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Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:16:51 +0000 – By Noel SheppardAssociate Editor, NewsBusters.org If former President George W. Bush had brought a teleprompter with him whenever he spoke at a public event, would the mainstream media — who were always looking for new ways to depict him as a nincompoop — …

First there was this from Eminem on Tuesday night at the Concert for Valor: “D.C. HAPPY MOTHERF—-ING VETERAN’S DAY”//IT’S COMING TO – F—-MY//I DON’T GIVE A D— WHAT YOU THINK, I’M DOING THIS FOR ME SO F— THE WORLD//THESE F—ING BLACK CLOUDS THAT FOLLOW ME AROUND…THESE MOTHERF——.” And then there …

When crisis strikes, the world looks to the United States for leadership. And that holds true for public health emergencies. As the Ebola epidemic takes its toll in West Africa, we are witnessing our exceptional national character in action. Thousands of Americans — civilian, military and private citizens — are …

The Obama White House announced Friday it would tap attorney and former chief of staff to two vice presidentsRon Klain to serve as the administration’s new “Ebola czar.” Anyone who has been watching President Obama and his team struggle to get a handle on the Ebola outbreak in this country …

In January 2013, an American couple working in Doha, Qatar lost their 8-year-old daughter to a sudden and fatal illness. The next day, Qatari officials arrested them. They were subsequently charged with murder. During their trial, no evidence was brought to support the charge. The prosecution’s pathology report was roundly …

Editor’s note: The following op-ed originally appeared in The Washington Times. I like drones when they’re bombing terrorists, not when they’re used by stranger “hobbyists” to surreptitiously spy on and film unsuspecting Americans. I’m about to write four words that I never thought I would: Kanye West is right. Mr. …

This weekend, Americans celebrate Independence Day, commemorating the day in 1776 when our Founding Fathers declared the separation of the 13 colonies from the Kingdom of Great Britain and established a new nation. We all know how it works: barbecues, fireworks, parades and other festive gatherings. But what many Americans …

“Choice in education is no mere abstraction. Like its economic cousin, free enterprise, and its political cousin, democracy, it affords hope and opportunity.” – President Ronald Reagan Over the past half century, the federal government has proven that a top-down, one-size-fits-all approach to education is ineffective. During that time, the …

Say anything nice about charter schools, and you are sure to get letters full of rage, false charges and praise for unions. The attacks, often from teachers, follow a format that appears to be scripted by labor bosses and echo the class-warfare bile of Mayor de Blasio. To wit, charters …

CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) is at it again. This time they have succeeded in shutting down a screening of the film, “Honor Diaries,” at the University of Michigan, Dearborn last Thursday night, claiming that the film is ‘Islamophobic.’ “Honor Diaries” is a recently-released documentary profiling nine Muslim women and …