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Governor Mitt Romney's "Faith In America" Address — "Faith In America" — Remarks As Prepared For Delivery — The George Bush Presidential Library — College Station, Texas — "Thank you, Mr. President, for your kind introduction. — "It is an honor to be here today.
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Excerpts Of Governor Romney's "Faith In America" Address — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — CONTACT: Romney Press Shop (857) 288-6390 — College Station, TX - Speaking at The George Bush Presidential Library, Governor Romney will address the American people about his views on religious liberty …
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
"A Common Creed Of Moral Convictions" — Mitt Romney's "Faith in America" speech was simply magnificent, and anyone who denies it is not to be trusted as an analyst. On every level it was a masterpiece. The staging and Romney's delivery, the eclipse of all other candidates it caused …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Did Romney Score With The Speech? — People sometimes underestimate Mitt Romney's persuasive speaking style and genuine warmth on the dais, and that made some difference today with his speech, "Faith in America". Before its delivery, it appeared to hold no promise for Romney's standing with voters …
Glen Johnson / Associated Press:
Romney: No religious test for president — COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Republican Mitt Romney, confronting voters' skepticism about his Mormon faith, declared Thursday that as president he would "serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause," and said calls for him to explain and justify …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Romney's "Faith in America" Speech: What Worked and What Didn't
Romney's "Faith in America" Speech: What Worked and What Didn't
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Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
The Romney Speech: My Take — I thought it was a very good speech too.
The Romney Speech: My Take — I thought it was a very good speech too.
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John R. Bolton / Washington Post:
The Flaws In the Iran Report — Rarely has a document from the supposedly hidden world of intelligence had such an impact as the National Intelligence Estimate released this week. Rarely has an administration been so unprepared for such an event. And rarely have vehement critics of the …
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Details in Military Notes Led to Shift on Iran, U.S. Says — American intelligence agencies reversed their view about the status of Iran's nuclear weapons program after they obtained notes last summer from the deliberations of Iranian military officials involved in the weapons development program …
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Big News Orgs Punt On Bush's Iran Intel Lie; CNN's Ed Henry Gets It Right — One thing that always mystifies this blog: When the President is caught in a lie or a contradiction on something as urgent as war, why are the big news orgs so reluctant to do stand alone stories on it, with this key info right in their headlines and ledes?
Carter Dougherty / International Herald Tribune:
High income taxes in Denmark worsen a labor shortage — COPENHAGEN: As a self-employed software engineer, Thomas Sorensen broadcasts his qualifications to potential employers across Europe and the Middle East. But to the ones in his native Denmark, he is simply unavailable.
Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Boy Scouts Lose Philadelphia Lease in Gay-Rights Fight — For three years the Philadelphia council of the Boy Scouts of America held its ground. It resisted the city's request to change its discriminatory policy toward gay people despite threats that if it did not do so …
Rob Stein / Washington Post:
Teen Birth Rate Rises in U.S., Reversing a 14-Year Decline — After falling steadily for more than a decade, the birth rate for American teenagers jumped last year, federal health officials reported yesterday, a sharp reversal in what has been one of the nation's most celebrated social and public health successes.
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Now 3% Clearer! The Real World Effects of Ab Only
Now 3% Clearer! The Real World Effects of Ab Only
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Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Dems back off on Iraq demands — Each day lately, Democrats inch closer to giving President Bush more money for the war in Iraq without any serious mandates for withdrawing U.S. troops. — Democratic leaders are loath to acknowledge they've backed off, but lawmakers from both sides of the aisle …
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Declan McCullagh / CNET News.com:
House vote on illegal images sweeps in Wi-Fi, Web sites — The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill saying that anyone offering an open Wi-Fi connection to the public must report illegal images including "obscene" cartoons and drawings—or face fines of up to $300,000.
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Cheney bashes top Democrats — Vice President Cheney warned in an interview Wednesday that a premature withdrawal from Iraq would invite "further attacks" against the United States and said he has been surprised by the weakness of the Democratic Congress. — Most striking were his virtually …
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Queasy Giuliani Faithful Ask For Truth On Trips — 'Own Up or Explain,' Says New Hampshire Backer Charbonneau — Rudy Giuliani. — Rudy Giuliani's supporters are unsettled. — "Yeah, I'm starting to have second thoughts," said Garry Biniecki, the undersheriff of Sanilac County in Michigan …