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Conservatives Want a Candidate for President Who Can Connect, CPAC Chief Says
>>> Update: The Daily Signal has learned that Fox News host Sean Hannity will ask questions of presidential hopeful Jeb Bush for the former Florida governor’s entire 20-minute appearance at CPAC, set for 1:40 p.m. Friday. By the time conservative activists leave the nation’s capital this weekend after their largest annual get-together, they should be better…Ken McIntyre -
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How the Welfare State Penalizes Parents Who Marry
Fifty-one years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson launched the War on Poverty. Since then, taxpayers have spent more than $22 trillion fighting Johnson’s war, three times the cost of all military wars in U.S. history. Last year, taxpayers spent more than $920 billion on 80 different anti-poverty programs. Despite this spending, the percentage of Americans…Robert Rector -
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Bobby Jindal Says GOP Must Champion ‘Every Child Who Aspires to Join the Middle Class’
If he runs for president, Bobby Jindal says he’ll be ready to make the case that conservative policies help the most Americans. The way the Louisiana governor sees it, by the time Republican and Democratic voters choose their 2016 presidential nominees, a crowded field of GOP candidates needs to have thoroughly aired issues of consequence to…Ken McIntyre -
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Bakers Who Declined Service to Same-Sex Couple Found to Violate Anti-Discrimination Law
The owners of an Oregon bakery who declined to make a cake for a same-sex couple’s wedding celebration were found guilty last week of violating the state’s anti-discrimination law. The bakery owners, Aaron and Melissa Klein of Sweet Cakes By Melissa, contend they were adhering to their Christian beliefs that marriage is between a man…Kelsey Bolar -
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Meet the Texans Who Could Lose Their Jobs Over Falling Oil Prices
We might be enjoying lower gas prices, but oil-rich areas of Texas are not. Economists are worried that the Lone Star state could lose tens of thousands of jobs due to falling prices. “We’re not going to know if this is a bust unless it lasts an extended period of time,” Andrew Lipow, the president…Kate Scanlon -
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See Pictures of the Pageant Contestants Who Served Our Country
When the winner of Ms. Veteran America dons the crown each year, she becomes the spokeswoman for female veterans who don’t have a home to come back to after their duties of serving their country have ended. Post by Ms Veteran America. This growing competition was initiated by Jas Boothe, a female veteran who lost…Thaleigha Rampersad -
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Remembering the Man Who Made Sure Americans Knew the Real Reagan
When I heard that my friend Martin Anderson had died over the weekend, I gave thanks for his extraordinarily inquisitive mind and the critical role that an institution can play in advancing the cause of a free society. Martin was an economist and political scientist. Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where he was a senior fellow…Ed Feulner -
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Who Leads the GOP’s 2016 Pack?
With the Nov. 4 midterm elections over, focus now turns to the 2016 presidential race. And among the vast field of prospective Republican candidates, one former governor has amassed a double-digit lead. According to a new CNN/ORC poll, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tops the list of GOP 2016 presidential contenders, snagging 23 percent of…Melissa Quinn -
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The Pastor Who Brought Down a Dictator
You’ve probably heard of Vaclav Havel of Czechoslovakia and Lech Walesa of Poland, both Nobel Laureates and heroes of the Cold War who precipitated the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe a quarter-century ago. But how many of us know the story of Laszlo Tokes, a Protestant pastor who in December 1989 stood up to the…Lee Edwards -
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The Billionaire Who’s Making Deals With Andrew Cuomo
It’s easy to see why Barbara Walters named billionaire Elon Musk one of 2014’s most fascinating people. In the waning days of his 2014 re-election campaign, Gov. Andrew Cuomo turned to Musk to bail him out of a $1 billion economic development deal that was going down in flames — and could very well take…Tori Richards -
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‘We Had to Do Our Duty’: Raw Video of Sharyl Attkisson’s Interview With the Man Who Waterboarded the 9/11 Mastermind
The man who waterboarded 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is standing by the CIA’s controversial enhanced interrogation program, saying the intelligence agency and its agents “had to do our duty.” In an interview with Daily Signal senior independent contributor Sharyl Attkisson, James Mitchell, a former Air Force psychologist, shared his thoughts on the controversial Senate…Melissa Quinn -
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Meet the Man Who Waterboarded 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
A week after Senate Democrats released what the media have dubbed the “torture report,” one of the men who waterboarded 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is speaking out about his role in the program. “I do not mind giving my life for my country, but I do mind giving my life for a food fight…Melissa Quinn -
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Meet the Right-Winger Who Made Barbara Walters’ ‘Most Fascinating People’ List
Barbara Walters’ annual “10 Most Fascinating People” list included the expected mix of celebrity and media types–and one unusual person. David Koch, a political activist on the right and billionaire business leader whose donations have earned him repeated mentions from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, made the list this year. In an interview with Walters…Natalie Johnson -
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Why It Doesn’t Matter Who the Next Secretary of Defense Is
After news of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s resignation Monday, analysts immediately predicted that Hagel will be made a scapegoat for the administration’s poor leadership on issues such as the Islamic State’s rise and the spread of Ebola. But is that fair? Two of Hagel’s predecessors argue that challenges in implementing sound national security policy have…Brian Slattery -
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Those Who Confront Death
The Kurdish people are often described as the largest ethnic group in the world without a nation-state; nevertheless, they have greatly influenced regional events—most recently in combating the Islamic State (IS), which now controls large swaths of territory within Iraq and Syria. Historically a nomadic people, the Kurds (today numbering about 20–30 million) inhabit a…Patrick Kelly -
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Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for Another Massive Bailout. This Time, It’s Unions Who Might Benefit.
If you’re a worker and you have a pension, there’s a government agency that will pay that pension if your company is unable to fulfill the financial promises made to you and your colleagues. There’s just one catch: That government agency has a massive deficit right now. According to the recently released 2014 annual report…Rachel Greszler -
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Congress Must Check the Power of a President Who Thinks He’s a King
I was wrong. I once believed that no matter who was elected president, he would never be quite as good as I hoped he would be, nor would he end up being as bad as I feared he might be. I still stand by the former belief, but President Obama has proven me undeniably wrong…Genevieve Wood -
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Meet the Man Who Found the Jonathan Gruber Videos
Jonathan Gruber, once heralded by President Obama and Democrats for his work on Obamacare, in two short weeks has become a lightning rod for criticism and outrage. And the discovery of the videos that have taken over the debate on Obamacare can be traced back to one man who took a financial hit from the…Melissa Quinn -
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President Obama on Jonathan Gruber: He’s ‘Some Adviser Who Never Worked on Our Staff’
In an attempt to distance himself from Jonathan Gruber, President Obama is downplaying the Obamacare architect’s role in the crafting of his signature health care law. During a press conference at the G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia, Obama said Gruber was “some adviser who never worked on our staff.” Over the last week, six videos have…Melissa Quinn -
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The Only Republican Governor Who Lost in 2014 Was the One Who Raised Gas Taxes
For months on end, Democrats crowed that voters were going to toss Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and his tax-cutting agenda out of office on Tuesday. He was pounded in the media for the evident sin of following the Laffer-Moore model of income-tax rate reductions to stimulate growth and prosperity. This reform was denounced as a…Stephen Moore