Good manners are smart politics Former President Gerald Ford, left, introduces Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee Robert Bork, center, in 1987, as Senator Bob Dole looks on. Bork’s nomination, by President Reagan, met with heated opposition. By John E. Sununu Boston Globe January 17, 2011 IN MARCH of 1997, for a few shining days, ground […]
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MIDDLE EAST NEWS JANUARY 14, 2011 By JAY SOLOMON DOHA, Qatar—Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, adopting a tone reminiscent of the Bush administration, blasted Arab governments for stalled political change, warning that extremists were exploiting a lack of democracy to promote radical agendas across the Middle East. Mrs. Clinton, addressing a conference on democracy as she
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WALL STREET JOURNAL JANUARY 5, 2011 Covert Action Makes a Comeback Once in disrepute, secret warfare is now embraced even by the Obama administration to fight terrorism and weapons proliferation. By MAX BOOT We’re in an era of “covert action.” That phrase went into disrepute in the 1970s, when Congress’s Church Committee exposed hare-brained CIA
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DECEMBER 19, 2010 The FCC’s Threat to Internet Freedom ‘Net neutrality’ sounds nice, but the Web is working fine now. The new rules will inhibit investment, deter innovation and create a billable-hours bonanza for lawyers. By ROBERT M. MCDOWELL Tomorrow morning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will mark the winter solstice by taking an unprecedented
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White House Insider: “They were in shock at the president’s behavior.” published by Ulsterman on October 25, 2010 in World Politics Our latest interview with the White House Insider reveals a Democratic Party civil war, with growing opposition to the Obama White House. Author’s Note: This interview took place for nearly two hours over the weekend at
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) ——————————————————————————– America at War, 2010 The USS Cole ten years later. Thomas Donnelly October 18, 2010, Vol. 16, No. 05 Before there was 9/11, there was 10/12. A decade ago this week, al Qaeda operatives staged a spectacular suicide attack on the USS Cole while it was refueling in
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TYRRELL: Foreign money? Democrats, not the GOP, are the customary recipients By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. – The Washington Times October 13, 2010 Outgoing White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel winks as President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, during an announcement that
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WASHINGTON POST China gives U.S. ‘assurances’ on export of rare-earth minerals By John Pomfret Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, October 30, 2010; HANOI — China on Saturday assured the United States that it would continue the export of crucial rare-earth minerals that Beijing is believed to have halted as a way to pressure Japan. In
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OCTOBER 9, 2010 The Marine Who Has Barney Frank Worried In a district where Scott Brown won, Sean Bielat mounts a serious challenge. By JAMES TARANTO Fall River, Mass. ‘I don’t consider myself a tea party candidate,” Sean Bielat tells me over dinner. “I don’t know what it means.” But an hour later Mr. Bielat,
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October 8, 2010 Where’s Hillary? By Jed Babbin In war, to paraphrase Churchill, the only thing worse than fighting with allies is fighting without them. The most urgent duty of American diplomats is to engage with the nations directly involved, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and with other allies such as the NATO nations from which we
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