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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Spending Cuts Are Happening, One Way or Another
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:26 PM :: 5812 Views :: National News, Economy, Military

It would be better to replace them with smarter cuts, but the reality is that Washington has to start cutting spending now....

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Monday, February 18, 2013
George Washington's Example on Religious Liberty
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:31 PM :: 3692 Views :: National News

Instead of celebrating George Washington’s birthday, today we’ve lumped him in together with no-names including Millard Fillmore and William Henry Harrison as we celebrate a generic “Presidents’ Day.”

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Friday, February 15, 2013
Why Should I Care About the U.S. Debt?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:21 PM :: 5201 Views :: National News, Economy

You’re busy. So busy you barely have time to read these words. So why should you care about the U.S. debt? Does it affect your life?

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Thursday, February 14, 2013
On Valentine's Day Marriage Makes Fiscal Sense
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:03 PM :: 3306 Views :: Family

...National Marriage Week (February 7–14) is drawing attention to the link between the collapse of marriage and child poverty—and its cost to America....

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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Obamacare: Hospices Declare Bankruptcy
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:44 PM :: 3975 Views :: Health Care

...hospice care was hit by a $17 billion payment cut from 2013 to 2022.  Now, contrary to all of the misleading claims, this effect is already beginning....

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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Morning Bell: Taking Terrorism and the Arab Spring Seriously
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:19 PM :: 3205 Views :: Military

The President’s statement saluting “the courage and sacrifice of those who serve in dangerous places at great personal risk” unfortunately rings hollow when one considers the Administration’s treatment of the Benghazi terrorist attack....

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Heritage Experts Analyze the State of the Union
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:48 PM :: 3515 Views :: National News

President Barack Obama laid out an ambitious agenda last night. Here are some highlights of our experts’ analysis of his claims, his plans, and his promises....

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Obama's Bogus State of the Union Promises
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:22 PM :: 3732 Views :: National News

Tonight, the American people will be watching President Obama’s fifth State of the Union address. How has he done on his promises over the past four years?

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Monday, February 11, 2013
Heritage: Get the Federal Government Out of the Natural Gas Business
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:22 PM :: 3079 Views :: Energy

...the United States has more than a century’s worth of natural gas beneath its soil....

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Friday, February 8, 2013
Getting a Meddling Government Out of Our Lives
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:45 PM :: 3771 Views :: National News

The next time a cashier asks "paper or plastic?" think of Abbie Schoenwetter. He spent more than six years in federal confinement for shipping lobster in plastic instead of cardboard....

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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Stop Apologizing for America and Start Promoting Liberty
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:09 PM :: 3315 Views :: Military

Today, while government spending is soaring, defense spending relative to the size of the economy is near historical lows....

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Taking America from Welfare State to Opportunity Society
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:47 AM :: 2098 Views

This week, we are highlighting America's Opportunity for All, The Heritage Foundation's plan to help people secure these dreams....

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Fighting Government Cronyism with an Opportunity Agenda
By Heritage Foundation @ 10:41 AM :: 4841 Views :: National News, Ethics

How does cronyism affect your life? Tell us in the comments.... 

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Monday, February 4, 2013
What Ideas Are Conservatives FOR?
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:18 AM :: 3612 Views :: National News

 ...we're going to take our arguments to all Americans....

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Friday, February 1, 2013
How to Balance the Budget in 10 Years
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:41 PM :: 3627 Views :: National News

Both houses of Congress have now voted to suspend the debt ceiling until May 19, buying lawmakers more time to develop a budget. The Senate would put together a budget for the first time in three years....

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Thursday, January 31, 2013
A Blow to Obama's Imperial Presidency
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:56 AM :: 5947 Views :: National News, Obama

“Our unilateral president must take his unilateral medicine.” 

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Reforming America's Immigration System
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:45 PM :: 4007 Views :: National News

The Heritage Foundation has released the following statement....

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
John Kerry, President Obama's Ideological Twin
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:56 PM :: 2638 Views

Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is likely to be confirmed today as the next Secretary of State after sailing through a Senate hearing last week. What does this mean for America and its foreign policy?

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Monday, January 28, 2013
It's School Choice Week
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:43 PM :: 5465 Views :: Education K-12, National News

...school choice advocates—including parents, teachers, schoolchildren and administrators, and many others—will come together to promote educational choice, with more than 3,600 events taking place nationwide....

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Friday, January 25, 2013
Marching for Life
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:30 PM :: 6906 Views :: National News, Life

Later today, hundreds of thousands of people will descend on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for the annual March for Life.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013
The Urgent Danger in the Senate
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:36 PM :: 3945 Views :: National News

Think your state has equal representation in the Senate? Well, that could be eliminated soon.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
It's Time to Balance the Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:59 PM :: 3485 Views :: National News

Today, the House will vote on a proposal that would suspend the debt ceiling until May 19....

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Obama’s Second Inaugural Address, Translated
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:10 PM :: 6287 Views :: National News, Obama

Obama was honest about his intentions to grow government in order to remake our country along his progressive vision....

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Monday, January 21, 2013
MLK, Obama and Opportunity
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:38 PM :: 5802 Views :: National News, Obama

The politics of division and class warfare, the centerpiece of Obama’s campaign rhetoric, are the antithesis of King’s dream....

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Sunday, January 20, 2013
Heritage: Conservative ideas need a new message
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:42 PM :: 3657 Views :: National News

Conservative ideas work. Numerous states are demonstrating that low taxes, right-to-work laws, school choice, energy development and other common-sense policies improve the lives of everyone....

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Friday, January 18, 2013
Responding to Newtown
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:58 PM :: 5821 Views :: National News, Health Care, Second Amendment

“Given the weak track record of federal mental health programs, states should exercise primary responsibility for determining appropriate mental health services, which will entail eliminating restrictions currently imposed by the federal government.”

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Thursday, January 17, 2013
Obama's Religious Freedom Proclamation
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:32 PM :: 6369 Views :: National News, First Amendment, Religion

As we observe Religious Freedom Day, let us remember the legacy of faith and independence we have inherited, and let us honor it by forever upholding our right to exercise our beliefs free from prejudice or persecution.” -- President Barack Obama

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Don't Raise Debt Ceiling Without Balancing the Budget
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:24 PM :: 4561 Views :: National News, Economy

...Obama promised to cut the annual deficit in half in his first term. Instead, his budgets include near-trillion-dollar deficits as far as the eye can see....

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
"Default" Is a Red Herring in Debt Ceiling Debate
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:26 PM :: 4028 Views :: National News

Yesterday, President Obama accused his opposition in Congress of threatening to “default” on America’s loans....

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Monday, January 14, 2013
Head Start: When the Government Fails Completely
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:32 AM :: 6088 Views :: Education K-12, National News

What happens when a government program simply does not do what it is supposed to do?

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Friday, January 11, 2013
Chinese Investment in the U.S. Shatters Records
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:58 AM :: 6557 Views :: National News, World News, Economy

China set a record with its investments around the world in 2012. And in the United States, China shattered its previous investment record.

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Thursday, January 10, 2013
WaPo: Reform Medicare, Sustain It Long Term
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:46 PM :: 4059 Views :: National News, Health Care

The editorial board of The Washington Post is absolutely right: “Medicare as we know it is not sustainable,” and the “ultimate solution” is structural reform.

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Thursday, January 10, 2013
See America's Ranking in the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:36 PM :: 4915 Views :: National News, Economy

the 19th edition of the Index of Economic Freedom, produced by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal....

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Defying the Obama Administration on Religious Liberty
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:59 PM :: 4750 Views :: National News, Health Care

Hobby Lobby gained national attention when its leadership announced they would not bow to the Obama Administration’s violation of their religious liberty....

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
13 Tax Increases in 2013
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:14 PM :: 5292 Views :: National News, Taxes

The deal that Congress and President Obama struck that finally—but only partially—avoided the fiscal cliff resulted in seven tax increases.  Those hikes combined with six tax increases from Obamacare....

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Saturday, January 5, 2013
Obesity in America: Blame Trade Protectionism on Sugar
By Heritage Foundation @ 9:43 PM :: 7550 Views :: National News, Economy, Health Care

With a new study pointing the finger at high fructose corn syrup as a culprit in America’s explosive epidemic of obesity, it is important to remember just why we are consuming so much of this commodity as opposed to table sugar....

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Friday, January 4, 2013
Will the Senate Minority Be Silenced?
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:59 PM :: 3788 Views :: National News

Reid has already effectively shut down the opportunity for minority Senators to offer amendments to bills. Now he is angling to change the Senate’s rules so that minority members cannot filibuster a bill.

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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Uproar Over Bloated Sandy Aid Package
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:10 PM :: 3756 Views :: National News

The real “selfishness and duplicity,” however, comes from those who insist that this bill is meant for Sandy’s victims—when in reality, it is a special-interest money fest....

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Taxes to Rise on Most American Workers
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:07 PM :: 5849 Views :: National News, Taxes

The Wall Street Journal calculates that the “typical U.S. family earning $50,000 a year” will lose “an annual income boost of $1,000.”

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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Tax Hikes to Start the New Year
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:36 PM :: 4767 Views :: National News, Taxes

Postpones sequestration’s automatic spending cuts (including those to defense) by two months....

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Monday, December 31, 2012
Are We Helping Poor Americans?
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:02 PM :: 4166 Views :: National News

A half-century into the War on Poverty, liberals can hardly declare victory. But they can claim the dominant anti-poverty narrative: Fight poverty by spending more....

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Friday, December 28, 2012
The 10 Worst Regulations of 2012
By Heritage Foundation @ 3:31 PM :: 4148 Views :: National News

In the past year, regulators drafted rules that addressed everything from caloric intake to dishwasher efficiency....

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Thursday, December 27, 2012
10 Facts on the Fiscal Cliff, Debt, and Spending
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:02 PM :: 5268 Views :: National News, Taxes

...just days left for President Obama and lawmakers in Congress to avert a major tax hike, sequestration, and other major policy changes....

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Obama's Cap-and-Trade Scheme for Cars
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:16 PM :: 4938 Views :: Energy, National News

...will increase the average cost of a new car by $3,000 by 2025....

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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
A Christmas Message from Jim DeMint
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:35 PM :: 4858 Views :: Religion

Heritage will be entering a new chapter with the new year. Not only will we celebrate our 40th anniversary, we will have new leadership as Senator Jim DeMint succeeds Edwin J. Feulner as president in April....

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Monday, December 24, 2012
’Twas the Night Before Cliff-mas
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:44 PM :: 4815 Views :: National News, Taxes

With time running out for President Obama and Congress to reach an agreement, this Christmas Eve we bring to you 2012 twist on Clement Clarke Moore's famous poem....

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Friday, December 21, 2012
Conservatives Stand Their Ground
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:46 PM :: 5794 Views :: National News, Taxes

Lacking votes from his own party, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) called off consideration of “Plan B” last night....

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Thursday, December 20, 2012
3 Simple Solutions for Fixing Social Security
By Heritage Foundation @ 11:40 AM :: 3632 Views :: National News

Later today the Republican-led House of Representatives will vote on “Plan B” .... 

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
What's at Stake in the Democratic Republic of Congo
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:43 PM :: 3923 Views :: World News

...Heritage’s James Jay Carafano will explain why the Obama administration should rethink support for the U.N. peacekeeping mission there....

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
GOP Leaders Capitulate on Core Conservative Principles
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:53 PM :: 6569 Views :: National News, Republican Party, Taxes

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Republican leaders have done it once again....

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