduced H.R. 6001, the COBRA Affordability Act. My bill would allow Americans to save up for future COBRA payments tax-free
Traditional marriage conservatives: Moderate, reasonable and right - John Guardiano
Indeed, if liberty means anything, it means that the people have the right to self-determination and self-rule. It means that the right to define marriage is and always has been an inherently legislative, and not judicial, responsibility
GM and Chrysler bleed jobs while Obama claims victory - Sam Foster
The truth about job creation in the auto industry points to a far different narrative than the one Obama demagogues
Socialism 101: Why socialism cannot create a thriving economy - James Michael Pratt
In 1972 I was an eyewitness to the utopian ideals of redistribution of wealth and state run production of a South American economy
Obama’s shining city on a hill: The California DMV - Tim Daniels
Recently my Driver's License here in the Golden State expired and I failed to take note. It was incumbent upon me to take care of the situation on short notice - without an appointment
You’re joking, right?! NFL star Eric Johnson is blowing off Wharton for Jessica Simpson - John Schlimm
My advice: Keep Wharton on speed-dial, because when this Romeo & Juliet gig goes up in flames, I’m sure they’ll take you back (Well, maybe not)
Proposition 8 proponents made judge’s decision easy - Tamara Holder
Sorry to break the news here, but the "we feel same-sex marriage is a very, very bad thing" argument is a dead loser in any courtroom
Letter from Arizona: “Killing Pablo” and the “2015 Solution” - Ben Quayle
Our state is under social and economic pressure, emanating from far-off places but landing in the center of our lives. We face two aggressive problems, both advancing: the drug cartels in Mexico, and the tax cartel in Washington, D.C.
The curious case of Michael Steele - Cameron Lynch
Unlike most political figures, who generally learn quickly from their public blunders, Steele commits further embarrassing gaffes the longer he runs the political arm of the GOP
Imaginary savings used to justify $26-billion in extra spending - Hon. Ernest Istook
Using the classic Washington fib that “It’s paid for,” Congress is spending an extra $26-billion to bail out state governments
Renewable energy standard will never be the answer - Lance Brown
It’s clear, then, that a federal renewable energy standard wasn’t popular at the beginning of the energy debate, isn’t popular now, and isn’t going to be popular come September
Building the 9-11 Mosque will not breed tolerance - Myra Adams
It appears political correctness has wiped clean their memory banks
Let my people vote: Don’t let the DOJ make service members wait another 58 years - Capt. Samuel F. Wright, JAGC, USN (Ret.)
In the 2008 general election, as in all other recent elections, a substantial minority (in some places a majority) of the military personnel who tried to vote by absentee ballot were disenfranchised through no fault of their own
Sold on Craigslist: Critics say sex ad crackdown inadequate - CNN
According to police and anti-trafficking advocates, the internet has now become the preferred way to sell women for sex
Bennett's son now working for Democrat Granato - Salt Lake Tribune
Jim Bennett contends his defection is not sour grapes but an honest assessment of who the best candidate is
CIA whisked detainees from Gitmo - AP
Transfer allowed the U.S. to interrogate the detainees in CIA "black sites" for two more years without allowing them to speak with attorneys
G.M. pushes for U.S. to sell entire stake at I.P.O. - NYT
"We don't want to be known as Government Motors"
Wikileaks hints at an improving Afghan economy - TheDC
Leaked documents show investment and economic growth in war torn Afghanistan
Tariq Aziz: 'Britain and the US killed Iraq. I wish I was martyred' - The Guardian
After years rotating between solitary confinement and a witness box in court, Aziz is ready to speak
Senate approves Clapper nomination as intel chief - AP
Key senators had questioned whether a nominee who had spent so much time at the Pentagon could represent mostly civilian intelligence services
Who is Basil Marceaux? - Politico
Thanks to a much-viewed one-minute speech he taped for Nashville television Marceaux has become a minor international celebrity
New al-Qaida leader knows US well - AP
Adnan Shukrijumah has taken over a position once held by 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Lobbyist charged with funneling campaign cash through friends, family - BLOOMBERG
Paul Magliocchetti, president of the Arlington, Virginia, lobbying firm PMA Group Inc., was arrested and charged with using intermediaries to skirt federal campaign- contribution limits
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Disgraced HP CEO to get nearly $28 million - AP
News of Hurd's abrupt departure sent HP's stock tumbling nearly 10 percent
GOP cash woes threaten fall gains - Politico
Senior Republicans have expressed grave concern that fundraising deficiencies may be the difference between a good election year and a great one
Colorado's 3-ring political circus - AP
Anti-establishment defiance is bubbling up from every corner
Gibbs: White House economic team exhausted - The Hill
Gibbs dismissed reports that Christina Romer was leaving because of conflicts with Larry Summers
Economy slows, sheds 131,000 jobs in July - WSJ
Governments cut jobs and private-sector employers barely expanded
Saudi says deal reached on BlackBerry services - AP
The kingdom expressed concern that the device is a security threat because encrypted information is routed through overseas computers
Haiti faces a question: Who is Wyclef Jean? - AP
For all his renown as a musician, charity provider and above all Haitian-born success story, a stark fact remains: Few in this impoverished and often rudderless country know who he really is
DNC invokes Selma's Bloody Sunday to recruit volunteers - TheDC
John Lewis made the pitch to the party's faithful through an email marking the 45th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act
Matt Hughes: Father, husband, hunter, fighter - American Hunter
UFC Champion Matt Hughes isn't just a fighter; he's a husband, a father and a hunter. In no way does that mean you shouldn't fear him -- he's still a bad dude
New agency director has nearly unlimited authority - TheDC
Director supervised by two boards appoints all of the members of both boards
Judge's personal life debated after gay ruling - AP
After Chief U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker struck down the voter-approved ban known as Proposition 8, he became a gay activist
Poll: Arab support for Obama drops dramatically - TheDC
The poll also points to disturbing trends among Arabs towards Israel and high levels of support for a nuclear Iran
Kenyans say 'Yes' with controversial help from U.S. taxpayers - TheDC
Proposed constitution in Kenya overwhelmingly supported by voters, despite $23 million used to lobby, in part, for abortions
Lawyer: Officials giving special treatment to Muslim group - TheDC
Legal advocacy group sues to stop Ground Zero mosque from being built, claims political correctness led to approval
IRS makes paying taxes even more expensive - TheDC
Elimination of a service that helps banks and tax preparers assess loan risk will have adverse effects on interest rates
Google/Verizon v. America: Anatomy of a poorly sourced article - TheDC
Google and Verizon contend the The New York Times falsely reported that net neutrality negotiations with the FCC were abandoned
Christopher Hitchens talks about his illness [VIDEO] - TheDC
'The statistics in my case are very poor. Not many people come through esophageal cancer and live to talk about it, or not for long'
Steele urges Republicans to 'fire Pelosi' - NYT
'This is not complicated,' Michael Steele said. 'Fire Nancy Pelosi, retire Harry Reid, give us our country back.'
Obama takes helicopter 6 miles to speech - CBS News
The President made remarks at a factory in Washington, a location that would have taken only 20 minutes to drive to
Senate Dem leaders want to repeal tax provision in healthcare law - The Hill
Proposal introduced Thursday by Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) would eliminate a new tax filing requirement that many conservatives say would kill jobs
Private sector hires at slow pace for 3rd straight month - AP
The jobless rate was unchanged at 9.5 percent in July, according to Labor statistics
California gubernatorial race a dead heat - Rasmussen Reports
Poll: Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman are locked in a statistical dead heat
GOP wants candidates to sign loyalty pledge - WaPo
The RNC, because of Charlie Crist's defection, is drafting a party pledge before they run for office
