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Thursday, November 1, 2007

Rep. Kirk Urges Cutting Off Iran's Gasoline Supply

Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) believes that we should cut off Iran's gasoline supply to loosen President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hold on power. He is the co-chairman of the bipartisan House Iran Working Group and has been advocating this policy for three years. He also is urging the Bush Administration to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Does John Edwards Really Care About American Workers Or Is It Politics?

When John Edwards was still a Democratic United States Senator from North Carolina, he voted for a China trade deal in 2000. It increased Chinese imports to the United States by lowering tariffs and duty fees. He ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2004 and denounced the Bush... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 27, 2007

Reform Corporate Taxes Now!

Although capital gains and dividend taxes have been cut over the last decade, the overall tax system hasn't been simplified and remains inefficient. The national debt keeps increasing and people and businesses are reaping unnecessary rewards from these reductions. America has to have a tax system... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 18, 2007

Foreign Policy Advisors To Presidential Candidates Echoes Bush Doctrine

Former President Bill Clinton's National Security Advisor Anthony Lake is now an advisor to Barack Obama. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is an advisor to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Also aligned with Senator Clinton is Jim Steinberg, who was Bill Clinton's former deputy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Bush And Congress Are Ready To Battle Over The Budget

President Bush spoke to business leaders in Rogers, Arkansas on Monday criticizing the Democrats in Congress for failing to send him even one of the 12 annual spending bills for him to sign or veto. He vowed to veto what he termed as excessive spending by the legislative branch. As the president and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 15, 2007

A Respected Conservative Comments On the Movement's Current Problems

Three-time presidential candidate and esteemed paleoconservative columnist Patrick J. Buchanan has an interesting and insightful article in the current issue of The American Conservative magazine regarding the reasons why the GOP and conservatives are in such dire straits politically. The beginning... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 7, 2007

Will Christian Leaders Ever Be Satisfied?

Evangelical Christian leaders recently met in Salt Lake City, Utah and stated that they will support a third-party candidate for president if the two major parties don't nominate someone who is pro-life. What is wrong with Mitt Romney or Mike Huckabee? Mitt Romney turns off some evangelicals because... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 6, 2007

Hillary Clinton Doesn't Have My Characteristics For A Female President!

Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) will have a cakewalk to the Democratic Party presidential nomination if one of her opponents doesn't stop her in the January 2008 Iowa caucuses. She has large leads in South Carolina, California and Florida. If she wins in Iowa, she has great momentum going into the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007

President Bush Vetoes SCHIP Expansion

On Wednesday, October 03, 2007, President George Bush vetoed a five-year $35 billion extension of the State Children's Health Insurance Program or what is commonly referred to as SCHIP. The Democrats in the House of Representatives are working feverishly to gather enough votes to override the veto.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 30, 2007

Newt Decides Not To Run!

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia stated on Saturday that he doesn't plan to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. His lawyers advised him that he would have to resign from his post as chairman of the new nonprofit organization American Solutions if he chose to throw his... Sign in to see full entry.

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