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GEORGE WASHINGTON – THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN IDOL

FEBRUARY 19, 2011 When King George III heard Washington had refused to be king, he said, ‘If that is true, he must be the greatest man in the world.’ By JOHN R. MILLER Today we merge Washington’s birthday with the birthdays of other presidents and submerge them all in clothing and appliance sales. But it

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THE FUTURE OF REAGANISM

Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Why American conservatism is alive and well in the 21st century. Jeffrey Bell February 7, 2011, The debate about Ronald Reagan has never shown any sign of ending, but it is less and less about whether his presidency was consequential. As has happened with a few other high-impact presidencies​—​see

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BRING BACK TONY BLAIR

January 31, 2011The Scrapbook intends no disrespect to British prime minister David Cameron. But the more we hear from his predecessor Tony Blair, the more we’d like him back in office, if only to explain the world to Barack Obama. Last week, Blair testified once again before Britain’s Iraq Inquiry commission, which is examining the

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ELBARADEI, AS NUCLEAR WATCHDOG, WAS FOE OF U.S.

Egyptian in reform forefront By Eli Lake The Washington Times January 31, 2011 Mohamed ElBaradei, who has become a leading symbol for democratic change in Egypt, emerged as a bitter foe of the United States when he led the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) between 1997 and 2009. In 2005, the State Department launched a

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UNDERSTANDING THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

FEBRUARY 15, 2011 In 1979, Western thinkers were quick to call the Ayatollah Khomeini ‘moderate’ and ‘progressive.’ By BRET STEPHENS It’s what the good people on West 40th Street like to call a “Times Classic.” On Feb. 16, 1979, the New York Times ran a lengthy op-ed by Richard Falk, a professor of international law

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VIDEO – DAVID HOROWITZ AT CPAC

David Horowitz speaks of the dangers of the Muslim Brotherhood

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VIDEO – MITT ROMNEY AT CPAC 2011

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RUMSFELD WARNS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE ATTACK

Newsmax Rumsfeld Warns of Iran, N. Korea Electromagnetic Pulse Attack Sunday, February 13, 2011 09:23 AM By: Ken Timmerman EXCERPT  FROM THIS ARTICLE:    Rumsfeld said he is worried about the threat from an electromagnetic pulse attack from countries such as Iran and North Korea.  “We’ve thrown away the shoeboxes with the 3-by-5 cards,” he

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RUMSFELD’S ‘SLICE OF HISTORY’

FEBRUARY 8, 2011 In an interview, the former secretary of defense explains how Washington feuds harmed Iraq policy, and why the surge was less vital than you think. By KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL ‘I’d read other folks’ books about things I’d been involved in . . . and I’d think, ‘My goodness, that’s not my perspective,’”

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