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Dems Gone Wild: Rep. Alcee Hastings Investigated for Sexual Harassment

From The National Journal: The House’s independent ethics office is looking into sexual-harassment claims leveled months ago against Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., the Wall Street Journal is reporting. Citing sources familiar with the inquiry, the investigation, which began at least

HomeVideodrome: DVD Releases for June 21st, 2011

Cedar Rapids is an example of a cancer in American movies, a horrible disease that has befallen independent movies. Every year a movie pops out from Sundance that seems to be the little indie movie that could. This would be

Confronting Israel's Subversive Institutions

Shimon Schiffer and Nahum Barnea are both senior political commentators for Yediot Aharonot, Israel’s largest circulation newspaper. They are both also leftist extremists. In their articles in last Friday’s weekend edition of Yediot they demonstrated how their politics dictate their

Obama Administration Creating 'Shadow Internet' Overseas

From the New York Times: The Obama administration is leading a global effort to deploy “shadow” Internet and mobile phone systems that dissidents can use to undermine repressive governments that seek to silence them by censoring or shutting down telecommunications

Obamacare Makes A Stop At The Eleventh Circuit

The states’ lawsuit against Obamacare took a turn before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta this week. Florida has joined 25 other states and the National Federation of Independent Business in filing the lawsuit. The primary issue is

Big Peace Contributor Charles Johnson Wins Eric Breindel Award

BigPeace.com contributor Charles C. Johnson has won the Eric Breindel Collegiate Journalism Award for a series of articles uncovering the radical views of Claremont McKenna College professor Bassam Frangieh. Johnson exposed Frangieh’s support for the terror groups Hamas and Hezbollah,

The Pickens Plan and Crony Capitalism

I still find it strange when those who claim they believe in free enterprise, limited government, reducing government intervention in the marketplace and fiscal responsibility, suddenly take an “Everywhere but in my house” approach. I am referring to the more

Was The Death Of Fatima Abdallah An Honor Killing?

The Florida chapter of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI)/Stop Islamization of America (SIOA) is holding a Rally for Justice for Fatima Abdallah at 2:00 PM on June 10, 2011 at Lykes Gaslight Park in front of Tampa Police Headquarters.

Donald Trump Is No Ross Perot

Donald J. Trump and Ross Perot are both billionaires- but that’s where the similarity ends. Perot is erratic, cranky and conspiratorial while Trump is outspoken, blunt and charismatic. Ross Perot actually became a legal candidate for President, withdrew and became

Sizing Up the Legal Challenges to Obamacare

[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets060211.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Hadley Heath, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum and HealthCareLawsuits.org, to discuss the

Weinergate: Private Investigation Will Not Do

Rep. Anthony Weiner’s comments today and yesterday raise new questions, and emphasize the urgent need for a full, official, and independent investigation of the allegation that one or more of his account(s) were “hacked.” A new theory suggests that it

Could Trump Pull a Perot?

Donald Trump may not be finished in the 2012 Presidential race after all. Trump has been telling freinds that he would not rule out launching an Independent big for President as late as June of next year if the economy