Politicians love to pander to American motorists, often by promising to drive down the cost of gasoline. The latest example is John McCain's bid to promote a gasoline ta...
Barack Obama may have been a little too blunt in his now infamous quip about how the economic insecurities gripping small-town America manifest themselves, but the word ...
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice.
— Robert Frost
WASHINGTON — And some say it will end because of subprime mortgages. But for those who cultivate...
The economy and jobs now trump all other issues with American voters in the race for the presidency. This comes as no surprise as average citizens apprehensively face fa...
A flag pin that Barack Obama sometimes doesn't wear? Obama's neighbor, an English professor who was a member of the radical Weather Underground — 40 years ago? And again...
Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the U.S. has afforded the American media and others an opportunity to remind us that the Catholic Church is "out of step" with modern times....
If you want to enjoy a belly laugh, here are three reliable suggestions: (1) rent an old Woody Allen movie, especially "Bananas," (2) rent "Borat," or (3) listen to Hill...
No sooner had John McCain wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination than the inevitable speculation started over his running mate. Indeed, the Arizona senator ha...
UPPER DUBLIN, Pa. — For 40 of his 65 years, ever since he first registered, Martin Greenblatt has been voting Republican in this Philadelphia suburb. Through much of the...
Barack Obama seemed to have survived the blasphemous rants of his preacher and remained relatively untarnished by the perceived dissatisfactions of his privileged wife.
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