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On Tuesday, February 4, 2014, The ICON (Issues Confronting Our Nation) took an in-depth look at the Affordable Care Act.  The guest speakers were:  Franc A. Barada, Jr., M.D., board certified Internal medicine/rheumatology, Durham, NC,     Hank Estep, Partner, Griffin Estep Benefits Group, Wilmington, NC,     Deborah Wilkins, CEO, Medical Practice Advisory Group, […]

  Israel’s Failing Strategy October 1, 2013 The Jewish state cannot rely on the United States for its security. So Israel’s prime minister is now left to play the part of querulous Uncle Ben, who arrives the day after the funeral convinced his scheming siblings have already absconded with mother’s finest jewelry. Uncle Ben’s suspicions

    THE WALL STREET JOURNAL   September 9, 2013 Obama’s Successful Foreign Failure The president may look incompetent on Syria. But his behavior fits his strategy to weaken America abroad. By NORMAN PODHORETZMr. Podhoretz was the editor of Commentary from 1960-95. His most recent book is “Why Are Jews Liberals?” (Doubleday, 2009). It is

  NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE          www.nationalreview.com   August 16, 2013  Taking Back the GOP Debates The party has a right to protect its own interests: no more fact-challenged Candy Crowleys. By  John Fund— John Fund is national-affairs columnist for NRO The summer meetings of national political parties are usually quiet affairs, but this week’s Republican National

  www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-met-kass-0519-20130519,0,1395725.column chicagotribune.com IRS scandal a reminder of how I learned about The Chicago Way John Kass May 19, 2013 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:  This was Chicago. And for a business owner to get involved meant one thing: It would cost you money and somebody from government could destroy you.   The Internal Revenue Service

  May 6, 2013 An ObamaCare Penalty on Hospitals This approach to reducing Medicare patient readmissions will have unintended consequences. By STEPHEN SOUMERAI AND ROSS KOPPEL   Dr. Soumerai is a professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. Dr. Koppel, a professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, conducts health-care