Nov 11, 2009 -
Abandoned Under Obama
By Heather Robinson on 11.10.09 @ 6:09AM
Earlier this month, Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, a self-described "Muslim Zionist," traveled to the U.S. to address audiences in New York City and at Yale University. Publisher of the largest English-language weekly newspaper in Bangladesh, Choudhury has been jailed, beaten, nearly blinded, and is now on trial for his life for his reporting, and for his pro-American, pro-Israeli views.
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Sep 14, 2009 -
March on Washington: How Big Was the Crowd?
Our attempt to calculate the true size of the 9/12 march.
September 14, 2009 - by Charlie Martin
“How big is it?” is certainly one of the world’s most dreaded questions.
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Sep 14, 2009 -
I know this is long and a little weird because its in interview format, but I thought this was great when I heard it the other day.
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross.
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Sep 07, 2009 -
Obama the Weak
The perils of a sycophantic administration.
by Fred Barnes
There are three President Obamas. There's the Obama who defers, the one who dithers, and the one who's out of touch.
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Sep 08, 2009 -
From Citizens to "Stakeholders": The New American Constitution
By Angelo M. Codevilla
"I'm going to get everybody concerned around a big table where all can express their views and their needs. And I'll express mine, and that will make sense of them all because I'll be president."
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Sep 09, 2009 -
Ellen DeGeneres Joins American Idol as Fourth Judge
Emmy Award-winning talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has joined American Idol as the new fourth judge sitting alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, and Kara DioGuardi. As the new judge, Ellen will offer her own unique perspective to the contestants throughout the competition. Season 9 will premiere this January.
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Jul 02, 2009 -
By Ian Talley, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Republican lawmakers are demanding an investigation into claims that the Environmental Protection Agency suppressed a staff-prepared study that argues against the agency's proposal that greenhouse gases are a danger to public health.
Besides asking for an Inspector General investigation, lawmakers are also asking the agency to re-open the controversial rulemaking to allow inclusion of the study.
The Competitive Enterprise Institute, or CEI, last week released an 85-page scientific study authored by two EPA staff that undercuts the agency's " endangerment" decision, as well as several emails that show the agency rejected inclusion of the report in its rulemaking process.
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Jan 24, 2009 -
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I found this brief item illuminating and insightful. For your information and discussion.
Obama's Curious Inaugural Rhetoric
By Paul Kengor
Something quite notable was said before an audience of tens of millions of Americans on January 20, 2009.
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May 18, 2009 -
Vice President Joe Biden has been keeping a low profile these days. But last week he popped into headlines when he clashed with aides to former President George W. Bush after claiming to have rebuked Bush in private meetings.
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May 16, 2009 -
The top of this article at Time.com recaps the controversy over Obama speaking at Notre Dame - this picks up with the Vatican's reaction to Obama thus far:
"This isn't the first time Obama has received decidedly mixed reviews from Catholics. A few months ago, he issued an Executive Order lifting restrictions on federal funding for stem-cell research. The move was immediately denounced by the USCCB as "morally wrong," and even moderate Catholics complained about the way the decision was handled.
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