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From Sunday's Charlotte Observer - Legislator listened, learned, now he's acting

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Killian is defying the stereotype of idealistic but frustrated young legislators who try to transform state government in one term. Instead, he spent his first two years learning the legislature and now, in his second term, is trying to pass legislation beyond local bills.

Like a savvy soldier, he is probing the perimeter defenses of the legislative leadership to see how far he can get.… Continue

NPR:Thank you, Mr. Kemp [CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY]

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The campaign stopped in Wisconsin, and the plan was for Jack Kemp to appear on a public television show and take calls from voters across the state. ... Then a call came in from a man who was clearly agitated.

He said he was among many who marched for civil rights during the '60s in Madison. He said Jack Kemp was a famous… Continue

Jack Kemp, former quarterback and VP nominee, dies

By MATT APUZZO and CAROLYN THOMPSON, Associated Press Writers – 40 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative," died Saturday. He was 73.

Kemp died after a lengthy illness, according to spokeswoman Bona Park and Edwin J. Feulner, a longtime friend and former campaign adviser. Park said Kemp died at his home in Bethesda, Md., in the Washin… Continue

NTU has a great map up measuring the National Tax Day Tea Party attendance .... CLICK HERE

The Conservative Movement cannot simply be the "NO Movement." We must oppose bad policy, but the challenges our nation face are too great to simply oppose and not put forward our own solutions.

Below is the plan put forward by American Solutions for getting the economy going.

Payroll Tax Stimulus. With a temporary new tax credit to offset 50% of the payroll tax, every small business would have more money, and all Americans would take home more of what they earn.

Real Middl… Continue