A mounting controversy increasingly has attracted the attention of the national media involving a concerted attack on free speech by political extremists. The target is conservatives. The tactic is to endanger the lives, reputations, and financial... full story ![]()

The Reserve Bank is in the middle of a security crackdown after being targeted in a cyber attack with the potential to expose sensitive internal information. The attack occurred late in 2011, when a series of emails - carrying what has been described as a "malicious payload" - targeted senior RBA staff. While the RBA's integrity was not comprised on this occasion, there are...
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We learned late last week that the IRS specifically targeted conservative groups for political purposes starting in 2011, but they aren't...
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Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz closed out CPAC with a speech that went over the difficulties conservatives face in President Obama's second term while highlighting two key ways they can succeed in beating back his agenda. Cruz said they have to focus on defending the constitution and championing what he called "growth and opportunity."
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The Lib Dem leader used his speech at his spring conference in Brighton to boast that 'political obituaries' of his party's demise were premature.
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Phil: So, it looks like the Internal Revenue Service has decided that conservatives should be denied their rights simply because they are conservative. And you wonder why other conservatives and I sometimes question whether government is of, by and for all the people. Ethan: This issue is definitely a significant ...
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Rejecting demands for full access to memos on targeted killings, the administration may offer more on the deadly attack on the U.S. compound in Libya.
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For more than 200 years, U.S. citizens have been debating the First Amendment, which guarantees the right to free speech.
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DMACC FREE SPEECH LAWSUIT: A student at Ankeny's campus of Des Moines Area Community College has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the school's policy on handing out flyers, saying location restrictions and a rule requiring a 10-day notice are unfairly impinging on his right to free speech.
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SOME of Britain's best authors, including Salman Rushdie, have written to party leaders urging them to save a Bill that would protect free speech.
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Conservatives have been encouraging Dr. Ben Carson to run for office after he criticized president in speech gone viral
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