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Rand Paul goes to Howard

Mary Katharine Ham — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:31:10 +0000

Bridge building.

Today, a Republican senator gave a speech at historically black college, Howard University. There will be many who scoff at Sen. Rand Paul, directing their Nelson Muntz laughs at the freshman from Kentucky. What did he think? These young, black voters were going to start voting Republican?! Tee hee, look at the silly man. But [...]

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This student-debt crisis is escalating quickly

Erika Johnsen — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:31:02 +0000

Who could've seen this coming?

Throughout his perpetual campaigning, President Obama has made a big point about being the champion of students and young people in helping to make college more accessible and affordable and helping out with student debt — and yet, miraculously, here we are with student-loan debt and college tuition prices both quickly ballooning, and no end [...]

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Quotes of the day

Allahpundit — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:05:54 +0000

Next?

State legislators in Rhode Island and Maine will announce bills tomorrow to legalize recreational marijuana, a spokesperson for the Marijuana Policy Project announced today… MPP says that “similar proposals will be submitted in at least two other states — Vermont and Massachusetts.” A ballot iniative legalizing medical marijuana passed in Massachusetts last week with more [...]

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Romney to donors: Obama won because of “gifts” he gave to his base

Allahpundit — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 02:43:58 +0000

47 percent?

He told Hannity in early October that his “47 percent” comments were “completely wrong” but he doesn’t sound convinced of that here. Not exactly makers-versus-takers, but close: In a conference call on Wednesday afternoon with his national finance committee, Mr. Romney said that the president had followed the “old playbook” of wooing specific interest groups [...]

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