Author: Amy Ridenour

Gift of Quintuplets

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The surrogate mom, Teresa Anderson of Phoenix, who delivered quintuplets and then turned down the fee must have a heart of gold. I carried twins, and while it was more than worth it (in spades!) I cannot imagine how hard ...
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Norm Coleman: Aye on Nuclear Option

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Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) gave a pretty good explanation of why he supports the so-called "nuclear option" in a Senate speech Thursday: Mr. President, I rise to share a few thoughts on the issue of how this body should deal ...
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On Earth Day, Beware of Leftist Claims

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This Earth Day, the National Center's Ryan Balis, among others, is criticizing those in the media who falsely claim evangelical Christians support the a left-wing approach on environmental issues. Balis notes that an interfaith coalition of theologians, economists, environmental scientists ...
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La Shawn Barber Wonders…

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La Shawn Barber wonders: It would be interesting to know why and at what point the NAACP switched positions on the filibuster... ...while Michael King says: I really wish the NAACP would come on out of the closet ...
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School Choice: Greater Opportunities In Education

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The Heritage Foundation has just unveiled a new website on school choice. Here's how Heritage describes its new website: Created to keep up with the fast pace of school choice changes around the country, Choices in Education is an online ...
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Regarding Pope Benedict: So Do We All

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Austin Ruse of the Culture of Life Foundation & Institute has sent around an e-mail commenting upon the elevation of Cardinal Ratzinger to the papacy. It is an interesting read, even for non-Catholics such as myself, an includes speculation on ...
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John Carlisle: The Games the AARP Plays

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John Carlisle of the National Legal and Policy Center scrutinizes the AARP in a Washington Times op-ed: In the ongoing debate over Social Security, AARP may claim that its mission is to defend the elderly, but its use of manipulative ...
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Maybe the Water Wasn’t So Red

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Another embarassment for the mainstream media, says Reuters: A Boston Globe freelance writer fabricated large chunks of a story published this week, the newspaper said on Friday in the latest incident to embarrass the U.S. media.The Globe, which is owned ...
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Social Security Reform: Impeachable Offense?

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Project 21 is not thrilled by Rep. Charles Rangel's recent comments on Social Security reform: Recent remarks by Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) calling President George W. Bush's proposal to reform the nation's ailing Social Security system "fraud" and its promotion ...
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We’re Powerful, Except When We Are Impotent

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I enjoyed this quote today from Rush Limbaugh: There was a story a couple of weeks ago that said global warming is so far advanced there's nothing we can do about it... If that's true, if it's so far gone ...
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