Court reverses conviction in online rant against Obama

07/19/11 A Southern California man's racist post in 2008 suggesting that the then-presidential candidate should be shot is lawful online speech, not a crime, according to a divided federal appeals court. A Southern California man who posted an online racist rant that suggested Barack Obama should be shot during the 2008 presidential campaign was engaged in constitutionally protected free speech and ...

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Why The Democratic Party Is Doomed

07/18/11 The Democratic Party, as we have known it for the past 70 years, is now in its last days.Yes, the House Republicans may raise the debt ceiling for a mix of spending cuts and revenue raisers. Yes, Barack Obama may win the 2012 presidential contest. Yes, bureaucrats and judges will continue to impose new and costly regulations on the economy.But it doesn't matter. The long-term trends are almost ...

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Robert Scheer: Sorry Elizabeth, Wall Street Said No

07/20/11 So much for the meritocracy. Despite an elite education, effusive charm and brilliant wit, Barack Obama, like Bill Clinton before him, has ended up betraying...

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