Monthly Archives: August 2011

It can start like an ordinary cold

It can start like an ordinary cold – stuffy nose, cough and sneezing. Then the body aches start, your fever starts rising, and you feel exhausted. You’ve probably got the flu. However, the thought lingers in your mind: Are these indications that you have caught the ordinary, run-of-the-mill influenza bug, or are they signs and [...]

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2012ers to attend Sept. 7 debate

The eight qualifying GOP candidates will debate Sept. 7 at the Reagan presidential library. | AP Photos By JAMES HOHMANN | The eight qualifying GOP presidential candidates have agreed to attend the Sept. 7 Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation debate. The Reagan Foundation, in conjunction with POLITICO and NBC News, will announce Thursday that Michele Bachmann, [...]

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Marco Rubio courts establishment Republicans

By SCOTT WONG SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — It might look like tea party hero Marco Rubio waded into enemy territory with stops in San Francisco and Beverly Hills this week. But rubbing shoulders with a different crowd is the point of the freshman senator’s three-day swing through the Golden State. The Florida Republican is out [...]

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Stay On Vacation

NRO By: Michael Tanner As the economy continues to teeter on the precipice of a double-dip recession, there is a growing demand for the president and Congress to rush back from their vacations and do something. But why? What is it that we really think the president can do? While the president’s latest economic plan [...]

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Rasmussen Reports: Obama Approval Minus 26%

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 19% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -26 (see trends). This is the lowest Approval Index rating yet measured [...]

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Earthquake hits D.C. area

By REID J. EPSTEIN | 8/23/11 2:20 PM EDT Updated: 8/23/11 6:34 PM EDT A major earthquake struck the D.C. area on Tuesday afternoon, striking fear in residents and forcing the evacuation of government buildings, including the White House, Pentagon and Capitol, and shaking homes and structures up and down the East Coast. The 1:51 [...]

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Irish Ranked 16th in AP Preseason Poll

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame was ranked 16th in the Associated Press preseason poll that was released Saturday morning. It marked the highest preseason ranking for the Irish in the AP poll since 2006 when they opened No. 2. In fact, Notre Dame has not been ranked higher in an AP [...]

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Five Reasons Ryan Bowed Out

Ryan will not seek the presidency, but he will shape the debate. Sources close to Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin tell National Review Online that the Budget Committee chairman considered a variety of factors this summer as he mulled a late-entry presidential campaign. This afternoon, he closed the door on a 2012 bid, choosing to [...]

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Rasmussen: Obama Matches Low Point of -24, Moving Closer to Bush

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 20% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-four percent (44%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -24 . That matches the lowest Approval Index rating yet recorded for [...]

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Future Leaders of America

In the City of Forney, Texas, they have established the”mayor for a day” contest.  This is designed to help young people become interested in municipal governments. The winner was an 11 year old local girl named Caroline Gonzalez, who made an executive order to change Main Street into “Justin Bieber Way” for the day she [...]

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