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Federal
News Radio… Are
federal employees overpaid or underpaid? The answer: Yes,
By Mike Causey - February 22, 2016 - Depending on whose numbers you
believe, federal workers are either overpaid by 34 percent or underpaid
by 25 percent compared to the private sector, give or take a few
percentage points. So which is it: Yes or no? Do government engineers
make more or less than private-sector engineers? Depends. Does a
psychiatrist...
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Daily Signal… A
10th State Defunded Planned Parenthood.
Why There’s So Much Momentum Now.
Leah Jessen - February 23, 2016 - Adding to the momentum to defund
abortion giant Planned Parenthood, Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a bill
Sunday that strips $1.3 million in taxpayer money from the
organization. Ten states—Wisconsin and Ohio being the most recent—have
taken action over the past several months to cut taxpayer dollars from
Planned Parenthood. “Not one more penny should go to Planned...
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The
Daily Signal… There
They Go Again: College Students Can’t
Identify Photo of Ronald Reagan,
Leah Jessen - February 16, 2016 - “Survey after survey shows that
recent college graduates are alarmingly ignorant of America’s history
and heritage,” a new report says. “Was that a former president?” a
student majoring in government and international politics at George
Mason University asked when shown the picture of Reagan. “Nixon,
maybe?” Numerous...
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The
Daily Signal… Almost
Half of US Residents Pay No Federal
Income Tax, by Patrick Tyrrell
February 17, 2016 -- According to data published by the IRS and the
U.S. Census Bureau, 44.2 percent of U.S. residents paid no federal
income tax in 2013 (the most recent year for which data is available).
No doubt many of the non-payers would willingly pay income tax in
exchange for the chance to work in a more dynamic economy that
generated more and better jobs. But our labor market has been hobbled
by government regulations...
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The
Daily Signal… Why
Proponents Are Struggling to Salvage
Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform,
Natalie Johnson - February 11, 2016 - Republicans in the Senate are
divided over how to overhaul the nation’s criminal justice system,
posing a potential setback to lawmakers who hoped to enact major
bipartisan changes this year. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, remains a key
player in reform efforts, actively promoting legislation that would...
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Daily Signal… Georgetown
law professors argue over how,
and whether, to mourn Scalia,
By Susan Svrluga - February 19 - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin
Scalia was polarizing in life, with his conservative views both
lionized and reviled. And the response to a memorial announcement
following his death this weekend was striking: It touched off a
sweeping debate within Georgetown University Law School that has been
both scathing and eloquent, intimate and dismissive — one that
questioned not only Scalia’s legacy...
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Townhall Finance… Encouragement
Is a Necessary Business Tool,
Harvey Mackay
Feb 16, 2016 - Lord Chesterfield, in his famous letters to his son,
wrote: "Here is the way to get people to like you. Make every person
like himself a little better, and I promise that he or she will like
you very much." Most of us are aware of the tremendous power of
encouragement, yet we fail to make use of it. Helping others feel
important and better about themselves should be a driving force in our
relationships...
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The
Daily Signal… George
Washington Deserves His Own Day, Not
Presidents Day,
David Azerrad - February 12, 2016 - Poor George Washington. His
birthday, spontaneously celebrated since the revolution and formally
declared a holiday in 1879, has slowly morphed into the insipid
Presidents Day you’ll hear about Monday. Washington, the “indispensable
man” of the revolution who was rightly extolled for being “first in
war, first in peace, and...
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| The
Daily Signal… What
We Can Learn From Jefferson-Hamilton
Debate on National Bank,
by Carson Holloway -- February 11, 2016 -- This February is the 225th
anniversary of Alexander Hamilton’s and Thomas Jefferson’s famous 1791
debate—carried on in President George Washington’s cabinet—over the
constitutionality of Hamilton’s proposed Bank of the United States. It
might seem strange to call such an anniversary to mind. After all, we
usually celebrate our great moments of national agreement (like the
Declaration of Independence)...
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The
Daily Signal… What
Scalia Taught Us, Paul J.
Larkin Jr.
February 13, 2016 - For conservatives, it is the loss of a
standard-bearer and icon. For liberals, it is the loss of an opponent
who always fought hard but fair. For those who never had the
opportunity to know him, it is the loss of one of our greatest legal
minds, of a judge and justice who had made, and will continue to make,
legal history. And to those who...
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The
Daily Signal… These
College Students Propose to Bring
Back Dating for Valentine’s Day,
Kristiana Mork - February 12, 2016 - Students at 36 schools across the
country are campaigning to bring back dating just in time for
Valentine’s Day. Students from Princeton University to Stanford
University, and many schools in between, partnered with the Love and
Fidelity Network this week to host flower and candy giveaways, film
screenings...
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| The
Daily Signal… U.S.
defense intelligence chief predicts
increased ISIS attacks,
By Jonathan Landay - Islamic State is likely to step up "the pace and
lethality" of its attacks in the months ahead as it seeks to fan the
flames of international conflict, the director of the U.S. Defense
Intelligence Agency said on Monday. Speaking to a security conference,
Marine Corps Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart linked his warning to
the militant group's establishment of "emerging branches" in Mali,
Tunisia, Somalia...
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The
Daily Signal… Virginia
Mom Takes Fight Against Sexually
Explicit Books to State Lawmakers,
Kelsey Harkness - February 01, 2016 - After discovering what she
considers over-the-top, sexually explicit material in her children’s
high school reading assignments, a Northern Virginia mother is lobbying
for greater transparency inside the classroom. “This happened four
years ago, when I first became aware of the books that were being
taught...
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Federal
News Radio… Is
everybody happy? Is anybody happy?
By Mike Causey
February 5, 2016 -- The last time most major American newspapers
literally stopped the presses was Nov. 22, 1963, when they got reports
that President John F. Kennedy had been shot in Dallas. It was midday
on the East Coast (Dallas is on Central time) and there were confused
reports that others — including Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson — had
been hit too. At 1:48...
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The
Heritage Foundation… What
School Choice Advocates Have to
Celebrate, Lindsey Burke
January 25, 2016 - National School Choice Week has just kicked-off, and
there is much to celebrate this year. National School Choice Week will
feature over 16,000 events across the country this week, ranging from
school pep rallies in support of school choice, to policy panels
exploring the many school choice options that are now available to
families. Over...
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The
Daily Signal… January
Job Growth Shows New Normal in US
Economy, Salim Furth
February 05, 2016 - American employers created 151,000 net jobs in
January, reflecting an economy that is growing, but below its previous
trends. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also reported that participation
in the labor force was 62.7 percent, higher than the previous months
but lower than the January, 2015, level. The best news was that average
hourly wages rose 12 cents over the previous month to an all-time...
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