Escaping the Poverty Trap

Catholic scholar defends Paul Ryan from Georgetown liberals
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Catholic scholar Michael Novak defended Rep. Paul Ryan’s budgeting decisions from attacks by Georgetown University professors and addressed the reasons government programs do not fix poverty in a speech at the Catholic Information Center on Thursday.

Unholy Trinity

George Soros, Georgetown University professors, and self-described ‘Catholic’ group join forces to burn Paul Ryan at the stake
Protesters at Georgetown Thursday (Photo via John McCormack)

The self-described “Catholic” group protesting Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R., Wis.) speech at Georgetown University Thursday has ties to the Obama administration and left-wing advocacy groups funded by liberal billionaire George Soros.

Tunnel of Nukes

House bill would require targeting study for Chinese nuclear tunnels
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The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee on Wednesday completed drafting its portion of the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill that contains language calling for a U.S. military-targeting study of Chinese underground nuclear tunnels.