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Posts Tagged ‘Baracl Obama’

• Let’s Have a Transparent Defense Debate

  Posted May 7th, 2009 at 12:05pm in Ongoing Priorities, Protect America, Rule of Law with 5 comments

  This afternoon, the Department of Defense will conduct detailed briefs on the FY 2010 defense budget request. While much of what Secretary Gates’ has proposed for the military budget in FY 2010 and in the coming years has already been made public, today’s proceedings should provide a much clearer picture. Here is what we already know:[...] More

• Did President Obama Attend the Alliance of Civilizations Forum or Not?

  Posted April 9th, 2009 at 3:34pm in American Leadership with 14 comments

  Over the past month, the press in predominantly Muslim countries was abuzz that President Barack Obama was scheduled to attend the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum during his recent visit to Turkey. The AoC is an attempt by the U.N. to quell perceived tensions between Muslim and Western nations by promoting “dialogue” – an [...] More

• The Big Lie at the Center of Big Spending Stimulus

  Posted January 7th, 2009 at 12:53pm in Enterprise and Free Markets with 38 comments

  Barack Obama is trying to convince the American people that when it comes to his economic stimulus plan, “We’re guided by what works, not by any ideology or special interests.” But as the  New York Times reports today, nobody has any idea “what works.” First the Times reports: Nearly every economist who spoke here agreed that [...] More