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Obama pressed by neighbors on sensitive issues

 Pressed by North American allies on an array of politically fraught issues, President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to press ahead with stalled efforts to expand trade agreements for the Americas into Asia and overhaul fractured U.S. immigration laws. But Obama made no promises to frustrated Canadian leaders about his long-anticipated decision on the Keystone […] Continue reading →

Thomas Sowell: Republicans to the Rescue?

 Some supporters of President Obama may be worried about how he and the Democrats are going to fare politically, as the problems of ObamaCare continue to escalate, and it looks like the Republicans have a chance to win a majority in the Senate. But Democrats may not need to worry so much. Republicans may once […] Continue reading →

Napolitano departure widens DHS leadership gap

The leadership vacancy created by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano’s resignation is the latest and greatest blow to a department where one-third of the heads of key agencies and divisions have been filled with acting officials or remained vacant for months. Napolitano’s departure, slated for September, will create the 15th hole in the department’s 45 […] Continue reading →

Ariz. sheriff Arpaio suspends immigration efforts

 An Arizona sheriff who led the way for local police across the country to take up immigration enforcement is reconsidering his crackdowns — and other law enforcement officials who followed his lead are expected to eventually back away, too. Joe Arpaio, the sheriff for metropolitan Phoenix, has temporarily suspended all his immigration efforts after a […] Continue reading →

Thomas Sowell: Abstract Immigrants

One of the many sad signs of our times is the way current immigration issues are discussed. A hundred years ago, the immigration controversies of that era were discussed in the context of innumerable facts about particular immigrant groups. Many of those facts were published in a huge, multi-volume 1911 study by a commission headed […] Continue reading →

Obama Versus Obama -Thomas Sowell

Many voters will be comparing Mitt Romney with Barack Obama between now and election day. But what might be even more revealing would be comparing Obama with Obama. There is a big contrast between Obama based on his rhetoric (“Obama 1″) and Obama based on his record (“Obama 2″). For example, during the 2008 election […] Continue reading →