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By Ria Misra - Politics DailyThe White House has released a list of 16 people who will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on August 12. Echoing his rhetoric from the campaign trail, President Obama said they all shared one common factor: "Each has been an agent of change." ...
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By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyWatch what you tweet (05:33) Sen. Jeff Sessions and the backlash against Southern Republicans (07:55) Alternative reality watch: Justice Arlen Specter? (07:08) Rumblings of a Dem primary challenge to Specter (04:23) The (possibly phony) controversy over Judge Sonia Sotomayor (08:51) Remembering Jack Kemp (08:45) ...
The Day Jack Kemp Helped Get MLK His Holiday
By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyOn August 2, 1983 I sat in the press gallery of the House of Representatives and watched history being made. That was the date of the historic debate on the bill designating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. a federal holiday. ...
Jack Kemp, RIP
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyJack Kemp passed away this weekend, and the conservative movement has lost another giant. No matter what political positions you hold or what party you belong to -- I'm guessing that (as you are interested enough to read this site) you have a few political idols. For liberals, there are the figures of FDR and Woodrow Wilson. For libertarians, there are thinkers like Ayn Rand. Conservatives, though, probably take the cake when it comes to their adoration of figures like Ronald Reagan (and before him, people like William F. Buckley and Barry Goldwater). As much as I loved the man, Reagan ...
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