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New Citizens United Spot On Our National Debt

It is going to be a long hot summer as Congress and the Obama Administration debate how best to bring down America’s $14 trillion debt. Our crushing debt is as much a national security threat as it is an economic

A Conversation With Freshman Rep. Renee Ellmers (R), NC-02

I recently had the opportunity to ask North Carolina’s 2nd District Freshman Rep. Renee Ellmers a few questions about the state of affairs in Congress in the wake of the battle between Speaker Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Reid, and President

Gennette Nicole on Pic Tweeted from Rep. Weiner's Account

The Daily News has a statement from Gennette Nicole regarding the controversy swirling around an explicit image Tweeted via Rep. Anthony Weiner’s Twitter account. Mediaite has a fair assessment of where the story stands for now: It may be too

Lessons of Netanyahu's Triumph

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was hoping to avoid his clash with US President Barack Obama this week in Washington. Four days before his showdown at the White House with the American leader, Netanyahu addressed the Knesset. His speech was the

AP Gives Up On Impartiality When Dealing with Israel

The Associated Press was, at one point, considered a reputable news source. Founded in 1846, its “news” articles and photographs are published in 1700 newspapers and used by thousands more television and radio broadcasters. There have been some controversies in

Obama Explained By Andy McCarthy

Just brilliant, which seems the norm for this guy. He pulls back the curtain on Obama and reveals what makes the man tick. It should be sent to everyone you know. Let’s keep its lesson in front of us as

Obama Fails to Address the Key Middle East Issue

President Obama’s Middle East speech of last week created much controversy surrounding his call for the 1949 armistice lines (commonly called the pre-June 1967 borders) to be the starting point of any territorial negotiations. While that controversy was justified, the

Palestinians Slam Netanyahu's Speech To Congress

America was always a religious nation, but prior to WW II, America was really a Protestant nation, and was fairly hostile to Jews and Catholics, according to historian William G. McLoughlin. (See my 2006 article, “President George Bush talks about