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Donald Trump Is Exactly The Candidate Republicans Deserve
When the leading candidate for the Republican presidential nomination was asked by CNN for his response to the recently-announced accord with Iran, he didn’t mince words. “I would have made a deal not from desperation,” he said. “I would have doubled and tripled up the sanctions, and I would’ve made a much better deal.” Four years ago, this same man hired investigators in Hawaii with the hope of debunking President Obama’s birth certificate and proving, once and for all, that Americans had been duped into electing a foreigner. Back then, he told Meredith Vieira of NBC that his investigators “cannot…
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Is Bobby Jindal’s Presidential Campaign Manager Being Paid With State Campaign Funds?
Maybe not, but right now, it sure looks that way. On December 22, 2014, Bob Yarborough, acting in his official capacity as a representative of “Friends of Bobby,” the state campaign fund for Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, signed a one-year agreement with Timmy Teepell and his firm OnMessage. The Jindal campaign still had more than $1.5 million left in the bank from their 2011 re-election contest, and considering the governor was now term-limited and had his eyes on the White House, they apparently decided to begin drawing down as much as possible from their state fund. Timmy Teepell has been…
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The Unfinished Business of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Twenty-five years later, it is now safe to say that the Americans with Disabilities Act has been a huge, undeniable success. It should be regarded as the most significant accomplishment of President George H.W. Bush’s career, even though he can’t claim complete credit. It transformed the entire universe for people like me, who were born with cerebral palsy, and millions of others like me, people of all ages and types forced to negotiate the world differently than everyone else. But as transformational as the ADA has been, it is now facing a quarter-life crisis. If we are to ensure its…
CenLamar | Est. 2006
