Do We Want Terrorists In the Country or Out of It?
Posted by Jim Harper
The Sunday morning political shows spent some time today on a bill that was introduced in the House last week. H.R. 2294 is called the Keep Terrorists Out of America Act – OK! OK! I’m for it! With a name like that . . . .
And that’s why the bill has such a name, [...]
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What Kind of Terrorism Does North Korea Sponsor?
Posted by Jim Harper
S. 837 is a new bill introduced in the Senate to require that North Korea be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism, among other things.
But wait a sec. North Korea is and does a lot of bad things, but is sponsoring terrorism among them?
Well, kinda, yes. My handy Web research reveals a Salon article [...]
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Public Opinion on Iraq, WMD, and Terrorism
Posted by Jim Harper
Along with an economic stimulus package, the details of which are unknown, one of the big initiatives coming out of the new Obama administration is likely to be a draw-down in troops from Iraq.
The good folks at Harris Interactive are touting what they’ve learned recently about public opinion in that area. A majority of people [...]
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