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BY DON SORCHYCH | MARCH 5, 2014

The state of Cave Creek

Vannucci violates the law

Parallels exist between the recent election in Cave Creek and the national election giving Obama the power to change our country and not for the better.

The biggest parallel is lies. I am sure, if you are online much, you have seen lengthy lists of lies told by Obama. You won't find the lists in papers like the Arizona Republic, which persists in calling illegal aliens "migrants" – a violation of dictionary ethics.

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BY RICK MANNING | MARCH 5, 2014

The disintegration of the First Amendment

The Obama Administration has engaged in an unprecedented assault on the First Amendment which is accelerating as he expands the reach of government using regulatory powers well beyond their legal limitations.

BY LAWRENCE SELLIN, PHD | MARCH 5, 2014

Ayatollah of the United States

In his 2014 State of the Union address Barack Obama threatened to use more executive orders if Congress and the American people fail to do what he wants.

Obama, America's first grand mufti of the Constitution, intends to govern by political fatwa.

BY TOM TOTH | MARCH 5, 2014

5 Issues the Republicans must win in 2014

With November's midterm elections drawing near, Republicans have a chance to take control of the Senate and build a daunting majority in the House of Representatives with resounding election victories across the nation. What's unclear, however, is whether or not Republicans are prepared to win in Congress once they win in their states and districts.

BY NATHAN MEHRENS | MARCH 5, 2014

IRS regs trample Tea Party's free speech, but unions get to keep their carve-out

One of the reasons the DISCLOSE Act — legislation designed to squelch 501(c)(4) political speech in and around election time — was defeated in 2010 was the presence of carve-outs written into the bill to exempt favored special interests.

Under the proposal, since only aggregate contributions over $600 would have needed to be disclosed, labor unions were exempted — most union dues are less than that. Media organizations were also carved out.