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Michelle Obama Rejects Demonizing Twinkies In Her Anti-Obesity Crusade
Massachusetts Study: Health Care Reform Reduced Abortions
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Democrats' Dilemma: Health Care Vote and the 'Enthusiasm Gap'
Pro-life Rep. Perriello Says Abortion Concerns Eased, May Back Health Bill
Chaos Theory - New Textbooks, Y'all!
Iraq War Debate: Surge Success, Intelligence Mistakes, Civilian Casualties
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The Courting Ritual for Sonia Sotomayor
By Bob FrankenIt is always great fun to be pompous and drop in a literary or historic quote to reinforce an argument. So let's deal with the controversy over Sonia Sotomayor's "empathy" by quoting Alan Jay Lerner, who wrote, "The law must be tempered by reason." Is everyone impressed, or what? ...
Atomic Iran: A Diplomatic Riddle More Than a Military Challenge
By Carl M. CannonA friend of mine in the field of national security receives periodic visits from an acquaintance of his who happens to work for the government of Israel. This foreign gentleman quietly and periodically makes the rounds in Washington, trying to gauge the level of interest for U.S. military action ...
Young, Tough and Eager to Fight
By David Wood
FT. BENNING, Ga. -- More than 23,000 American men are volunteering for combat as U.S. Army infantrymen this year and are likely to be fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan within months. It's a military youth bulge that defies critics who say Americans dislike the military and won't enlist in wartime. ...
Black Pastors and Gay Rights: D.C. Becomes a Battleground
By Carl M. Cannon
The nation's capital is suddenly center court in America's loud argument over gay marriage. Nothing new about that, except that this time the battle is being hashed out in the streets, churches and living rooms in working-class wards of the city. While there is something poignant about both sides ...
Al Sharpton Fined by FEC, Feels Better
By David Knowles
Al Sharpton, a former Democratic candidate for president in 2004, is breathing a little lighter today, even though he has agreed to pay a large fine to the Federal Election Commission for violating several election laws. "This is the first time in years that nothing is hanging over our heads," he ...
Sarah Palin Joins Twitter
By David Knowles
Sarah Palin fans, start your tweeting! Your eagle has landed, and, as of this writing, she has left three Twitter updates. If you are scratching your head and wondering why Governor Palin has felt the need to join the micro-blogging craze, then you really haven't been paying close attention to the ...
The Gay Marriage Tipping Point
By David Knowles
Maine is poised to become the latest state in the nation whose legislature will formally approve gay marriage. Following Vermont and Connecticut's lead, it will, as early as next week, become the 5th state in the union to legalize the practice. Truly, we are reaching a tipping point on the issue, ...
Rush Limbaugh on Arlen Specter: Take John and Meghan McCain with You!
By David Knowles
Just how entertaining is the Arlen Specter defection for Democrats to watch? Pretty damned entertaining (is one allowed to curse that way after what the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday?). But if it seems that the overwhelming majority of the country who do not identify themselves as Republicans (79% ...
Politics of Flu: Kathleen Sebelius to be Confirmed Today
By David Knowles
Nothing like a potential flu pandemic to light a fire underneath Congressional Republicans' collective posterior. Long held up over Republican objections to her views on abortion rights, Kathleen Sebelius will be confirmed today as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. With the sudden ...
New Ethics Complaint Against Sarah Palin
By David Knowles
Sometimes, you get the feeling that it's not always so fun being Sarah Palin. As governor of Alaska, numerous ethics complaints have been filed against her, some of them serious, others trivial. In response to these legal entanglements, last week Palin started a legal defense fund and swiftly raked ...
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