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Palin quizzes Billy Graham about Bible's view of Middle East

Sarah Palin, the hottest name in the Republican Party, took a detour from her book-signing tour Sunday to dine with Billy Graham at his mountaintop home in Montreat, N.C.... Read more »

California's McClintock pushing his conservative voice

WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Tom McClintock says the federal government has wasted enough money subsidizing solar power, calculating that it would take 22,000 acres of solid solar panels to duplicate… Read more »

Mr. X

'Listen closely, you sonofabitch of the morning! This stuff is real!'... Read more »

Obama Walks China's 'Great Firewall'

In remarks that were not easy to see in China, President Obama implicitly criticized China's censorship of the Internet at a forum in Shanghai on Monday. Read more »

This Constitution Kills Fascists

by Eric Martin Johann Hari has a fascinating piece in The Independentthat recounts his interviews with several British nationals that have made the journey from active participantsin jihadi/terrorist causes and… Read more »

My first Newsweek story: Senate May Thwart Stupak

My first Newsweek story, on the Stupak Amendment, the senate bill, and what's next in the fight over abortion access under health reform. Read more »

Eagle and Drake soar off to Canada

The winter season is now going strong, and athletes all over the world have a chance to show that their Winter Olympic ambitions are more than just talk. It is… Read more »

Wal-Mart dipsute in 2007 could lead to 15 year prison term

Defendant insists racism was behind 2007 WalMart dispute. While a college student in New Orleans,  in January 2007 a young woman named Heather Ellis got into a dispute in a… Read more »