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“Assad is World’s Most Dangerous Man”; Obama Silent as Syrian Death Toll at 400; Video: Tanks Shoot Civilians

Posted on April 27, 2011April 27, 2011 by Jake Lambert | 2 Comments

Syrian President Bashar Assad is the world’s “most dangerous man,” according to Pulitzer Prize winner journalist Joel Brinkley, who added that the Obama government has “delusional views” of the dictator. Writing for Tribune Media Services, Brinkley said Assad overshadows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for being dangerous because the “duplicitous dictator…has duped presidents and prime ministers […]

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The Palestinian Authority Carries out Ahmadinejad’s Threat and Wipes Israel Off Map

Posted on April 27, 2011April 27, 2011 by Jake Lambert | 1 Comment

The Palestinian Authority has carried out Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s threat to “wipe Israel off the map” and literally has done so by displaying maps of “Palestine” covering all of Israel at the same time its leaders talk about “two states for two people.” PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Fatah movement that controls […]

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Afghanistan: Is Pakistan on Board with U.S. Objectives?

Posted on April 27, 2011April 27, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

Today’s Wall Street Journal carries a stunning piece about a meeting that took place on April 16 in Kabul between Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. The article asserts that Gilani sought to convince Karzai to break relations with the U.S. and instead seek an alliance with Pakistan and China, […]

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Obamacare, the Supreme Court, and Recusal

Posted on April 26, 2011April 26, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

Yesterday, the Supreme Court denied Virginia’s motion to bypass the appellate court and go directly to the Supreme Court in its challenge to the Obamacare litigation. The Court’s decision not to hear the case, delivered in an order without comment, was not surprising. While the procedure exists for the Court to hear cases after a […]

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Obamacare Takes a Double Shot at the Economy and the American Dream

Posted on April 26, 2011April 26, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

In a recent piece for The Wall Street Journal, Daniel Kessler, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, describes how the new health care law’s subsidy program to help low- and middle-income Americans purchase health insurance will have severe economic consequences. These will include discouraging work for qualifying individuals and other taxpayers, disrupting America’s labor […]

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Obama Greets Muslims on Ramadan, Forgets Easter Greeting

Posted on April 25, 2011April 25, 2011 by Jan Sobieski III | 1 Comment

Presidents have always on many holidays and commemorations of events made statements recognizing them. Which are largely perfunctory and symbolic gestures, many about events or holidays that nobody cares about. The White House has never forgot to release statements recognizing the observance of major Muslim holidays and released statements in 2010 on Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, Hajj, […]

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United States to Give $2.8b for Oil Refinery in Columbia

Posted on April 25, 2011April 25, 2011 by Jan Sobieski III | No Comments

The U.S. Export-Import Bank, an independent agency of the federal government, is now planning a $2.84-billion loan of borrowed money, for a massive project to expand and upgrade an oil refinery in Cartagena, Colombia. The money would go to Reficar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ecopetrol, the Colombian national oil company. This isn’t even the […]

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Heritage Libertad Radio

Posted on April 25, 2011April 25, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

On Sunday, April 24, the team at Heritage Libertad hosted their monthly talk show on WEBR Fairfax public radio covering topics including the economy, the debt ceiling, and Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget. It also featured an interview with Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who gave an update on the status of the case against the federal government regarding […]

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EPA Blocks Oil Drilling in Alaska

Posted on April 25, 2011April 25, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

There are an estimated 27 million barrels of oil waiting to be tapped in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of Alaska. But after spending five years and nearly $4 billion, Shell Oil Company has been forced to abandon its efforts to drill for oil in the region. With gas at $4 per gallon and […]

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Virginia Protects Religious Liberty in Adoption and Foster Care

Posted on April 24, 2011April 24, 2011 by Jake Lambert | No Comments

Virginia residents witnessed a significant victory for religious liberty this week. On Wednesday, Virginia’s State Board of Social Services voted 7–2 to reject a controversial policy that could have forced faith-based institutions to abandon their beliefs and cost Virginia many effective adoption agencies. Governor Bob McDonnell (R) is expected to approve the regulations. The proposed […]

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