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KSM Trial is a Gratuitous Propaganda Platform

News
November 20, 2009 – 1:36 pm

Ten years after 9/11, old wounds will be re-opened with the trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed in New York, but KSM has been given a platform, “from which to proclaim the glory of jihad and the criminality of infidel America.”

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Rahm Target of Hispanic Angst

Politics
November 20, 2009 – 1:11 pm

Hispanic lawmakers are blaming Rahm Emanuel for efforts to prohibit illegal aliens from being part of the President’s health care reform plan. This might spell trouble for the White House on the Hill and at the ballot box.

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Is Cap-and-Trade a ‘Dead Man Walking’?

Market | Politics
November 19, 2009 – 10:36 am

Only 3 percent, of Americans list the environment among their chief concerns. With rising unemployment, it’s no wonder that the cap-and-trade legislation, viewed as a job killer, is headed for trouble.

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Graham Asks Holder Why he Wants to Give Miranda Rights to Bin Laden

Politics
November 19, 2009 – 10:11 am

“The big problem I have is you’re criminalizing the war, that if we caught bin Laden tomorrow, we have mixed theories and couldn’t turn him over to the CIA, the FBI, military intelligence for an interrogation on the battlefield, because now you’re saying he’s subject to criminal court in the United States.”

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The Three Amigos

Politics
November 18, 2009 – 10:49 am

Senators Ben Nelson, Mary L. Landrieu, and Blanche Lincoln are proving to be “tough sells” in the Democrats battle to garner enough votes to consider Obamacare. The Three Amigos “could scuttle the bill before the fight… even begins on the Senate floor.”

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Senate Delays Cap-and-Trade Legislation

Market | Politics
November 18, 2009 – 10:46 am

Harry Reid has pushed back Senate consideration of Cap-and-Trade legislation until next spring. That marks two of Obama’s top priorities getting punted. Support for climate change legislation has been wavering as fears that it will harm the economy grow.

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Barone: The Jacksonian Republicans May Hold the Key for GOP’s Future

Politics
November 17, 2009 – 11:05 am

Michael Barone lays out the case of the Jacksonian belt and Democrat incumbents in trouble: “Republicans might not even have a candidate in some of these districts. But if Vic Snyder is running only even against unknown Republicans, that may be the case for half or more of these Democrats.”

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Poll: Americans Want 9/11 Terrorists Tried in Military Court, Not US Court System

Politics
November 17, 2009 – 10:48 am

“Two-thirds of Americans disagree with the Obama administration’s decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a civilian court rather than a military court,” according to the latest CNN poll. As Pejman Yousefzadeh has pointed out, what happens if KSM is found not guilty? What do you do with him then?

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Barone: It’s Time to Re-Examine Immigration Debate

Politics
November 16, 2009 – 12:16 pm

The one and only Michael Barone sheds some light on interesting new facts on the immigration debate. It seems illegal immigration is sharply down and attitudes have changed about a national ID card. Is it time for both sides to reconsider?

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Stupak: “There Will be Hell to Pay” When Abortion Amendment is Removed

Politics
November 13, 2009 – 10:27 am

Stupak maintains pro-life Democrats have spines when his language is removed: “There will be hell to pay. I don’t say it as a threat, but if they double-cross us, there will be 40 people who won’t vote with them the next time they need us—and that could be the final version of this bill.”

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