Victor Davis Hanson on the Palin Pick
Victor Davis Hanson | National Review
A maverick choice.
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The Fight For Afghanistan
Some incredible photos from the newly-central front in the War on Terror.
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Malkin on the Palin Smears
What we’ve seen in the smears against Sarah Palin go beyond the normal post-election squabbling.
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Veteran’s Day
Thank you to our heroes. It’s you who make this grand experiment called America possible.
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On the Sunnyside
All is not lost. An Obama presidency does provide an opportunity for Conservatives.
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The Real John McCain
“What an old anecdote about Mo Udall in the hospital reveals about McCain’s character.” A must-read.
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Obama vs. Obama (VIDEO)
More video evidence that “hope” and “change” really mean “typical politician.” The man has flip flopped more than John Kerry did in 2004.
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McCain Does One Last SNL (VIDEO)
You have to admit that Saturday Night Live has done a spectacular job at becoming relevant again during the campaign. (Olbermann-bashing bonus)
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‘Bankrupting’ the Coal Industry
It would be richly deserved if Barack Obama loses Pennsylvania for his comments on the coal industry.
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The Maverick Returns
The base is energized, the country is talking about it, and Barack is on the defensive. Nice move, John.
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Mark Steyn on the Palin Pick
Mark Steyn | National Review
What other country in the developed world produces beauty queens who hunt caribou and serve up a terrific moose stew?
Obama Loses Spotlight to New Rival
Carrie Budoff Brown | Politico
Just 12 hours after he delivered his acceptance speech, Barack Obama was no longer the story.
What Palin Does
Noemie Emery | The Weekly Standard
How John McCain’s running mate shakes up the presidential race.
Palin? Perfect
Editorial | Investor's Business Daily
John McCain’s choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate is brilliant. Her individualism matches McCain’s. But it’s the new strengths she brings to the ticket that make the team formidable.
Obama the Orthodox
Michael Gerson | The Washington Post
His aggressively unexceptional speech was full of lost opportunities.
Obama Should Come Clean On Ayers, Rezko And the Iraqi Billionaire
John Fund | Wall Street Journal
The truth will come out eventually.
The War
Petraeus Submitted Preliminary Iraq Report, Military Officer Says
AP | Fox News
Gen. David Petraeus has given his military superiors and Defense Secretary Robert Gates his initial recommendation on when to resume a U.S. troop withdrawal and at what pace.
Iraq Moves to Curb Sales of Fake Drugs
Tina Susman and Caesar Ahmad | Los Angeles Times
Officials have begun stepping up inspections and license requirements before a deadline to enforce pharmaceutical laws. But many fear shortage of medications.
American Interest
The Peacock and Barack Obama
Bill O'Reilly | Townhall
With much of the nation sampling TV coverage of the Democratic Convention, things are getting a bit dicey for NBC News.
The Death of the Credit Card Economy
Daniel Gross | Slate
Car leases, student loans, no-money-down mortgages, and high credit limits are vanishing.
Katrina, Three Years Later
Nicole Gelinas | City Journal
Surrounded by both progress and despair, New Orleanians soldier on.
High Gas Prices Produce More Games Than Gains
Don Wolfensberger | Roll Call
The political equivalent of an internal-combustion engine’s chain reaction is this: High gas prices ignite consumer anger, which powers accelerated PR efforts geared toward diverting blame and alleviating pain (at the pump).
World Affairs
‘Burying Women Alive for Honour is Tribal Tradition’
Staff | Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: The killing of women for honour is a demand of the tribal traditions, Balochistan Senator Israrullah Zehri informed the Senate on Friday.
France’s Socialist Party ‘Close to Meltdown’
Henry Samuel | Daily Telegraph
The French see the Socialist party as hopelessly divided and on the verge of meltdown, according to a poll released on Friday, just as the battle to lead France’s main opposition group heats up.
A Spectacular Misunderstanding
Paul Maidment | Forbes
What these numbers boil down to is that Chinese think twice as many people in the world like their country as actually do.
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SPOTLIGHTS
- Obama Finance Chair Tied To Subprime Scandal
- What about ‘change’? Obama names yet another Washington insider to top post
- Israel: Labor party disappearing
- Child circumcision to be banned in Denmark?
- Iran increases stockpile of uranium
- Arizonan will head Homeland Security
- Minnesota hanky panky: On First Day of Recount, Franken Gains Net of 43 Votes on Coleman
- Longmont Times-Call staffers invited to work as valets at owner’s Christmas party
- Obama’s Pick of Daschle May Test Conflict-of-Interest Pledge
- Eric Holder Nips Marijuana in the Bud and Invents a Time Cover Story
- The Sejil: A New Iranian Missile can hit EU
- PA arrests over 250 Hamas terrorists
- Iraqi Yellowcake discovery- could silence skeptics on WMD
- Abdullah II warns Olmert, Barak: Gaza action could snowball into Jordanian instability
- Iran Said to Have Nuclear Fuel for One Weapon
- The Obamameter Points Left -
- Rezko 2
- Somali pirates seize ninth vessel in 12 days
- Indian Navy sinks pirate mothership during bold stand-off in Gulf of Aden
- Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet
- Al-Qaida calls Obama ‘House Negro’
- How the Academic Left Elected Obama
- Al Qaeda leader mocks Obama in Web posting
- IAEA: By the way-Syria site hit by Israel resembled atom plant
- IAEA: Syrian site bombed by IAF bore features of nuclear reactor
- Obama Hears a Giant Sucking Sound -looking at a bottomless ideological hole
- Obama to pick the wet Holder as attorney general, Newsweek
- Britain re-establishes high-level intelligence links with Syria Son
- Russians gone wild
- UN envoy urges Gaza blockade end -Hamas may fire as usual
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