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Daily Beast Resurrects Zombie Charge Against Tom Cotton

Daily Beast Resurrects Zombie Charge Against Tom Cotton

Maybe it’s the approach of Halloween, or an impending sense of defeat for pro-Obamacare Democrats like Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas. Whatever the reason, the Daily Beast’s Asawin Suebsaeng is trying–rather desperately–to scare voters by resurrecting a long-dead argument: that

Rand Paul Speech Wins Breathless Praise from Liberal Media

Rand Paul Speech Wins Breathless Praise from Liberal Media

Sen. Rand Paul gave a very interesting foreign policy speech last week, laying out the case for “conservative realism.” The task of balancing small-government ideals with national security needs is one with which our country has grappled since its founding.

CAIR Hosts San Diego Candidates at Islamic Center Debate

CAIR Hosts San Diego Candidates at Islamic Center Debate

Incumbent Democrat Rep. Scott Peters and Republican challenger Carl DeMaio debated Sunday evening at the Islamic Center of San Diego, the latest contest in their close race for the 52nd congressional district seat. The debate was sponsored by the Council

Study: Voting by Non-Citizens Tips Balance for Democrats

Study: Voting by Non-Citizens Tips Balance for Democrats

“Could control of the Senate in 2014 be decided by illegal votes cast by non-citizens?” That is the question posed by political scientists Jesse Richman and David Earnest, who answer in a forthcoming article in the journal Electoral Studies: “Most

‘Got Your Back’: Worst Political Cliché of 2014

The phrase “got your back” is one of President Barack Obama’s favorites. He deploys it to indicate to various groups that he supports them, even if he does so quietly. (The most notorious case: Obama’s assurances to pro-Israel voters that

Frank Mankiewicz (1924-2014): NPR's Defining Liberal

Frank Mankiewicz (1924-2014): NPR's Defining Liberal

Frank Mankiewicz, the politico-turned-journalist who made National Public Radio (NPR) what it is today, died on Thursday evening. He was remembered by the New York Times as the press secretary for Robert F. Kennedy and the campaign manager for George McGovern.

California Sets Up Ebola Hotline to Calm Panicked Residents

California Sets Up Ebola Hotline to Calm Panicked Residents

The California Department of Public Health has established an Ebola hotline to calm panicked residents, as two Sacramento-area residents are being monitored for possible symbols of the deadly hemmorhagic fever. In a statement Tuesday, state public health director Dr. Ron Chapman

Flash Report: Beware Mailers from Fake Republican Groups

Flash Report: Beware Mailers from Fake Republican Groups

John Hrabe of the Flash Report reports that a shady group calling itself the “California Republican Taxpayers Association” has been sending slate mailers that actually support tax hikes to registered Republican voters in the state. The group, which Hrabe says