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Longtime lawmaker Frank Wolf’s new fight to represent Middle East’s Christians

02/20/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Former U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf is frustrated at how religious persecution is thriving in the Middle East while the West seems not to heed his or anyone else’s warnings. It’s one of the reasons the Republican finally left Congress last…

Let’s not be so quick to believe gun-control rhetoric

02/16/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
In this Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 photo, a dealer arranges handguns in a display case in advance of a show at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas gun advocates in the Legislature are supporting bills that would…

Leaders Agree To Ceasefire Terms For Ukraine In Minsk Talks

02/12/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Yesterday, the leaders of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia held peace talks in Belarus. Though the United States wasn’t represented at the summit, both President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry has made clear that they support a diplomatic…

What is more likely to kill you — a gun or a car?

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FILE — Feb. 6, 2015: A dealer arranges handguns in a display case in advance of a show at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) Which is more likely to kill you: a car or…

Washington county considering ‘book and release’ policy for criminal defendants

02/10/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
King County in Washington State could be about to get a lot softer on crime. County Executive Dow Constantine announced that if judges, prosecutors and public defenders can’t figure out a way to speed up the time it takes criminal…

Islamic State torturing, killing, raping children in Iraq; government must do more to help, UN says

02/05/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
ISIS is beheading, crucifying and burying alive children and families of religious minorities in Iraq, according to a UN report, which called on government forces there to do more to protect them. In a report issued Wednesday in Geneva, the…

The Real State of Our Union: More entitlements, taxes and unemployment

01/19/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
In his State of the Union address, President Obama will propose much he knows the Republican-controlled Congress will not enact, but his real agenda is to set the table for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Once again, the president will…

Sen. Ernst tapped to give GOP response to State of the Union

01/15/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
HERSHEY, Pa. – Newly elected Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst will deliver the Republican response to President Obama’s State of the Union address, GOP leaders said Thursday. “She’s a perfect choice,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said at a GOP…

Wake up call? Obama White House changes its mind about Paris response

01/12/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Some 40 world leaders marched together in a unity rally Sunday in Paris in what the New York Times banner headline dubbed a “Huge Show of Solidarity Against Terrorism.” Forty world leaders were present, but not President Obama, who was…

California breaks ground on bullet train project despite opposition, as price tag soars

01/07/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Despite cost overruns, lawsuits, public opposition and a projected completion date 13 years behind schedule, California Gov. Jerry Brown broke ground Tuesday on what is to become the most expensive public works project in U.S. history: the California bullet train.…