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Why Should Conservatives Have to Trust Obama on Immigration?

Mark Krikorian takes up the question at National Review.In an editorial National Review published yesterday,multiple examples are listed of why conservatives are right to be concerned that this bill will set the stage for future waves of unauthorized immigration:

Pray for Oklahoma City

Horrifying damage from a reported F4 tornado that hit near Oklahoma City earlier this afternoon:

The House of Representatives' Confusing 3-Headed Immigration Monster

Compared to the relatively smooth Senate procedure for immigration reform, the process in the House of Representatives resembles a confused, three-headed monster that will baffle even relatively informed voters.

The Most Indebted Class of College Graduates... Ever

The Wall Street Journal reports that the average college graduate from the class of 2013 will enjoy a lovely $30,000 in student debt.

Why Are American Taxpayers Subsidizing Sugar?

Three senators are heroically attempting to reduce federal government price supports for America's sugar industry.Roll Call'sNiels Lesniewski writes:

The Chief Problem With 'Lean In'

Anne Applebaum reviews Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In and assesses it as a pile of poorly considered, self-contradictory huckster cliches.

Law Enforcement Against the Immigration Bill

Two major unions of law enforcement personel who handle immigration, numbering roughly 20,000 people, have united against the proposed immigration reform. The New York Times reports on the announcement:

Cool Idea: Using Bees to Find Land Mines

The European Union is sponsoring research by Nikola Kezic, a Croatian researcher, into using bees to detect landmines, and that's pretty cool.

Drought's Role in the Syrian Revolution

Behold, a Tom Friedman post on Syria that makes a ton of sense. Syria's drought is being woefully undercovered, especially when it comes to its part in sparking the revolution.

Witnessing the Decisive Battle of the Eritrean War of Independence

In his final columns, Peter Worthington recalls the Eritrean war of independence in the 1980s, and ends with a characteristic Worthington flourish: