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Reporter’s Notebook: Let’s cover a candidate, not a celeb

NORWALK, IOWA – The now infamous video of the media circus at Hillary Clinton’s first official campaign event, with reporters chasing Hillary Clinton’s van “Scooby” like paparazzi, should be an early wake-up call about the 19 months ahead. Most of…

Carly Fiorina: Why ex-CEO could give Hillary Clinton a real run for her money

When people speak of “the first woman president” they usually mean Hillary Clinton, who is expected to announce her candidacy soon. But there’s another woman, a Republican, who will shortly vie for the top job. She is Carly Fiorina, former…

Fox News Poll: US can’t trust Iran, Obama should get Hill approval of deal

March 31, 2015: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, second left, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, left, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, center, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, second right, and German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier wait…

Leaders Agree To Ceasefire Terms For Ukraine In Minsk Talks

Yesterday, the leaders of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia held peace talks in Belarus. Though the United States wasn’t represented at the summit, both President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry has made clear that they support a diplomatic…

Islamic State torturing, killing, raping children in Iraq; government must do more to help, UN says

ISIS is beheading, crucifying and burying alive children and families of religious minorities in Iraq, according to a UN report, which called on government forces there to do more to protect them. In a report issued Wednesday in Geneva, the…

Progress In Ukraine While Russia Continues Incursion

Last week in Davos, thought leaders and interested parties gathered to discuss a total overhaul of Ukrainian society, with particular focus on increasing transparency, stamping out bureaucracy and corruption as well as promoting efficiency and Western practices. For a country…

Russia And Ukraine Are At War

Moscow won’t admit it, but Russia is at war with Ukraine. It’s hard to draw any other conclusion from reports that Russian regular forces have moved into eastern Ukraine and are attacking Ukrainian military units amid a flare-up of violence…

As relations with Cuba thaw, US must check Russia, China military interests

President Obama’s decision to open relations with Cuba was the right thing to do — but not for the reasons he gave. As usual, the president couldn’t resist the temptation rise above petty criticisms of his predecessors’ “failed policies” to…