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High school students seeking nomination to service academies are encouraged to attend TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ office will host her fifth annual Academy Day on May 7, an information session for high school students seeking nomination to a United States service academy. Students and parents will have the opportunity to meet with the members of the congresswoman’s staff and representatives of the academic institutions charged with training the…

New location offers more room for constituents to meet with congresswoman and members of her staff TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ district office in Tucson will be moving in early May to a central location that will offer more room for the congresswoman and members of her staff to meet with members of the public. “This new location is closer and more convenient to people living on Tucson’s growing…

Congresswoman’s husband, Capt. Mark Kelly, will be commander of Endeavour’s last flight TUCSON – U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ office today released additional details about her attendance at the Friday launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour, which will be commanded by her husband, Capt. Mark Kelly. Doctors overseeing the congresswoman’s recovery at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston confirmed Monday that she is “medically able” to travel to the Kennedy Space Center…

“One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedom of one’s house. A man’s house is his castle.” James Otis, On the Writs of Assistance, 1761 “Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of. Our enemies are numerous and powerful; but we have many friends, determining to be free, and heaven and earth will aid the resolution. On you depend the fortunes of America….

Unbelievable. Late yesterday ABC’s Huma Khan wrote a piece on the Republican race in which she essentially called Governor Palin a “sideshow candidate”. No, she didn’t say that directly, but given the large picture of Governor Palin right beneath the words “sideshow candidate”, the intent is clear. That ABC would do a hit-piece on Governor Palin is not exactly “unbelievable”, of course. Far from it. But here’s what I found…

Reuters/Ipsos Poll: Governor Palin Leads the 2012 Primary Race Posted on June 08 2011 – 12:32 PM – Posted by: Ian Lazaran She’s up 22-20 on Romney according to Reuters/Ipsos. Paul and Cain are tied for third at 7%. Today’s Quinnipiac poll appears to be a pretty major outlier when you consider that the Governor and Romney have been within four of each other in every other credible poll. I’ve…

Border fence? Papers? Immigration reform? San Francisco has just decided that they will no longer cooperate with the feds when they arrestjuveniles who commit felonies. This is being done in the spirit of their Sanctuary law.  Sanctuary for violent law breakers, that is.   San Francisco has always welcomed illegal aliens and provided them every service imaginable while thumbing their noses at the feds.   President Obama and his lame side-kick, otherwise…

The federal Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) makes it illegal to knowingly hire or recruit an alien who is unauthorized to work in the United States. While IRCA imposed civil and criminal penalties on employers who violate this provision (when it is actually enforced by the Justice Department), it restricts the ability of states to implement similar penalties with one conspicuous exception. The federal law (8 U.S.C. §1324a(h)(2)) specifically…

Photo by David Brooks The crop at One on One dispensary in downtown San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. Medical marijuana The San Diego City Council last month ratified regulations that would force about 150 medical marijuana dispensaries to close and apply for operating permits. What’s happening Citizens for Patient Rights submitted more than 46,000 signatures seeking to overturn the restrictions and temporarily halting them. What’s next If the referendum succeeds, the…

Washington, D.C. – Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) issued the following statement today after voting against H.R. 1473, a short-term continuing resolution funding the federal government through the end of FY2011: “These $39 billion in spending cuts do not bring us close enough to the fiscal responsibility we need to get our economy back on the path to prosperity. “We have a duty to be unwavering in our commitment to get…