JULY 9, 2011 Europeans pay tribute to a great American—and long for another. By PEGGY NOONAN What brilliant good it can do a country when the world respects, and will not forget, one of its leaders. What was vividly true 30 years ago is true today: The world looks to America. It doesn’t want to
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JULY 9, 2011 Maine’s governor picks the wrong fight with unions. By ALLYSIA FINLEY The controversy in Augusta began with an anonymous letter faxed to the office of Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage. The 7-by-36 mural in the lobby of the Department of Labor “is nothing but propaganda to further the agenda of the Union
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Isn’t that the morally decent thing to do? Arthur C. Brooks Arthur C. Brooks is president of the American Enterprise Institute and author of The Battle: How the Fight Between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America’s Future. July 18, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 41 The problem with
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Below is a website that was passed along to me to share with those who feel strongly about the people who serve. Because of our strong feelings of gratitude toward those who have, who do, and who will defend our freedoms, we have dedicated this page to all who sacrifice their personal security and conveniences
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Lead? President Obama would prefer not to. Fred Barnes June 27, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 39 We’ve had strong presidents and weak presidents, skillful presidents and incompetent presidents, mediocre presidents and just plain poor presidents. Barack Obama stands alone as the first president who simply declines to lead. On
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) With a party like his, why in the world did Anthony Weiner resign? Mark Hemingway June 27, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 39 Anthony Weiner undoubtedly felt pressured these last few weeks to resign his House seat over his dishonesty and online sexual indiscretions. The leaders of his party, everyone
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July 1, 2011 by Donald Rumsfeld EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Our country has taken an ax to our national security budget—both the Defense Department and the intelligence community—after every war of the 20th century. And every time we later regretted it. Defense spending is now 19% of federal outlays and declining. This is the lowest
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June 29, 2011 Houston Cemetery Bans the Word ‘God’ from Military Funerals Christine Biediger Here is the contact information for the cemetery: Houston National Cemetery, 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77038 Phone: (281) 447-8686 FAX: (281) 447-0580 This morning, just five days before the celebration of our nation’s independence, I was shocked into wakefulness
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JUNE 29, 2011 The return of the deduction phase-out gambit. The White House wants Republicans to agree to tax increases that no one wants to call tax increases, and for an insight into this political method let’s focus on one proposal in particular—the phase-out of itemized deductions for upper-income taxpayers. We hope the tea party
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