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Symbols are everything in politics. They can get you elected — or defeated. That's why Democrats fear getting singed by a proposed flag-burning ban, forced into a vote that Republicans will cast as a test of patriotism. The GOP-led House voted 286-130 on a measure Wednesday that would give Congress authority to ban desecration of a U.S. flag. Its prospects aren't good in the Senate, but Republicans could still get what they want — an issue that divides or even conquers Democrats in the 2006 and 2008 elections. Democratic Party leaders generally don't want to tamper with free-speech rights in...

Tomorrow night on RadioFR: Always Right with Chuck Muth: My guest this week will be Utah House Speaker Marty Stephens.  Speaker Stephens is the only Speaker in Utah history to have been elected for a third term and is the president-elect for the National Conference of State Legislatures, a decidedly liberal-leaning organization.  Speaker Stephens is a true and recognized friend of taxpayers who is often discussed as a future gubernatorial or congressional candidate.  He was also intimately involved with a new report by the Representative Democracy in America Project that studied the declining participation of citizens, especially among the...

I'm no fan of country music, but the first time I heard The Charlie Daniels Band performing "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" in the 1980 hit movie, "Urban Cowboy," I knew country could be cool. With six platinum albums and a career spanning 40 years, Charlie Daniels is riding the celebrity autobiography circuit with his new book, Daniels's book is a straightforward account of his life and outspoken opinions on the hottest political topics. Politically correct he is not. He is a plain and simple man who worked hard to achieve success in the music business - and he...