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Hillary Clinton Blames Whites, Cops for Deaths of Young Black Men

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Post date July 9, 2016

Click here: Hillary Clinton used a CNN interview on Friday to completely embrace the Democrats’ claim that white people and cops must change to help reduce the number of African-Americans killed in tense exchanges with cops.

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Study: There are just SIX plots in every film, book and TV show ever made

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Post date July 9, 2016

Click here: There are just SIX plots in every film, book and TV show ever made: Researchers reveal the ‘building blocks’ of storytelling.

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President Obama and Islam

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Post date July 7, 2016

Bill O’Reilly shares photos of Barack Obama in traditional Muslim dress he claims are from half-brother Malik’s wedding saying they prove his ‘deep emotional ties to Islam’

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Pastor Says Iowa State Law Threatens His Right to Teach the Bible in His Church

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Post date July 7, 2016

Click here: An Iowa pastor, saying the government needs to stop “meddling in religious affairs,” is at odds with the state over a law focused on sexual orientation and gender identity that he says hinders his First Amendment right to teach on matters of sexuality.

“The state of Iowa is not the self-appointed pope of all churches,” Cary Gordon, pastor of Cornerstone World Outreach, a nondenominational church with around 900 members in Sioux City, Iowa, told The Daily Signal.

Click here to read Iowa Civil Rights Commission Brochure

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Fireworks damage Keota, Iowa, Elementary School

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Post date July 7, 2016

Click here: Fireworks damage Keota Elementary School, officials say. Blaze puts hole in gym roof, causes significant smoke damage.

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FBI gave Hillary Clinton a legal victory – and a political setback

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Post date July 6, 2016

Click here: FBI gave Hillary Clinton a legal victory – and a political setback

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Republican Primary Turnout Up 62% This Year; Democrat Primary Turnout Down 21%

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Post date July 6, 2016

DEMOCRAT PARTY TURNOUT– In 2008 there were 38,111,341 Democrat votes in the primary. In 2016 there were 29,939,251 votes. A net decrease of 8,172,090 (-21%).

REPUBLICAN PARTY TURNOUT– In 2012 there were 19,214,513 Republican votes in the primary. In 2016 there were 31,108,968 votes. A net increase of 11,894,455 (+62%).

Republicans had 1.1 million more primary voters this year than the Democratic party.

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Despite gun control rhetoric, Obama arms federal civilian agencies more than ever

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Post date July 6, 2016

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WB July 4th 2016 Parade & Car Show

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Post date July 5, 2016

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What Makes America Different?

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Post date July 4, 2016

Is America really that great? Or is the United States just like any other nation? Outsiders tend to be the best judge of character, and Nick Adams, a best-selling Australian author and political commentator, gives an outsider’s view of the USA.