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Thanks to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the generally mis-defined concept of American exceptionalism has again come to the fore. In last week’s New York Times, Mr. Putin displayed his lack of knowledge of the United States’ founding. Toward the end

“No one has power with the wind to restrain the wind…” Ecclesiastes 8:8 In his most recent speech to the nation, President Obama urged the American people to support him should he choose to use extremely limited force to stop

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) will honor former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with this year’s Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center. The award will be presented to Clinton on September 10th, the eve of the first anniversary

On Monday, September 16, football fans will get their first glimpse at the images in a book that covers past attempts to end football in America over the course of a history of the game and how its place in

History was made on Thursday. For the first time in over 200 years, the British Parliament voted against a Prime Minister’s war resolution. The last time that happened was in 1782, when Parliament voted to stop fighting George Washington and

In the real world, demand affects cost – the higher the price, the fewer the takers. In President Obama’s Washington, there is the belief that government policies – not markets – can better influence price, at least as far as

Even Democrats are perplexed about why President Barack Obama has not visited North Dakota, the state with the country’s lowest unemployment rate because of what has been described as an “oil and natural gas boom” that is “transforming America’s energy

A new report indicates rising Chinese demand and America’s shale boom have placed the U.S. on pace to give up its unwelcome title of the world’s number one oil importer by 2017. “China and the US are heading in opposite directions

Acid attack Kirstie Trup is ready to return to Zanzibar to testify against her attackers. Her and Katie Gee, both 18-years-old and Jewish, were injured when two men on a moped threw acid on them. Both were volunteering as teachers

The Lee County, Florida chapter of the NAACP has decided to wage a crusade against a Robert E. Lee portrait that hangs in the commission chambers. Lee County NAACP president James Muwakkil said the portrait of the Confederate general is

Sky News in Australia is reporting that two suspects have been arrested in Tanzania in last week’s acid attack on two British teenagers on the island of Zanzibar. Police questioned five men on Friday and many believed two were the perpetrators.

Five men were questioned early Friday morning in the acid attack of British teenagers Kirstie Trup and Katie Gee. Two men are believed to the be the attackers and could be associated with the group Uamsho, which desires Zanzibar independence

The left has been waging a decades-long smear campaign against conservatives, painting them as bigots who have been on the wrong side of history on every issue, including America’s greatest sin – slavery. Vice President Joe Biden even went as

In the October 1981 issue of the American Historical Review, Allen Goodman of Georgetown University recounted asking former Comintern member Bertram Wolfe about Ho Chi Minh, whom he had spent three months with touring the Soviet Union as part of

(AP) Vivendi sells Activision stake for $8.2 billionBy BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCOVivendi SA is selling most of its majority stake in Activision Blizzard Inc. for $8.2 billion, giving the video game company back its independence as the French conglomerate

As the Dream Defenders sit-in against Gov. Rick Scott moves into the tenth day, the State of Florida has begun to push back against the liberal activist group, issuing a report on the costs of the occupation and citing incidents

(AP) Tunisia: Opposition leader shot deadBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZAAssociated PressTUNIS, TunisiaGunmen shot dead the leader of a leftist Tunisian opposition party outside his house Thursday morning, according to a member of his party. Mohammed Brahmi, 58, of the Arab nationalist

The Canadian Royal Mounties believe that the mile-long runaway oil train that killed 20 people and left 30 missing in a small Quebec town may have been an act of criminal negligence for failing to set the brakes properly. But

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, posted an editorial/call to arms in The Guardian that once again promotes his view of America as the oppressor of the world while remaining noticeably silent on the draconian new threat to free speech

China’s new government isn’t going to stop attacking the Dalai Lama. Yu Zhengsheng, who runs ethnic affairs for the Chinese Communist Party and is the fourth highest official in the government, said that the Dalai Lama’s support for splitting Tibet

Over the long July 4th weekend, some 38 shooting incidents occurred throughout the city of Chicago. Nonetheless, Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy says that the city’s crime-fighting has been stellar and was “clearly working,” although he admitted he was “disappointed”

A politically correct beer commercial is causing a war of words on Facebook. An ad for the Boston-based Samuel Adams quotes the Declaration of Independence but leaves out the word “God.” “All men are created equal, that they are endowed

There were 67 people shot and 11 killed over the long Independence Day weekend in Chicago. Of the 67, eight were shot, with one killed, in a single Saturday evening attack in the West Side neighborhood of Lawndale. The Chicago

Chicago celebrated July 3, Independence Day, and July 5 in true Windy City style, with six killings and 28 wounded. Early on Friday, three people, including a 5-year-old boy, were shot in a West Pullman park. Later on Friday, a man

“Commerce between master and slave is barbarism.” — Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson Memorial Americans just celebrated the declaration of independence from Great Britain in the late 1700s with the Fourth of July holiday. The rebellion against British colonial rule was as

(AP) President Barack Obama spoke about America’s founding and thanked military men and women for their service at an Independence Day barbeque on the White House South Lawn.

Canceled fireworks displays at U.S. military bases are being blamed on sequester-related budget cuts just days after President Barack Obama pledged $7 billion in taxpayer money to fund energy initiatives in Africa. “Expect fewer patriotic displays this July 4, thanks

An Independence Day Gallup poll shows a wide regional disparity in the percentage of Americans who are proud to be American. Conservatives are significantly more proud to be American than liberals (89 percent to 76 percent), and people from the

A Gallup poll released on July 4 shows that while the vast majority of Americans are very proud of being American – overall, 85 percent are either extremely or very proud – a huge percentage of Americans think the founding

Many celebrities are celebrating the Fourth of July by wishing their country a very happy birthday. It’s a day where partisanship is pushed aside for good ol’ fashioned patriotism. Bette Midler is taking a different approach. The Parental Guidance star

As we approach Independence Day 2013, this might be a good time to take stock on the American experience: where we are, where we came from, what we are supposed to be and what we have become, collectively, as a

Former Rep. Allen West (R-FL) blasted pop’s reigning queen of weirdness, Lady Gaga, for her rendition last week at a New York City gay pride rally of The Star-Spangled Banner. The singer substituted “home for the gays”  for the original lyrics

(AP) Global stocks slide as oil jumps on Egypt crisisBy KAY JOHNSONAP Business WriterBANGKOKGlobal stocks slumped Wednesday as Egypt’s unfolding political crisis pushed the price of oil to its highest level in more than a year, adding to an uncertain