Author: Amy Ridenour

Does President Obama Have Appendicitis?

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Look at this picture of him I saw on the White House website tonight, and tell me he doesn't look stricken ...
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Al Gore Tries Reality

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He's planning to try it for 24 hours in September, and then go back to business as usual ...
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Sherwood Schwartz, Thank You and Rest in Peace

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Everyone at the National Center for Public Policy Research was saddened to learn yesterday of the passing of one of the National Center's supporters, Sherwood Schwartz. In grateful appreciation for his support, his commitment to property rights, and his life's ...
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Why Aren’t the Debt Limit Talks on C-SPAN?

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America was treated today to a debate over allegations that President Obama got snippy and abruptly walked out of the debt ceiling talks, as the House Majority Leader says, or if the President was "gracious" throughout the talks, as the ...
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The Flimsy Argument of the ‘It’s Not a Ban’ Light Bulb Banners

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The argument of the people who say the 2007 energy bill does not ban incandescent light bulbs rests on the foundation that it does not ban all such bulbs, just the ones Americans overwhelmingly have chosen to buy the most ...
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Why Frum Forum is Wrong About the Light Bulb Ban

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Claiming "There is No Light Bulb 'Ban'" on Frum Forum, David Jenkins says the following: As has been written about here before, a group of GOP lawmakers, including Joe Barton (TX) and Michele Bachmann (MN), have stirred up--along with their ...
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Federal Light Bulb Ban Faces First Official Challenge Monday

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The U.S. House is expected to vote on repeal of the de facto ban on standard incandescent light bulbs on Monday, July 11. The last word I have received is that the vote should take place around 6 PM Eastern, ...
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In Memoriam, Lauren Giddings

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Everyone at the National Center for Public Policy Research is tremendously saddened to learn of the untimely death of Lauren Giddings. Lauren served as the National Center's Director of Administration until 2007, when she resigned to work for a law ...
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Steven Crowder on Fox’s “Huckabee” This Weekend

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The National Center's Media Fellow and comedic filmmaker, Steven Crowder, will be a guest on the Fox News Channel's "Huckabee" program on Saturday, July 2. "Huckabee" is shown on Fox on Saturday at 8:00 PM Eastern and rebroadcast on Sunday ...
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6/30 Outrage of the Day

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The private jet tax breaks President Obama condemned at his press conference yesterday were reauthorized by his own stimulus bill, Lachlan Markay of the Heritage Foundation reports. Every House Republican and all but three Senate Republicans (one of whom switched ...
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