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Egypt, Deficit Bring Calls to End Foreign Aid -- But Should We?

By Andrea StoneFeb 5th 2011 – 8:25AM
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WASHINGTON -- The unrelated crises roiling Egypt and the federal budget have at least one thing in common: They both have brought calls to eliminate foreign aid. Just as Punxsutawney Phil crawled from his hole this week, the perennial debate over sending taxpayer money to foreign lands emerged once more on Capitol...

Who's in Charge of the Tea Party Movement?

By David KnowlesJul 19th 2010 – 3:08PM

(July 19) -- Over the weekend, the National Tea Party Federation officially severed ties with the Tea Party Express over a war of words between Mark Williams, a spokesman for the latter group, and the NAACP. At issue was a letter Williams had posted on his website that mocked the NAACP in terms that many readers found to...

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