National Geographic Defends the Facts of the Apollo 11 Mission
Neil Armstrong’s famous “small step” at the moon’s Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969 was among the defining moments of an entire...
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John Yoo: President Can Ignore Law
Bush-era Justice Department Attorney John Yoo is mad that various inspectors general have concluded that his legal memoranda on Bush-era warrantless eavesdropping have...
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Hillary Clinton Lets CFR Cat Out of the Bag
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is not yet a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. After her July 15 speech at the...
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Obama Weighing Homeowner Bailout Proposal
“U.S. officials are weighing a plan to let borrowers who have fallen behind on mortgage payments avoid eviction by renting their home instead,”...
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Senate Confirms Bolden as NASA Administrator
A July 16 article posted to the online tech journal The Register entitled, “Former Astronaut Takes Control of NASA” was among the numerous...
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A Chicken in Every Pot and Healthcare for All
You're going to be healthy — whether you like it or not. The Obama administration is pushing for a national healthcare bill this...
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Surgeon General Nominee Regina Benjamin
President Obama has nominated Dr. Regina Benjamin as his choice for Surgeon General. A White House spokesman, Reid Cherlin, has assured the nation...
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Bailing Out Minority Broadcasters
If you understand the relative superiority of the free market, none of our government's recent business bailouts will find favor with you. Yet,...
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Double Jeopardy OK’d for John Demjanjuk
The U.S. Justice Department may indeed get their man this time even if justice is tossed out the window. Retired auto worker John...
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Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings Enter Day Three
As we entered day three of the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings, what should we have expected? Predictability, for sure. Yesterday Sotomayor labored to parry...
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BusinessWeek Could Sell for $1
With plunging advertising revenue across the industry, McGraw-Hill is reportedly putting BusinessWeek up for sale. The company said only that it is exploring...
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CPI for June Jumps to 8 Percent Annual Rate
“Consumer prices shot up in June by the largest amount in 11 months,” the Washington Post reported June 15, “reflecting the biggest jump...
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Obama’s Car Czar Linked to Bribery Scandal
President Obama’s Auto Task Force Chairman Steven Rattner resigned suddenly earlier this week after reports that the New York Attorney General’s office was...
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The Sotomayor Hearings—Day One to Day Two
The first day of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings made two things clear. First, her chances of being confirmed are better...
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‘Jane Roe’ Arrested At Sotomayor Hearings
As Sonia Sotomayor faces tough questions about her stance on the volatile abortion issue, pro-life protesters have made their presence known. Earlier today,...
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