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According to Mexican President Felipe Calderón, the United States is “the biggest drug addict in the world.” (more)

President Obama has now transformed the United States into an official “state sponsor of terrorism” a designation, that when applied to other countries, means no aid, no trade, you are now an adversary of the U.S. and her allies. It remains unclear how Obama’s actions will affect our ability to trade with ourselves as a nation. (more)

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Gov. Bobby Jindal was on a roll Tuesday morning, rallying the crowd of more than 1,000 South Plaquemines Parish residents and New Orleans Saints fans, tying together how the Super Bowl champion Saints can serve as an inspiration for the recovery from the devastating BP oil spill. (more)

A recent lengthy New York Times article on charter schools, which are deregulated publicly funded schools of choice, came to the conclusion that the record of these schools was mixed, with some charters doing better than regular public schools, while others perform about the same or worse. That’s no surprise since even supporters acknowledge that there are good and bad charters. The real story that the Times overlooked is the ability of charter schools to use their freedom in order to transform themselves if they are not performing well. (more)

I can understand the outrage. (more)

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Major players in Washington cheered the latest version of an energy bill, which tries to buy votes with “something for almost everyone.” But beleaguered consumers will get stuck with skyrocketing bills after others feast on new government benefits. (more)

Anti-bank rhetoric may be all the rage, but there are 19 billion reasons why taxpayers should redirect their anger toward Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the lawmakers who keep bailing them out and the news media that refuse to report it. (more)

It seems an odd strategy for a White House that has carefully managed the roll-out for its Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan. (more)

Despite the fact that “the United Nations, the U.S. Embassy, and the Arab League as well as Iraqi election officials have all declared the election free of systematic fraud,” as the Associated Press points out, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is hell-bent to make sure he remains the leader of Iraq.   Two months after the March 7^th elections, voters are showing signs of frustration.  “The manual recount just delays the political process and it will destabilize the security situation,” one resident told the AP. (more)

This past week, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) provided remarks to the Heritage Foundation as Protect America Month kicked off. Outlining the ongoing threats facing the United States, Rep. Cantor emphasized two issues of pressing importance: global nuclear proliferation and domestic and foreign terrorism. (more)

On Wednesday afternoon around 1:45 p.m., the New York Times reported that Keith Olbermann had petulantly forced the abrupt cancellation of MSNBC’s weeklong series “America the Angry.” On Wednesday afternoon around 1:47 p.m., Olbermann suddenly tweeted that he would be undergoing a colonoscopy that would prevent him from hosting Wednesday and Thursday’s shows. (more)

Just days after the Iraqi court ordered a recount of the province that includes Baghdad, now comes word that former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi wants to go deeper in the process. “What worries us now, although we are committed to a manual recount and we believe in it very strongly … is why other areas have not been included,” Mr. Allawi said in remarks earlier this week. (more)

A high-ranking House Republican on Tuesday sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asking for an explanation of the timing of its lawsuit against investment bank Goldman Sachs and whether it engineered a Friday announcement for political purposes. (more)

The votes are in from Muqtada al-Sadr’s Iraqi “referendum” and the winner is … neither of the front runners, former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi or current Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. It’s the former interim Prime Minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, who served from 2005-06. So, why did the Sadrist movement pick Mr. al-Jaafari? (more)

Apple on Thursday triumphantly announced iPhone OS 4, which will finally bring iPhone and iPad users what the company calls “true multi-tasking.” The feature, which rival smartphones have had for months, allows users to run multiple applications at the same time and switch seamlessly between them on the iPhone 3GS and iPad. At least, that’s what it’s supposed to do. (more)

So, let’s get right into it. I’m getting ready for the release of my newest book, “Losing Our Religion: The Liberal Media’s Attack on Christianity,” out April 27 by Simon & Schuster. To that end, my Daily Caller editor’s exact words were, “Please promote the shit out of it in your column.” Thus: watch a salacious promotional video here, pre-order your copy here, get an autographed copy here, and go here to see where and when I’ll be speaking, signing and appearing. (more)

Ten years ago, and presumably without any sense of risking fate, then-Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown declared he had exorcised boom and bust. Next week, Prime Minister Brown will end the phony political war Britain has been engulfed in for the past year and likely announce a general election. The election will be held in the midst of the most terrifying bust the country has experienced since the Jarrow March and the Great Depression. (more)