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"In his first term, Obama raised the national debt by $5 trillion, seized control of the healthcare sector on behalf of the federal government, and seized control of General Motors on behalf of the tumor that has been killing it, the UAW. How could he top this in a second term? How about by officially repealing the First Amendment? President Barack Obama called for restrictions to be put on political speech during a Wednesday “Ask Me Anything (AMA)” session on the website Reddit, an Internet link-sharing community."

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is urging a federal judge to end his ban of a book written by anti-tax activist Irwin Schiff. Senior U.S. District Judge Lloyd George issued a temporary restraining order March 19 that prevents Schiff from distributing his book, called "The Federal Mafia: How the Government Illegally Imposes and Unlawfully Collects Income Taxes." George scheduled a hearing for Monday on the government's request to convert the order to a preliminary injunction. In a brief filed Friday, ACLU attorneys Allen Lichtenstein and Robert Nersesian urged George to "decline to issue a blanket ban" on distribution...

The name Eric Liddell may have faded into obscurity, but at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, Eric's name was on everyone's lips. Eric, a strapping Scotsman with an enormous athletic prowess, had done what few others have. After years of training, and with the Olympic expectations of his country riding on his shoulders, he chose to turn down the opportunity torun in his specialty event, the 100 meters. Even more remarkably, he turned down the opportunity because of his religious faith. Liddell was, it turned out, not only a serious athlete but also a man of serious faith. And his...