Author: Amy Ridenour

Obama Hires Green Cap-and-Trade Advocate to Advise Him on Economics of Energy

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"It s clear Obama is keeping his radical environmental agenda alive and well," Tom Borelli of our Free Enterprise Project says, "By bringing the so-called economic brains of cap-and-trade in the White House, Obama can still execute his war on ...
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Note to Ignorant, Pro-Slavery Left: Congress is Not a History Class

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In a New Visions essay Project 21 published today, Bob Parks points out that the "three-fifths" clause in the Constitution was about OPPOSING the power of the southern states to protect and expand slavery. Many leftists complaining about the current ...
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Podcast on Quitting Smoking and How the Feds Are Getting in the Way

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Producer Christopher Kane at WAPI in Birmingham wants to quit smoking, so talk radio host Richard Dixon brought National Center Senior Fellow Jeff Stier on his show to explain some new ways technology can help smokers quit -- and how ...
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Anderson Cooper’s Andrew Wakefield Takedown

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Ex-Doctor Andrew Wakefield, author of a since-withdrawn study in the British medical journal Lancet that claimed a link between vaccines and autism, is confronted by CNN's Anderson Cooper in light of a new study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) ...
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Mark Steyn’s Ban the Bulb Ban Comedy Fun

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Ban the Bulb Ban comedy fun: The Right Scoop website has the audio for an 8-minute Mark Steyn riff on the state of Maine's instructions for cleaning up a CFC light bulb. It's fun to listen to on background while ...
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Ban the Light Bulb Ban

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In less than a year, the new federal standards banning the 100-watt incandescent light bulbs we're all used to goes into effect. Consumers replacing 100-watt incandescent bulbs will be forced to buy mercury-containing CFLs or halogen bulbs, unless they (like ...
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Translating Steny Hoyer

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Project 21's Bob Parks has added a little clarity to House Minority Leader Steny Hoyer's comment essentially blaming Ronald Reagan for federal budget deficits. Go here to read what Bob has to say ...
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Facebook First: Opening of 112th Congress to be Streamed Live on Facebook

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The office of Speaker-presumptive John Boehner has just announced that the opening of the 112th Congress will be streamed live on Facebook, a Facebook first. Go here to watch at 12 noon Eastern, Wednesday January 5 ...
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Chuck Schumer’s the Hypocrite

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Senator Chuck Schumer of New York has called on Republican Members of Congress who vote to repeal ObamaCare to give up their employer-provided health care. Apparently believing the Congressional health care plan to be roughly equivalent to ObamaCare (it isn't), ...
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ObamaCare Repeal Vote Scheduled in House

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"House Republicans plan to fulfill a campaign promise and hold a vote next week on repealing the health care reform law. The incoming House majority leader, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), announced Monday that the vote will take place on Jan ...
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