Pat Dollard

WSJ We’re starting to see a pattern here. Since the Supreme Court restored the First Amendment rights of businesses and unions in last year’s Citizens United ruling, Democrats have been searching for a way to claw back control over political speech. The latest bureau to get the memo is the Internal Revenue Service, which may [...]

Wired.com TAMPA, Fla. — To passersby, T.J., a fit 20-something, is running around a red felt carpet about half the size of a basketball court inside a convention center. In his mind, he’s wearing a full set of body armor, his face obscured by a ski mask with a death’s head silkscreened on it. And [...]

NPR The discussion over who in Pakistan knew what about the fact that Osama bin Laden was living in a city north of Islamabad continues. Defense Secretary Robert Gates had this to say to reporters earlier today: “If the leadership doesn’t know … you know, I’ve done as much about accountability here as perhaps anybody, [...]

The Hill: President Obama’s campaign team is trying to capitalize on claims that he was not born in the United States.

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Boston Herald: The White House Press Office has refused to give the Boston Herald full access to President Obama’s Boston fund-raiser today, in e-mails objecting to the newspaper’s front page placement of a Mitt Romney op-ed, saying pool reporters are chosen based on whether they cover the news “fairly.” “I tend to consider the degree [...]

The Sun: DAVID Cameron yesterday announced the start of Britain’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. The PM revealed the first 450 troops will be brought home this year. But the move is bitterly opposed by military chiefs, who claim it risks throwing away the gains made by British forces. Colonel Stuart Tootal, ex-commander of 3 Para, said: [...]

Political Punch: ABC News’ Lisa Stark (@lisastark) reports: Air Force One executed a missed approach on its first attempt to land today at Bradley Field in Connecticut, circling the airport before making a successful landing on the second try. The FAA said visibility was “below the minimum,” meaning the pilots couldn’t see the runway from [...]

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Cesar Chavez’s Union Battle Flag Background: In 1944, Chavez joined the navy. After completing his duty two years later, he returned to California. In 1952, Cesar Chavez became part of an organization called the Community Service Organization (CSO) formed by Saul Alinsky. Chavez traveled throughout California and made speeches in support of workers’ rights. He [...]

National Journal: President Obama’s reelection campaign will bring in a “moderate” amount of money when it reports its fundraising total to the Federal Election Commission in July, a senior campaign adviser said. The adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that campaign officials have decided to devote the bulk of their early efforts [...]

Many in France were shocked and outraged to learn that IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was jailed at Rikers Island. Los Angeles Times: By Kim Willsher Reporting from Paris— It was only a matter of time after the arrest in New York of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sexual assault charges before the America-bashing would begin in France. [...]