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Romney at Huge Ohio Rally: 'Four More Weeks!'

Romney at Huge Ohio Rally: 'Four More Weeks!'

What in the world is happening in Ohio? What seemed like a safe state for Barack Obama has turned belly-up for him as crowds are surging for Mitt Romney. Romney spoke at the Shelby County Fairgrounds Wednesday night with temperatures

Romney to Unveil 'Agricultural Prosperity' Plan in Iowa

Romney to Unveil 'Agricultural Prosperity' Plan in Iowa

Trying to run up his margins with rural voters, Mitt Romney will present his “agricultural prosperity” agenda to support a “vibrant rural America” at a campaign event in Iowa on Wednesday. Romney and Obama were tied in Iowa in pre-debate

Pa. Voter ID Law Ruling Could Mean Political Swing

Pa. Voter ID Law Ruling Could Mean Political Swing

(AP) Pa. voter ID law ruling could mean political swingBy MARC LEVYAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa.Some political momentum could be on the line when a judge rules on whether to keep intact Pennsylvania’s tough new law requiring voters to show photo identification

Nearly 300 Held in Bangladesh for Attacks on Buddhists

Nearly 300 Held in Bangladesh for Attacks on Buddhists

Bangladesh police said Tuesday they had arrested nearly 300 people after Muslim mobs attacked temples and houses in what Buddhist leaders described as the worst violence against the community since independence. A total of 162 people were arrested in Cox’s

China Rocket Puts Venezuela Satellite into Orbit

China Rocket Puts Venezuela Satellite into Orbit

A Chinese rocket on Saturday successfully launched a Venezuelan earth-observation satellite into orbit, state media said. The satellite, dubbed “Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda” after the major Venezuelan independence figure, was launched from the northwest Jiuquan base in the Gobi desert

The Angus King Federal Bailout

The Angus King Federal Bailout

Add former Maine Governor and current Independent candidate for Senate Angus King to the long list of Obama administration cronies who have personally made money off the $800 billion Obama Stimulus program. King’s personal bailout came in the form of

Jobs Report: Obama Taking Us Back to the Carter Years

Jobs Report: Obama Taking Us Back to the Carter Years

The Obama campaign is based on a foundational myth that the Democrats have the policies to move America and its economy forward. They are the party of fresh, innovative ideas while the GOP wants to “turn back the clock.” This

French Judges to Exhume Arafat's Body

French Judges to Exhume Arafat's Body

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEHAssociated PressRAMALLAH, West BankThe widow of Yasser Arafat said Wednesday that French investigators will soon visit the West Bank to dig up the remains of her husband in hopes of determining what killed the longtime Palestinian leader eight

Gore, Green Energy Absent from DNC

Gore, Green Energy Absent from DNC

Former Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore is nowhere near Charlotte, North Carolina, as his party holds its national convention. The environmental activist is instead spending the week in New York City.  Many prominent Democrats have skipped the DNC this year,

Romney Lays Out Energy Plan, Promises Independence

Romney Lays Out Energy Plan, Promises Independence

Wednesday in New Mexico, Mitt Romney linked America’s energy independence to jobs, a healthier middle class, and greater national security in an address that laid out a comprehensive energy strategy that seeks to “achieve North American energy independence by 2020

Thursday: Romney in NM to Talk Energy; Obama at WH

Thursday: Romney in NM to Talk Energy; Obama at WH

On Thursday, Mitt Romney will give an important speech about energy in which he will offer solutions to achieve energy independence by 2020 and put America on the path of becoming an energy superpower in the 21st century.  It will

Springsteen's 'Thunder Road' Led to Entitlement Embrace

Springsteen's 'Thunder Road' Led to Entitlement Embrace

While many bands have legions of fans, few (if any) have garnered the type of following that Bruce Springsteen has.  Long before he became famous, those who knew his work were already nothing less than devotees. Decades later, those numbers

Obama's War on the Middle Class, Part I

Obama's War on the Middle Class, Part I

The Obama campaign, lacking much else to run on, wants to make this election a referendum on who best can help the “middle class.” To bolster his case, he cites various targeted government benefits and programs he supports which hand

For Israel and Palestinians, Culture a Choice

For Israel and Palestinians, Culture a Choice

Those journalists and critics knocking Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney for his statements praising Israeli culture betray their fundamental ignorance about Israel and what has made it a successful country. They have–deliberately, and at the urging of Palestinian propagandists–made up

Romney: Jerusalem Capital of Israel

Romney: Jerusalem Capital of Israel

Today, Mitt Romney drew a clear contrast between himself and the Obama administration on the State of Israel. Standing before a backdrop of Jerusalem’s Old City on Judaism’s Ninth of Av – the day designated for mourning the destruction of

Words Matter

Words Matter

Words do matter. They can be used to praise or hurt. They can be used to lie or to tell the truth. They can be used eloquently, or they can be mumbled. In our youth, we were taught to think

Troopathon V: Dedicated to Andrew Breitbart

Troopathon V: Dedicated to Andrew Breitbart

Independence, patriotism, troops, freedom, celebrities, and Andrew Breitbart are all things that come to mind when you mention Troopathon. I remember my first visit to Andrew Breitbart’s house: he took me out to his back deck that overlooks the National

Obama: Confused About the Declaration

Obama: Confused About the Declaration

Former President George W. Bush endured any number of insults to his intelligence while in office. It didn’t matter that he had graduated from both Yale and Harvard, worked in business, ran a Major League Baseball enterprise, or successfully served