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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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Five Reasons Not to Despair

By: Rich Lowry If your heart didn’t sink when the Senate bill went over the top in the House last night and Democrats began chanting “Yes, we can” on the floor, you’re either not a conservative or inured to all disappointment. Conservatives will be temped to despair in the weeks ahead, as the magnitude of [...]

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Three Things Liberals Can’t Admit

By: Rich Lowry President Obama said last week, “Everything there is to say about health care has been said, and just about everybody has said it.” It does feel as though we’ve been arguing over health care forever and keep circling back over the same ground. But Obama’s wrong. There are three things that most [...]

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