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Rand Paul's filibuster worked
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul got a lot of attention Wednesday for mounting an honest-to-God filibuster of President Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director, John Brennan. The nation's political class marveled at his real-life Mr. Smith act, the funny stuff his...Tags: Washington, DC, Wiz Khalifa, Central Intelligence Agency, Elections, Military Justice
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Give this plant its due: legalize hemp
As states of a more liberal bent battle the federal government over the legalization of medical and even recreational marijuana, another cannabis battle has reemerged in the farm states. But if pot smoking raises troubling moral and safety questions,...Tags: U.S. Congress, Mitch McConnell, Jerry Brown, Agriculture, Elections
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The Fed's gold is good -- now sell it!
So there really is gold in them thar Federal Reserve banks. Seems the Treasury Department conducted its first-ever audit of U.S. gold on deposit at Federal Reserve banks in New York and elsewhere last year, and lo and behold, the auditors, well,...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Manhattan (New York City), Elections, Politics, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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As DGA run ends, O'Malley likely to stay on national stage
President Barack Obama no longer needs Gov. Martin O'Malley as a top campaign surrogate, and the Democratic Governors Association is set to elect someone else as its chairman on Monday when the group meets in Los Angeles. But neither development is...
Tags: Dick Durbin, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Fox News Channel (tv network), Paul Ryan, Maryland State Police
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Mitt Romney had 3 of top 2012 search memes, and not in a good way
Online news giant Yahoo! announced its top search terms of 2012 Monday and, no surprise, the 2012 election topped all other topics, including the iPhone 5, which registered the second-most searches; Kim Kardashian, who attracted the third most and...
Tags: Hillary Clinton, Paul Ryan, Elizabeth Warren, Elections, Politics
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Drone strikes: Who's on the 'kill list'
Who decides who will be killed by U.S. drone attacks? Protectors of civil liberties have expressed dissatisfaction with the present system of unreviewed presidential discretion, whether in the hands of George W. Bush or Barack Obama. Must an...
Tags: Judges, Libyan Civil War (2011), September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Military, Politics
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Letters: Government vs. economic growth
Re "Smart spending isn't," Opinion, Feb. 5 Mostly I disagreed with former GOP Rep. Ron Paul, but he was right when he consistently pointed out that what the government subsidizes increases in price. And that, whether we like it or not, is "growth."...Tags: Productivity, Labor Markets, Economic Indicator, Barack Obama, Labor Legislation
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Rand Paul is more like father after all
WASHINGTON -- After former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle was killed Saturday at a Texas shooting range, former Rep. Ron Paul tweeted a shockingly cold sentiment. "Chris Kyle's death seems to confirm that 'he who lives by the sword dies by the sword,'"...
Tags: The Washington Post, Elections, Politics, Heritage Foundation, Tea Party Movement
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Navy SEAL sniper's Texas shooting death stirs controversy
Chris Kyle, by all measures, was one of the most decorated and talented soldiers in American history. He was also a victim of gun crime who was against gun control, and his death has already become cannon fodder in an emotional, rancorous debate. Kyle,...
Tags: Rentals, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Human Interest, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Useless? Not at all! But utterly marginalized? Yes.
Change of SubjectI'm not sure what the more conservative members of the CoS community think about David Frum, former Bush 43 speechwriter who's now on the outs with movement types, but here is some of what he has to say in a...... -
Republicans trying to find their way should visit Illinois
With President Barack Obama embarking on his second term, the Republicans have proceeded through their stages of grief: •Denial. (He's just a wacky socialist.) •Anger. (He was born in Kenya.) •Bargaining. (Not all rich guys who sell...
Tags: Barack Obama, John Boehner, Credit Ratings, Parties and Movements, Politics
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Notebook: Litmus tests await votes in SD Legislature
It would seem highly unlikely Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg pay attention to the South Dakota House of Representatives. Those three...Tags: Libertarian Party, Jeff Monroe, Anthony Kennedy, John G. Roberts, Jr., Politics
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