Freedom 21 Conference in Dallas
We are at the Freedom 21 Conference and will resume News and Commentary on Monday.
Enjoy the weekend.
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FEMA seeks immunity from trailer fume suits
USA Today, New Orleans
The Federal Emergency Management Agency asked a federal judge Wednesday for immunity from lawsuits over potentially dangerous fumes in government-issued trailers that have housed tens of thousands
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Republicans See Hope in Alaska’s North Slope
Susan Jones, CNS News, Washington
Increased American energy production throughout the North Slope is a bridge to America’s energy future, Republicans insist. The North Slope includes Prudhoe Bay, Alpine Field, the National
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Not Counting Canadians: The Security and Prosperity Partnership and public opinion
Canadian
Council of Canadians commissioned Environics Research Group to conduct a survey of Canadians to find out how they feel about the major SPP policy directions and initiatives, including North American regulatory convergence, energy integration with the United States
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McCain Aide Says New York Times Rejection of Iraq Essay Unfair
Lorraine Woellert and Edwin Chen, Bloomberg, New York
The Times decided against publishing McCain's essay because it needed the candidate to revise the article to say specifically what he planned to do in Iraq, the newspaper said on its Web site, quoting David Shipley, editor of the op-ed page. Andrew
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Paul supporters sue to stop GOP panel from picking delegates
Anjeanette Damon, RGJ, Nevada
Terhune filed suit Monday in Washoe District Court to force the state party to submit to the Republican National Committee the list of 31 national delegates elected at an insurgent state convention in June. The Nevada Republican Party has refused to recognize that convention
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American physicists warned not to debate global warming
Andrew Orlowski, The Register, UK
Bureaucrats at the American Physical Society (APS) have issued a curious warning to their members about an article in one of their own publications. Don't read this, they say - we don't agree with it. But what is it about the piece that is so terrible, that like Medusa, it could make men go blind?
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D.C. makes rules for parents who home school
Mark Segraves, WTOP Radio, Washington
Parents also will have to keep a portfolio of their children's work, including writing examples, worksheets and assessments. District school officials will be able to review the portfolio twice a year
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