KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-A principal at Karns Elementary School is on shaky constitutional ground after telling a group of young students that they cannot bring their Bibles to school or study them during recess, according to a letter written to Knox County School District officials by an ADF-allied attorney.
“No longer does the government seem to be a fairy godmother but rather a tough enforcer of an avalanche of new mandates, taxes and regulatory requirements,” writes Grace-Marie Turner, the Galen Institute’s ace healthcare policy analyst, in today’s IBD.
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“Sometimes you have to spend money to save money.” So said Pennsylvania’s Governor Ed Rendell at a Monday morning news conference in Harrisburg to detail his proposal to fund transportation projects in his state.
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The Las Vegas Review-Journal is outraged at the deceptions avowed to pass the latest $26 Billion bailout for public employees. The editorial ended with these very harsh words:
“The biggest Keynesian stimulus in U.S. history was a bust,” AEI economist Kevin Hassett writes today on Bloomberg. He’s referring, of course, to the economic stimulus package that didn’t prevent new unemployment claims from rising to 500,000 in mid-August.
For Release: August 24, 2010
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President Obama’s Radio Address “No Corporate Takeover of Our Democracy” Exposes President’s Double Standard Regarding Corporate Influence (more…)
Last month, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claimed that unemployment benefits “creates jobs faster than almost any other initiative you can name.” PolitiZoid has created an animated video of Nancy Pelosi’s foolish speech on the “stimulus” of unemployment benefits:
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You attacked your opponent as one who publically opposed the FairTax while secretly promising to our organization he would adopt it. This has now been corrected. (more…)
In two actions Thursday, the City Council voted to usurp power – first from the Mayor’s office, then from the citizens of Kansas City.
“It’s not every day the City Council gets to violate both the U.S. Constitution and the City Charter,” the Mayor said. (more…)
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The first Rasmussen Reports post-primary look at the Florida Senate race shows Marco Rubio attracting 40% of the vote, while Charlie Crist picks up 30%. The new Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek earns 21% support.
Scott and Sink both have work to do to generate more support from within their own parties. Scott presently earns 70% of Republican voters, while Sink is backed by 65% of Democrats. Chiles draws single-digit support from voters in both parties. Voters not affiliated with either party give 33% support to Scott, 36% to Sink and 12% to Chiles.
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