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FBI undercover stings foil terrorist plots — but often plots of the agency’s own making

Click here: FBI undercover stings foil terrorist plots — but often plots of the agency’s own making

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Grier’s Railroad Station Restaurants were Struggling in the 1950s

Click here: Excerpt from 1964 U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit Tax Case:

Since 1907, Grier has been operating exclusively restaurants and other eating establishments, which until 1956 were all located in or adjacent to railroad stations. Beginning in 1953, Grier’s revenue and profits declined steadily with the reduced volume of railroad activity. Numerous business opportunities all related to restaurants or the feeding industry, but not connected with railroad operations, were explored. Between 1955 and 1959 Grier investigated some 75 restaurants and eating houses available for sale in various areas. Grier bought about ten of these.

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The Erosion of Liberty, Quote by Quote

Click here: Wonder what to make of all this wiretapping stuff? Here are some clues.
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Trump’s Massive Job Creation Boom

Click here: President Trump’s first full month in office brings massive employment boom as U.S. companies added whopping 298,000 new jobs in February.

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VIDEO: There Is No Gender Wage Gap

Is there a gender wage gap? Are women paid less than men to do the same work? Christina Hoff Sommers, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, explains the data.

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Revealed: The Basic Formula For Every Shocking Russia/Trump Revelation

Click here: The Basic Formula For Every Shocking Russia/Trump Revelation
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Slanted Media? 88% of Trump Press Coverage Hostile

Click here: Press coverage of Trump in first month of office: 88 percent ‘hostile,’ says new study.
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Bill to remove disruptive students declared dead in Iowa Senate

Click here: Bill to remove disruptive students from classroom declared dead in Iowa Senate
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VIDEO: Is Gun Ownership a Right?

What does the Second Amendment say? Is gun ownership a right for all Americans? Or just for a small militia? Eugene Volokh, Professor of Law at UCLA, explains what the Founding Fathers intended.

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Dan Hockett Wins ‘Best Sports Photo’ Award

Dan Hockett, West Burlington, was recently awarded First Place for Best Sports Photo 2017, Weeklies Class II Division, by the Iowa Newspaper Foundation.