New development in the Boston Marathon bombing manhunt. The New York Times released a higher resolution photo of Suspect #2 Thursday night.
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NY Times, FBI Release High Resolution Photos of Boston Bombing Suspects
Republican Resurgence: Conservative Christians Left Behind?
With all the discussion of how the Republican Party must begin to re-brand, redefine, or resurrect itself; I found a piece over at BuzzFeed particularly interesting. McKay Coppins asks, "When the great Republican resurrection comes to pass, will conservative Christians be left behind?"
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Rob Portman’s Gay Marriage Reversal Resulted from Son Coming Out
When I first saw the endless array of headlines related to Ohio Senator Rob Portman's public announcement that he's changed his position on same sex marriage, I immediately assumed the Left must be driving the conversation. Every headline mentioned Portman's son "coming out" as if that was the driving issue (or excuse) behind...
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Feinstein to Cruz in Heated Gun Debate: “I’m Not a Sixth Grader”
A ban on the sale and manufacture of "more than 150 types of 'semi-automatic weapons' with 'military-style features'" cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday; but not without a bit of fireworks between bill sponsor Dianne Feinstein of California and Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. After discussing the "Right of the People" language included...
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Obama Sequester Priorities: White House Tours Cancelled; Everything Else as Scheduled
On Thursday, after watching a video of Iowa school children pleading with the White House to "please let us visit", Fox New personality Eric Bolling offered to pick up the tab for an entire week of White House tours if the Obama administration would acquiesce. The plea and the generous offer were in...
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Scalia: “The Judge Who Always Likes the Results He Reaches is a Bad Judge”
Justice Antonin Scalia joined SMU law professor Bryan A. Garner Monday night for a discussion of their latest collaboration - "Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Text." I checked the law school's website for video; but as is typically the case when Supreme Court justices speak candidly in this kind of forum, video...
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Jim DeMint on GOP “Re-Branding”, 2012 Elections, Abortion, and Forcing Politicians to Actually Serve
Stop Fighting About Abortion Exceptions When the Other Side Won't Even Acknowledge Life. Former Senator Jim DeMint joined NAACP Chairman Ben Jealous, Andrea Mitchell, Ted Koppel, and Bob Woodward on Sunday's Meet the Press for a discussion on "Obama's Second Term Agenda" and "Re-branding the GOP.
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Paul Ryan Talks Entitlements; Makers and Takers (VIDEO)
Paul Ryan on Meet the Press talks entitlements, makers and takers: We don't want a dependency culture. We want a safety net that makes sure people don't fall through the cracks; that gets people on their feet. People want the American Dream. They want lives of opportunity. They want to...
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Thoughts on Voting From Lincoln, Jefferson, Reagan, and Others
“The Ballot is Stronger than the Bullet.” – Abraham Lincoln “The rational and peacable instrument of reform, the suffrage of the people. ” – Thomas Jefferson “Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.” – Ronald Wilson Reagan
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Redefining Republican and Some Thoughts on Tuesday’s Election
It's been roughly 12 hours since Ohio went blue last night. And let me tell you, it's been a long twelve hours. But like all things in life, this too shall pass. While today feels like just the first of many long days to come over the course of the next...
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