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June 19, 2013

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    During his speech in Berlin today, President Obama declared once again that the “decade of war” against terrorism was coming to an end. “The Iraq war is now over, the Afghan war is coming to an end, Osama bin Laden is no more, our efforts against Al Quada are evolving,” he declared....

  • Governors, state lawmakers: Help us hike your sales taxes by $23 billion

    Sean Higgins | 06/19/13 10:30 AM

    We aren’t taxing consumers nearly enough, the National Governors Association and National Conference of State Legislators argue in a rather blunt  joint press release issued today. The release is calling for the passage of the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that would make it easier for...

  • If voter ID was about minority disenfranchisement, then it seems to have failed

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    The primary consequence of Republican state-level laws requiring voters to present identification or prove citizenship was probably a higher turnout of minority Democrats, as liberals successfully painted these measures as modern-day Jim Crow. Arizona had a law requiring people to prove their...

  • VIDEO – Berlin crowd goes wild after Obama takes off his jacket

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    During his speech in Berlin today, President Obama thanked the people for their warm welcome. “In fact, it’s so warm and I feel so good, I’m going to take off my jacket and anybody else who wants to – feel free to,” he said, as he stripped off his suit coat. “We can be a little...

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  • GAO: Obamacare implementation behind schedule

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    Implementation of President Obama’s health care law is running behind schedule and it’s unclear whether federal health insurance exchanges will be up and running on time in October, according to two reports from the Government Accountability Office. The main way Obamacare plans to expand...

  • Obama ‘not surprised’ by Karzai’s abrupt suspension of talks with U.S.

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  • Report: Gingrich supporter convicted of forging thousands of ballot signatures

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