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“Safest seat” in D.C. heavily pursued

Rep. Dan Burton of the 5th Congressional District will run against four other candidates on May 4 for a seat that has long been thought the safest seat in Washington, D.C.
The 5th Congressional District is the richest in Indiana and covers 11 counties stretching from Huntington and Wabash down to the eastern and southern suburbs…

Senator Evan Bayh to retire

On Feb. 15, U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Ind. announced his retirement from public office. His announcement was a surprise to his party, leaving the Indiana Democratic party shocked and far behind.
Recent polls show that Bayh was the strongest candidate, and he has never lost an election for public office.
His public career began in 1986 as…

Washington takes a snow day

Last week, two colossal snowstorms pounded Washington, D.C. so badly, that both the House and Senate called off all legislative business for almost a week. That’s right, Congress called a snow day, or snow week.
What was D.C. like? Well, the president wasn’t too happy, because in an interview with Bloomberg News, Obama said, “I can’t…

Iran goes Nuclear

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians loyal to the government gathered in Tehran on the 31st anniversary of the Iran Revolution. It was here that President Mahmoud hmadinejad announced that Iran was officially a “nuclear state.”
Ahmadinejad claims that Iran has produced 20 percent enriched uranium. This assertion was meant to be an attack on the Western…

Iran leader claims Clinton lied

Iran’s supreme leader recently accused Secretary of State Hilary Clinton of spreading lies during her recent tour of Arab states in the Persian Gulf.
Clinton told leaders of the Persian Gulf that it is their responsibility to ensure that Iran does not gain nuclear weapons, warning them that Iran may be falling into a military dictatorship.
In…

“Sticky Notes” to answer tough questions

Last week in the Noggle Christian Ministries building there was a new addition to the Division of Religion and Philosophy: a cardboard cutout of Darth Vader, that bore the faces of two religion professors, Dr. Chris Bounds and Dr. Keith Drury, and took on an advertising job in the lobby for a new student-led event…

Iraqi deployment a reality in August 2010?

Mar. 20, 2010, will mark the seven-year anniversary of the U.S. invasion into Iraq. Over the years the U.S. military has defeated Saddam Hussein and protected the Iraqi people.
On Feb. 27, 2009, President Obama announced a timetable for a drastic reduction of troops in Iraq. Between 35,000 to 50,000 troops will remain in Iraq and…

Supreme Court gives corporations free-speech rights

The dissent says that ’speech’ refers to oral communications of human beings, and since corporations are not human beings they cannot speak. This is sophistry.U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
The Supreme Court made a landmark decision on Jan. 21 establishing that American corporations should possess the same First Amendment free-speech rights as individuals.
Citizens United v….

Did Obama “renew the magic” in State of the Union?

In his first State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama highlighted some of his policy intentions for the upcoming year.
Before he divulged his agenda, the president spoke to the lackluster economy of the country.
“Again we are tested, and again we must answer history’s call… One year later, the storm has passed, yet the devastation…

Obama announces $3.8 trillion budget

Less than one week after President Obama gave his first State of the Union Address, he unveiled his administration’s new $3.8 trillion budget.
“Rather than fight the same tired battles that have dominated Washington for decades, it’s time to try something new,” said President Obama during the 2010 State of the Union Address. “Let’s invest in…