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Michele Bachmann: Undeterred and undiminished

With less than a year left in her fourth and final term in Congress, it’s a little early for an exit interview, but not too early to get the views of Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) on issues dear to a “founding mother” of the Tea Party movement and on how …

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Remembering Ariel Sharon — a great man who defied stereotypes

Loved and despised – as great men so often are – Ariel Sharon was a polite bulldozer, a warrior-peacemaker, an avuncular tyrant, a bundle of contradictions. “The Lion of Israel.” The “Butcher of Beirut.” He defied stereotypes. Whether Israelis admired or reviled him, Sharon, Israel’s 11th prime minister and greatest …

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War on Christmas — or on tolerance?

Tolerance. Most Americans would agree it’s a core principle of our democracy: the right of all people to express feelings, habits, or beliefs that are different from our own. Think about it, especially when you read or hear about our core institutions — schools, government, public services… even our military …

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