The current visit of Former President Carter to the Middle East is yet another example of Mr Carter's abuse of the office that he no longer holds. After a single term as President, Mr Carter will be remembered as a singularly ineffective President with few achievements and a legacy of problems f
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04/15/2008
Roger Schlesinger is a columnist for Townhall.com. He is also an active mortgage broker and his columns are exclusively directed to money matters and real estate. He writes today about timing a return to the market for real estate investors. His articles are interesting and his advice is worth l
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04/15/2008
The Pope is a unique historic figure. As Head of State for Vatican City, he represents the only unbroken line of monarchs for two thousand years. As a religious leader, he speaks with authority for more than a billion people - most, obviously, outside the Vatican. Pope John Paul II was a remar
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04/09/2008
I have commented, with spitting, against the practice of using the legal system to achieve political goals that have not been attainable through normal political means. The classic example is the tobacco company litigation which is endemic. If tobacco is harmful then get the government to ban i
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04/08/2008
I have already commented on the importance of the power of the President to nominate candidates for elevation to the Supreme Court. Because it is the Supreme Court that ultimately decides whether an act of Congress which has been made into law is authorized under the scope of the Constitution.
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04/08/2008
Pernod Ricard SA, the world’s second largest liquor company, is buying Vin & Spirit AB from the Government of Sweden for $8.3 billion. This gives Pernod control of the Absolut vodka line. One of their objectives, according to Bloomberg.com financial news, is to compete in the US against the Smir
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04/08/2008
The role of the lobbyist is not a happy one in this day and age. Not only is the right to petition the government for redress of grievances a Constitutional right, but lobbying is really a necessary part of the legislative process. A member of Congress has no way to be familiar with the technic
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04/08/2008
An interesting technology is coming to certain cell phones. Software is available that would turn your cell phone into a WiFi hotspot permitting several WiFi enabled computers to access the internet through your cell phone. A similar capability can be created by a router which accepts a 3G airc
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04/08/2008
I frequently highlight columns in this space that are selected from conservative sources for several reasons. First, I often agree with them. But, perhaps more important, my readers may not have easy access to specialized sources without taking more time than they may wish to take. And, it see
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04/07/2008
During the silly season of politics (we are in it now) with political rhetoric turned up to "9" and the candidates are in their "promise anything" mode, we get a lot of noise from the candidates concerning "rights" - yours or someone else's. Neil Boortz, lawyer turned nationally syndicated radio
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04/07/2008
