News You Need to Know 25Jan10
- Brown’s National Security Victory
Massachusetts voters reject treating our terrorist enemies like common criminals.
- When Peace Is Not a Priority
Why the Middle East “peace process” keeps going wrong.
- Today, Brown is Golden
A stern rebuke of the Democrats’ national agenda.
- Eyeless in Gaza
How radical critics distort Israel’s alleged “siege” of Palestinian territory.
- On the Road to Trouble
How will our government pay all its debts?
- United in Hate: The Left’s Romance with Tyranny and Terror
Dr. Jamie Glazov exposes the hypocrisy of leftists and liberals who claim to champion the principles of liberalism and feminism.
- Iran crackdown a ‘human rights disaster,’ report says – CNN.com
A human rights group is calling on Iran to free protesters detained after the disputed June 12 presidential election, calling the government’s crackdown on its critics a “human rights disaster.”
A report released Sunday by New York-based Human Rights Watch details alleged abuses by members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, Basij militia and police following widespread demonstrations [...] - The Bernanke Nomination – WSJ.com
The White House said yesterday it has damped down a political revolt against Ben Bernanke and now has the votes to secure the Federal Reserve Chairman’s second four-year term. Whether or not Mr. Bernanke is confirmed, the lesson we draw is that overly political central bankers will eventually be undone by politics.
There’s no doubt that [...] - Bin Laden endorses bomb attempt on US plane – AP
CAIRO – Osama bin Laden endorsed the failed attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and threatened new attacks against the United States in an audio message released Sunday that appeared aimed at asserting he maintains some direct command over al-Qaida-inspired offshoots.
However, U.S. officials and several researchers who track terrorist groups said [...] - McCain says campaign finance reform is dead – AP
WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain says the movement he led to reform how political campaigns are financed is dead.
McCain says the Supreme Court has spoken on the constitutionality of political contributions by corporations. The Arizona Republican had sought to regulate them with a landmark campaign finance law he wrote with Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis.
Last week [...]
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