In a statement put into the record at a Jan. 29, 2014 hearing of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel, retired Lt. Gen. William “Gerry” Boykin, said religious liberty is a “core value of our nation,” and that religious beliefs “sustain” troops who face harm or death in the course of performing their duties.
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Tens of thousands of people who discovered that HealthCare.gov made mistakes as they were signing up for a health plan are confronting a new roadblock: The government cannot yet fix the errors.
Students and parents at a Colorado high school are outraged after administrators turned down their request for a spirit week day honoring America because it might offend non-Americans.
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Head football coach of Mooresville High School, Hal Capps, has been ordered to stop baptizing players and leading them in prayer following criticism from a national organization promoting constitutional separation of church and state.
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Persecution of Christians continues to worsen, fueled in part by the “Arab Spring,” which not only unleashed a wave of Islamist radicalism across the Arab world but also left Christians holding the blame for many of the uprisings that removed Arab leaders from power.
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The conservative legal activist who won the first court ruling questioning the legality of the National Security Agency’s massive phone-call tracking database is asking the Supreme Court to short circuit the normal appeals process and take up the case directly.
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Al Qaeda fighters in Syria may have sunk to a new low with a video that appears to show a four-year-old boy squeezing off rounds from an AK-47 as jihadists exhort him on with cries of “Alahu Akhbar.”
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Sugar not only makes you fat, it may be killing you.
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The Senate moved forward Monday on long-awaited legislation to authorize farm spending, voting to end debate on the measure so that the chamber can vote on final passage Tuesday.
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Retired Army Sergeant Major Louis DiNatale was on his way to Vermont for vacation in his wife’s car when he took a wrong turn, ended up on a bridge to Canada, and was charged for possession of a firearm after Canadian customs agents found a small-caliber pistol in his wife’s console.
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After 40 years in Congress, California Democrat Henry Waxman is calling it quits. His legacy includes a toxic fuel additive (a boondoggle known as ethanol), a failed pork-fest of a climate bill and the devastation of small businesses — to name a few of his legislative accomplishments.
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One of Governor Chris Christie’s bodyguards has suspended without pay from the New Jersey State Police, charged with shoplifting in Berks County, Pa.
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President Obama, in an interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, tried to put behind him the scandals that have hung over his second term, suggesting his administration did not mislead the public on the Benghazi attack and going so far as to say the IRS targeting scandal had “not even a smidgen of corruption.”
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President Barack Obama twice blamed Fox News Channel for misinforming the public on issues that have bedeviled his presidency in the past year during a pre-Super Bowl interview with the network’s Bill O’Reilly.
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The U.S. Supreme Court repeatedly has sided with defenders of the Second Amendment, ruling that the Constitution protects an individual’s right to bear arms and that states cannot unreasonably restrict that right.
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Average and okay.” That’s Lee Garfinkel’s three-word assessment of this year’s crop of Super Bowl ads. And Garfinkel knows of what he speaks. The CEO of DraftFCB NY is the auteur of numerous classic Super Bowl ads, most notably a series of iconic Pepsi spots featuring Cindy Crawford.
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The NSA revelations and the IRS scandal have sent a chill through freedom of speech and expression in this country. “Trust us” cannot be the answer. As the old saying goes: Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.
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President Obama said the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya occurred because “not all the precautions that should have been taken were taken’ and denied any effort in the immediate aftermath to downplay the role terrorism played.
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On January 8, Army 1st Lt. Chuck Nadd left his eight-month mission in Afghanistan to come home. He knew he’d be greeted by his girlfriend. But he didn’t know his hometown — and Budweiser cameras — were waiting for him, too.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday brushed off U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s warning that Israel faced a growing boycott threat if peace talks with the Palestinians fail, saying the campaign would not achieve its goal.
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NFL legend Joe Namath honored fallen soldier Chris Kyle as he did the coin toss at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
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The U.S. Constitution reserves the power of public education to the states and local governments.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman, the stage and screen actor who progressed from scene-stealing supporting roles to an Oscar-winning portrayal of writer Truman Capote in “Capote,” has died. He was 46.
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Judge Mocks Obama’s NSA Lawyer
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Garth KantI just denied your motion to dismiss,” U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon told Department of Justice attorney Marcia Berman.
Gen. Boykin to Congress: Religious Liberty Must Be Affirmed, Cherished in Military
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Penny StarrIn a statement put into the record at a Jan. 29, 2014 hearing of the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel, retired Lt. Gen. William “Gerry” Boykin, said religious liberty is a “core value of our nation,” and that religious beliefs “sustain” troops who face harm or death in the course of performing their duties.
HealthCare.gov Can’t Handle Appeals of Enrollment Errors
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Amy GoldsteinTens of thousands of people who discovered that HealthCare.gov made mistakes as they were signing up for a health plan are confronting a new roadblock: The government cannot yet fix the errors.
Starnes: You Can’t Celebrate America, School Says
/12 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Todd StarnesStudents and parents at a Colorado high school are outraged after administrators turned down their request for a spirit week day honoring America because it might offend non-Americans.
NC High School Football Coach Ordered To Cease Baptisms, Leading Prayers
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Benjamin FearnowHead football coach of Mooresville High School, Hal Capps, has been ordered to stop baptizing players and leading them in prayer following criticism from a national organization promoting constitutional separation of church and state.
Number of Christians Killed Through Persecution Increased by 75 Percent in 2013
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Ashe SchowPersecution of Christians continues to worsen, fueled in part by the “Arab Spring,” which not only unleashed a wave of Islamist radicalism across the Arab world but also left Christians holding the blame for many of the uprisings that removed Arab leaders from power.
Chuck Grassley Demands Legal Arguments Behind Obama’s ‘Pen and Phone’ Strategy
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Susan FerrechioA top Senate Republican wants access to the legal opinions that justify President Obama’s plans to step up his use of executive orders.
Conservative Legal Activist, Who Succeeded at Trial Court, Asks Supreme Court to Hear NSA Case
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Josh GersteinThe conservative legal activist who won the first court ruling questioning the legality of the National Security Agency’s massive phone-call tracking database is asking the Supreme Court to short circuit the normal appeals process and take up the case directly.
Child Soldier: Shocking Video Surfaces of Purported 4-Year-Old Jihadist in Syria
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by FOX NewsAl Qaeda fighters in Syria may have sunk to a new low with a video that appears to show a four-year-old boy squeezing off rounds from an AK-47 as jihadists exhort him on with cries of “Alahu Akhbar.”
Eating Too Much Added Sugar May Be Killing You
/0 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Nanci HellmichSugar not only makes you fat, it may be killing you.
Farm Bill Moves Forward in Senate with Final Passage Expected Tuesday
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Susan FerrechioThe Senate moved forward Monday on long-awaited legislation to authorize farm spending, voting to end debate on the measure so that the chamber can vote on final passage Tuesday.
Forgetting Gun Was in Glove Box Could Land Veteran in Canadian Prison for 3 Years
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Awr HawkinsRetired Army Sergeant Major Louis DiNatale was on his way to Vermont for vacation in his wife’s car when he took a wrong turn, ended up on a bridge to Canada, and was charged for possession of a firearm after Canadian customs agents found a small-caliber pistol in his wife’s console.
Farewell to Henry Waxman, Maker of Bad Laws
/2 Comments/in Featured, News /by Timothy P. CarneyAfter 40 years in Congress, California Democrat Henry Waxman is calling it quits. His legacy includes a toxic fuel additive (a boondoggle known as ethanol), a failed pork-fest of a climate bill and the devastation of small businesses — to name a few of his legislative accomplishments.
One of Gov. Christie’s Bodyguards Charged With Shoplifting in Pennsylvania (+video)
/2 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Ian BushOne of Governor Chris Christie’s bodyguards has suspended without pay from the New Jersey State Police, charged with shoplifting in Berks County, Pa.
Obama on IRS Scandal: ‘Not Even a Smidgen of Corruption’
/15 Comments/in Featured, News /by Fox NewsPresident Obama, in an interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, tried to put behind him the scandals that have hung over his second term, suggesting his administration did not mislead the public on the Benghazi attack and going so far as to say the IRS targeting scandal had “not even a smidgen of corruption.”
Obama to O’Reilly: Fox News Reason for My Problems
/11 Comments/in Featured, News /by Greg RichterPresident Barack Obama twice blamed Fox News Channel for misinforming the public on issues that have bedeviled his presidency in the past year during a pre-Super Bowl interview with the network’s Bill O’Reilly.
Does the Right to Self-Defense Have Boundaries?
/1 Comment/in Featured, News /by Bob UnruhThe U.S. Supreme Court repeatedly has sided with defenders of the Second Amendment, ruling that the Constitution protects an individual’s right to bear arms and that states cannot unreasonably restrict that right.
Best Super Bowl XLVIII Commercials (+video)
/5 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Allen St. JohnAverage and okay.” That’s Lee Garfinkel’s three-word assessment of this year’s crop of Super Bowl ads. And Garfinkel knows of what he speaks. The CEO of DraftFCB NY is the auteur of numerous classic Super Bowl ads, most notably a series of iconic Pepsi spots featuring Cindy Crawford.
Welcome to the United States of Paranoia
/2 Comments/in Featured, Opinion /by Michael WalshThe NSA revelations and the IRS scandal have sent a chill through freedom of speech and expression in this country. “Trust us” cannot be the answer. As the old saying goes: Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.
Obama on Benghazi: ‘We Revealed What We Knew at the Time’
/4 Comments/in Featured, News /by Susan CrabtreePresident Obama said the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya occurred because “not all the precautions that should have been taken were taken’ and denied any effort in the immediate aftermath to downplay the role terrorism played.
A Super Bowl Commercial Guaranteed to Bring You Chills
/3 Comments/in Featured, Video /by Kelsey Harris/Heritage FoundationOn January 8, Army 1st Lt. Chuck Nadd left his eight-month mission in Afghanistan to come home. He knew he’d be greeted by his girlfriend. But he didn’t know his hometown — and Budweiser cameras — were waiting for him, too.
US Secretary of State Threatens Israeli Boycott, Warns of ‘Deligitimization’ of Israel
/13 Comments/in Featured, International /by APIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday brushed off U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s warning that Israel faced a growing boycott threat if peace talks with the Palestinians fail, saying the campaign would not achieve its goal.
Namath Honors Navy SEAL Chris Kyle at Super Bowl
/0 Comments/in Featured, News /by Jennifer BurkeNFL legend Joe Namath honored fallen soldier Chris Kyle as he did the coin toss at the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Parents Warned: Big Brother Owns Your Children
/3 Comments/in Featured, Kathleen's Korner /by Drew ZahnThe U.S. Constitution reserves the power of public education to the states and local governments.
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Oscar-Winning Actor, Found Dead in NY Apartment
/3 Comments/in Featured, News /by Terence McArdle and DeNeen L. BrownPhilip Seymour Hoffman, the stage and screen actor who progressed from scene-stealing supporting roles to an Oscar-winning portrayal of writer Truman Capote in “Capote,” has died. He was 46.