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No easy solution for Syria

The violence is getting worse in Syria: At least 5,000 people dead already including hundreds of children and medical supplies are running out. There’s Thomas Friedman’s wonderful Arab Spring of Democracy for you. All we have to do to end…

How much does the Santorum sweep really change things for Romney?

Mitt Romney’s inevitability as the eventual Republican nominee for president took yet another detour Tuesday night, as Rick Santorum swept caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota and won the in Missouri. In the latter contest, Santorum faced Romney without the presence…

UPDATE: Senators Unveil Sequester Repeal, Suggest "Bite-sized" Approach

As promised, a group of senior Republican senators influential on defense policy unveiled a bill Thursday to divert a portion of the $1.2 trillion in mandatory cuts set to take effect in January 2013. “I believe the cuts are a…

Five challenges facing Mitt Romney right now

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s Achilles’ heel was exposed in the final minutes of what was an otherwise good debate performance Monday night. He played offense, engaged Gingrich directly faring better than some members of the media and made a…

Comeback for Newt or bump in the road for Mitt? SC votes to keep the race going

What do South Carolina’s Republican primary voters, who identify themselves as late decision-makers, conservatives, evangelicals, married women and independents, have in common? They all gave Newt Gingrich a plurality of their support in the all-important “first in the South primary,”…

Rick Perry does the right thing

Jan. 19: Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry pauses while announcing he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Newt Gingrich, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP) Rick Perry did the honorable thing on Thursday. For the good of his country,…

Romney for President? What’s a Tea Party Voter to Do in 2012?

Having spent the last several days in the Granite State I am even more puzzled now than I was late last week when I began pondering this new reality: “The Tea Party is dead.” I don’t know what happened between…

New Hampshire primary leaves Romney grinning, Newt spinning

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney cruised to a largely expected victory tonight in the “first in the nation” New Hampshire primary and with a margin that should be considered decisive to most objective observers. He also won every county in…

Liberal Sites Dominate Facebook Political News

A list of Facebook’s most popular political articles in 2011 shows articles about the Occupy movement outnumbered stories about the death of Usama Bin Laden while a video with a tabloid-style photo of Michelle Obama shopping at Target ranked above…

Small Business Saturday — The Most Important Shopping Day of the Year

Editor’s note: Saturday, November 26 is “Small Business Saturday.” You hear a lot about Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but Small Business Saturday may just be the most important shopping day of the year. Why? Because it matters more to…