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The Big Dance Is Saved – For Now

Just weeks ago the NCAA considered expanding March Madness from 65 to 96 teams. Now, the NCAA has decided to add only 3 teams and announced a $10.8 billion broadcasting deal with CBS and Turner Broadcasting. Read the full story

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Pat Buchanan Has Lost His Moorings

According to Pat Buchanan, those who criticize Benedict XVI’s handling of abusive priests are guilty of “hatred towards Catholicism.” (Anti-Catholicism and the Times by Pat Buchanan).  The N.Y. Times, he says, has a bias against this “traditionalist pope” because three-quarters of the people who edit the Times are homosexuals. Read the full story

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It’s time for the Pope to confess. Last month, Benedict XVI wrote a papal letter to Ireland apologizing for the sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests. For over one hundred years Irish children have been sexually abused by priests. Read the full story

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The empowerment zone: A great society boondoggle

     Empowerment zones were developed during the Clinton-era to revitalize urban areas nationwide. The federal government proposed 3.8 billion dollars towards funding, with the main focus on improving job opportunities.  Read the full story

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The federal salad bar

 The Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Act 2009 will mandate a salad bar at every school in the country. Read the full story

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John Boehner: he’s whatever you want him to be

You want more regulation? John Boehner’s your man. Fiscal responsibility? He can do that too. Big government? Small government? Boehner does it all. Read the full story

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