From the Wall Street Journal : Mariner Energy's oil and gas platform continued to burn in the Gulf of Mexico more than three hours after it was reported to be engulfed in flame, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said Thursday at a news conference in Baton Rouge. But company says the fire has been contained and is …
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Mixed Reports from the Mariner Platform Explosion
My colleague Jerry Kammer points to a piece today in the Mexican press by former foreign minister Jorge Castaneda blaming us for that massacre of 72 illegal aliens headed in Mexico for the U.S. Castaneda's piece is entitled ” Immigration Reform or More Massacres ,” and …
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No Doubt an Apology Is Forthcoming
The slickly redesigned Cook Political Report is saying that the Republicans are likely to pick up between seven and nine Senate seats in November, with an outside shot at getting the 10 they need for a majority: The macro political landscape strongly favors Republicans and it is not likely that it will change much between now and November. As a result, a look at the 37 Senate races on the…
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Cook: GOP Poised to Pick Up 7-9 Senate Seats; Takeover ‘Plausible’
Earlier this week, an appeals court in Texas ruled that Texas courts do not have jurisdiction to grant divorces to same-sex couples married in other states. The principle is simple: no valid marriage, no divorce. The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued…
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Texas Court: Don’t Mess With Marriage
There are, of course, respectable arguments against the introduction of a VAT in this country. Sadly, they…
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Cause, Effect & VAT
There are, of course, respectable arguments against the introduction of a VAT in this country. Sadly, they are not to be found in either the title (which may well not be the writer's fault), or (at least) the first two paragraphs of this IBD editorial: If VAT Is Rx For Deficits And Debt, Why Are …
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Cause, Effect, and VAT
The Washington Times reports that the state of Arizona has essentially…
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Arizona Sheriff Says Mexican Cartels Now Control Some Parts of the State
Will Collier writes in response to the news about Yuval (which, …
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Dissertation Notes
. . . another overwhelmingly white crowd gathers, anxious about the economy, eager to have its faith reaffirmed. Kevin D. Williamson
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. . . could gang members hold a press conference …
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Only in Chicago. . .
Boxer puppy fights off bees, saves boy's life . Cats snicker. Jonah Goldberg
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Pinky to the Rescue
Finally our friend Yuval Levin has an accomplishment under his belt. Yuval Levin is already a nationally recognized political thinker—he’s a former White House and Congressional staffer, prominent author, conservative commentator, and editor of National Affairs , a newly established quarterly on public policy. But as he stood behind a…
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Go Yuval, Go Yuval
He talks to me about Barack Obama's Crimes Against Liberty here . Kathryn Jean Lopez
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Meet #1 New York Times Bestseller David Limbaugh
He talks to me about Barack Obama's Crimes Against Liberty here . Kathryn Jean Lopez
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Meet #1 New York Times Bestseller David Limbaugh
My thanks to Sean Hannity and Michelle Malkin for taking the time to highlight my report yesterday on the poor living conditions in one of the buildings apparently owned by Imam Rauf. It's a sad story and one I hope to follow-up on in the coming days. Perhaps before the good Imam worries about healing
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On Hannity Last Night
My thanks to Sean Hannity and Michelle Malkin for taking the time to highlight my report yesterday on the poor living conditions in one of the buildings apparently owned by Imam Rauf. It's a sad story and one I hope to follow-up on in the coming days. Perhaps before the good Imam worries about healing the world with the Park51 project, he should focus
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On Hannity Last Night
During a debate last night, Barbara Boxer went after Carly Fiorina on abortion . Fiorina is pro-life. And Boxer is all about “choice.” Boxer also used, as the title of this post reflects, the tired women-would-be-jailed scare tactic…
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‘…women and doctors would be criminals, they would go to jail. Women would die …’
A new poll from Arizona State University finds that: Arizona voters overwhelmingly favor even the most …
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‘Eye-Popping’ Support for Arizona Law
A slew of stories today about a new report from the Pew Hispanic Center estimating that as of March 2009, the illegal population had dropped to 11.1 million. Pew, though institutionally inclined toward amnesty and mass …
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If Pew Says It, It Must Be True!
The G-File will be coming tomorrow instead of today. I'd tell you my excuse, but I have to bury the body
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G-File Postponed
