Matt Purple

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Matt Purple
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Illegal Immigrants Down 11 Percent
By Matt Purple
When senators tried to pass a “comprehensive immigration bill” last June that would have established a guest worker program for ...
July 31, 2008
Senators Call for the Closing of Guantanamo
By Matt Purple
The Guantanamo Bay detainee prison in Cuba seems to have few fans among Senate lawmakers these days. Several senators spoke ...
July 17, 2008
Liberal Blogosphere: Satire of Obama is Unacceptable
By Matt Purple
First they went after Saturday Night Live. Then Jon Stewart got blasted. Now left-wing blogs are attacking the New Yorker ...
July 15, 2008
Former Islamic Extremist: Radical Islam Similar to Marxism, Soviet Union
By Matt Purple
A former leader of a radical Islamic organization told Congress extreme Muslims are motivated by an ideology similar to Marxism ...
July 10, 2008
Democrats Grill Mukasey in Judiciary Committee
By Matt Purple
Democrats had some tough questions for Attorney General Michael Mukasey Wednesday, grilling him about his positions on legal issues like ...
July 09, 2008
Republicans Assail Democrats on High Oil Prices
By Matt Purple
The GOP had harsh words for Democrats on Capitol Hill this morning, accusing them of misunderstanding the economics of oil ...
June 26, 2008
British Novelist Who "Despises Islamism" May Face Hate Crime Charges
By Matt Purple
An acclaimed British author could be charged with committing a hate crime after offering a scathing criticism of Islamic radicalism. Ian ...
June 25, 2008
Liberals Posthumously Bash Tim Russert
By Matt Purple
In the wake of his recent death, some liberal writers and bloggers are criticizing Meet the Press host Tim Russert ...
June 23, 2008
Truckers Call for Gas Tax Holiday, Question Global Warming Legislation
By Matt Purple
Truckers in Albany protested at the New York Capitol amidst concerns their industry would be hit hard by skyrocketing fuel ...
June 20, 2008
Open Border Conservatives Speak Out
By Matt Purple
Amidst outrage over illegal immigration, some self-identified conservatives who see a bright side to open borders have been speaking up. “These ...
June 18, 2008
Al Franken Book Portrays Conservative Pundits Being Shot in the Head, Soliciting Prostitutes
By Matt Purple
A passage from a book by comedian and Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken describes one prominent conservative being shot ...
June 16, 2008
Hagel Calls America's Problems "Worse Than What FDR Faced"
By Matt Purple
Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) gave a grim assessment of the Bush administration Thursday and said the problems facing America today ...
June 12, 2008
Conservatives Rally to Defeat the Fairness Doctrine
By Matt Purple
Several high-profile conservatives gathered on Capitol Hill to rally support for the Broadcaster Freedom Act, a measure to block the ...
June 11, 2008
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