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Pastor Disarms Gunman During Sermon, Then Prays for Him

During a New Year’s Eve sermon at Heal the Land Outreach Ministries in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Pastor Larry Wright disarmed a man with a rifle in one hand and an ammunition magazine in another. After disarming him, the pastor led the congregation in praying for him.

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks at King's Christian Bookstore in Boone, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016.

Ted Cruz Calls For Oregon Protesters To ‘Stand Down’

“Every one of us has a constitutional right to protest, to speak our minds,” Ted Cruz told reporters in Iowa. “But we don’t have a constitutional right to use force and violence and to threaten force and violence against others.” He added that, “it is our hope that the protesters there will stand down peaceably, that there will not be a violent confrontation.”

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Cruz Refuses To Support Ethanol Subsidy: Washington Shouldn’t ‘Pick Winners And Losers’

Ted Cruz kicked off his six-day bus tour across Iowa and received questions at his first event about his opposition to the the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), an ethanol subsidy that many Iowan farmers depend on. “I very strongly support corn and farmers and ethanol, but I don’t think Washington should pick winners and losers” Cruz said after a supporter asked him to clarify his stance.

Barack Obama makes a statement in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 25, 2015 following a meeting with his national security team. President Obama assured Americans Wednesday that 'every possible step' is being taken to keep the country safe during the Thanksgiving holiday. On left is Attorney General Loretta Lynch. AFP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM (Photo credit should read

Barack Obama To Announce Executive Gun Control On Tuesday

President Barack Obama will reportedly announce executive gun control actions on Tuesday. The gun controls are expected to expand background checks to cover private gun sellers as well to place new reporting requirements on the backs of federally licensed firearms dealers.

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SolarCity and the Silver Spoon

Having a successful business takes a lot of hard work, good market analysis, a better product or service than the competition, and advertising. Add in a bit of luck, and hopefully it will grow. If, however, you are a politically favored business—say solar—your story is different.