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Admittedly, the Egyptian uprising, the nullification of Obamacare and the ongoing ramifications of "Snowpocolypse 2011" could render the controversy about an MTV original program insignificant by comparison. After all, MTV is only out to destroy an entire generation. No big deal. Every adult - not just parents - should take the time to learn about the MTV show "Skins," a new "teen drama" that the Parents Television Council (PTC) has deemed "the most dangerous show on TV." Be careful when you go hunting for information about "Skins" lest your spouse conclude you've developed an interest in child pornography. The publicity...

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse comes news that a Democrat group has used the shooting of Rep. Giffords, judge Roll, and others as a fundraising device. Warner Todd Huston reports on Big Government: An extreme, left-wing Democrat group calling itself 21st Century Democrats has had the gall to send out an email blast using as a fundraising tool Saturday's criminal shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona. Judge John Roll and four others were killed in the incident, (snip)

It's been more than a week now since a mass murderer struck on the campus of Virginia Tech, and as the NRA joins the debate on policies and laws, there are a few things I want to point out. It wasn't 24 hours after the horrific shootings that the politicians started flapping their lips. Congressman Jim Moran suggested that somehow the tragedy was the fault of Republicans and President Bush. Barack Obama compared the evil events in Blacksburg to outsourcing jobs overseas. Senator Dianne Feinstein called for a new dialogue on gun control. Mayor Bloomberg spoke of the events in...

The debate over illegal immigration is intensifying with most Americans calling for tighter border security and lots more immigration enforcement. A minority of special interest advocates on the left -- some on the right -- oppose the elimination of a revolving door illegal immigration and in fact want fewer restrictions on illegal immigration. The agenda of some Libertarian Republicans is obvious -- cheap labor. However, what are the motives of members of the Democrat Party? Why does it appear they are exploiting illegal immigrants, most of whom are Mexican nationals? Whenever this hot-button issue is discussed on a broadcast or...

WASHINGTON -- A Colorado congressman is asking the Interior Department to reconsider the crescent-shaped design of the memorial to those aboard a plane hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, because some may think it honors the terrorists. Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., says the design, called "Crescent of Embrace," could invite "controversy and criticism." In a letter sent Tuesday to National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, Tancredo said many have questioned the shape "because of the crescent's prominent use as a symbol in Islam — and the fact that the hijackers were radical Islamists." Flight 93 crashed into a field in southwestern...

He's doing it again...John Kerry exploited America's Vietnam veterans and troops in 1971 for his own political gain.Now it's 2004... he's doing it again. 

Birthright israel's free trips to the country – paid for by Jewish philanthropists eager to foster ties to Israel and Judaism – don't only provide safe passage to fervent Zionists. The program has also attracted members of the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement who fit the requirements for participation: They are Jewish, 18 to 26, and have never been on an organized tour of the country. "It's a free ticket," explained ISM cofounder Adam Shapiro, who informed student activists at November's Palestine Solidarity Movement conference at Ohio State University of the birthright trips. He said he knows personally at least five...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - President Bush and his political allies have gone too far in labeling critics of his domestic policies as unpatriotic, Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe says. McAuliffe, carrying his message to the Ohio Democratic Party's annual state dinner on Saturday, said the White House "has shamelessly exploited the heartfelt compassion and patriotism that brought our country together after Sept. 11. "As 9/11 and the war in Iraq pushed all domestic news to the back pages of the television broadcasts, this administration has presided over a devastating economic policy, a policy of massive tax cuts for the rich."...

Saddam Hussein and his inner circle will make more than $US2billion ($3.65billion) this year by exploiting the United Nations' oil-for-food program and running extensive smuggling operations, a new report says. The report, by a human rights group, says Saddam's illicit income has grown steadily since the oil-for-food program began in 1996, from $US471million then to $US2.2billion last year and up to $US2.5billion this year. The Iraqi leadership generates more than $US1billion of that revenue through the illegal sale of oil to Syria, United States officials say. It makes a further $US1billion from smuggling and kickbacks on its multi-billion-dollar trade in...