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    Top 10 Reads: August 9, 2011

    Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. Fueling higher gas prices – Ed Feulner Yemen looks like al Qaeda’s new heartland – James Carafano Left’s Tea Party Invective on Boil – Brian Darling Pity the debt-paying generation – Bill Beach & Dustin Siggins TWO VIEWS: Voter ID is a sensible precaution – Hans von Spakovsky Population and climate change: Bend baby curve like Beckhams – Chuck Donovan Contraception edict tramples conscience – Rebbeca Hagelin Ryan: Deficit committee unlikely … More

    Top 10 Reads: July 19, 2011

    Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. Evict Fannie and Freddie – Ed Feulner Debt Debate: Are the Poor in Poverty? – Z. Byron Wolf How Will al Qaeda Mark the 10th Anniversary of 9/11? – Marc Thiessen Justice Department trying to shield officials in guns scandal, ATF chief says – Richard A. Serrano The Obama administration’s disparate impact on taxpayer – Hans von Spakovsky & Alex Ingram Don’t Forget Welfare Reform – Mike Needham An agenda for … More

    Top 10 Reads: July 15, 2011

    Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. Heritage Foundation comes out against McConnell plan – Amanda Carey Sea Treaty puts U.S. interests in deep water – Peter Brookes Voters get strange polling calls – Alissa Smith Regime Change May Be Needed To Cut Deficit – Charles Krauthammer Budget Shell Games Are Contrary to Law – Michael W. McConnell The Real Truth About Voter ID – Hans Von Spakovsky Economy tilts debt-deal win to GOP – Neil Munro Time … More

    Top 10 Reads: June 30, 2011

    Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. Ronald Reagan, champion of freedom – Edwin Meese III Riding the Chinese tiger – Kim Holmes Call it Isolationism! – Marion Smith Marital Marshall Plan – Chuck Donovan and Kathryn Jean Lopez Obama’s Enemies List of Contractors’ Donations – Hans von Spakovsky Obama Hints at Deeper Cuts to Defense Spending – Leo Shane III Cornyn shut out of Senate hearing on new air regs that effect Texas – Dave Michaels Clarence … More

    Senators Ask White House to Abandon Executive Order Limiting Political Speech

    A group of senators is urging President Obama to reconsider a draft executive order to require would-be government contractors to disclose political contributions. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), ranking member on the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) yesterday sent a letter signed by 25 of their Republican colleagues to the president to ask him to keep politics out of federal contracting. “We urge you not to issue the draft EO,” the letter states. “To ensure that taxpayers receive the best value for federal … More

    Morning Bell: The Left’s Fraudulent, Embezzling, Illegal Vote Stealing Machine

    Project Vote claims it is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) is also a nonprofit corporation organized under Louisiana law but, since it actively “carries out multiple issue campaigns,” it is a partisan organization that is subject to federal taxation. This election year Project Vote and ACORN partnered to file 1.3 million new voter registrations, many of which have been proven to be utterly fraudulent. Project Vote proudly claims to have added large numbers of new voters to the rolls in 16 … More