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Vanity of Vanities: The Iraq War Seven Years Later
We are still shocked. We were never awed. We have not adjusted. The senseless waste of our blood and treasure, our honor and our reputation continue. Operation Enduring Freedom …

Glenn Beck = Stupid + Hypocrite?
He is a self-professed rodeo clown and a millionaire huckster – a true American success story. Glenn Beck said, “I beg you, look for the words ‘social justice’ …

Revamped Health Care Bill Has Nine Major Changes
In their attempt to pass a sweeping health care overhaul this weekend, Democrats in the House of Representatives are pushing a package of legislative revisions to lure undecided or …

Trouble Strikes Afghan Peace Talks
Kabul, Afghanistan - Former Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Salaam Zaeef is not an optimist when it comes to reconciliation with the Afghan government. Among the many reasons to be …

GOP State Prosecutors Threaten Court Challenge to Health Bill
Republican prosecutors from South Carolina and Florida said Friday they were preparing to file a lawsuit if the health care bill before Congress becomes law, challenging its requirement that …

House Democrats Draw Closer to Having Votes for Health Bill
Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives continued scouring for votes Friday among reluctant anti-abortion and conservative Democrats in search of enough “Yeas” to triumph in Sunday's historic vote …

Obama Supports Bipartisan Blueprint for Immigration Reform
President Barack Obama backed a bipartisan immigration proposal on Friday. The plan, sponsored by Sens. Charles Schumer (D-New York) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), would require biometric identity cards, …

No Dissent in Guantanamo Detainee Review, Senate Told
All U.S. intelligence agencies agreed unanimously on which war-on-terror captives now held at Guantanamo can be let go and which alleged terrorists must be held — with or without …

The Late Lamented Culture
Handwriting disappears. Reading, classical music, and the theater are abandoned. French is rejected in favor of English in popular culture. Comedians make do virtually alone on the podium of …

Cultural Cleansing in Iraq
With the anniversary of the war waged in Iraq, I think of what I wrote seven years ago: that this illegal invasion had nothing to do with the war …