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    • Morning Bell: The Obamacare Assault on the Rule of Law

    February 3, 2011 at 7:59 am

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    Mere hours after senior federal Judge Roger Vinson, a United States Naval Academy graduate, became the second federal judge to find Obamacare’s Section 1501 (the individual mandate) unconstitutional, an anonymous White House official called in to question Judge Vinson’s entire ruling, telling reporters, “There’s something thoroughly odd and unconventional about … More

    Morning Bell: Obama, Not Egypt, is Biggest Threat to U.S. Energy Prices

    February 2, 2011 at 9:09 am

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    Last Friday on a conference call with reporters about the Obama Administration’s long-term energy proposals, Energy Secretary Steven Chu responded to a question about the situation in Egypt, saying: “Certainly any disruption in the Middle East means a partial disruption in the oil we import. It’s a world market and … More

    Morning Bell: Another Victory on the Road to Repeal

    February 1, 2011 at 9:21 am

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    “It is difficult to imagine that a nation which began, at least in part, as the result of opposition to a British mandate giving the East India Company a monopoly and imposing a nominal tax on all tea sold in America would have set out to create a government with … More

    Morning Bell: Egypt and the Failure of the Obama Doctrine

    January 31, 2011 at 9:39 am

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    Hundreds of Egyptians determined to drive President Hosni Mubarak from power spent all last night in Tahrir Square to keep the military from taking over the plaza. Today marks the seventh day of unrest in Egypt as the U.S. State Department began chartering evacuation flights for thousands of U.S. citizens … More

    Morning Bell: The Left Must End Their War on School Choice

    January 28, 2011 at 9:44 am

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    This Wednesday morning at 10 am, after serving nine days of a 10-day sentence, Kelley Williams-Bolar was released from the Summit County Jail in Akron, Ohio. Her crime? Trying to provide her two daughters with a better education. How on earth did trying to provide your children with a better … More

    First They Came for the Lasers…

    January 27, 2011 at 3:00 pm

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    Making his case for cuts in defense spending,The Washington Post‘s David Ignatius wrote yesterday: Trimming the defense budget is one of the hardest tasks in Washington. … Senior Pentagon officials recognize that new technologies make it possible to reshape the budget without putting the country at greater risk. … The … More

    Morning Bell: Conservatives Must Lead Where Obama Has Failed

    January 27, 2011 at 9:33 am

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    In his Tuesday State of the Union address, President Barack Obama said Americans must “understand [that] if we don’t take meaningful steps to rein in our debt, it could damage our markets, increase the cost of borrowing, and jeopardize our recovery—all of which would have an even worse effect on … More

    Morning Bell: Losing the Future

    January 26, 2011 at 9:09 am

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    Last night, in his State of the Union, President Barack Obama claimed, “We have to make America the best place on Earth to do business. … That’s how our people will prosper. That’s how we’ll win the future.” This is true. But then he went on to say: “We know … More

    Reaction Roundup: Heritage Responds To The State Of The Union

    January 25, 2011 at 9:28 pm

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    Heritage members and fans are discussing President Barack Obama’s State of the Unions address at Twitter and Facebook right now. And here are just some of our experts’ immediate reactions to parts of the speech: More Change and Progress What does the committed progressive do when the direction of history … More

    Morning Bell: State of Denial

    January 25, 2011 at 8:27 am

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    This is only President Barack Obama’s second State of the Union, but his failed economic agenda has already forced him into early reruns. After more than $800 billion in Keynesian economic stimulus spending, our nation is still mired in a post World War II record 20th consecutive month of near … More

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    Conn Carroll is the Assistant Director for The Heritage Foundation's Strategic Communications and he serves as editor of The Foundry, the think tank's rapid-response policy blog.
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    The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Gang of Eight’s immigration bill on Tuesday. It will go to the Senate floor after the Memorial Day recess. Heritage has pointed out the problems with this “comprehensive” approach — including the staggering costs of amnesty and a failure to secure the border. SHARE … More

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