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Freedoms Lost

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John W. Whitehead lays out a terrifying list of freedoms that Americans lost in 2011. It’s a New Year’s countdown of constitutional infringement by the American government. This trend was begun by the Bush administration, but has been extended and expanded under Obama. Here are a few of the intrusions Whitehead points out in his […]

Mobile Landing Platform (MLP)

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The U.S. Navy’s new floating base for amphibious operations, the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP), operates as a transfer point between large supply ships and small landing crafts. Source: General Dynamics The MLP designed by General Dynamics NASSCO is a new class of auxiliary ship for the Navy. Once delivered to the fleet, these ships will join the three Maritime Prepositioning […]

Barack Obama, Legal Scholar, Defies the Constitution

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President Obama has crossed the line by making recess appointments while Congress is not actually in recess. Congress was in pro forma sessions when the president appointed Richard Cordray to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau directorship and appointed three members to the NLRB. Contrary to the smoke and mirrors being set up by the liberal […]

And He Went

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Congressmen Ron Paul has never shied away from his responsibilities to his country. His opponents paint him as soft on national defense. He’s not. Paul wants a strong national defense, but not a national offense. He summed up his position well in his speech after the New Hampshire primary:

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)

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Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is a key element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). THAAD will provide rapidly deployable ground-based missile defense components that deepen, extend and complement the BMDS to any Combatant Commander to defeat ballistic missiles of all types and ranges while in all phases of flight.

Romney Wins New Hampshire, Paul Second, Huntsman Third

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Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire GOP primary Tuesday with 40% of the vote. Congressman Ron Paul came in second with 23% of the vote, and Jon Huntsman followed up third with 17%. When coupled with the results from Iowa, it is clear Romney and Paul are the top tier in the GOP race, each […]