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There are five seemingly unrelated issues regarding American relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran. First among them is the fact that Iran has been in an unresolved state of war against the Untied States since the Embassy takeover in 1979. It should be remembered that, up until September 11 2001...
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The highly publicized – first by the White House, now by the media – “Green Movement,” which subsidizes alternative energy while strangling hydrocarbon-based energy, is a near-perfect example of why government is the worst source for making generalized economic policy. First,...
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We all watch in horror the tragedy of the cruise ship aground off Giglio Island. “Inexcusable!” is the universal cry. “Those reefs are on my chart,” says veteran sailor and FOX News host Geraldo Rivera. Anyone else see President Obama as Captain Schettino, America as the Costa Concordia , and self-absorbed...
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Newt Gingrich and others are making a lot of noise about Mitt Romney’s time as managing partner at Bain Capital, a private equity firm. This is disappointing coming from Mr Gingrich because he knows better. It’s the first time that I know he is being disingenuous with the voters, and it damages...
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Mitt Romney became the first Republican non-incumbent to win both Iowa caucuses [1] and New Hampshire primary contests. While this provides great momentum (and that’s no small thing in political campaigns), it by no means anoints him. Returns from 69% of New Hampshire precincts showed Mitt Romney with...
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According to US AF’s Strategic Command, Russia’s Phobos-Grunt ( grunt is Russian for “ground” or “soil”) probe, which was to land on Mars’s moon Phobos, will re-enter our atmosphere between January 14 and January 17. It’s currently stuck in a decaying Earth orbit – falling from a perigee (low point)...
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The first “First in the Nation” is now behind us, and all those left standing are now working the second “First in the Nation.” Iowa has played its traditional role of showing the candidates in flannel shirts and coveralls, sitting in diners with small-town folks, talking about...
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Filed under: politics, axcess bloggers, Republicans, 2012 Elections, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman, Iowa
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We’ve heard much about various politicians’ “Vision of America” – come next November, we’ll find out what the voters see. First, let’s dispense with the discussion about whether or not this election will be a referendum on President Obama. All presidential elections...
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An hour after Iranian state television aired images purporting to show off a captured LockheedMartin RQ-170 Sentinel , General Norton Schwartz, the Air Force’s top uniformed officer, raised the specter of a foreign power copying the stealthy jet’s top-secret technology . The RQ-170 is a flying...
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King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans at Heraclea (280BC) and at Asculum (279BC), but at the cost of irreplaceable casualties to his own forces. Upon being congratulated by a cohort, the King replied, “one more such victory would utterly undo me [1] .” I get an inkling of King Pyrrus’s lament as...