November 1, 2015: Prison Pipeline? School Spending is a Political Scam
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5. Ibid.
6. U.S. Department of Commerce. United States Census Bureau. Educational Finance Branch, Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division. “Public Education Finances: 2013.” United States Census Bureau. June 2015. p. xi. http://www2.census.gov/govs/school/13f33pub.pdf, retrieved November 1, 2015.
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November 8, 2015: Respect the Meaning in Life, or Watch it Die Away
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November 14, 2015: Common Sense and Decency? Who is Being Naïve?
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3. Ibid.
4. Rand Paul. “Immigration Reform Speech” Rand Paul. March 18, 2013. p. 5. http://www.paul.senate.gov/files/documents/USHCC.pdf, retrieved November 11, 2015.
5. Harry Reid. “Reid: Supreme Court Will Find President’s Immigration Actions Lawful.” Harry Reid. November 10, 2015. http://www.reid.senate.gov/press_releases/2015-11-10-reid-supreme-court-will-find-presidents-immigration-actions-lawful, retrieved November 12, 2015.
6. “FACT SHEET: Honoring the Service of Our Nation’s Veterans.” The White House. November 11, 2015.https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/11/11/fact-sheet-honoring-service-our-nations-veterans, retrieved November 12, 2015.
Photo retrieved from https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-el-paso-removes-fugitive-father-son-mexico-allegedly-killing-man-stealing-about on November 14, 2015.
November 15, 2015: Our Outrageous Response to New Attack on Humanity
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5. Barack Obama. “Statement by the President on the Situation in Paris.” Op. Cit.
Photo Le Mémorial de l’Escadrille La Fayette retrieved from http://french.france.usembassy.gov/a-z-escadrillelafayette.html on November 15, 2015.
November 21, 2015: Initiatives Give People Power to Stop Government
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Picture courtesy of National Park Service. Retrieved from http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/all_about_ike/presidential/1956_campaign.html on November 21, 2015.
November 22, 2015: Being American Means Giving Thanks for What You Are Not
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Brayton, Jenna. “President Obama Pardons a Thanksgiving Turkey.” The White House. November 26, 2014. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza retrieved from https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/11/26/president-obama-pardons-thanksgiving-turkey on November 22, 2015.
November 28, 2015: Skin Color is a Lame Excuse for Poisoning Race Relations
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November 29, 2015: Generosity is an American Affliction: Get Over It
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3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. “Asylum Abuse: Is It Overwhelming Our Borders?” December 12, 2013. United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. December 12, 2013. http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/hearings?Id=FCA53ADA-367F-4613-B9CB-65732CE4B487&Statement_id=65006558-96AD-4962-BA37-71E4B55E64DF, retrieved November 29, 2015.
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7. Ibid.
8. Ibid.
9. “House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Reform Asylum Laws.” United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. March 18, 2015. http://judiciary.house.gov/index.cfm/2015/3/house-judiciary-committee-approves-bill-to-reform-asylum-laws, retrieved November 29, 2015.