Appearing in the White House Rose Garden last Saturday, President Obama apparently experienced a revelation. He acknowledged there are constitutional limits on his power, something he has heretofore mostly ignored while issuing executive orders, bypassing Congress on appointments and deciding which parts of the Affordable Care Act to follow and which to delay or ignore. […]
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Austin Bay: Will very limited strikes truly penalize Assad?
The Assad dictatorship’s August 21st chemical attack on a Damascus suburb controlled by anti-regime rebels is a heinous act — if it indeed occurred as described by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other senior Obama administration officials. As I write, a UN inspection team is heading for the suburbs of eastern Ghouta to […]
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Sabattus candidate threatens president, uses racial slur
SABATTUS — Federal and local law enforcement agencies are investigating a comment posted by a local man on Facebook: “Shoot the N*****” atop a picture of President Barack Obama. David Marsters said Tuesday he was called down to the town police station and questioned by the Secret Service for about an hour. They asked him […]
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Cal Thomas: The missing element in racism discussions
President Obama rarely misses an opportunity to insert himself into an issue. Last Friday, he appeared in the White House pressroom to comment on the George Zimmerman verdict. The president said he could have been Trayvon Martin. Not likely, given his private schooling and the way he was fast-tracked to success. The president said the […]
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N. Smith: The source of the information
This is in response to Marcel Morin’s letter, “A dangerous man” (July 6). I honestly thought the letter would be about former President George W. Bush. It seems many people have a problem with President Obama and I would guess it revolves around their source of information. Why does Morin find Fox News factual and […]
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N. Bourgoin: Obama promised change
As I was enjoying the celebration of the nation’s independence, remembering from decades past the freedom and liberty this country used to have, I was stunned that Nancy Pelosi would take that day to promote the failing Obamacare. Democrats will do anything (like she says … “by hook or by crook”) to promote their causes […]