ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. — The Obama administration has sided with energy developers over environmentalists, approving the use of underwater blasts of sound to pinpoint oil and gas deposits in federal Atlantic Ocean waters. The regulatory decision is the first real step toward what could be an economic transformation in East Coast states, potentially creating […]
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Charles Krauthammer: Abdication has a price
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yes, it is true that there was no al-Qaeda in Iraq when George W. Bush took office. But it is equally true that there was essentially no al-Qaeda in Iraq remaining when Barack Obama took office. Which makes Bush responsible for the terrible costs incurred to defeat the 2003-09 jihadist war engendered […]
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Cal Thomas: Obama incapable of fighting terrorism
George W. Bush never claimed to be prescient, but here he is in 2007, warning us what would happen if the United States prematurely pulled its troops out of Iraq before Iraqi forces were sufficiently trained, equipped and motivated to defend the country we gave back to them after the ouster of Saddam Hussein: “To […]
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Rich Lowry: The numbers don’t add up
For people who use the word “science” as a bludgeon and trumpet their strict commitment to fact and reason, the Obama administration and its supporters are strangely incapable of rational analysis of new climate-change regulations. President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency released draft rules recently to create a vast new regulatory apparatus with no input […]
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R. Casimiro: Where’s the outrage?
Unaccompanied children are streaming across the nation’s southern border by the thousands. The New York Times reported June 4 that 47,017 unaccompanied children had been apprehended at the southwest United States border since Oct. 1. In 2013, the Department of Homeland Security released 36,007 convicted criminal aliens from detention who were awaiting the outcome of […]
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G. Jones: Stay tuned for more scandals
A headline on the front page of a major newspaper read, “What lies ahead for the VA?” Considering all the scandals plaguing the Obama administration, the headline should have read “What lies ahead?” That can be looked at two ways — more scandals ahead? Most likely. More lies ahead? Even more likely. There are a […]
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In rare rebuke, Obama administration blocks Iran’s choice as UN envoy from entering the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare diplomatic rebuke, the United States has blocked Iran’s controversial pick for envoy to the United Nations, a move that could stir fresh animosity at a time when Washington and Tehran have been seeking a thaw in relations. The Obama administration said Friday that the U.S. had informed Iran it […]
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M.J. Newell: Looking a lot like communism
Will this country survive three-plus more years of the Obama administration? The policies if his administration have contributed to the destruction of Egypt, Syria and Lebanon. The radicals taking over those countries are no better than the ones who were in power, and they all hate Christians and Jews. They are murdering Christians in those […]
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N. Berube: Transparency missing
This is in response to Frederick Wing’s letter, titled “A lack of transparency,” that appeared Dec. 5. I agree completely on all his statements about the lack of transparency with the Obama administration. But, let’s be honest. I would ask Wing to consider how much transparency there was during the George W. Bush administration? Normand […]
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M.J. Newell: Congress must do something
Benghazi, Syria, Egypt … and now Obama is playing with fire in Iran. Israel, England, France are all expressing concern with the Obama administration’s (John Kerry) handling of Iran. And now Obamacare. Electing Obama as president was a disaster in the making. According to the Maine Wire, an estimated 3.5 million Americans have lost their […]