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Arizona Sheriff Arpaio uses taxpayers' money to send birther investigators to Hawaii
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It's just poop: Potty talk and potty training
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Be crystal for God
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Anarchists fail in Chicago but succeed in suburb during NATO 2012
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Neet’s Sweets: Human trafficking survivor and Entrepreneur bakes to make a difference
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Foster care listening tour in Florida with Congressional members
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The charitable case against selflessness
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Three days in Nice on a short budget
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Our political system has suffered, but it has survived this long and allowed America to become a truly exceptional nation because of its fundamental protection of freedom and opportunity. We must preserve these principles through constant vigilance.
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Eric Holder defends the assassination of U.S. citizens
Eric Holder makes the Obama Administration's case that assassinating Americans abroad is better than waterboarding terrorists. All they ask is that we trust them. Published 9:42 p.m. March 12, 2012 - Comments
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Girl Scout cookies inspire the 3Cs: Courage, confidence, and character
Gone are the days when the Girl scouts' 3Cs stood for cookies, camping, and crafts. Published 1:39 a.m. January 23, 2012 - Comments
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Trashing the Constitution: Obama and executive power
For President Obama, the constitution is sacrosanct, except when he feels he knows better. Published 11:41 p.m. January 8, 2012 - Comments
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Lessons from Iraq: In nation building we trust
Nation building is an all-American activity. We should remember what we did right in Iraq and what we did wrong, because we'll inevitably do it again. Published 9:46 a.m. December 21, 2011 - Comments
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An Obama referendum
The coming election is about one thing and one thing only: President Barack Obama Published 1:00 a.m. December 13, 2011 - Comments
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Raj Kannappan is a junior at Cornell University pursuing a B.A. in Government and Asian Studies. Currently, he is Chairman of the Cornell University College Republicans and a regular opinion columnist for the Cornell Review, recently voted by peers ...
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Raj Kannappan is a junior at Cornell University pursuing a B.A. in Government and Asian Studies. Currently, he is Chairman of the Cornell University College Republicans and a regular opinion columnist for the Cornell Review, recently voted by peers as the top conservative campus newspaper in the country, and TheCollegeConservative, a national online publication that includes conservative commentary from college students.
He has interned at the Hudson Institute, providing research assistance for Senior Fellow Tevi Troy, former Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under President Bush, and Senior Fellow Richard Weitz, an expert on regional security issues and WMD nonproliferation policies. He has also conducted health economics and international security research at Cornell, studying the effects of tobacco tax differences on inter-state purchasing and the implications of cost-benefit analyses in democratic military interventions.
Having been born in India and having lived in India, Singapore, Thailand, and now, America, Raj has come to recognize the importance of American leadership, small government, personal responsibility, and most importantly, family. His interests include politics, international affairs, military history, and cricket.
