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Arming the Schools
Blogging with Bill WhiteI noted in my recent column about the Sandy Hook tragedy that I believe it's a huge stretch to continue to claim that the availability of assault weapons and big ammunition clips has nothing to do with some of the...... -
Boy Scouts are expected to address gay ban
IRVING, Texas — Boy Scouts of America officials are expected to announce Wednesday whether they will lift a national ban on gay leaders and members, instead giving local scouting groups the power to decide. The Scouts' national board, which has...
Tags: Religious Events, Jesus Christ, Boy Scouts of America, Youth Organizations, U.S. Military
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Carnival cruise horror: Forced to eat lobster and chocolate cake!
You know, folks once came to this country on small wooden sailing ships. Think the Mayflower, the Pilgrims and Plymouth Rock. Those souls were, I venture, a tad bit more, uh, hardy than most of us today. As evidence, I give you the epic tale of the...
Tags: Cruises, Festive Events, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Tourism and Leisure, Arts and Culture
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Meat shortage could be triggered by sequestration, White House warns
Now may be time to hoard the bacon and load up on steaks. The White House put out a warning that sequestration -- or the steep, automatic spending cuts set to take effect in March -- may result in furloughing every meat and poultry inspector for two...
Tags: Tom Vilsack, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing
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U.S., Switzerland sign pact to crack down on American tax evaders
The U.S. and Switzerland have signed a pact to crack down on tax evaders by making Swiss banks reveal more information about offshore accounts held by Americans, the Treasury Department said Thursday. The agreement is part of an effort by the U.S. to...
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, UBS AG, Swiss Confederation, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Congress
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry goes a huntin' for Californians
So Texas Gov. Rick Perry is trying to poach California companies? Perry has been on a whirlwind trip to the Golden State, pitching his own brand of woo, in person, to our sun-splashed but, apparently, anxious-to-bail business folks. (Although presumably...
Tags: National Football League, San Francisco 49ers, George W. Bush, Regional Authority, New York Giants
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Texas group mocks Rick Perry's California trip
Not every Texan is cheering on Rick Perry as he travels to California in hopes of bringing tax-weary businesses back to his home state. The Lone Star Project, a Democratic organization, aired its own radio advertisement in Sacramento on Tuesday...
Tags: Advertising, Radio, Entertainment, Government, Politics
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Who's messing with whose jobs?
Gov. Jerry Brown ought to cut his Texas brother, Rick Perry, a little slack. Texas Gov. Perry arrived in the Golden State this week trolling for California businesses he could poach and carry home with him in his saddlebags. His trip here comes on the...
Tags: Personal Income, Petroleum Industry, Government, Politics, Executive Branch
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SEAL sniper Chris Kyle gets public farewell at Cowboys Stadium
Thousands of well-wishers, including dozens of Navy SEALS, descended on Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Monday to remember the life of a famed Navy SEAL sniper killed at a nearby gun range on Feb. 2. The body of Chris Kyle, author of "American...
Tags: Cowboys Stadium, U.S. Military, Government, Politics, Behavioral Conditions
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Sarah Palin had her season of fun
I’m not ready to let go, I’m just not. It’s hard for me to read the headlines: “End of the line for Sarah Palin;” “Sarah Palin’s fall from media stardom;” “Saying farewell to Sarah Palin.”...
Tags: Sarah Palin, Tea Party Movement, The Herald-Mail, Donald Trump, Herman Cain
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Our View: Policies should allow for sustainable economic growth
Californians have a lot to be proud of. Our beautiful state is flush with talent and resources, history and potential, a landscape and a climate quite unlike any other state in the union. Yet there are certain things that make many a local shake their...Tags: Labor Markets, Regional Authority, Jerry Brown, Government, Politics
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Scouts' honor
The leaders of the Boy Scouts of America are expected to vote tomorrow on whether to scrap the organization's long-standing national ban on admitting gay Scouts and Scout leaders, and to replace it with a policy that allows the religious and civic...
Tags: Minority Groups, Barack Obama, Intel Corp., Social Organizations, Youth Organizations
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