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European Union offered more than £1billion in aid to African counterparts In return, Africa would have to take back thousands of illegal migrants But the controversial deal was rejected at a summit in Valletta, Malta Cameron says £200million of UK aid money will be used to tackle crisis European leaders offered more than £1billion aid in a bid to persuade their African counterparts to take back tens of thousands of illegal migrants. But a migration summit in Valletta, Malta, descended into farce after the Africans rejected the EU plan to expel those who do not qualify for asylum using special...

WHEREAS, Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States of America authorizes Congress "To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures"; WHEREAS, on December 13th, 1913 the US Congress enacted the Federal Reserve System; WHEREAS, the Federal Reserve System is considered an independent agency within the federal government, with oversight of Congress and containing appointed public officials on its board of directors; WHEREAS, the Federal Reserve System Controls the Federal Reserve Note, the official currency of the great nation of the United States of America; WHEREAS,...

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry launched a new border safety initiative today dubbed "Operation Rio Grande" to combat growing violence, though he warned that border law enforcement remains mainly the federal government's responsibility. "The state will not wait for Washington to take all the necessary actions," Perry said. Perry's program involves shifting existing Texas Department of Public Safety officers and state equipment to provide more border security, but not necessarily hiring new officers. Perry and Texas Homeland Security Director Steve McCraw would not disclose precisely where the DPS officers would be placed along the border. The governor cited examples of...

As you may have heard, the left is trying to recast the tragedy of 9- 11 and change a memorial to the victims at ground zero into a "blame America" festival. I urge you to sign the petition. http://takebackthememorial.org/petition/ Plus they have a cool "search" function. http://takebackthememorial.org/petition/signatures.php as of today, 6120 people have signed this petition. article that started it http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110006791 -Burt