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Lawrence Billy Jones III – a reporter for The Blaze, a conservative news site – started a GoFundMe page Wednesday to raise $45,000 for the family-owned pizzeria in Walkerton to “relieve the financial loss endured by the proprietors’ stand for faith.” By 2 p.m. Thursday, they had far surpassed their goal – raking in more than $190,000.

"I could have handled that better." I don't know if the captain of the Titanic ever said that. But Mike Pence did on Tuesday. The Indiana governor has managed to step on an impressive number of parts of his own anatomy recently and in the process gravely injured what was already a long-shot ambition to run for president in 2016. Earlier this month he signed the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act in a private ceremony. In attendance were prominent opponents of gay marriage. In response, great algae plumes of righteous outrage erupted across the Internet. Gay rights groups, the...

Snip money quote: However, is it really fair to force a private sector business owner to do something against their First Amendment right to the freedom of religion and the free exercise thereof? And sadly, we have charlatans like Al Sharpton who will try to equate this to race — incomparable. When I walk into an establishment there are two identifying characteristics — male, black. There are no other behavioral aspects that are known, unless, I feel so compelled to broadcast such in an attention-grabbing stunt.

Introduction: Surgery is the established treatment for early stage primary lung cancers (cancer that started in lung) or limited secondary cancers (cancer that started outside and spread to lung, also known as metastases or metastatic cancer). External beam radiation is an alternative local therapy to surgery, particularly for patients who are not candidates for surgery due to other medical conditions. Thermal ablation, using either heat or cold, is a newer treatment to destroy cells in lung tumors. Heat is most commonly used, and is referred to as Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA). RFA of tumors has gained significant interest and acceptance in...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States said Monday it would increase radio broadcasts to Tibet as China clamped down on media coverage of the bloody protests in the Himalayan territory. ADVERTISEMENT "The violent crackdown by Chinese authorities in Tibet compels us to increase our broadcasts," said James Glassman, chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. The board is an independent federal agency which supervises all US government-supported, non-military international broadcasting, including the Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA). At present RFA broadcasts eight hours daily to Tibet via shortwave radio. VOA broadcasts four hours daily, also via...

Every two weeks, the FR chapter leaders meet in a voice conference. Tonight at 6pm Pacific, we are having our meeting and I would like to invite anyone who was involved in organizing a rally to attend. We will be discussing future plans for national rallies, who we are partnering with, strategy and review to date the events that have taken place. Also a few things I won't write about in public. If you are interested in attending, please freepmail me and I will give you instructions on how to attend. Diotima Director, Chapter and Member Services Free Republic Network

Support the Troops Rally set for SundayBy Bill HessHERALD/REVIEW SIERRA VISTA, AZ - One type of an army is reaching out to soldiers of America's Army with a Support the Troops Rally from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Salvation Army Capt. Tammy Ray, who is helping to organize the event, said there hasn’t been any large organized rally to show support for the forces fighting in Iraq, especially the men and women from Fort Huachuca who have been deployed to that region. The rally also will show support for the men and women who have families in the area who...

ALL CHAPTER LEADERS AND RALLY ORGANIZERS As a resource for future events and future rally organizers, please use this space to list the things you did that produced excellent results, the ones that didn't and the things you would do differently or add next time. Let's try to be brief and concise, keep the general discussion to a minumum and make this thread high speed and low drag.

There are a few more rallies this week and beyond, but the big weekend is behind us. I think it is fair to say this was the biggest coordinated event for Free Republic and every FReeper, Chapter leader and event coordinator performed with excellence! Here are some numbers. Keep in mind these are just from rallies that we are aware of. There are many more being conducted outside of the FR orbit and spontaneous events seem to pop up everywhere!; The weeks prior to Liberty Weekend saw 63 rallies, we had 105 on the 22nd-23rd, and 16 more scheduled in...

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Please note, with URL if possible, all media mentions, interviews, segments, etc. about any RALLY FOR AMERICA! We need to keep track of all coverage or, the lack of coverage, particularty from the national media!

GOOD LUCK and LET'S ROLL!

Today the number of Support our Troops rallies scheduled beginning today SURPASSED 110! Great work chapters and friends! Let's keep up the pressure! Every FReeper needs to get out on their street corners this weekend and let the world know we SUPPORT the action in Iraq!! The troops and your country need YOU! If you've scheduled a rally and haven't already done so, please list your rally at www.freeper.org!

There will be a pro America rally @ Montclair State University in New Jersey on Wen. the 26th of march at noon on the quad in front of the students center....that is this wen. We want this to be a giant rally with 10,000 people to counter all the anti america rallies...all are welcome and bring your american flags. thanks again! rutgers2981@hotmail.com

Orange County Young Republicans P.O. Box 11081 Newport Beach, CA 92658 www.ocyr.org EVENT ADVISORY Contact: Lee M. Lowrey Photo opportunities available President Interview opportunities available 949/466-3361 wireless e-mail: President@ocyr.org YOUNG REPUBLICANS CALL ON CITIZENS TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS ON SATURDAY Young professionals to stage rally in the midst of war WHAT: “Support America/Support Our Troops” Rally WHEN: This Saturday, March 22, 12 Noon – 2 pm WHERE: Intersection of Bristol Street & Anton Blvd. Near South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA WHO: Staged by the Orange County Young Republicans… Joined by military families, military veterans, young professionals, Vietnamese Americans,...

Last night the number of Support our Troops rallies scheduled beginning today SURPASSED 100! Great work chapters and friends! Let's keep up the pressure! Every FReeper needs to get out on their street corners this weekend and let the world know we SUPPORT the action in Iraq!! The troops and your country need YOU!

Radio Free Republic to Broadast Live from Saturday "Rallies for America"! Radio Free Republic will broadcast LIVE from rallies across the nation on Saturday, March 22! We will be moving pretty quick, catching primary speakers and doing "man in the street" interviews. If you would like your rally to be part of the broadcast, here is what we will need. 1) Your rally time shedule, speakers and your time zone. We will try to catch as many keynote speakers as possible. 2) A rally contact for RadioFR and a cell phone number. 3) If one of your speakers is chosen,...

"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country". This coming weekend, Free Republic, Free Republic Chapters and FReepers along with many other groups and patriots, will be hitting the streets in support of our troops, to take a stand against terrorists and for the liberation of Iraq. To date, we have approximately 50 rally locations that we are aware of and we expect more to announce during the coming week. To those FReepers who are not planning on attending a rally due to travel and distance issues, we urge you conduct a...

"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country". This coming weekend, Free Republic, Free Republic Chapters and FReepers along with many other groups and patriots, will be hitting the streets in support of our troops, to take a stand against terrorists and for the liberation of Iraq. To date, we have approximately 50 rally locations that we are aware of and we expect more to announce during the coming week. To those FReepers who are not planning on attending a rally due to travel and distance issues, we urge you conduct a...

"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country". This coming weekend, Free Republic, Free Republic Chapters and FReepers along with many other groups and patriots, will be hitting the streets in support of our troops, to take a stand against terrorists and for the liberation of Iraq. To date, we have approximately 50 rally locations that we are aware of and we expect more to announce during the coming week. To those FReepers who are not planning on attending a rally due to travel and distance issues, we urge you conduct a...