Editor’s Note: In this exclusive interview,  author Rick Robinson discusses his latest political thriller, American symbolism, the retirement of Senator Jim Bunning, and more.

ALL RIGHT MAGAZINE: Your new book Manifest Destiny is a political thriller that revolves around an obscure but important symbol called the Mace.  What is it, and how did this idea occur to you?

RICK ROBINSON: The Mace is one of the great symbols of our Republic.  Physically its thirteen ebony rods bound together with silver ribbon. At the top of the rods is a globe with an eagle perched atop it, its wings spread full.  Symbolically, it represents the fact that power in Congress does not rest with any single person.  The Mace represents the

presence of the Republic itself.  No session of the House can start until it is placed on the rostrum and no session ends until it is removed.  When a Member of Congress gets out of hand, the Sergeant at Arms is instructed to “present” the Mace in an effort to get the Member under control.  That happened a lot during the debate leading up to the Civil War.

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By ROBERT STARK

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton put at least one foot in her mouth in stating a major geopolitical truth, inadvertently or otherwise, about the secretive, elitist, globalist organization, The Council On Foreign Relations, and the tremendous influence and power it wields over the U.S. Government. Her remarks came during a major speech she was invited to give at the new at the new CFR Washington DC branch.

Speaking to CFR President Richard Haas from the podium, Clinton – not an official CFR member – said, “Thank you very much, Richard, and I am delighted to be here in these new headquarters. I have been often to, I guess, the ‘mother ship’ in New York City, but it’s good to have an outpost of the Council right here down the street from the State Department.” Mrs. Clinton then turned to the audience and continued, “We get a lot of advice from the Council, so this will mean I won’t have as far to go to be told what we should be doing.

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By NANCY MORGAN

Graphic video of an Iranian woman being shot dead while watching the Iran protests with her father is sweeping the net. While Iran state media is doing its best to put a muzzle on foreign media reporting on the violent revolution unfolding in Iran, American media is under no such constraints. Americans are treated to the news that Obama is eating an ice cream cone.

As news of 20 deaths so far between protestors and police in the streets of Tehran is reported by Iran’s state media, American media reports that Hillary Clinton is recovering from surgery on her elbow. Though the surgery has been described as minor, it has apparently left Hillary without a voice, as no statement has been forthcoming from our Secretary of State about the millions of Iranians who are risking death to protest their oppression by a tyrannical government.

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By DAVID M. KLOTZ

As a former Wal-Mart employee, I have been asked to expound on Hillary Clinton’s role within Wal-Mart and her relationship to “free-trade.” Maybe because I am from Arkansas and have had such an interest in this for so long I sometimes think more people should know all this already. Hillary Clinton was a partner in the Rose Law firm of Little Rock, AR. Rose Law has been implicated in many scandals over the years and is known as the means by which corporate interests can access the Arkansas state legislature & government. There is so much material available on this subject though many of the best sources are buried in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette’s archive.  The archive began to be locked away from public eyes a few years ago, and today it is very difficult to access anything from the archive from before Bill Clinton was elected to the Presidency.

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Photo: Anav Silverman

By ANAV SILVERMAN

Sderot Media Center

In their final effort to pressure the Olmert government to secure the release of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, the Shalit family has stationed itself in a protest tent across the Prime Minister’s Residence for more than a week now. Rain or shine, the family gathers together each day as reporters, cameramen and thousands of supporters mill around, amid the sad faces of Gilad’s parents, Noam and Aviva, and older brother, Yoel.

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