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Canada speaks out against Iran over nuclear policy

Canada speaks out against Iran over nuclear policy

Feb. 11 | OTTAWA—Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon lashed out at Iran Thursday, condemning it for ignoring the world’s pleas not to develop nuclear weapons. “This regime continues to blatantly ignore its global obligation,” said Cannon after meeting...

Obama Admin wants to track cellphones

Obama Admin wants to track cellphones

Feb. 11 | Two years ago, when the FBI was stymied by a band of armed robbers known as the “Scarecrow Bandits” that had robbed more than 20 Texas banks, it came up with a novel method of locating the thieves. FBI agents obtained logs from mobile phone...

Palin, Speed-Dating the Right, Won’t Commit

Palin, Speed-Dating the Right, Won’t Commit

Feb. 10 | Commentary by Margaret Carlson Tea in Texas In the race for the Republican nomination for Texas governor, the tea-party candidate, Debra Medina, a nurse turned businesswoman polling at 24 percent in a three-way race, is the perfect Palin fare, the pure...

Human Events: Will the Real Rick and Kay Please Stand Up

Human Events: Will the Real Rick and Kay Please Stand Up

Feb. 10 | by Lynn Woolley Here we go again. Another political campaign is knee-deep in mud and the people of Texas are left wondering if “none of the above” might be the best choice. Libertarian-minded Debra Medina is seeing her polling numbers rise while...

Don’t mess with Medina: Tea Party activist Debra Medina is threatening to stir things up in Texas

Don’t mess with Medina: Tea Party activist Debra Medina is threatening to stir things up in Texas

Feb. 9 | The Texas Republican gubernatorial primary was supposed to be a really big battle between two very large and important Goliaths. But a little David showed up and is threatening to toss a bag of tea in both their faces. Debra Medina, a nurse and entrepreneur,...

Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

Feb. 8 | HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder...