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Dems have the deepest pockets

September 2, 2010

Democrat politicians often claim their Republican opponents are the party of “big money” and deep-pockets donors. That is not so, at least for the present. Campaign finance reports indicate Democrat Party organizations have much more money in the bank. Reports at the end of July showed the national Democratic Party organization had $10.8 million in its bank account — compared to $5.3 million for the Republican National Committee. Important party organizations formed to help candidates for Congress showed a similar disparity. At the end of July that Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee had $35.8 million in the bank, compared to $22 million for its Republican counterpart. That may be changing, as more Americans become upset with what liberal lawmakers and President Barack Obama are doing to our country. For the fourth straight month, the National Republican Congressional Committee raised more money than the Democrats in July. Contributors gave it $8.5 million, compared to $6.

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Embryo ruling will force public debate

September 1, 2010

A federal judge has seen through President Barack Obama’s attempt to use word games to circumvent a law intended to prevent destruction of human embryos.

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No federal funds for LA schools

August 27, 2010

This probably is not the week to ask Pennsylvanians whether they support more federal “bailout” money for schools in other states.

It was revealed this week that the Los Angeles, Calif.

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Common sense keeps races safe

August 25, 2010

One look at videotapes of an accident that killed eight people at an off-road racing event in California made clear the answer to the question usually asked in the wake of tragedies: What went wrong?

What went wrong was that hundreds of...

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Alert: School will soon be in session

August 20, 2010

The weeks of summer seem to have flown by. Local stores have fall merchandise on display, most summer vacations are just memories — and the kids will soon be back in school.

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Spokesman in hot water over truth

August 18, 2010

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs is in hot water with ultra-liberal Democrat.

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Editorials Poll

What do you think about the effort to build a Muslim community center near Ground Zero in New York City?
I support it, based on the right to religious freedom established by the First Amendment. I'm opposed to it, because I think it shows a lack of sensitivity for the people who died on Sept. 11, 2001. I'm not sure how I feel about the issue.

 
 
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