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Thu, 07 May 2009 14:41:55 +0000 – In a clear bid to help Mama rise higher in the Republican Party, Bristol Palin spent yesterday in New York City to help promote Teen Pregnancy Awareness Day. I would not have such a jaundiced eye about her proclamation had she not been …

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:16:58 +0000 – By Richard MillerAuthor, “In Words and Deeds: Battle Speeches in History” The issues raised in a campaign usually have little to do with the flying fur of real governance, but I’m beginning to wonder about President Obama. During the campaign, John McCain made …

There was just something about her. The woman behind the Handy Mart counter had worried eyes and a tired smile. I suspected the reason her smile was exhausted had nothing to do with using it all the time. It was just tired of lying. It was 6:40 a.m. in the …

The American electorate is irate with Washington. Tuesday it vented its frustration at the only target available: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. His historic defeat was the manifestation of Washington becoming increasingly self-absorbed and failing to address a growing list of needs back home. They see fight after fight on …

Whether to rent or buy a home is one of the toughest choices for young people these days. A recent Deutsche Bank study compared renting vs. the cost of owning a home in 54 cities. The study estimated the monthly payment on an average American house, factoring in property taxes, …

Obama has finally hit a home run. He handled the McChrystal affair quickly, decisively, wisely and graciously, and in doing so for the first time seemed like a Chief Executive of the United States instead of someone playing the part in a movie. The president had to fire McChrystal. If …

“The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.” So said presidential candidate Barack Obama in an interview with the Boston Globe in 2007. That was then. But …

If you think the Internet revolution encompasses only areas like business, advertising, publishing and entertainment, you are sorely mistaken. In less than a decade, starting from nearly nothing, left-wing powerhouse MoveOn.org created a force that can put a million volunteers on the ground, can raise $30 million in small donor …

Here’s a news bulletin — it is becoming increasingly clear that we are living in a time when Republican politics are being shaped by a 75-year-old, 12-term Texas congressman with a son in the Senate. And incredibly, it is no longer out of the realm of possibility that this outcast …

Americans are unhappy with ObamaCare. The House’s 245-189 vote to repeal ObamaCare on Wednesday was never really in doubt. In fact, The latest Rasmussen survey shows that 55 percent of Americans want ObamaCare repealed, the same number that showed up in polls when people voted in early November. Seventy five …