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Behind the Scenes at World's First Spaceport in New Mexico Desert

Upham, New Mexico – Boarding soon at Gate 22a: the Venus express? In the deserts of the western United States, space tourism is becoming a reality as construction progresses on Spaceport America — the world’s first purpose-built commercial space travel facility, 45 miles north of Las Cruces, N.M. Today, concrete …

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King v. Burwell: Obama takes his toys and goes home

A decision in the King v. Burwell lawsuit is just days away. With the potential to strike down health insurance subsidies for millions of people, you would think that the administration would be scrambling to come up with a response to the ruling. So what are they doing to prepare? …

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Relatives of Mother Emmanuel Nine offer model of grace for us all

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. It is such a rare act that most do not know how to respond, except in stunned silence. Relatives of the nine people murdered while …

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Voters Are Fed Up and Not Just In Massachusetts

In Massachusetts the race for the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s senate seat is breaking in favor of the Republicans on the eve of the election. Democrat Martha Coakley is trailing Republican Scott Brown and even leaned on the star-power of President Obama this weekend to try and catch up …

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Gang of Six Plan Brings Hope Washington Could Still Rescue America

It is hard not to be excited by the news of the Gang of Six’s resurrection. Their $3.7 trillion plan to reduce the budget deficit over 10 years coupled with lowering tax rates, eliminating loopholes, and ultimately raising $1 trillion in new revenue meets the broad outlines of the Bowles-Simpson …

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What the 2012 presidential race needs to be about

Mitt Romney is expected to clinch the Republican nomination tonight and he will no longer be known as his party’s “presumptive” nominee. By tomorrow it will likely be official — the 2012 presidential race will be a contest between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. The 2012 presidential election should be …

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Time to Wake Up: Cultural upheaval threatens American business

The Supreme Court’s ruling in theObergefell v. Hodges(same sex marriage) case is a wholesale redefinition of one of the pillars of human civilization – the family – at the demands of a movement that in historical terms sprung up only yesterday. Redefining marriage will have far-reaching and unintended consequences. It …

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It's One About Face After Another From Obama

President Obama is feting Afghan President Karzai this week like he’s royalty. The red carpet has been rolled out — White House luncheon, Blair House digs, joint press conference. Is this the same guy that just a month ago the administration said stole an election, and was in bed with …

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Obama thinks we won the War on Terror and it's time to move on

President Obama delivered what was billed by the White House as a “major” speech on national security Thursday at the historic National Defense University. In short, Mr. Obama thinks the War on Terror is over, and he won it. There may be a few final details to mop about, but …

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Congress needs to nuke bad Iran deal

President Obama seems to have forgotten his claim that “no [Iran] deal is better than a bad deal.” Let me be candid: I’m no nuclear physicist; I am a young businesswoman, an average citizen. But while I may not be an expert in nuclear proliferation, I do know this: America’s …

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