Monday, January 30, 2017

Teacher Forced Out for Using Confederate Flag in Civil War History Lesson

January 30, 2017 at 07:30PM - teacher-forced-out-for-using-confederate-flag-in-civil-war-history-lesson

A teacher in California is forced to retire for using a Confederate battle flag, along with a period Union flag, during a history lesson on the Civil War to middle school students. The district said he might have made student feel "unsafe."



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Saturday, January 28, 2017

Trump Adm. Moves to Reduce Chances for Real Estate Meltdown

January 28, 2017 at 12:00PM - trump-moves-to-reduce-chances-for-real-estate-meltdown

The Trump administration's move to stop the cut in the FHA home mortgage insurance rate is a good one — if one understands economics.



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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

U.K. Supreme Court Rules Parliament Must Vote on Brexit

January 25, 2017 at 09:11AM - u-k-supreme-court-rules-parliament-must-vote-on-brexit

The ruling by Britain's Supreme Court that the popular referendum by the British people to leave the European Union must be voted on by Parliament should alert Americans that the best way to get out of an international super-state is to never join one in the first place.



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Monday, January 23, 2017

Trump Reinstates Mexico City Policy to Halt U.S. Support of Abortion in Foreign Countries

January 23, 2017 at 03:04PM - trump-reinstates-mexico-city-policy-to-halt-u-s-support-of-abortion-in-foreign-countries

President Trump has reinstated a policy against taxpayer funds going to promote abortion in foreign countries. The policy was first crafted by President Reagan in 1984, but was overturned by President Obama in 2009.



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Trump Gets Early Start With Executive Actions to Counter Obama

January 23, 2017 at 10:19AM - trump-gets-early-start-with-executive-actions-to-counter-obama

President Barack Obama changed federal government policy via executive actions when Congress did not enact certain laws he was demanding. Likewise, the new president, Donald Trump, is expected to use the same method to overturn some of those actions — in areas such as immigration and climate change.



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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Violence Planned for Trump Inauguration Exposed

January 18, 2017 at 03:07PM - violence-planned-for-trump-inauguration-exposed

Two Project Veritas videos demonstrate that not all anti-Trump protesters intend to make their views known peacefully.



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Trump’s Challenge of NATO Riles Globalists

January 18, 2017 at 11:12AM - trump-s-challenge-0f-nato-riles-globalists

Trump's view that NATO is "obsolete" may be concerning to globalist elites, but it is a position held for years by several notable figures.



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Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Who is John Lewis, the Rep. Who Calls Trump Illegitimate?

January 17, 2017 at 10:00AM - who-is-john-lewis-the-rep-who-calls-trump-illegitimate

President-elect Trump is being criticized for his response to Representative John Lewis, who said that Trump is not a "legitimate" president. But does Lewis' status as an icon of the Civil Rights movement entitle him to say whatever he wants without being challenged?



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Friday, January 13, 2017

FBI’s Comey Faces Investigation Over Handling of Clinton Probe

January 13, 2017 at 01:51PM - fbi-s-comey-faces-investigation-over-handling-of-clinton-probe

FBI Director James Comey, who investigated Hillary Clinton's e-mails, now faces an investigation himself by the inspector general of the Justice Department. Will other persons involved in the investigation, like Attorney General Loretta Lynch also be investigated?



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Thursday, January 12, 2017

The Electoral College: The Best Way to Pick a President

January 12, 2017 at 04:30PM - the-electoral-college-the-best-way-to-pick-a-president

Most Americans would be at a loss to explain why the Electoral College is important, even as liberals rage against it. Here’s why.



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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Lessons From Continued Jewish Exodus From France

January 10, 2017 at 01:57PM - lessons-from-continued-jewish-exodus-from-france

The accelerating exodus of Jews from France in the face of the Islamic terrorism targeting them provides lessons for Americans.



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Monday, January 9, 2017

Change from Kelly to Carlson May Give Fox Viewers a New Perspective

January 09, 2017 at 09:28AM - change-from-kelly-to-carlson-may-give-fox-viewers-a-new-perspective

The replacement of Megyn Kelly with Tucker Carlson at Fox News Channel (FNC), known for its generally neoconservative political slant, may signal a shift in that image.



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Thursday, January 5, 2017

Trump Plans Changes for Intelligence Agencies

January 05, 2017 at 03:24PM - trump-plans-changes-for-intelligence-agencies

The CIA and other U.S. intelligence agencies appear to be preparing for battle — against the incoming president, Donald Trump.



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Trump Trade Rep Robert Lighthizer Is Free Trade Skeptic

January 05, 2017 at 10:06AM - trump-trade-rep-robert-lighthizer-is-free-trade-skeptic

Trump's pick for U.S. trade representative, Robert Lighthizer, is an indication that the recent Republican and conservative dogma of "free trade" will be directly challenged.



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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Trump, Pence Support Assange's Remarks on Alleged Russian Hacking

January 04, 2017 at 04:28PM - trump-pence-support-assange-s-remarks-on-alleged-russian-hacking

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Fox News' Sean Hannity that he did not get the hacked e-mails from the Russians, and Trump has angered Obama administration intelligence leaders by backing him up.



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