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Canadian Premier Comes to U.S. For Health Care

From Canada’s National Post: Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams will undergo heart surgery later this week in the United States. Deputy premier Kathy Dunderdale confirmed the treatment at a news conference Tuesday, but would not reveal the location of the operation

James O'Keefe 'Hannity' Interview

Tonight on “Hannity,” James O’Keefe gave his first public interview since his arrest in New Orleans: “The People’s Office”

U.S. Attorney Steps Down From O'Keefe Case

From FoxNews: The same day the man who first published James O’Keefe’s explosive videos exposing wrongdoing at community organizer ACORN came to his defense Monday, claiming the conservative filmmaker “sat in jail for 28 hours without access to an attorney”

Monday Open Thread: Oh, Not Again Edition

On January 28th, President Obama traveled to Tampa, FL. This is how he greeted the mayor of Tampa, an American city the last time we checked. These gratuitous displays of public humility suggest a deeper narcissism than we feared.

Sunday Open Thread: Tet Edition

Today, in 1968, the Viet Cong launched what came to be known as the Tet Offensive. It was a military disaster for the Viet Cong, but a smashing PR victory.

More Bailouts? Forever? Not So Fast

Pollster Frank Luntz has confirmed what conservatives, Tea Party activists and, well, every other American not affiliated with Wall Street banks have known all along — voting for bailouts is a political death sentence. Big Government has obtained a copy

Saturday Open Thread: Chaos Edition

Today, in 1649, British King Charles I was beheaded. On the same day, in 1661, his usurper, Oliver Cromwell, was executed. In 1835, an assassin tried to kill President Andrew Jackson. In 1948, Gandi was assassinated. And, in 1968, today,

Friday Free-For-All: Walesa Edition

Today, in Chicago, anti-Communist hero Lech Walesa is headlining a Tea Party Rally. The Rally is in support of Republican Candidate for Governor Adam Andrzejewski. 20+ years ago an American President helped Lech take back his country. Today Lech returns

White House Orders: No Terror Trials in NYC

From the New York Daily News: The White House ordered the Justice Department to consider other places to try the 9/11 terror suspects after a wave of opposition to holding the trial in lower Manhattan. The White House took the

Lawyer: Phone Scheme Meant to Embarrass Senator

From the Associated Press: NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Four conservative activists accused of trying to tamper with a senator’s phones were just trying to record embarrassing undercover video of her staff ignoring phone calls from constituents angry that she supported

SOTU Address Open Thread

We’ve closed down the live blog, but feel free to move the conversation to the the comments. “With all due deference to separation of powers…”

Wednesday Open Thread: SOTU Edition

Tonight, President Obama delivers his first State of the Union Address. Quaint that we once set aside specific time to ensure the President communicated with the public.

James O'Keefe Arrested in New Orleans

Statement from Andrew Breitbart: “We have no knowledge about or connection to any alleged acts and events involving James O’Keefe at Senator Mary Landrieu’s office. We only just learned about the alleged incident this afternoon. We have no information other

Lech Walesa Endorses Republican for Illinois Governor

In an exclusive, Big Government has obtained a letter addressed by Nobel Prize Winner and anti-Communist hero Lech Walesa to the people of Illinois, endorsing Adam Andrzejewski, Republican candidate for Governor. Andrzejewski_endorsement_01.25.2010 – Mr. Walesa will be in Chicago this

Monday Open Thread: Early Retirement Edition

Yesterday, Congressman Marion Berry (D-AR) became the first Democrat to announce his retirement in the wake of Scott Brown’s win in the Massachusetts special election. He will not be the last. Apparently, the paint job didn’t take in Arkansas.

McCOTTER: Putting 'Limited' Back In Government

From today’s Washington Times: If your finances looked like the federal budget, you wouldn’t get elected. You’d get arrested. Under the Democrats’ iron-fisted, one-party rule of Washington, family budgets shrink and the federal budget bloats: The deficit, the debt and