U.S. Recovery Coming At 2 Speeds

SEATTLE – Banking analyst Meredith Whitney sums up the investment opportunity in the United States as “a tale of two countries” – the idea that states will grow unevenly based on how exposed they were to the financial crisis. Whitney, who now has her own advisory firm Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, rose to fame for […]

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The Decline of the Obama Presidency

By FRED BARNES John Dos Passos, the novelist and historian, once said: “Often things you think are just beginning are coming to an end.” His observation was made in the 1960s. But it’s true today of Barack Obama’s presidency and the promise of a bright future for his second term. Mr. Obama’s re-election stirred grand […]

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Forgotten Scandal: Gibson Guitars Still Being Persecuted for Doing No Wrong

Newscom Almost two years after Gibson Guitars was raided for violating an obscure law, Representative Marsha Blackburn (R–TN) is demanding a full explanation: The recent scandals surrounding this administration raise a number of questions about who they choose to target and why. The arrogance and lack of transparency displayed by this President and his cabinet […]

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Cloakroom: Appropriations Season

Newscom Analysis: This week, the House will begin taking up the 12 annual appropriations bills that fund the government. Up first will be the bills that fund the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Homeland Security, and military construction. The two bills will be considered under an open rule ensuring a lively floor process […]

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Washington Bureaucrats Unconstitutionally Making Public Policy

Frank Chmura/Stock Connection Worldwide/Newscom Washington, D.C., is the country’s last “company town,” and the big industry is the federal government. So it isn’t received well here when someone dares to question the size or scope of government. Recently, law professor Jonathan Turley took to the pages of The Washington Post to warn about the growth […]

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Was Egypt’s president, Mohamed Morsi, behind the Benghazi attack

The terrorist attack in Benghazi is far more disturbing than previously thought. Although it has not been reported in the U.S. media, the possibility exists that the Egyptian government may have played an operational role in the attack. YouTube videos of the terrorist strike raise a serious problem that only an Arabic speaker would detect: some of […]

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Heritage to Screen “Honor Flight,” Movie About World War II Heroes

Last summer the heartwarming movie “Honor Flight” premiered before record-breaking crowd of 28,442 at Miller Park in Milwaukee. The film, which chronicles the lives and battlefield experiences of four living World War II veterans, is a powerful testament to a Midwest community’s effort to honor American heroes with a trip to their memorial in Washington, […]

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U.S. International Broadcasting and Public Diplomacy Should Be Bipartisan

Pawel Supernak/EPA/Newscom The news that the White House has sought to replace the only Republican currently serving on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), former U.S. ambassador to Poland Victor Ashe, has made many sit up and pay attention. It is rare that Americans get passionate about the BBG, which oversees all U.S. civilian international […]

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Secretary Kerry Fumbles at the African Union

State Department/Sipa USA/Newscom Boko Haram, the Islamist insurgency in Nigeria, was called a terrorist organization by Secretary of State John Kerry last week. At the 50th anniversary Summit for the African Union celebrations, Secretary Kerry referred to Boko Haram not as a “terrorist group” in typical State Department–approved terms but as an outright “terrorist organization.” […]

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