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Entries from July 2011

Obama Admin Still Insisting On Civilian Trials For Foreign Terrorists

July 8th, 2011 · No Comments

  Despite the triumph of finally getting Osama bin Laden, recent news in the war on terror indicates that the Obama administration is once again back to insisting that foreign terrorists be tried in civilian courts. Politico reported yesterday, “In a move that has angered some congressional Republicans, a Somali man accused of having ties [...]

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Video: Crossroads GPS: “Watch” Missouri

July 8th, 2011 · No Comments

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Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (Crossroads GPS) launched today a new issue advocacy TV spot in Missouri focusing on Sen. Claire McCaskill’s record of voting for increased spending, debt and taxes. The effort is part of a nationwide effort begun two weeks ago by Crossroads GPS to frame [...]

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Disappointing Jobs Report Reminder That Now Is Not The Time For Tax Hikes That Stifle Job Creation

July 8th, 2011 · No Comments

Reuters reports today, “U.S. employment growth ground to a halt in June, with employers hiring the fewest number of workers in nine months, dousing hopes the economy would regain momentum in the second half of the year. Nonfarm payrolls rose only 18,000, the weakest reading since September, the Labor Department said on Friday, well below [...]

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The Blind Leading the Blind?

July 6th, 2011 · No Comments

Over the weekend, liberal columnist Frank Rich wrote a long piece for New York Magazine, calling on President Obama to implement more policies that could make the economy worse: more taxes and ever more government spending. Unfortunately, Rich may not have to worry, since Democrats seem determined to push more of these failed policies on [...]

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Koster’s Continuing Tack to the Right

July 6th, 2011 · No Comments

We’re certainly not the first to question Koster’s change in parties for political expediency and the shady way he went about raising money to attain his current office. Many still remember that this is the man who supported voter ID as a senator and who recently signed on to the lawsuit challenging Obamacare’s legality. Now [...]

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McConnell: Obama Proposals For Tax Hikes & More Spending “Inadequate And, Frankly, Indefensible”

July 6th, 2011 · No Comments

The Washington Post writes today, “President Obama on Tuesday rejected calls for a short-term increase in the legal limit on government borrowing and summoned congressional leaders to the White House to restart negotiations over a long-term plan to restrain the deepening national debt. With an Aug. 2 deadline closing in, Obama urged lawmakers in both [...]

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