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Maryland Democrats jump at shot for Mikulski’s Senate seat while Republicans stay on sidelines

03/15/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
FILE: Undated: Maryland Rep. Andy Harris, Washington, D.C. (AP) Maryland Democrats are pouring into the race to replace party member Sen. Barbara Mikulski, but her announced retirement appears to have caught Republicans by surprise with top prospects still on the…

Democrats Need To Compromise On Healthcare Reform

03/13/2015 Published on Forbes.com
The relationship between the White House and Congressional Republicans is at an historic low. The “Iran Letter,” as many have taken to calling it, shows just how great the schism between the two has become. It seems as though each…

School Reform: Congress has stopped looking out for America’s kids

03/10/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Editor’s note: The following column first appeared in The Hill newspaper and on TheHill.com. Last week President Obama invited a small group of journalists, including me, to talk with him at the White House. The conversation was off-the-record. But speaking…

Oregon woman long detained in East Timor free to return home

03/03/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Stacey Addison with her lawyer, Paul Ramedios, and an unidentified adviser from the US Embassy. Six months to the day after she was detained without charge in East Timor, Stacey Addison is finally headed home to Oregon. A judge released…

Terrorists can strike any time, anywhere: Self defense saves lives

01/27/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Terrorists can strike anywhere and at any time, giving them a huge strategic advantage.Unfortunately, too many politicians around the world are refusing to admit this. After the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris earlier this month, France placed 10,000 uniformed soldiers…

Previewing The State Of The Union

01/15/2015 Published on Forbes.com
President Obama has faced some incredibly difficult situations in his presidency. But he has faced perhaps none more dire than the danger we are confronting in the rise of a new, stronger radical Islam. To this end, it is my…

Wake up call? Obama White House changes its mind about Paris response

01/12/2015 Published on Foxnews.com
Some 40 world leaders marched together in a unity rally Sunday in Paris in what the New York Times banner headline dubbed a “Huge Show of Solidarity Against Terrorism.” Forty world leaders were present, but not President Obama, who was…

President Obama Starts The New Term Off On The Wrong Foot

01/06/2015 Published on Forbes.com
Earlier today members of the 114th Congress were sworn in and took their oath of office for the new term. There has been a lot of talk about the promise for a more bipartisan, conciliatory Congress. This has been coming…

President Starts New Term Off On The Wrong Foot

Published on Forbes.com
Earlier today members of the 114th Congress were sworn in and took their oath of office for the new term. There has been a lot of talk about the promise for a more bipartisan, conciliatory Congress. This has been coming…

Obama Moves To Normalize Relations With Cuba

12/17/2014 Published on Forbes.com
Today marks a new era in US-Cuba relations and arguably the first substantive change since 1961. “We will end an outdated approach that has failed to advance our interests,” President Obama said in an address this afternoon. “Neither the American…