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Can't Get Reagan On Mt. Rushmore? Try Vegas.
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On what would have been President Ronald Reagan's 102nd birthday last month, devotees of the Gipper sought to put his memory into stone, by submitting a proposal to the Nevada Board of Geographic Names to rename Frenchman Mountain outside of Las Vegas "Mount Reagan." -
Small Government Conservative? Group Says You Should Oppose Death Penalty
Tweet Share on Facebook March 22, 2013 CommentSqueezed amid the dozens of stalls you'd expect to find last week at CPAC—stalls that were pro-gun, pro-life and pro-liberty—sat a group that was more unexpected: Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty.
For years, those who supported the death penalty largely skewed conservative, arguing it was the appropriate punishment for taking a life. A Gallup poll in 2004 showed 3-in-4 conservatives supported capital punishment.
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Libertarians: Keep Lights on for Earth Hour
Tweet Share on Facebook March 21, 2013 CommentThis Saturday, thousands of people in more than 150 countries will turn off their lights for an hour to spread awareness about climate change. But one libertarian think tank in Washington will be leaving its lights on—and encouraging everyone else to do so too.
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Google Data: D.C., America More Interested in Gun Control, Less in Immigration Reform
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Two of President Obama's biggest priorities for his second term are garnering very different levels of interest from Americans searching the internet. According to Google, Americans are far more interested in gun control than they are in immigration reform.
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Meet the Guy Who Drives the Chromed-Out Cadillac Obamamobile
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After days of research, Whispers finally managed to track down the mysterious man who's been rolling around the D.C. area for months in an all-chrome Cadillac CTSV featuring President Obama's face, his campaign slogan "Forward", and the hashtag #ObamasCar.
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Memo Shows MPAA Wants to Befriend Internet Post-SOPA
Tweet Share on Facebook March 20, 2013 CommentAround this time last year, relations weren't too peachy between the Motion Picture Association of America and the community that fought to kill the Stop Online Piracy Act, which would have expanded enforcement of those who infringed copyright online. In January 2012, hundreds of sites planned blackouts to protest the legislation, an effort MPAA chairman and CEO Chris Dodd described as "stunts" that were "dangerous and troubling."
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Joe the Plumber is Back—And He's Giving Away a Free AR-15
Tweet Share on Facebook March 19, 2013 CommentThe Ohio man known as "Joe the Plumber" is back in the spotlight—and this time he's raffling off an AR-15 rifle to protest the way guns are being talked about in America.
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Lawmakers to Ask Where $62 Million Went for Unbuilt Ike Memorial
Tweet Share on Facebook March 18, 2013 CommentIt's been a long and bitter fight, but soon the debate over a controversial design by architect Frank Gehry for a memorial honoring former president and D-Day commander Dwight D. Eisenhower just south of the National Mall may soon be all over.
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'The Bible' Producers Say Satan's Obama Resemblance Is 'Utter Nonsense'
Tweet Share on Facebook March 18, 2013 CommentA number of watchers of the ongoing History Channel miniseries "The Bible" were startled to find Sunday night that an actor cast as Satan looked very much like President Barack Obama.
But the producers of the series say that the resemblance wasn't intentional.
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With Taxpayer-Funded Trips Curbed, Private Donors Step in to Bankroll CODELs
Tweet Share on Facebook March 18, 2013 CommentMembers of Congress have long enjoyed a special perk: taxpayer-funded trips abroad, or CODELs, to meet with foreign lawmakers and to discuss policy issues. Often, the destinations were exotic or beautiful locales—the Grand Cayman Islands or Italy—and pricey. Sometimes, the members were even allowed to bring a spouse along.
