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Delaware: Imam Picks His Nose During Pledge of Allegiance

The State Senate in Delaware opened with an Islamic prayer recently and instead of the Imam participating in the Pledge of Allegiance with his hand over his heart, he decided it was a good time to pick his nose. (video) … Continue reading →

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Dartmouth Announces Carbon Reduction Plan

Dartmouth College today is announcing a series of proposals to help the college reduce carbon emissions from its Hanover campus operations.The Earth Day-timed recommendations from a sustainability task force include calling for Dartmouth to achieve a 50 percent reduction in … Continue reading →

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State Reps Smoke Cannabis at NH State House

Since 2009, on April 20th at 4:20pm people from across New Hampshire gather in front of the State House in Concord to commit mass civil disobedience by smoking, vaporizing, or otherwise consuming cannabis in public. As has happened in previous … Continue reading →

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Why Life is at the Forefront for the Federalist Party

The Declaration of Independence conspicuously listed life as an unalienable right. It’s impossible to know for certain how the founders would weigh in on the modern abortion debate, but the Federalist Party holds to the idea that protecting life at … Continue reading →

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Business-Friendly States Are Growing at the Expense of Those that Tax and Spend

Taxes matter for economic competitiveness. People and businesses often seek out lower tax burdens across state lines. Rich States, Poor States data shows states that keep taxes low, avoid job-killing over-regulation, and follow prudent budget practices consistently and significantly outperform … Continue reading →

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Ann Coulter On Berkeley: “Beta Males” Engaging In “Rodney King Riots”

None of this has to do with security. After acceding to all their requirements, which were also arbitrary and silly, and they claimed it was on the basis of safety, I suggested two measures that actually would allow free speech … Continue reading →

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New York Times Posts Misleading White House Photo With New England Patriots

The [New England] Patriots went to the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl victory. The New York Times posted a sided by side photo comparing their visit from 2015 when Obama was President to the 2017 visit with Trump. … Continue reading →

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On School Choice, Sununu Supports the #VolinskyAgenda

Stated considerably more succinctly, Sununu (a) believes reducing funding for public schools in order to fund school choice may “harm[] public schools,” and (b) he wants to limit, at least initially, school choice to choice among public schools. More… | … Continue reading →

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NH Senate unveils proposal to help alleviate mental health waitlist

Republican Senate leaders unveiled a proposal Friday to dramatically expand the number of mental health treatment beds in New Hampshire. The plan comes in response to the growing number of psychiatric patients who have been forced to wait days or … Continue reading →

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Nashua Democrat with HRA Score of 2.3% Declares She is a Republican

Hillsborough District 30 New Hampshire Democrat Mariellen MacKay has changed her party affiliation. From now on she’d like to be called a Republican. But there’s a problem. The New Hampshire House Republican Alliance (NHHRA) which tracks legislators votes based on their adherence … Continue reading →

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