JULY 12, 2011 ‘If you believe in something, you have to be willing to die for it.’ By BRET STEPHENS On Jan. 4, Salmaan Taseer, the liberal-minded governor of the Pakistani province Punjab, was shot 27 times at point-blank range by his bodyguard, an Islamic fanatic named Mumtaz Qadri. “The bullets pierced every organ in […]
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Queen of the Tea Party The presidential campaign of Michele Bachmann Matthew Continetti July 4 – July 11, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 40 If she’d fallen backward, she’d have been killed. It was September 2009, during her second term in Congress, and a magazine had sent a photographer to
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JUNE 20, 2011 What the late Stephen Jay Gould could teach the FDA. By GREGORY CONKO On June 28, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold a hearing to decide the fate of Avastin, a drug taken by thousands of women fighting late-stage breast cancer. Many of these women have pleaded for continued access
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Printed from the News & Observer – www.NewsObserver.com Published Sat, Jun 11, 2011 A look at where legislation stands Find a bill The N.C. General Assembly’s web site allows visitors to search for bills by number or by key words: www.ncleg.net/. Keep up with the latest breaking news from the legislature at our Under the
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June 09, 2011 – carolinajournal.com Carolina Journal Exclusive Feds Push for National Vehicle Mileage-Based Tax By Karen McMahan RALEIGH — Critics of a vehicle mileage-based tax note that boosting the cost of driving might push more commuters into public transit — a goal of the administration and advocates of a “smart growth” urban planning agenda.
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www.NewsObserver.com Fri, May 13, 2011 Abortion: Time to reconsider BY TRACI DEVETTE GRIGGS North Carolina lawmakers are considering a new law that would protect women who are considering abortions. This bill, titled Abortion: Woman’s Right to Know , would guarantee that abortion providers give women time, 24 hours, to think again before they make decisions
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Carolina Journal Exclusives Rhetorical Bullets Fly As House Committee OKs Abortion Bill Measure on fast track, now moves to House floor By David N. Bass May 12, 2011 RALEIGH — Is pregnancy punishment? Is the process of getting an abortion comparable to refinancing a mortgage? Do abortion providers disproportionately target African-American women? Those were some
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Women in League with the left wing By Holly Robichaud Monday, May 9, 2011 – Updated 1 day ago Holly Robichaud is a Republican strategist. By now you have probably seen the anti-Scott Brown ad sponsored by the League of Women Voters. This is not your mother’s League of Women Voters. For years Republicans have
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