Limbaugh: Obama Laying Groundwork for Third Term irnnews IRN | Newsmax.com “Anybody who thinks [Obama] intends to just constitutionally go away in 2016 is nuts. I think that's what all this ACORN stuff is all about. I think given ACORN money and fraudulent voter registration — whatever it's going to take — these are people who seek power for reasons other than to serve. They seek to rule.” |
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New Democrat Specter Faces Primary Challenge irnnews IRN | Newsmax.com Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak, a Democrat from suburban Philadelphia, announced he will challenge Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic state primary, a blow that could force Specter to drain precious campaign resources before a general election against a strong Republican candidate. |
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Fuel tax could be replaced with by-the-mile road tax irnnews IRN | Kansas City Star The year is 2020 and the gasoline tax is history. In its place you get a monthly tax bill based on each mile you drove — tracked by a Global Positioning System device in your car and uploaded to a billing center. What once was science fiction is being field-tested by the University of Iowa to iron out the wrinkles should a by-the-mile road tax ever be enacted. |
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News agencies gagging 'gay' factor in boy's rape irnnews IRN | WorldNetDaily.com News coverage of a Duke University official accused of raping his adopted 5-year-old son and offering the child to someone else is apparently lacking what some say is a key piece of information: the fact the alleged perpetrator is a homosexual who lives with another "gay" man. |
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The Honduras Predicament irnnews IRN | Cal Thomas It is one thing for a president to be liked, but in a dangerous world with dictators who have, or wish to acquire, nuclear weapons and by these and other means destroy the United States, it is better that an American president be feared. Does this administration have a "Plan B" for dealing with thugs and dictators should their rules of social and diplomatic etiquette fail to produce their announced objectives? |
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Exxon, Valero Face New Curbs on Carcinogenic Gases Under Obama irnnews IRN | Bloomberg The decision may lead to regulations requiring some of the 156 refineries in the U.S. to add or upgrade equipment or limit the burning of waste gases, the environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council said. New restrictions might prompt a lawsuit by refiners, which have spent about $100 billion in almost two decades to lower pollution, according to an industry group. |
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Doorstep Astronomy: Tour the 8-day-old Moon irnnews IRN | Space.com For most beginning astronomers, the moon represents the most accessible target in the sky, whether you're using binoculars, a small telescope, or just your eyes. It is the only "world" which we can see in breathtaking detail: mountains, plains, volcanoes, craters, and other topographic features. |
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Has Barack Obama become the bane of Israeli Jews? irnnews IRN | Haaretz He swept to power with the support of 78% of American Jews. But has Barack Obama become the bane of Israeli Jews? A gulf between American and Israeli Jews was evident even before Obama moved into the White House. Just a third of Israelis would have endorsed him had they been allowed to vote, polling indicated, while almost half would have chosen John McCain. |
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Policy retreat over identity cards irnnews IRN | Financial Times Alan Johnson, home secretary, has ruled out making ID cards compulsory for UK citizens, signalling a significant retreat by the government on its flagship £4.8bn national scheme. |
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