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We received a lengthy letter from Dominion's defamation lawyers explaining why they believe that their client has been the victim of defamatory statements. Having considered the full import of the letter, we have agreed to their request that we publish the following statement: American Thinker and contributors Andrea Widburg, R.D. Wedge, Brian Tomlinson, and Peggy Ryan have published pieces on www.AmericanThinker.com that falsely accuse US Dominion Inc., Dominion Voting Systems, Inc., and Dominion Voting Systems Corporation (collectively “Dominion”) of conspiring to steal the November 2020 election from Donald Trump. These pieces rely on discredited sources who have peddled debunked theories...

Republican senators Ron Johnson (R., Wis.) and James Lankford (R., Okla.) introduced an amendment Wednesday that would replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a federal holiday. The proposal, which follows last week’s introduction of a bipartisan Senate bill by Senator John Cornyn (R., Texas) that would establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday, is aimed in large part at offsetting the cost associated with Cornyn’s plan. Each new federal holiday costs an estimated $600 million in paid time off for government employees, according to a Fox News report. “Throughout our history, we have strived to become a more perfect union and...

WASHINGTON — Congress is sending President Obama a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security through the end of the budget year, without overturning the president’s immigration policies. The House on Tuesday voted 257-167 for the measure that Obama is expected to sign. Without action, funding for the department would have expired Friday at midnight.

Who can ever forget those manly mom jeans worn by our own version of Greg Heffley while throwing out the first pitch for a baseball game or riding his bike in his cute little helmet. Must be an Aunt Loretta somewhere in the Obama family tree. Wonder if she’s an illegal alien living off American taxpayers too? And, speaking of that pitch, most girls throw better.

....President Obama mentioned six times that if Congress does not enact his agenda, he is willing to exercise the executive power of the presidency to accomplish his goals. The Obama aAdministration must have monitored the ferocious blowback throughout the day as media talking heads howled at the audacity of a president to threaten to make or change law on his own. As his speech droned on for over an hour, it became clear the president lacks the fire in the belly necessary to go rogue and trample the Constitution.

<p>WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate late on Thursday approved legislation to provide enough funding for federal air traffic controllers through Sept. 30 to end furloughs that have brought widespread airline delays. Several Senate aides said an agreement had been reached on a bill giving the Department of Transportation new flexibility to use unspent funds to cover the costs of air traffic controllers and other essential employees at the Federal Aviation Administration.</p>

The Eastern Sports and Outdoors Show (aka Sportsmen's Show) to be held in Harrisburg, PA beginning February 2, recently decided to prohibit vendors from displaying and selling tactical weapons and high-cap magazines.Since then, a growing list of vendors and thousands of sportsmen have decided to boycott the show (myself included).The show has four anchor vendors; Cabela's, Outdoor Channel, Progressive Insurance and Comcast. Cabela's decided yesterday to boycott the show. Since then a number of other vendors have decided to do the same. I really have to wonder if Progressive Insurance and Comcast, two very liberal companies, are the two companies...

WASHINGTON – Shoppers jammed aisles and emptied stores of milk, bread and shovels Friday as a massive snowstorm blew into the Mid-Atlantic. Forecasters predicted a record 30 inches or more for the nation's capital, and authorities already were blaming the storm for the deaths of father-son Samaritans in Virginia. The region's second snow storm in less than two months could be "extremely dangerous," and heavy, wet snow and strong winds threatened to knock out power, the National Weather Service said. Flakes started falling around noon in Washington, where the federal government sent workers home early. The storm's wide swath and...

  A series of recent controversies — capped by Friday’s decision to pull a key 9/11 trial out of Manhattan — is prompting Republicans to turn up the pressure on President Barack Obama, by resurrecting the kind of “soft on terrorism” charge that has dogged Democrats in the past. Obama largely escaped any controversy over terrorism in the 2008 campaign, because voters were so focused on the economic crisis and because many were supportive of Obama’s plans to break from the Bush-era war on terror, by ending the Iraq war and shutting down Guantanamo Bay prison. But a series of stumbles in...

Students at the University of Colorado are being told by campus police that their planned game of "Humans vs. Zombies" must be canceled because of a campus ban on toys that look like guns. The planned game would divide participants into "humans" and "zombies" with the human team defending themselves with NERF guns. Campus police "[fear] they could be painted to look like a real weapon and someone could become alarmed and notify authorities, who would have to respond." "If we have people playing a game and someone happens to be walking and sees someone crouched down with something that...

MANKATO, Minn. - Police shot and killed a naked man who apparently broke into an apartment and threatened the officers with broken glass.

Thu, December 20, 2007 Fear of torture unfounded 'Humanitarian' concern could derail Afghan missionBy PETER WORTHINGTONWhat gives with these so-called "humanitarian" groups that seek to prevent our military from doing their job in Afghanistan? Never mind that Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan are fighting a war against the Taliban (the Vandoos, at the moment, to be replaced this winter by the Princess Pats -- again), and at the same time are rebuilding schools, giving aid and medical treatment, and trying to restore order and security. For our home-grown "humanitarians," this apparently isn't enough. Right now, a federal court is being asked...

A bitter dispute over forced assignments to Iraq has erupted inside the State Department with diplomats taking decidedly undiplomatic potshots at one another. The latest public salvo came Tuesday with a harshly critical post on the department's official blog in which a foreign service officer in Iraq skewered those who spoke out against the prospect of ordered tours of duty at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and outlying provinces. The message, titled "A Letter From Iraq to My Overwrought Colleagues," accused opponents of being spoiled elitists whose revolt against so-called "directed assignments" is embarrassing. "To my vexed and overwrought colleagues,...

In accordance with the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s directive banning what it considers ethnically or racially hostile or abusive nicknames, mascots and imagery at championship events, Arkansas State University Chancellor Robert Potts announced that the school will be changing its team nickname. Formerly known as the “Indians,” the ASU teams will now be known as the “Weasels.” Potts said the decision to change the nickname was not an easy one. “We thought we were honoring Native Americans by naming our team the ‘Indians,’” Potts said. “We even had testimonials from local tribes endorsing our perception. But the lure of money...

Do you remember the ridiculous story we were talking about yesterday, about the apartment employee in Jacksonville? Well here is the link to the news article. Colin Bruley worked for an apartment complex in Jacksonville, FL. He also happened to live in the complex. At 2AM, he heard a woman scream. He grabbed his shotgun and went outside to help the woman. Not knowing where the shooter was ... whether the shooter might come out of an apartment door at any time with his gun .. Bruley and some other residents took care of the screaming woman they found covered...

'Dukes of Hazzard' nixed in Cincinnati By LISA CORNWELL, Associated Press Writer Mon Mar 19, 1:35 PM ET CINCINNATI - The Dukes of Hazzard are getting driven out of town over the Confederate imagery in their good ol' TV show. The stars of the series, John Schneider and Tom Wopat, have segued into musical careers since the show ended production in 1985. Schneider says the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra canceled a planned "Dukes"-themed appearance after contracts were signed because some in the community found the show racist and offensive.

More Men Report Sexual Harassment at Work Robert DiGiacomo, for Yahoo! HotJobs Defying assumptions about sexual harassment in the workplace, a record number of men reported being harassed by male colleagues last year, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Cases filed by men made up 15.4 percent of the 12,025 sexual harassment charges in fiscal year 2006, compared to about 11 percent a decade ago, according to the EEOC. New Realities in the Workplace "There's no question this is not only a growing category of claims, but also a large societal problem of which we are just starting to...

And the loser is ... James Taylor? Sure to raise the ire of Sweet Baby James fans everywhere, Blender magazine has placed the sensitive folk-rocker atop its list of the 25 biggest wusses ever. The roster in the August issue (on newsstands Tuesday) accuses Taylor of initiating "an era of confessional, listen-to-my-troubles singer/songwriters and turn(ing) self-examination into a hallmark of the baby-boom generation." Who else deserves wedgies? Nick Lachey, at No. 2, for a post-divorce disc that "wallows in so much misery and self-pity it makes Morrissey sound like the Pussycat Dolls." Next are Dan Fogelberg, Boyz II Men, Peter...

(Stratford-AP, Apr. 14, 2006 7:52 AM) The Beautification committee of Stratford's town council had to do some scrambling so it wouldn't offend anybody by making a reference to Christmas. The committee had submitted a request for $2,500 for Christmas wreaths this year. It was apparently a misprint, they were looking for "holiday" wreaths. Committee chairman Angelo Stavola says he moved quickly to change the wording so as not to offend anybody. He says it's the holiday season and we consider it the holiday season and they're holiday decorations. Mayor James Miron agrees. He says in this day and age, to...

Whether you've dated a friend's ex, or experienced the agony of having a friend date one of yours, many describe it as playing with fire. So is there ever a time when it's acceptable to date a friend's old flame? "I once had a friend date my ex," snarls Jodi P., a successful thirty-something marketing manager. "We had recently broken up and I had no idea about it until she rang me up to gloat about it the following week. Of course I told her I was fine with it, but as I hung up the phone, I proceeded to...