A couple of things caught my eye over at the American Spectator Online: 1) Dave Holman has posted the video of Rep. Jack Murtha's 1980 meeting with an undercover FBI agent -- part of what would become the Abscam scandal, ...
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David Hogberg caught the Commonwealth Fund saying something that is patently false, in Congressional testimony, no less. Sarah Collins, vice president of the Fund, said this about health savings accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs): The U.S. Treasury Department ...
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Our Peyton Knight testified Thursday in the House Resources Committee Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands about the impact on property rights of the Allen-Wolf proposed "Journey Through Hallowed Ground" National Heritage Area. The Committee is chaired by ...
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NewsMax is reporting that Al Gore has told an audience that "cigarette smoking is a 'significant' contributor to global warming." Betting here is that this is based on a joke or parody. As Drudge (who linked to the report) likes ...
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The Associated Press has now run a story about Peyton Knight's testimony before the House yesterday. The story doesn't cover the federalism issues much -- it is very short ...
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A group of apparent lefties has formed a new 527 political organization, Scientists and Engineers for America, or SEFORA. According to the group's website, the organization intends to "elect new leadership" (of the government, apparently) and promote a "Bill of ...
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Our David Hogberg is commenting extensively on the Citizens' Health Care Working Group's report (PDF, released Monday. See The National Center's press release today, for instance. He has also blogged about it on the American Spectator blog here and here ...
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For fans of "The Sopranos" who'll miss the fictional mob family's nefarious exploits when the HBO series ends next year, there is an antidote of sorts. Seemingly almost mimicking mob boss Tony Soprano's extortion racket, Jesse Jackson and union activists ...
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There is No "Plan B" For A Good Conscience by Djana Milton Ipecac, the vomit-inducing syrup administered after someone swallows poison, is the only medication pharmacists in the State of Washington are required to carry. A pharmaceutical commonly known as ...
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She's No Rosa Parks by Mychal Massie What would happen if a mobster such as Al Capone or John Gotti holed up in a church to escape justice? How about a deadbeat dad? Would they be compared to Rosa Parks ...
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