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Obama Kills the War Powers Act

By Rich Lowry Somewhere, Richard Nixon is smiling. In 1973, he vetoed the War Powers Act, insisting that it was unconstitutional. Congress overrode him, but almost every one of Nixon’s successors has agreed with his assessment of the resolution. It took Pres. Barack Obama, though, to rip the War Powers Act into little pieces and [...]

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The Die Is Cast

Republicans need to fight to stay alive. By: Jonah Goldberg Alea iacta est. That’s what Julius Caesar proclaimed as he crossed the Rubicon River in 49 B.C. It means, “The die is cast.” By crossing the Rubicon with his army — against Roman law — Caesar guaranteed a head-on conflict with the overconfident Roman ruler [...]

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Obama: The Unlikely Assassin

By Geoffrey P. Hunt A bullet to the head of the world’s most notorious terrorist was ordered by President Obama. This stunningly courageous act has been greeted with bouquets of thanksgiving and garlands of awe. The demise of bin Laden at the hands of Obama is the stuff of legend, a perfect narrative to turn [...]

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Why the Dollar’s Reign Is Near an End

The greenback, in other words, is not just America’s currency. It’s the world’s. But as astonishing as that is, what may be even more astonishing is this: The dollar’s reign is coming to an end. I believe that over the next 10 years, we’re going to see a profound shift toward a world in which [...]

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The ‘Judicial Activism’ Ploy by THOMAS SOWELL

Obamacare is another piece of congressional legislation for which there is no federal authority in the Constitution. But when someone asked Nancy Pelosi where in the Constitution there was any authority for passing such a law, she replied, “Are you kidding?” Two federal courts have now said that they are not kidding. The ultimate question [...]

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Who is Jared Lee Loughner?

By: Anthony Martin By now Jared Lee Loughner, the alleged shooter in the horrific massacre in Tuscon, Arizona yesterday, is a household name. His picture has been plastered all over various news sites, and various facts have been widely reported concerning his behavior. But who is he?  What is his background?  What are his interests, [...]

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ObamaCare Knockout

By:  MICHAEL A. WALSH AMERICA AWAITS GOP’S PUNCH One thing Hollywood knows how to do is to give audiences a “cheer moment” when the underdog finally turns on his adversaries — Rocky’s first, bone-crushing left hook against Apollo Creed, for example. As the 112th Congress convenes next week, that’s what many Americans will be expecting [...]

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‘Anonymously Pathetic’

Screenshot from IRC on Anonymous “Just don’t use my name, OK, please?” said the person on the other end of the phone. “I don’t want this to get out.” His cause for concern? He’d helped produce some innocuous content – nothing actionable legally in any way – for “Anonymous”, the vague online group spawned by [...]

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Two Californias

Many of the rented-out rural shacks and stationary Winnebagos are on former small farms — the vineyards overgrown with weeds, or torn out with the ground lying fallow. I pass on the cultural consequences to communities from the loss of thousands of small farming families. I don’t think I can remember another time when so [...]

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Swindle of the Year

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER DECEMBER 10, 2010 12:00 A.M. Barack Obama won the great tax-cut showdown of 2010. Barack Obama won the great tax-cut showdown of 2010 — and House Democrats don’t have a clue that he did. In the deal struck this week, the president negotiated the biggest stimulus in American history, larger than his [...]

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