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• Afghanistan: Reject Dire Tax and Surge Plan

  The 1988 Republican Party primary contest was a titanic struggle between several party heavyweights seeking to carry the Grand Old Party's banner in the post-Reagan era. The campaign featured Vice Pre ...' [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Every Generation Needs a Revolution

  By Matt Brouillette, Tim Potts, Barry Kauffman & Olivia Thorne Pennsylvania's government is a prime exhibition of Lord Acton's well-known admonition that "power corrupts." The ongoin ... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• FIRE Legal Scholarship on Speech Codes Published

  FIRE is pleased to announce the publication of Defying the Constitution: The Rise, Persistence, and Prevalence of Campus Speech Codes in the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy. Authored by FIRE ... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• The Unnamed Holiday

  Welcome to the 2009 Unnamed Holiday Season We will shop for Unnamed Holiday gifts. Our children will participate in public school Unnamed Holiday concerts celebrating snow, sleigh bells, and red-n ... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Barack and the Buchanan Precedent

  Presidential comparisons that greeted Barack Obama's election ranged from the sublime to the transcendent. He was variously described as the second coming of John F. Kennedy, a re-embodiment of Frankl ... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Bamboozled: Why Government-Run Liquore Stores are Socially and Economically Impractical

  The privatization of Pennsylvania's liquor stores is an idea that has been floating around the halls of Harrisburg for decades. The sale of stores alone would generate over $1.7 billion dollars in pro ... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Summing Up the G-20 Summit

  Shortly after the conclusion of the September G-20 Summit, the head of VisitPittsburgh claimed the event's economic benefits to the City and region reached $35 million. As we pointed out in an earlie ... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Imperial Hypocrisy

  You can't say we weren't warned ahead of time about Obama's globalist and controlling tendencies. As candidate Obama explained in a campaign speech in Portland on May 18, 2008, it would be tough fo ...' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Con Con

  The time has come for a state constitutional convention. It has become abundantly clear that not only is state government broken and dysfunctional, but that it is impossible for the current governm ... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Women, Vets: 'Right Stuff'

  The 2008 national election shows our next generation of leaders must possess something many recent and current elected officials lack: intellectual courage. President Nixon believed all leaders, rega ... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Obama and Reagan Go to China

  Obama actually gave a pretty good speech, one directed at Chinese college students. I was pleasantly surprised to hear him refer to basic American values of liberty and free enterprise. Obama pointed ... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Insane Foreign Policy

  November 21-22 - Insane Foreign Policy The bottom line this week, is that President Barrack Hussein Obama's foreign policy is insane. In April, Obama became the first President of the United Sta ... [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Assessment Fiasco Gets New Life

  Policy Brief An electronic publication of The Allegheny Institute for Public Policy At the October 19th hearing to determine how and when to conduct a reassessment of Allegheny County-a hear ... [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Metcalfe Appointed GOP Chair of House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee

  Rep. Daryl Metcalfe 12th District Pennsylvania House of Representatives (724) 772-3110 (717) 783-1707 RepMetcalfe.com Contact: Ty McCauslin (717) 772-9979 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, ... [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• School Choice in India, Finland and Sweden

  For some years I have corresponded with Larry Willmore, formerly with the United Nations in New York, currently with the International Institute for Applied Systems in Austria. In July of 2008 ... [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Conservative Reform Network News

  The Conservative Reform Network The Newsletter for Independent, Conservative Political Activists In This Issue ... [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• A Bi-Partisan Health Care Fix

  THE HOUSE of Representatives has now voted for the largest possible government takeover of health care, despite bipartisan opposition. Thirty-nine House Democrats, including two from Pennsylvania, ... [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Rohrer Announces Gubernatorial Bid

  November 17, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Information Contact: James May, Campaign Manager James@SamRohrer.org | 484.319.7907 Rohrer Announces Gubernatorial Bid WEST LAWN, PA [11.17.0 ... [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Mr. Obama, Go To That Wall!

  In my previous commentary for American Radio Journal, I commended the profound historical event that was fall of the Berlin Wall, the 20th anniversary of which took place on November 9. The fall of ... [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Obama Compromises National Security

  The Obama administration's decision to treat the 9/11 terror attacks as a matter for our civilian court system stands as a propaganda victory for al-Qaida and jeopardizes national security. It has bee ...' [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Who Was Nels Konnerup?

  America honors its deceased presidents, its fallen troops, its late senators, and even its musicians and movie stars. But what about its veterinarians? Well, theres one veterinarian who deserves p ... [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• College Students: Welcome to Taxburgh

  The Mayor of Pittsburgh is trying to levy a new tax on college and university tuition to shore up the City's calamitous legacy costs. A City Council member has countered with another proposal. That ...' [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Scary Porches, Scarier Doctors

  In news from the world of universal health care, Mark Wattson, 35, collapsed in pain in the street in Swindon, England, a month after he had his appendix removed. He was rushed by ambulance to Grea ... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Murtha Continues to Undermine Troops

  In recent interviews defending President Obama's slow decision making on Afghanistan, Congressman John Murtha continues to undermine our troops, embolden our enemies, and place our country in greater ... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Metcalfe and Rock Cement Strike-Free Education Pact

  Rep. Daryl Metcalfe 12th District Rep. Todd Rock 90th District Pennsylvania House of Representatives Contact: Ty McCauslin House Republican Public Relations (717) 772-9979 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEA ... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Quinn Announces Bill to Suspend Legislative COLAs

  Rep. Marguerite Quinn 143rd District Pennsylvania House of Representatives (215) 489-2126 (717) 772-1413 Contact: Nicole Wamsley nwamsley@pahousegop.com (717) 783-8063 Member Site: RepQuinn.ne ... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Thanks for the Fleas

  Like most Americans, I have spent a lot of time on my knees, asking God for help with the challenges that members of my family were facing. As each of my kids grew, I prayed with them as well as for ... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Victory in Defense of Freedom

  The history of the United States is one of victories in defense of freedom. These moments include great military victories in the Revolutionary and Civil wars and World War II. Other victories incl ... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Only We Can Help Us Now

  It has been quite the month thus far in Pennsylvania politics. Highlights include a Republican resurgence in six statewide judicial races, an ongoing recount in a tight Superior Court race, the emerge ... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• The Battle for Coal River Mountain

  COAL RIVER MOUNTAIN, W.Va. - This mountain in southern West Virginia, right in the middle of Appalachia's spine, is fast becoming someone's Waterloo. It's too soon to tell who will be the loser: t ... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Behind the Headlines Program Schedule

  BEHIND THE HEADLINES is a television production of The Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy www.susvalleypolicy.org NOW AIRING ON ALL COMCAST SYSTEMS IN PENNSYLVANIA For the weeks of ... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Defending Freedom is Our Culture

  November 14-15 -- Defending Freedom is our Culture This week, Sara Mohsin joins me on the program and offers some compelling insights concerning recent economic headlines. Sara is a great entrepren ... [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Civility and Selfless Sacrifice

  By Col. Frank Ryan, USMC (Ret.) The Medal of Honor is bestowed on those individuals "who conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his [or her] life above and beyond the ca ..." [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Conservative Reform Network News

  The Conservative Reform Network The Newsletter for Independent, Conservative Political Activists In This Issue Conservative Reform Network Taxing Citizens Taking Your Money Spending ... [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Westmoreland Watchmaan

  THE WESTMORELAND WATCHMAN A PUBLICATION OF THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY CONSERVATIVE COALITION ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ... [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Dick Armey to Keynote Harrisburg Rally

  (Lebanon, PA) - The national grassroots organization FreedomWorks has confirmed that former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey will be serving as the keynote speaker at the "March On Harrisbur ..." [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Psyching Out the Stock Market

  There's something about stocks that turns us upside down. For example, normally when something goes on sale, we tend to buy more of it; yet, when stock prices fall, many investors want to buy less. ... [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Constitution Group Joins Call for Rally in Harrisburg

  For Immediate Release Contact: 717-228-7524 CONSTITUTION GROUP JOINS CALL FOR RALLY IN HARRISBURG (Lebanon, PA) - The Constitutional Organization Of Liberty (COOL) is adding it's voice ... [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Pittsburgh Enrollment Decline Forecast to Continue

  An independent consultant hired by Pittsburgh Public Schools to study facility usage recommended closing 16 buildings and reconfiguring another 19 of the District's 70 facilities. The recommendations ...' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• The Case of the Missing Slot

  Holmes and I were firmly ensconced in our parlor at 221B - Baker Street on the first evening at the end of daylight savings time. The shadows grew eerie and by late afternoon darkness was upon us when ... [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Sex, Life and Death

  Two summers ago, while passing through an airport, I caught a TV news story: double homicide in Ohio. The victims were a young woman and the nine-month-old fetus she was carrying. The murderer was he ... [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• 'Not, I,' Said the Dog

  Once upon a time a little red hen decided that she wanted to have some bread to eat. So she planted wheat, tended her crop, harvested the ripe grain, ground it into flour, and then baked her bread. ... [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• How Professors Think

  How Professors Think by Harvard University Michelle Lamont is a recently published book from the Harvard University Press. Obviously not a report on how all professors think, its basis is better indi ... [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• College Abandons Mysterious 'Sexual Harrassment' Charge for Lack of Evidence

  601 Walnut Street, Suite 510 Philadelphia PA 19106 215-717-3473 Fax: 215-717-3440 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Adam Kissel For Immediate Release: Phone: 215-717-3473 November 3, 2009 College Aband ... [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Gang Green Going to the Dogs

  The sky-is-falling greenies are getting progressively batty. It's not enough that we shut down our oil, gas and coal industries, bike to work, switch our light bulbs, take cloth bags to the supermark ... [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Mood Sours Towards Both Parties

  Would one-party domination in any combination of Tuesday's off-year elections really indicate where this country is going politically? You've got gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, a c ...' [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• High Noon for Health Care

  In the next few days, we will see the health care reform bills that the Senate and House have been cobbling together behind closed doors. In the Senate, the result of merging two bills, one from the ... [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• Behind the Headlines Program Schedule

  BEHIND THE HEADLINES is a television production of The Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy www.susvalleypolicy.org NOW AIRING ON ALL COMCAST SYSTEMS IN PENNSYLVANIA For the weeks of ... [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 11:00am EST
  

• These Kids Have a Lot to Learn

  Temple University hosted a visit by Dutch Parliamentarian and Chairman of the Dutch Freedom Party Geert Wilders on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The controversial European politician was invited to speak by an or ... [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Politically Uncorrected:

  By G. Terry Madonna & Michael L. Young Let's be frank. Pennsylvania's long running dilemma about selecting judges is here for the duration. It's been around a long time and it's not going away soon ... [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Washington's Masque of the Red Death

  New administrations normally inspire commentators into rummaging through a thesaurus to extract that single phrase or word that is apposite to the times. Instead musing about a reincarnation of The Sq ... [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Toomey Talks Healthcare

  The Conservative Reform Network The Newsletter for Independent, Conservative Political Activists In This Issue Conservative Reform Network Toomey/Sestak Videos Toomey Talks Healthcare ... [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• FIRE Update

  October 30 Under Pressure from FIRE and Students, University of North Texas Eliminates Free Speech Zones FIRE is very pleased to report that the University of North Texas (UNT) has revised it ... [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Prop 8 One Year Later

  By Colin A. Hanna President, Let Freedom Ring It's been a year since Californians said YES to Proposition 8, the controversial ballot initiative preserving traditional marriage in the Golden State ... [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Trick or Treat

  Did you ever notice that Halloween was a socialist holiday? People who do not work knock on the doors of people who do and ask them to share their wealth. And the wealth is redistributed. It's ac ... [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Where for Art Thou?

  After missing the constitutionally-mandated deadline for passing a state budget by 101 days the Pennsylvania General Assembly promptly adjourned and went home for a month's vacation. The decision to leave Harrisburg was made by Speaker Keith McCall over the strong ... [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• The Philosophy of Mao and Mother Teresa?

  "[T]he death of ten to twenty million people is nothing to be afraid of." -Mao Tse-tung "Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's ent ...'" [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Stronger Graduation Requirements Pay Off in the Long Run

  By Joe Torsella For almost two years, Pennsylvania has been engaged in spirited debate about the academic expectations we hold for our young people. In public hearings, the halls of the Capitol an ... [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Conservative Reform Network News

  The Conservative Reform Network The Newsletter for Independent, Conservative Political Activists In This Issue Conservative Reform Network Airport to Nowhere Ties that Bind Murtha's ... [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• FIRE Update

  601 Walnut Street, Suite 510 Philadelphia PA 19106 215-717-3473 Fax: 215-717-3440 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Greg Lukianoff For Immediate Release: Phone: 215-717-3473 October 22, 2009 FIRE Celeb ... [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Rebuilding America: Medical Reform

  Over the weekend of September 11th, President Obama chided opponents of his health care reforms for being naysayers. He accused them of lying and of not offering alternatives. The President's clai ... [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Wasted Votes

  It's that time of year when Americans can exercise their constitutional right to abstain from voting. Which they do. Even in the presidential election of 1964, when President Lyndon B. Johnson receiv ... [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Auditor Genera's Call for Reform Emphasized Need to End 'Pay-to-Play'

  Rep. Douglas Reichley 134th District Pennsylvania House of Representatives (717) 787-1000 (610) 965-9933 Contact: Todd Abele tabele@pahousegop.com (717) 783-3957 Member Site: RepReichley.com ... [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• PA FAmily Institute Issues Nov. 3rd Voter Guide

  DON'T FORGET TO VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009 Download the Judicial Voters' Guide! Why should I care? Voters will be choosing the judges on your own county's Court of Common Pleas --who de ... [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Fall 2009 Keystone Business Climate Survey

  Total Started Survey: 173 Total Completed Survey:161 (93.1%) [b]Section I: Business Climate[eb] [b]1. In general, do you think business conditions in Pennsylvania are better, the same, or worse ... [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Recession Continues

  Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke says the economic recession has ended. Somebody, however, forgot to tell businesses in Pennsylvania. Results of the Lincoln Institute's 2009 Keystone Business Climate Survey found 92% believe the recession continues, and 62% say the state's economic climat ... [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Glen Meakem on Health Care Reform

  October 17-18 - Healthcare Destruction I began this past weekend's show, by commenting on the "Baucus" Healthcare Bill that was passed out of the Senate Finance Committee last week. This ... [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Transfusions

  The patient was wheeled into the emergency room. The paramedics who brought him filed a report describing that he had been weak and lethargic. They had been unable to revive him at home, and had de ... [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Clunker Cars, Clunker Nukes?

  I don't want to sound negative, but is anyone else getting the idea that we're starting to live in Clunker Nation? Start with the actual clunker deal where we borrowed money from China to buy Japan ... [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Behind the Headlines Program Schedule

  BEHIND THE HEADLINES is a television production of The Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy www.susvalleypolicy.org For the weeks of October 19 and 26, 2009: Carolyn F. Scanlan, Presiden ... [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• FIRE Wins Templeton Freedom Award

  601 Walnut Street, Suite 510 Philadelphia PA 19106 215-717-3473 Fax: 215-717-3440 PRESS RELEASE Contact: Greg Lukianoff For Immediate Release: Phone: 215-717-3473 October 19, 2009 FIRE Wins ... [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• The Gap Between Main Street and the Elites

  Remember the city mouse and the country mouse who exchanged visits? In the end, the gap between the cousins' worlds left both comfortable with their own choices and baffled by the other's. That's ... [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Gold, Geopolitics, and the Carry Trade

  The price of gold has recently spurted to a new all-time high in terms of U.S. dollars. I'm neither an expert nor a market timer, but let me offer a few perspectives on this event. To most people, ...' [...]
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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Allegheny Institute: A Look at the 2010 Allegheny County Budget

  While state budget deliberations have come to a close, discussions about Allegheny County's budget are just beginning. The County's general fund-where most of the day to day operations are accounted ... [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Westmoreland Watchman

  THE WESTMORELAND WATCHMAN A PUBLICATION OF THE WESTMORELAND COUNTY CONSERVATIVE COALITION VOLUME 1, NUMBER 9 OCTOBER, 2009 ... [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Glen Meakem on the Economy

  October 10-11 -- Restore the Reagan Revolution On my radio show this past weekend, I discussed the current state of our economy, as well as the Democrats' proposed changes to health care and the Pe ...' [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Christopher Klicka: Warrior for Educational and Religious Freedom

  A young dark-haired student, Chris Klicka, sat in my U.S. Constitutional History class at Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania around 1980. He was an excellent student with a particularly keen ... [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Lingering Problems at Pittsburgh International

  The Allegheny County Airport Authority has released its budget for 2010. And while it contains a very slight increase in expenditures over this year's budget it has been necessary to boost airline charges to cover expenditures and to reverse a decline in revenues. These higher costs will ultimately ...' [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• FIRE Update

  October 14 Final Day to Register Online for FIRE's 10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner in NYC! Online registration is still available for FIRE's 10th Anniversary Celebration Dinner-but not fo ... [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Ticking Time Bomb

  Finally, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a new state budget. The 101-day budget crisis ended with a new spending plan of $27.8 billion, a mere $500 million less than the previous year's budget w ...' [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Gambling Opponents Oppose Foxwoods Casino

  EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CITIZENS AGAINST GAMBLING FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Casino opponents appeal decisions to give Foxwoods more time to open their Casino - Opponents file brief in PCGB's Commonw ... [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• PA Chamber Plans Trade Rally

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 PA Chamber, U.S. Chamber rally to address importance of international trade to Pennsylvania's economy Senior Trade Advisor and Consul of Mexico to speak ... [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Obama's Job Killing Agenda

  You ain't seen nothin' yet" was Ronald Reagan's standard rally-ending line during his 1984 reelection campaign. He won 49 states, losing only his opponent's home state, Minnesota, 49.7 percent to ..." [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• In the Shadow of the War on Terror

  The "Overseas Contingency Program" -- the "war on terror" -- is back at the center of the political world, thanks to the uncertain prosecution of the war in Afghanistan. As Pres ... [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Smith Says State Budget Not in Line with Economic Times

  Representative Sam Smith Republican Leader PA House of Representatives NEWS RELEASE Date: October 9, 2009 Contact: Stephen Miskin (717) 787-3845 Internet: www.SamSmithPaHouse.com (HARRIS ... [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Do You Know What You Should Do?

  Have you ever been in charge of a project or program? Then you have probably been the recipient of the advice of friends, co-workers, or onlookers who are full of wisdom about how you could be doing ... [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Property Rights Rally Set On Behalf of 80-Year-Old Widow

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2009 For more information contact Jim Babb at 610-539-8825 or jamesbabb@mac.com or Ken Krawchuk at 215-881-9696 or info@KenK.org The Abington Township Commiss ... [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Honduras and the United States

  As this is being written, Manuel Zelaya, the ousted and exiled ex-president of Honduras, is holed up in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, having been smuggled there on Sept. ... [...]
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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Making Cents of Roth IRA Conversions

  This is a transcript of Doug Keegan's Making Cents segment on this week's Lincoln Radio Journal: Beginning in 2010, the rules surrounding Roth conversions will change, allowing everyone to be eligible. But just because you can convert, doesn't mean you should conve ...' [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Conservative Reform Network News

  The Conservative Reform Network The Newsletter for Independent, Conservative Political Activists In This Issue Conservative Reform Network PrePaid Tuition Program Is a Monopoly Necessary ... [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• FIRE Update

  October 8 Fully Redesigned Campus Freedom Network Website Provides New Activism and Community Tools to Fight for Liberty on Campus FIRE is taking the next step in activism for campus freedom. Toda ... [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• The Nobel Committee Dishonors Itself

  Even CNN was shocked. Even the Obama White House was shocked. "Only nine months into his presidency," reported a baffled CNN news anchor this morning. "President Obama has won the 20 ..." [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Nobel Peace Prize Goes Into the Trashcan of History

  All good things come to an end. And so it has for the Nobel Peace Prize. In an unprecedented display of sucking up, the sycophants behind the Nobel Prize chose Barack Obama as the 2009 winner. Wh ... [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• NFIB Stands Oppposed to Union-Only Contracting

  NFIB State Director Kevin Shivers joined state Reps. John Bear (Lancaster) and Stan Saylor (York) and members of the Associated Builders and Contractors to support legislation that would finally end d ... [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Let Freedom Ring Plays Hardball to Keep Congress Accountable

  [L]http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/09/inside-the-beltway-9093632/?page=2[EL] ... [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Finally: A Simple Issue in the Midst of Complexity

  There are a lot of complex issues in public policy that are on the front burners right now: health care, energy regulation, economic policy, the global threat of Jihadism are four obvious examples. Today, however, I want to address an issue that is not complex. It is simple. It's whether' [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Phillies Werth Should Have Been Yanked for Lack of Hustle

  Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel had the opportunity of a lifetime during Game 1 of the National League Playoffs. He could have shown the world the real definition of "winning," and, in doi ... [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Politically Uncorrected: Is PA Nation's New Future?

  By G. Terry Madonna & Michael L. Young Why? Why has Pennsylvania now failed for some four months to enact an annual budget spending plan, making it, excepting embattled Michigan, the only state in ... [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Allegheny Institute: Home Rule Law Needs to be Revamped

  Almost a year ago to the day (Policy Brief Volume 8, Number 65) we asked this question: "who has the power to set tax rates in a home rule community?" The issue at hand was whether a citize ... [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 12:00pm EDT
  

• Ludwig von Mises: Economist for the Ages

  It seems that when an economy goes bad, the temptation for intellectuals to go and do likewise is too much for them to resist. Public thinkers across the spectrum, from Paul Krugman to Richard Posner, ... [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 12:00pm EDT