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The Hill reports today, “AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka is backing construction of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline in comments that downplay divisions among unions in the labor federation over the controversial project. . . . ‘I think we are all unanimous by saying we should build the pipeline, but we have to do it [...]

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I saw this article that was in my view openly irreverent and this nicer article from the Denver Post. I admit I am a huge Tim Tebow fan.  A large part of that is his Christian faith and his underdog status in the NFL as a quarterback.  But listening to the game yesterday, I had [...]

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The Denver Post reports that the Broncos are entertaining trade deals for official starting QB Kyle Orton: Orton has made it clear that after posting the two best seasons of his pro career, throwing 41 touchdown passes against 21 interceptions for the Broncos, he doesn’t want to serve as backup to the unproven Tim Tebow. [...]

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President Obama’s budget for the 2012 fiscal year was roundly panned by members of Congress and editorial boards alike over the last two days. The Los Angeles Times editorial board summarized the overall reaction: “President Obama’s budget for fiscal year 2012 landed with a thud Monday, laying out short- and long-term tax and spending plans [...]

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David Harsayi at the Denver Post says it well.  Click HERE for the article from Real Clear Politics. Some highlights: Let’s start with Angle, who believes it would be prudent — get this — to start defunding the Department of Education. The Department of Education! You must be aware that the vast majority of Americans [...]

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Saturday May 29, 2010 Roundup:

The Virginia Right! News Hound surfs the ‘net to take the pulse of the world every day. The links published below are opinions and takes on the news that we find interesting. By design, these links are mostly outside of the Mainstream Media. This feature is designed to save you the time of sifting through dozens of websites and blogs. Buckle up. It is going to be a bumpy ride.

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The Denver Post endorses the infamous Graham/Schumer biometric ID card: A bipartisan proposal, pitched by Sens. Charles Schumer and Lindsey Graham, to require biometric Social Security cards has the potential to remedy those problems. Such a credential would include an identifier, such as a fingerprint, to positively connect the card to the person presenting it. I [...]

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The recent moves by the White House are intended to increase violence and conflict at the town hall meetings in order to deny our first amendment rights and is a play right out of the Hugo Chavez playbook. If Obama and the Democrats intend to throw gasoline on a fire, the result may be hundreds of Kent State type situations all over our country. The measure of a leader is not what objectives he manages to push through, but about how he does it.

Obama and the Democrats have just issued marching orders to escalate peaceful protests into violence.

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