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Network Execs v. Talking Heads

Olbermann’s Monday-night diatribe betrays a confession he made in the Times story—that his aim was to “get this blindly irresponsible man and his ilk off the air.” If this is really the case, shouldn’t he be cheering Murdoch’s censure of O’Reilly? An apoplectic Keith Olbermann concluded Monday …

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Written by Christian Hines on Thursday August 6, 2009

Voting Rights Act Should Protect Minority Americans Not Illegal Aliens

The Voting Rights Act is still needed and should be used to protect American voters against deliberate acts to suppress or weaken minority voting rights. But the law should not be used as a back door means to extend voting rights to illegal immigrants. Some interesting articles surfaced recently …

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Written by Crystal Wright on Thursday August 6, 2009

Did the GOP Force Huntsman to China?

The Senate is expected to vote soon on President Obama's pick for ambassador to China: Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. Unfortunately, Huntsman is exactly the type of competent conservative that the Republican Party needs here. Since the 2008 election, Republican leaders have been playing an odd game …

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Written by Stephen Richer on Thursday August 6, 2009

Marxist-Leninists in Napa?

I heard Rush Limbaugh yesterday describe the president and his supporters as "Leninists." Then this morning I turn to Politico and read the following : "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ... will spend next weekend quietly tending to top party donors and political allies at a series of private events …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday August 6, 2009

Reading Bill Clinton's Face

Do not fall for North Korean attempts to exploit this: Bill Clinton did a good thing. Two American citizens being held against their will have been liberated. Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two American journalists sentenced to 12 years hard labor in North Korea, are on their way back to the United …

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Written by Sean Linnane on Wednesday August 5, 2009

Kim Jong Il's Publicity Coup

Nutbar that he may be, you still gotta hand it to North Korea’s Kim Jong Il for pulling off publicity coups that smack of blackmail. Freeing the two journalists at the apparent behest of Bill Clinton, was a masterstroke for all concerned – Kim Jong Il, the Clintons, even Barack Obama himself. …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Wednesday August 5, 2009

Penn. Senate Race: Toomey Pulls Even with Specter

According to a recent poll, Pat Toomey has pulled even with Arlen Specter in the 2010 Senate race in Pennsylvania. But conservatives should not get their hopes up about Toomey's candidacy in a purple (at best) state where no Republican presidential candidate has won since 1988. According to a …

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Written by Henry Clay on Wednesday August 5, 2009

Sorry Dr. Stewart: The Public Option is Still a Quacked One

Recently, Jon Stewart insisted that military medicine is a successful example of government-run healthcare. Yet, military hospitals do not deal with chronic conditions, for the most part, and the Veterans Administration system could not work if it did not rely on private hospitals. William …

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Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Wednesday August 5, 2009

Former Director of MI5 Was a Soviet Spy

Former British intelligence agent, Peter Wright, wrote a book claiming Roger Hollis, a former Director of MI5, was a Soviet agent. For some, the jury remains out on Hollis - but not for me. This year, 26 years after his death in 1983, the embargoed manuscript memoir of Anthony Blunt is being …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Wednesday August 5, 2009

Obamacare: More Interest Group Handouts

Mickey Kaus directs attention to this piece of interest group payola larded into the House version of the healthcare bill. The bill calls for cultural and linguistic training for healthcare professionals. Mickey Kaus directs attention to this piece of interest group payola larded into the House …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday August 4, 2009

The War Doesn't End When the Troops Return Home

Iraq veteran George Nickel is the lone survivor of an IED explosion. This week, back home in Idaho, Nickel lost his dog. For whatever reason he took along a handgun, his AR-15 rifle and 90 rounds of ammunition when he went to look for it. We're talking about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder... and …

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Written by Sean Linnane on Tuesday August 4, 2009

Yes, In My Backyard!

A new study shows that those who live closest to nuclear power plants are amongst the most supportive of nuclear power, and more supportive than the general public for adding new reactors at sites across America. A new study shows that those who live closest to nuclear power plants are amongst …

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Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday August 4, 2009

The Headlines Review

Napoleon Linardatos reviews the papers with a humorous eye. Napoleon Linardatos reviews the papers with a humorous eye. “Obama plays bartender at beer summit” - National Post , July 30, 2009 Unexpected role may spur new autobiography. * * * “In New York, It Takes More …

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Written by Napoleon Linardatos on Monday August 3, 2009

Annoy the Teachers' Unions: Reinstate D.C. School Vouchers

Sen. Collins, Sen. Lieberman and Sen. Voinovich have co-sponsored the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR). The bill would reactivate the D.C. School Voucher program, which is in danger of being eliminated after the current crop of students graduate. On July 31, Senator Susan …

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Written by Dustin Siggins on Monday August 3, 2009

Read the Fine Print, Senator!

Senator McCain's support of the “Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act” reveals that he simply doesn’t understand the intricacies of the defense budget. McCain relies heavily on his staff and outside “experts” ─ long-time Washington hands who reflect the center-left conventional wisdom. The Wall …

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Written by John Guardiano on Monday August 3, 2009

To Kill a City

Detroit was the Silicon Valley of the 1920s – the booming home of a glamorous new industry. But, Detroit’s fall was as steep and rapid as its rise. Detroit was the Silicon Valley of the 1920s – the booming home of a glamorous new industry, a place where huge fortunes were conjured in years, …

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Written by David Frum on Sunday August 2, 2009

The Dog Ate the Dems Homework

This week, the story Washington’s P.R. people will be working hardest to bury or bring to light (depending on which side of the aisle they are on) concerns what won’t be done at the end of this last day heading into the Congressional recess. At 9:55 am (EST) on September 11th, just after the …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Friday July 31, 2009

Have the Birthers Duped the GOP?

A poll released by Kos/Research 2000 found that 58% of Republicans believe that President Obama wasn’t born in the U.S. or “aren’t sure.” A poll released by Kos/Research 2000 found that 28% of Republicans believe that President Obama wasn’t born in the U.S. and that another 30% of Republicans …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Friday July 31, 2009

You Read It Here First on NewMajority

Nine days ago, NewMajority’s Tim Mak discussed the advantages of nuclear fuel reprocessing. Last night, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Joe Barton and U.S. Rep. Fred Upton introduced a bill that authorizes the use of the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Waste Fund to recycle spent …

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Written by Frum Forum Editors on Friday July 31, 2009

Beers of the Presidents

What we learn from the Obama-Gates-Crowley summit: Bud Light must poll better among Obama's target demographic of white working-class men than Miller Light. What we learn from the Obama-Gates-Crowley summit: Bud Light must poll better among Obama's target demographic of white working-class men than …

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Written by David Frum on Friday July 31, 2009