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GLENN BECK TEA PARTY RALLY hears from Dave Camp – POLITICO
By MB Snow at June 19, 2013 | 2:31 pm
By KELSEY SNELL | 6/19/13 1:55 PM EDT -- A controversial appearance by the top Republican tax writer in Congress on Wednesday at a tea party rally to “audit” the IRS made one thing clear: There may be no new details on who is to blame but the investigation is making political hay for conservatives. The event, which also featured conservative commentator Glenn ... Go To Article
BERLIN:: 200,000 in 2008 vs 6,000 Today – The Atlantic Wire
By MB Snow at June 19, 2013 | 9:41 am
DASHIELL BENNETT 9:33 AM ET -- Barack Obama returned to Berlin today, almost five years to the day from when he delivered his famous "Victory Column" speech that cemented his reputation as an international rockstar. Unfortunately, his reception this time was a lot different. An estimated 200,000 people turned out in July 2008 to see then Candidate Obama deliver an ... Go To Article
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MICHAEL BARONE:: Is Obama losing young voters? | WashEx
By MB Snow at June 19, 2013 | 1:25 am
Barack Obama’s job approval rating is down to 45 percent in the lastest CNN/ORC poll, conducted June 11-13, with 54 percent disapproval. The approval number is down from 53 percent in CNN/ORC’s May 17-18 poll. Most interesting result: Obama is getting only 48-percent approval from those age 18 to 34, only 3 percent above his national average. By way of comparison, ... Go To Article
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WALTER WILLIAMS:: Unasked and Unanswered Questiom
By MB Snow at June 19, 2013 | 1:15 am
Grutter v. Bollinger was the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the University of Michigan Law School's racial admissions policy. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, writing for the majority, said the U.S. Constitution "does not prohibit the Law School's narrowly tailored use of race in admissions decisions to further a compelling interest in obtaining the ... Go To Article
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MICHELLE MALKIN:: The Amnesty Mob vs. America – Townhall
By MB Snow at June 19, 2013 | 1:07 am
You can try to put "conservative" lipstick on the lawless amnesty mob. In the end, however, it's still a lawless mob. The big government/big business alliance to protect illegal immigration got a lot of mileage using foolish Republicans Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan as front men. But the true colors of the open-borders grievance-mongers always show through. After America ... Go To Article
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SEN. RAND PAUL:: Legalization Before Border Security The “Fatal Flaw” Of Gang Of 8 Bill | RealClearPolitics
By MB Snow at June 19, 2013 | 12:59 am
SARA EISEN: As this debate heats up among your colleagues on the floor of the Senate, what has been the reception to some of your proposed amendments? SEN. RAND PAUL: Well, you know, we haven't had a full airing or discussion yet, but I'm one of the Republicans who favors immigration reform, but I think that any legalization of those who are here illegally should be ... Go To Article
NIALL FERGUSON:: The Regulated States of America – WSJ
By MB Snow at June 19, 2013 | 12:49 am
By NIALL FERGUSON -- In "Democracy in America," published in 1833, Alexis de Tocqueville marveled at the way Americans preferred voluntary association to government regulation. "The inhabitant of the United States," he wrote, "has only a defiant and restive regard for social authority and he appeals to it . . . only when he cannot do without it." Unlike Frenchmen, ... Go To Article
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HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR.:: The Young Won’t Buy ObamaCare – WSJ
By MB Snow at June 19, 2013 | 12:46 am
By HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR. -- Media outlets lately have emphasized the challenge of enticing healthy young adults to sign up for ObamaCare, "exactly the type of person insurance plans, states and the federal government are counting on to make health reform work," as the L.A. Times put it. These pieces are useful as far as they go, but miss a key point that Supreme Court ... Go To Article
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EXCLUSIVE–DENIED: Sarah Palin Turned Down ‘View’ Gig Before Hosts Defended Attack on Trig
By MB Snow at June 19, 2013 | 12:45 am
Breitbart News has learned that less than a month before Barbara Walters defended Bill Maher's vicious attacks on Sarah Palin's special-needs son, Walters personally called Palin's camp to ask if the former Alaska governor could be a guest co-host on The View sometime during the months before the legendary anchor retires from TV journalism. Maher mocked Palin's ... Go To Article
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SEKULOW: Moving a Washington scandal out of town – Washington Times
By MB Snow at June 19, 2013 | 12:42 am
By Jay Sekulow Tuesday, June 18, 2013 -- It’s amazing that there are those — including The New York Times — that continue to prop up the flawed finger-pointing of the Internal Revenue Service, blaming a couple of rogue agents out of its Cincinnati office for the unlawful targeting of conservative groups. The New York Times — along with the IRS — is simply ... Go To Article
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