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August 7, 2015
Maggie Gallagher

My Six Takeaways from the First Debate(s)
[caption id="attachment_10004" align="alignright" width="300"]Preparations are made for the Fox News GOP primary debate in Myrtle Beach, SC, on January 10, 2008 (photo credit: Teresa via Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0) Preparations are made for the Fox News GOP primary debate in Myrtle Beach, SC, on January 10, 2008 (photo credit: Teresa via Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0)[/caption][...]
August 7, 2015
Nick Arnold

Rubio Confronts Chris Cuomo on Science of Abortion (VIDEO)
The past 24 hours have been saturated with commentary on how candidates did at the first GOP presidential debate, but Senator Marco Rubio’s strongest performance came this morning, in an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo.  Cuomo tried to corner Rubio on whether he would support exceptions for late-term abortion bans, but Rubio gave a strong defense of the need to protect all human life under the law.  That led to an embarrassing exchange (for Cuomo) about the scientific definition of human life.  The full exchange is here, and their exchange on human life is below:[...]
August 6, 2015
Steve Wagner

What I Will Be Listening For At the Debate
[caption id="attachment_10004" align="alignright" width="300"]Preparations are made for the Fox News GOP primary debate in Myrtle Beach, SC, on January 10, 2008 (photo credit: Teresa via Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0) Preparations are made for the Fox News GOP primary debate in Myrtle Beach, SC, on January 10, 2008 (photo credit: Teresa via Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0)[/caption][...]
August 6, 2015
Maggie Gallagher

New Poll: 80 Percent of Americans Support the Christian Photographer’s Right to Say “No”
Poll_photographerThere have been several polls in recent months showing an increasing concern among Americans for religious liberty, especially in light of the Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling. A new poll by Cadell and Associates shows the highest level of support yet for the Christian photographers, florists and other wedding professionals now being slapped with bankrupting fines by the government for refusing to cater gay weddings: 81 percent.[...]
August 6, 2015
Nick Arnold

The Case for Rick Perry
[caption id="attachment_7771" align="alignright" width="300"]Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (photo credit: Gage Skidmore) Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (photo credit: Gage Skidmore)[/caption][...]