JANUARY 30, 2012 There may be political value in detailing how our special forces hunted bin Laden, but doing so threatens troop safety and future missions. By LEIF BABIN Mr. Babin is a former Navy SEAL officer who served three tours in Iraq, earning a Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. He […]
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JANUARY 30, 2012 By NOUR MALAS Syria’s government moved to defend Damascus as its military fought rebel troops outside the capital for a third day on Sunday, as the battle moved ever closer to President Bashar al-Assad’s seat of power. Amateur video out of Syria purports to show government tanks in flames and funerals of
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JANUARY 28, 2012 Wisconsin’s Scott Walker is facing a recall after his labor and spending reforms. If he loses, public unions will flex their muscles nationwide. By STEPHEN MOORE One Sunday afternoon last spring, as Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was working in his front yard, a car rolled slowly by and blared its horn. He
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JANUARY 28, 2012 Now that the governor has controlled state spending, he’s pushing tax reform and hoping to steal businesses and residents from neighboring blue states. By JAMES FREEMAN Garden State Gov. Chris Christie has a message for the top 1% of income earners: Please occupy New Jersey. “I’m going to start going after a
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JANUARY 26, 2012 In the late 1970s, inflation neared 20% and the ruling party still wanted to own the means of production. Enter the grocer’s daughter. By DANIEL YERGIN A movie producer once shared with me a maxim for making historical films: Faced with choosing between “drama” and “historical accuracy,” compromise on the history and
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JANUARY 26, 2012 The Arab revolutionaries didn’t look to China or Russia as examples of good government. By ED HUSAIN Upon landing at Cairo’s international airport, I see a billboard that quotes none other than Barack Obama saying: “American young people need to grow up more like Egyptian youngsters.” Thus one year after their revolution
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JANUARY 25, 2012 ObamaCare and Religious Freedom How about some respect for Catholics and others who object to treating pregnancy as a disease? By TIMOTHY M. DOLAN Religious freedom is the lifeblood of the American people, the cornerstone of American government. When the Founding Fathers determined that the innate rights of men and women should
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JANUARY 25, 2012 Individuals should be free to decide what to produce and consume, and their decisions should be made within a predictable policy framework based on the rule of law. By JOHN B. TAYLOR As this election year begins, a lot of people are wondering what we can do to restore America’s prosperity and
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JANUARY 24, 2012, 7:19 P.M. ET Yes, we spent more after 9/11—but in ways that impeded modernization. By MACKENZIE EAGLEN On Thursday, the Pentagon will begin detailing its plans to cut $500 billion from the military’s budget over the next decade. The reason, insists President Barack Obama, is that “since 9/11, our defense budget grew
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JANUARY 20, 2012 He’s a Reaganaut with executive experience and discipline. By JOHN BOLTON With America’s future at stake in November, I decided to support Mitt Romney for three reasons: his Reaganaut philosophy, executive experience and general-election campaign strengths. Our country’s political focus on economic recovery has allowed President Obama to escape responsibility for his
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