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A U-TURN STRATEGY FOR THE GOP

February 23, 2012 A U-Turn Strategy for the GOP By Herbert E. Meyer Herbert E. Meyer served during the Reagan administration as special assistant to the director of Central Intelligence and vice chairman of the CIA’s National Intelligence Council.  He is the author of several books including Hard Thinking, How to Analyze Information, and The […]

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WHY DID SANTORUM LOSE IN 2006?

WASHINGTON EXAMINER Why did Santorum lose in 2006? byByron York Chief Political Correspondent February 15, 2012 Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum pauses for a moment while addressing the crowd at a rally on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 in Boise, Idaho. (AP Photo/Press-Tribune, Charlie Litchfield) Perhaps the most glaring weakness in Rick Santorum’s

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STRATEGIC RETREAT OR MISSION ACCOMPLISHED?

Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Strategic Retreat The war on terror is far from over. Why are we coming home? Bill Roggio and Thomas Joscelyn February 6, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 20 The killing of Osama bin Laden was a monumental tactical success in the war against al Qaeda. For millions, bin Laden had

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FIVE WAYS OBAMA WEAKENED AMERICA IN 2011

The Washington Times Foreign-policy flaws leave national security in shambles By J.D. Gordon-  J.D. Gordon was the vice president for communications and a foreign policy and national security adviser to Herman Cain’s 2012 Republican presidential nomination campaign Friday, December 30, 2011 So 2011 has come and gone – yet another bleak chapter in our national

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ST. LOUIS WELCOMES HOME OUR TROOPS FROM IRAQ

St. Louis hosts America’s first big parade after Iraq War’s end Published: January 29. 2012 4:00AM PST Jeff Roberson / The Associated Press Thousands turned out Saturday in St. Louis to watch America’s first big welcome-home parade for Iraq War veterans since the last troops left Iraq in December. About 600 veterans, many dressed in

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ADDITIONAL FACT CHECKING OF OBAMA’S STATE OF UNION

Washington Post Fact checking the 2012 State of the Union speech Glenn Kessler 01/25/2012 A State of the Union address is often difficult to fact check, no matter who is president. The speech is a product of many hands and is carefully vetted, so major errors of fact are so relatively rare that they sometimes

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CHART OF DEFENSE SPENDING THROUGHOUT U.S. HISTORY

– The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation – http://blog.heritage.org – Chart of the Week: Defense Spending Throughout U.S. History Posted By Rob Bluey On January 8, 2012 President Obama visited the Pentagon on Thursday to outline his plan for gutting our nation’s military [1]. Obama’s vision makes America more vulnerable to

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OBAMA CUTS THE MILITARY INSTEAD OF ENTITLEMENTS

JANUARY 6, 2012 Obama’s Defense Drawdown Entitlements begin to crowd out the American military. A QUOTE FROM PRESIDENT EISENHOWER – ” WEAKNESS IN ARMS, OFTEN INVITES AGGRESSION.” President Obama yesterday put in a rare appearance at the Pentagon, flanked by the four service chiefs and his Secretary of Defense. Saying that now is the time

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ILARIO PANTANO, A WAR HERO IS VINDICATED–AGAIN

The Patriot Post · http://patriotpost.us Ilario Pantano, A War Hero Is Vindicated — Again By Arnold Ahlert · Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Seven long years after he allegedly committed “premeditated murder,” Iraq war veteran Ilario Pantano, who gave up a comfortable life on Manhattan’s Upper West Side to fight for his country following the September

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WHAT OBAMA LEFT BEHIND IN IRAQ

DECEMBER 17, 2011 There’s no need to fear the deference of Iraq’s Shiites toward Iran. By FOUAD AJAMI ‘The tide of war is receding, and the soul of Baghdad remains, the soul of Iraq remains,” Vice President Joe Biden said at Camp Victory, by the Baghdad airport, earlier this month, in the countdown to the

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