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To Reach Millennials, These Get-Out-the-Vote Ads Go Where They Go
These aren’t your grandpa’s campaign ads. Two divergent groups — Rock the Vote and the College Republicans — have set their sights on next month’s… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Capital Punishment Works: It Deters Crime
On Sept. 10, Earl Ringo Jr. was executed in Missouri. Before you decide whether or not this is right, consider what Ringo did. In July… Read More
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Why One State Legislature Is Using Your Tax Dollars to Operate Its Own News Service
LINCOLN, Neb.—In addition to the gaggle of TV, radio, online and newspaper reporters who regularly cover the Nebraska Legislature, a handful of lesser-known reporters who… Read More
InternationalSocietyCommentary
U.N. General Assembly Opens Amid Ongoing Development Agenda Battles
Last week’s 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York included an address by President Obama, a celebrity-studded “People’s Climate March,” and… Read More
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8 Ways the Obama Administration Restricts Access to Information, According to the Associated Press
The Associated Press’ Washington bureau chief is the latest journalist to criticize the Obama administration for failing to live up to its promise of transparency…. Read More
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Open Government Groups Ask Obama for More Transparency
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Government transparency advocates are again confronting the Obama administration, this time over a White House memo aimed at filtering Freedom of Information Act requests…. Read More
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NFL Player Penalized for Prayer
Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah was penalized for praying on the field during Monday’s Chiefs-Patriots game. After making the sixth interception of his career,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Are Stoners the Next Hot Voting Bloc? Jimmy Kimmel Investigates
The Jimmy Kimmel crew ask some people by a medical marijuana dispensary in California some basic questions about politics. And the results aren’t exactly high… Read More
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Fined $13,000 by State, Farmers Are Fighting Back Against ‘Discrimination’ Ruling
A couple who declined to allow a same-sex wedding ceremony on their family farm in upstate New York filed an appeal today that their attorney… Read More
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Gonzalez: Conservatives Must Not Allow Illegal Immigration Issue to Dominate Dialogue With Hispanics
Mike Gonzalez, a senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, warned Friday that conservatives must speak to Hispanics about issues besides illegal immigration. Gonzalez spoke to… Read More
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By the Numbers: Surging Immigrant Population Sets Record
Nearly four times as many legal and illegal immigrants live in the United States as did in 1970, according to a report issued by the… Read More
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War Over Women: Colorado Senate Candidates Fight for Female Vote
Health care and women’s reproductive rights are stealing the spotlight in Colorado’s 2014 Senate race. The two candidates, incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Udall and Republican… Read More
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Opposing John Boehner for Speaker Could Come With Repercussions
Conservatives planning to buck the status quo and oppose the reelection of John Boehner as House speaker have received a warning shot. Sources on Capitol… Read More
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If Obama Acts Alone on Immigration, House Judiciary Chairman Vows Court Challenge
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says Congress should “go to court very quickly” to stop President Obama if he decides to act alone… Read More
China Cutting Off News of Hong Kong Protests
As protesters in Hong Kong continue their demands for greater democracy, China’s Communist government is restricting media coverage of the events to the rest of… Read More
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Saying ‘No’ to Undocumented Minors Lands Town in Hot Water
One small Virginia town is the target of a racial discrimination complaint from a fair housing group and a shuttered college that would have benefited from a plan… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The News Is Fit to Print But Are Major News Organizations Fit to Report It?
Former investigative reporter and producer Lowell Bergman observed, “You can have all the information you want in the world. If you don’t have the people… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
This Millennial Mom’s Incredible Sacrifice for Her Daughter
When then-pregnant Ashley Bridges found out she had bone cancer, she refused to have an abortion in order to have the recommended chemotherapy treatment. “There’s… Read More
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Independent Voters Hold Key in Maine Governor’s Race
AUGUSTA, Maine—Outspoken and under fire, Republican Gov. Paul LePage is in danger of losing his re-election bid. One of the most conservative governors in the… Read More
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Kentucky Senate Candidates Want You to Know They Care
Kentucky’s U.S. Senate candidates have stopped the mudslinging–for now–and are tugging on the Bluegrass State’s heartstrings with ads aimed to show Kentuckians they care. Incumbent… Read More
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Reporter Forbidden to Speak to Crowd at Michelle Obama Event
Meg Kissinger, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, covered first lady Michelle Obama’s Milwaukee campaign stop Monday for Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke. But, Kissinger… Read More
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Political Strategists Plot How Libertarians and Conservatives Can Unite to ‘Take Back the White House’
Doug Stafford says he and his boss, Sen. Rand Paul, got into politics the same way: through their church, which inspired them to develop pro-life… Read More
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They Lost Their Bakery, Now Face Bankruptcy: Government’s ‘Discrimination’ Fine Brings Baker to Tears
A bakery owner in Oregon broke down in tears while discussing the fallout of her and her husband’s decision not to bake a wedding cake… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The People, Not the Courts, Should Decide on Same-Sex Marriage
On June 26 of last year, the Supreme Court struck down Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act in United States v. Windsor,… Read More
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Why Traditional Marriage Supporters Think 2015 Will Be a Turning Point in Debate
Despite rulings on the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8 from the U.S. Supreme Court last year, traditional marriage supporters are looking ahead to… Read More
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Fowl Fight: Could 4 Chickens Sway Iowa Senate Race?
Four pet chickens are causing Rep. Bruce Braley, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate in Iowa, a major headache. In his first official faceoff with… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How We Can Turn the Tide in the Culture Wars
There is no sugarcoating it. With each passing year, on most cultural fronts, things have been getting worse. There is a coarseness to our society… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We’ve Spent $22 Trillion on War on Poverty. What Have We Achieved?
It’s been 50 years now since the federal government launched its “War on Poverty.” But the numbers just released by the Census Bureau suggest we’re… Read More
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University Reconsiders Questionnaire About Students’ Sex Lives
Officials at Western New Mexico University say a controversial questionnaire that sparked complains elsewhere in the country because it asked students about their sex lives and drinking habits will… Read More
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9 Senate Races That Could Tip the Balance of Power
With Congress officially in recess until November, campaign season is in full swing and this fall brings no shortage of competition for control of the… Read More
