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Governments Increase Power During Pandemic; Will This Be Permanent? Apr 09, 2020

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Even the New York Times, in a front-page story — above the fold — has recognized the obvious. “Pandemic tempts leaders to seize sweeping powers,” reads the headline, raising the question of whether many of the increased powers of government, and the corresponding contraction of liberty, will emerge as permanent features of life around the globe.

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Florida Pastor Arrested for Defying “Safer at Home” Edict and Holding Services Apr 09, 2020

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The pastor of the River at Tampa Bay Church has been arrested for violating a Hillsborough County, Florida, “safer at home” order meant to halt the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne turned himself in on Monday after the Hillsborough County sheriff announced that a warrant had been issued.

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D.C. "Stay-Home" Order Includes Jail Time, Fines for Violators, Despite Efforts to Depopulate Jail Apr 09, 2020

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Overzealous and overreaching efforts by the mayor of Washington, D.C., will likely do more harm than good as they could serve to increase the spread of COVID-19, not tame it.

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Woman Who Fed Her Husband Fish-tank Cleaner Was Democrat Donor, Had Serious Health, Financial Troubles Apr 09, 2020

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The woman who gave her husband fish-tank cleaner as a protective measure against the Chinese Virus, then blamed President Trump after the man died, isn’t just a pro-abortion Democrat who has donated to the party and Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential effort.

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Wednesday’s ADP Jobs Report Misleading: Job Loss in March Much Worse Apr 09, 2020

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The country’s largest payroll processing company, ADP, reported on Wednesday that private-sector employment in the United States dropped in March by just 27,000 jobs — 9,000 in the goods-producing sector and 18,000 in the service sector. Although this number is far below the monthly average of 178,000 new jobs created over the previous four months, most were expecting larger drop.

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FBI Failing to Back Up Claims in FISA Requests, Says Inspector General Apr 09, 2020

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A review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) applications for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants shows the agency is failing to provide required documentation corroborating its claims in the requests, according to a new report from the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG).

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Massie Fails to Force Roll Call Vote on Stimulus Package Mar 31, 2020

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Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), shown, ultimately failed to block passage of the staggering $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package by requesting a roll call vote, drawing bipartisan condemnations from the leadership of both political parties and from President Donald Trump, who even suggested Massie should be kicked out of the Republican Party.

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Oklahomans Trapped in Kenya Return Home Mar 31, 2020

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After a harrowing experience, six Oklahomans have made it back home from Africa after the Kenyan government had kept them from leaving, due to coronavirus concerns.

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Corona Con-man Cuomo? The N.Y. Governor’s Newfound, Phony Life Ethic Mar 31, 2020

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“My mother is not expendable, and your mother is not expendable,” said New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo at a recent news conference on the Wuhan coronavirus. “And our brothers and sisters are not expendable. And we’re not going to accept a premise that human life is disposable. And we’re not going to put a dollar figure on human life. The first order of business is save lives, period — whatever it costs.”

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Tortured Logic: Connecting Coronavirus to Climate Change Mar 31, 2020

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Having been knocked from their perch (at least temporarily) as the number one existential threat facing mankind by COVID-19, climate alarmists have taken to comparing the two “crises” and how the citizens of Planet Earth can learn how to tackle so-called climate change from how we’ve tackled coronavirus.

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