(Op-Ed NOT reprinted from The Washington Post)

As the Senate moves closer to debate on their version of health care — or more accurately, health insurance — reform, those in opposition are beating the drum ever louder for what they claim is a simple solution that will guarantee increased

Kandahar, October 23 – In the latest, and perhaps biggest surprise of the end-of-year awards season, the committee representing Afghanistan’s most prestigious tribal leaders and warlords has named Barack Obama the next President of the war torn nation.  The award marks the first tim

During a whirlwind afternoon that appeared to some observers as a sort of “bad reality television marathon,” the Heene family of Fort Collins, Colorado saw the arrest of their three sons, ages 6, 8 and 9, for their alleged involvement in a sophisticated plot to bomb targets in New York

Tehran, October 9 – In a rare appearance during Friday prayers, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, announced that Iran’s Supreme Council has officially declared Mahmoud Ahamadinejad the 2009 Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.  The 18-member Council voted 26-2 (with 3 abstentions) to c

While it is unfortunately not unusual for David Letterman to be the target of an extortion plot (in 2005, a plot to kidnap and ransom his then-infant son was thwarted) it came as a shock to most observers that the alleged extortionist in this case is a producer for the

Dear Parents of Republicans,

As so many of you contacted me regarding Tuesday’s incident, I hope you don’t mind my responding to all of you at once. I understand that you are very upset – no parent wants to see their child sad or distraught, and I hope you

Less than 24 Hours after its ban on fruit and candy flavored cigarettes went into effect, the national Food and Drug Administration today held its first public hearing regarding a proposed ban on candy and fruit flavored underwear.

Proponents of the ban believe that just as the flavoring in cigarett

Today is not a day for politics. Especially the way I treat (or if you prefer, mistreat) them. Today is for remembering…

I had only met John Feal once before, and only briefly at that. A friend with whom I was working on a political project suggested that

We’re all familiar with them. And in these days of the 24 hour news cycle, we’re bombarded with them every day. And worse yet, they’re taking over. Taking over our media, taking over our conversations, and most alarmingly, taking over our government.

They are polls. No, not Polish

It’s official. Nadya Suleman and her 14 (so far) kids are coming to a television near you – at least if you’re in England. Eyeworks, the European producer of “The Biggest Loser”, is forking over a whelming $250,000 to the second biggest loser for the rights to film

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According to a recent New York Times article, conservative groups are working together to "stockpile ammunition" as they prepare to oppose the confirmation of President Obama’s eventual choice to succeed Supreme Court Justice David Souter, regardless of who he chooses.

According to the Times: