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Common Core: Extraordinary Solution to All-Too-Common Problem

June 24, 2013 - 6:00pm

It is time to Raise the bar! I keep frequently seeing commentary from pundits that questions the need for Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and from some, the specter of federal government intrusion into educational matters.

Obama's Environmental Agenda a Job-Killer

June 24, 2013 - 6:00pm

President Obama has again realized he cant convince the American people about the merits of his big government agenda and will do what he does best: run roughshod over our Constitution and now try to impose his job-killing environmental agenda by executive order.

Immigration Becoming More Important to American Voters

As Congress continues to kick over immigration reform, a new poll shows the issue is becoming increasingly important to American voters.

Rasmussen Reports released a poll on Tuesday which shows 51 percent of likely voters say the issue is very important in shaping how they will vote in the next congressional election. Around a third -- 32 percent -- say the issue is somewhat important in how they will vote while 15 percent say it is not very important or not important at all in determining how they will vote in 2014.

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Rep. Ryan Winkler Calls Clarence Thomas 'Uncle Tom' on Twitter

Rep. Ryan Winkler, D-Minn., faced heavy criticism on Tuesday after a questionable and racially-charged tweet about the Supreme Court's decision on the Voting Rights Act went out on his Twitter account.

The tweet read: "#SCOTUS VRA majority is four accomplices to race discrimination and one Uncle Thomas. Marriage decision may blur Court's backsliding."

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Everybody's a Comedian

June 25, 2013 - 6:00pm

WASHINGTON -- When it comes to knock-knock jokes, it helps to be 5 years old: You can slap your head, roll your eyes, and run outside and play.

Despite Landmark Ruling, 20-Year Koontz Case Might Not Be Over Just Yet

Coy Koontz's heirs, and the American people, may have scored a major property rights victory with today's landmark ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in the case ofKoontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District, but that doesn't mean the case is dead.

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Florida Department of State Praises Voting Rights Act Ruling

In a historic ruling that signals an end to more than 40 years of federal elections law, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that require certain states and other jurisdictions to get federal preclearance before changing their voting laws.

Five of those jurisdictions are in Florida.

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