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WASHINGTON -- Every Arab-Israeli negotiation contains a fundamental asymmetry: Israel gives up land, which is tangible; the Arabs make promises, which are ephemeral.
Question: What do the following have in common? Eckert Cold Storage Co., Kerly Homes of Yuma, Classic Party Rentals, West Coast Turf Inc., Ellenbecker Investment Group Inc.
WASHINGTON -- Asked three weeks ago if he would like to run for president, Mitch Daniels replied, "What sane person would like to?"
Those who regard government "entitlement" programs as sacrosanct, and regard those who want to cut them back as calloused or cruel, picture a world very different from the world of reality.
The House comes off a one-week recess to begin working on expiring authorization bills that have been extended in a patchwork fashion since Congress was controlled by the Nancy Pelosi/Harry Reid re
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The National Security Agency, which recently came under fire for a widespread surveillance program of millions of people all over the world, is apparently not as up-to-date with its email system as it is with its spying programs.
Justin Elliott of ProPublica requested documents unrelated to the surveillance program last week, but was told the agency doesn't have the technology to do a simple search of its own employees' email.
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More celebrities are joining musician Stevie Wonder in boycotting Florida after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, according to news reports. Several high-profile celebrities have reportedly joined Wonder in boycotting Florida, including Jay-Z, Kanye West and Madonna.
By Kevin Derby
Another poll finds Liz Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, way behind as she looks to defeat U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., in the Republican primaries in 2014.
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American voters still aren't convinced President Obama and his administration were unaware of the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of tea party and other conservative groups.
A new poll shows 59 percent of likely American voters think it's at least somewhat likely the president and his top aides knew about the targeting of conservative groups. That number includes 38 percent of voters who believe it's very likely the president or his top aides knew of the rogue IRS activity. Only 32 percent consider that unlikely.
By Nancy Smith
President Barack Obama would have a lot more credibility as he arm-twists the 31 states with Stand Your Ground laws if he would just admit he was wrong in 2004 when he co-sponsored a bill that strengthened his own state's Stand Your Ground law.
Just say it, Mr. President: "I sponsored bad law."
By Kevin Derby
Last week, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) announced that the writings of Ernesto Che Guevara, one of the leaders of the Communist Revolution in Cuba, would be included in the Memory of the World Register -- and a congresswoman from Florida is not happy about it. Less than 300 collections of documents and manuscripts are listed under the Memory of the World Register.
By Kevin Derby
The Campaign for Liberty, which is chaired by former Congressman Ron Paul, continues to sound the alarm that Democrats in Washington are planning to ramp up gun control measures -- and that Senate Republicans are enabling them. The Campaign for Liberty sent out a follow-up email late Monday, much like one they released on Friday on the topic.
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Graduate students at the University of South Florida are petitioning Secretary of State Ken Detzner to exhume bodies at the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna. Detzner recently rejected the USF team of researchers' petition for permission to exhume bodies at the school, which has become notorious in recent years for allegations of physical abuse, rape, and even murder.
In a letter to the research team, Detzner explained his department does not have the legal authority to authorize the exhumation process, but USF researchers believe he does.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubios, R-Fla., support of immigration reform in the Senate is hurting his chances for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Robert Costa over at National Review headed out to Iowa, home of the first caucus, and asked conservatives what they thought of Rubio and found increasing disenchantment with the junior senator from Florida due to his stance on immigration reform.
By Kevin Derby
Neal Freeman over at National Review looks at former Gov. Charlie Crists plans to run for governor again in 2014 but this time as a Democrat. Freeman argues Crist is more concerned with running for office than governing but also notes that Gov. Rick Scotts team hopes the former governor emerges as their opponent next year.
Scott tipped his cards a little to Freeman:
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