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Mexican President Knocks Arizona Law From White House Lawn

ABC News: Mexican President Felipe Calderon took the unusual step Wednesday morning of criticizing an American law while visiting the White House, saying cooperation is needed to fix the US-Mexican immigration issue but “such laws as the Arizona law that

Teachable Tyranny

The Obama White House, so filled with Harvard graduates, is obviously more interested in teaching than in learning. “Teachable moments,” remember? Why the Obama Nation should retain so many slow-learners, spoiled brats refusing to recognize, amidst their Marxist Mania, the

Specter Loses Democratic Primary, Lincoln Forced Into Runoff

A recap of tonight’s festivities: WASHINGTON (AP) – Party-switching Sen. Arlen Specter fell to a younger and far less experienced rival in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, and political novice Rand Paul rode support from tea party activists to a Republican

In Honor of a President Few Remember

Ronald Reagan admired him a lot. In fact, when Reagan was looking over his new house—the White House—shortly after his inaugural in 1981, he entered into the Cabinet Room. On the wall were portraits of Truman, Jefferson, and Lincoln. The

You, Too, Can Write a Frank Rich Column!

Did you ever wish you were one of those big-time journalists in Manhattan, sitting in a nice office, opining on the state of the world each week and getting well paid for it? Would you like to say the same

Matt Welch: We Are Out of Money

Over at Reason, the great Matt Welch looks under the hood of America’s fiscal engine and finds, well, trouble: The housing bubble, with its tax-generating wealth, was already bursting in 2007. Yet as recently as 2009, Montgomery County, Maryland, decided

Republicans Slam Union Rule Change

Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Fox News: The Obama administration on Monday changed a 76-year-old rule on union elections among airline and railroad workers, marking the most significant change to date by the White House easing the expansion

Obama to Grads: A Little iPod Is a Dangerous Thing

President Obama delivered the commencement address at Hampton University in Virginia on Sunday and, for those accustomed to his usual dose of narcissism, hypersensitivity, and self-serving historical revisionism, the Kvetcher-in-Chief didn’t disappoint. Here’s the text of the speech, courtesy of

Kagan: THIS Harriet Miers Will Get Confirmed

In 2005, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced her retirement. 
President Bush (with the oh-so-“helpful” suggestion from Democrat Harry 
Reid) then named White House Counsel Harriet Miers as his choice to replace 
her. A firestorm erupted. Critics on the

White House: Pakistan Taliban Behind NY Bomb

From the Associated Press: President Barack Obama’s homeland security and counterterrorism adviser said Sunday that authorities believe the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attempted bombing at Times Square. White House adviser John Brennan said that while the investigation is ongoing,

Don't Look To Generals To Revitalize The GOP

Conservatives need to be wary of the notion that General David Petraeus – or, for that matter, any other general or admiral – is necessarily the answer to their fervent prayers for victory in 2012. GEN Petraeus is a true

Dear Barack: Is the US Still an Ally of Israel?

If you will, imagine Slobodan Milosevic, during the early part of his reign, threatening to wipe Great Britain off the map. Imagine further, that after he made that statement, he announced that he was in the process of obtaining nuclear

Does Liberal Ideology Come Directly From the Movies?

I finally had the opportunity to see James Cameron’s paean to nature, “Avatar.” It is definitely beautifully filmed and there is an edenic quality to the alien planet of Pandora that probably reflects the director’s image of the biblical garden.