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Water Cooler Archive: January 2013

• The Senate's "sacred duty" to oppose Hagel confirmation

  Opposition to Chuck Hagel is a matter of faith to some. Published January 31 2013

• Newtown shootings 'exploited' for political gain

  The majority of Americans look askance at officials who use gun rights issues for their own political benefit. Published January 30 2013

• It's a good thing Abe Lincoln didn't have Twitter

  Twitter has become like high school, where the mean kids say something hurtful to boost their self-esteem and to see if others will laugh and join in. Published January 30 2013

• A RedState farewell to CNN

  "For all those liberals who lost money thinking Keith Olbermann would outlast me at Current TV, well, sorry," Published January 29 2013

• Majority of Americans say God "rewards" faithful athletes

  A majority of Americans (53 percent) believe that "God rewards athletes who have faith with good health and success." Published January 29 2013

• Al Gore defends Al Jazeera

  Al Gore cannot escape questions about the recent sale of Current TV to Al Jazeera Published January 29 2013

• The price of Palin: $15.85 per word at Fox News

  Even as pundits continue to bash Sarah Palin as a "has been" or worse, a painstaking university study reveals exactly how much her words were worth as a Fox News commentator. Published January 28 2013

• NRA officials counter "bogus surveys " about the group's membership

  Gun control advocates have released data claiming to represent the views of NRA members, despite the fact that none of those surveys had access to the NRA's membership list. Published January 27 2013

• 28 percent of Republicans would veto women in direct combat

  Nearly three-quarters of Americans say that, given the opportunity, they would vote to allow women to serve in combat roles. Published January 26 2013

• Class seeks to 'heal' teachers infected with racism

  Like clockwork, every few months a gaggle of academics come up with a program that could only come from the mind of race-obsessed educators. Now, Fox News reports that The Milwaukee Teacher's Education Association is offering workshops to help "heal" teachers infected with racism. Published January 25 2013

• A 'stinging rebuke' to President Obama

  The decision by a federal appeals court declaring President Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional is going to hurt. Published January 25 2013

• Pakistan bans 'Zero Dark Thirty,' no Obama U.N. speech planned

  It probably won't come as a shocker to most Americans, but "Zero Dark Thirty" is banned in Pakistan. Citizens should remember, though, that after the Sept. 11 Benghazi terror attacks, the State Department spent more than $70,000 on Pakistani television ad buys disavowing a YouTube video almost no one had seen. Published January 25 2013

• Washington Times readers say 'no' to women in direct combat

  A new online poll of Washington Times readers reveals that most do not approve of women serving in direct combat. Published January 24 2013

• 'The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide'

  It didn't take long: Here comes all the edgy speculation about President Obama's second term in office, and the implications therein. Published January 23 2013

• Newest threat to Islam: Lego Star Wars

  "Star Wars Episode VII" has started production for a summer 2015 release, but the universe is under attack now — with charges of "insensitivity" by the Turkish Cultural Community of Austria. Published January 23 2013

• Rubio: 'Fight for the lives of the unborn'

  One Florida Republican leaves no question about where he stands on abortion. Published January 22 2013

• The biggest toy of all: 201-inch TV

  It's a broadcast behemoth, billed as the biggest TV on the planet. We're talking 16 feet wide here. Published January 22 2013

• Obama: Protect 'health and reproductive freedom'

  President Obama has offered his thoughts on a certain anniversary on Tuesday. Published January 22 2013

• Inaugural depression? 'Turn off the TV'

  Got inauguration depression? It'll only last another 24 hours or so, though the mawkish commentary and trite news coverage from much of the mainstream media is hard to escape. Published January 21 2013

• Two-thirds of U.S. weapons owners would 'defy' a federal gun ban

  An interesting little factoid has emerged from a new Fox News poll of U.S. voters: Personal sentiments are strong and defiant among many U.S. gun owners. Published January 20 2013