“The dumb way to fake your death”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, August 5, 2012 No one feels sorry for a dead guy hanging out at a Florida resort. Even in July. That might call into question his sanity. Or maybe the drowned speed racer from Long Island wanted to get caught. No sane person is as…
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“Villain’s twisted mind led to heinous act”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, July 22, 2012 For so long now, we’ve been expecting our villains from far away. Immigrants here illegally. Terrorists from abroad. People traveling great distances to take our jobs, blow us up or steal what we find precious. And yet again: The larger danger…
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“Everyone knows how tough SEAL training is, but very few people understand the powerful methods and psychology that can turn raw recruits into deadly commandos.” – Lieutenant Commander Rorke Denver, U.S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant Commander Denver has led hundreds of assault missions in Iraq and has run every phase of SEAL training, basic and…
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“Cruise divorce, other surprises”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, July 1, 2012 Life is full of surprises. John Roberts leads the Supreme Court liberals to save Barack Obama’s health reform. The Dow shoots up 278 points in a day. Katie Holmes declares Tom Cruise a Mission: Impossible. Honestly, who would have predicted any of this? OK,…
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“This court is a completely discredited partisan operation” – Ellis Henican All eyes are on the Supreme Court this week. The nine justices are scheduled to rule on the highly contested partisan issue of Health Care. This is one of the court’s most important decisions – one that will have an immediate and long-term impact on every…
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“Politics may decide health care ruling”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, June 24, 2012 Here it comes, the biggest decision of the U.S. Supreme Court’s current term, and the stakes could not be much higher. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services v. Florida should have a huge impact on how Americans get their medical care,…
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“One less fear for illegal immigrant youth”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, June 17, 2012 Dream on. Children always pay the price or reap the benefits of choices their parents make. Where to live. How to learn and pray. Who to associate with. It’s one of the maddening realities of being young. Hugely important decisions, for…
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“Capitalism unfettered is not the answer – we need sensible regulations.” – Ellis Henican Vernon Hill, founder of Commerce Bank, has opened a bank in Great Britain – claiming that the U.S. government is over regulating and forcing business to go elsewhere. He tells John Stossel that the regulatory environment here is over whelming, micromanaged and…
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“Don’t use as your official campaign spokesperson someone who believes in crazy stuff.” – Ellis Henican This was the week that Mitt Romney hit the “magic number” and unofficially clinched the Republican presidential nomination. That should have been the big political news story. But it wasn’t. Donald Trump took center stage this week – once…
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