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  You may have read about the hearings in the House of Representatives on home grown terrorism, chaired by Republican Peter King of New York. 
As we follow events in Wisconsin, a history lesson is appropriate.  History has a message for Governor Scott Walker and the people of Wisconsin whose
A  new Congress is in town, the result of widespread opposition to the Obama Democrats’ aggressive expansion of federal power and their concomitant orgy of
Our Founders - being federalists, after all - believed in the rights of states and localities to make their own decisions. Today, many
On Veterans Day I published a short article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch about three Navy SEALs who deserve our special thanks. They are Julio (“Tony”) Huertas of
       Yesterday was Tuesday, November 2. Election day.  According to my desk calendar, it's also the Day of the Dead in Mexico. South of the border, this
What the Greeks are saying about Greece My wife and I are spending three weeks on a small Greek island that's off
Some commentators have asserted recently that President Obama and his administration are incompetent. Mort Zuckerman perceives "something amateurish and incompetent." For Dick Morris and Eileen
A couple of weeks ago I published an article in The Washington Times, reprinted here, noting that states have the right under the Constitution to use armed
Arizona has enacted a law that enables state and local police to support fed- eral immigration en- forcement, in a care- fully circumscribed manner.
The Obama administration has declared "Recovery Summer," basically an ad campaign claiming wondrous job-creation results for $1 trillion or soin stimulus funding. Even more impressive,
            My father was born in 1909. He was educated in the pubic schools of Atlanta, Georgia, in which a number of his family members
            It’s just after Memorial Day again, a time when we remember and respect our fallen. First celebrated on May 30, 1868, when flowers were
The news out of Greece these days is not so good, but there's one part of the story you're not hearing. Of course, Greece has
Although this script was for a presentation that preceded passage of the health care bill, it provides important insights into administration thinking on subjects ranging
Well, here we are just past tax day 2010, and another big round of protests.  President Obama is now well into his second year in
Charges of intolerance are leveled routinely at those who question the administration's policies. To listen to the accusers, one would think the entire history of

Name: Ray Hartwell

Location: Washington, DC

Interests: Travel, assorted outdoor pursuits, history, Southern culture, Greece, reading, photography, food and wine.

Background: Ray Hartwell is a Washington attorney with over 30 years experience representing clients in the full range of antitrust and competition law matters. In recent years his practice has an increasingly significant international dimension, with the representation of clients in cross border, multi-jurisdictional investigations. He also counsels clients on legal compliance and internal investigation issues, and represents clients in antitrust and related class action and other litigation. He is a frequent speaker on antitrust and on compliance and ethics related topics. He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees at his alma mater, Washington and Lee University, and his involvement there continues. He is also a Navy veteran, having served aboard a guided missile destroyer as antisubmarine warfare and nuclear weapons officer. He and his wife Marianne live in McLean, Virginia. Needless to say, his opinions published here are not intended to convey legal advice. rayhartwell@rocketmail.com

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