Jun 18, 2009 – To find three consecutive elections in which the percentage increase in turnout each time was larger, you have to go back to the three … We lament it, but it inspires many people to go to the polls. … and to the polls than to concentrate on the dwindling number of moveable voters.…

Jun 18, 2009 – When the Germans moved their capital from Bonn to Berlin, the U.S. Embassy in Germany moved to Berlin, too. … Mitchell’s task is to pressure Israel to “freeze” settlements in Judea and Samaria, on the West Bank of the River Jordan. … That was long decades before Adolf Hitler’s rise to power. Obama’s bad history is now leading to even worse diplomacy.…

Jun 16, 2009 – DeStefano case has to be troubling to everyone. … She later voted to refuse rehearing that case and did not even think the case was worthy of a published opinion. … Why not take the time to do it right?…

Jun 16, 2009 – The 2008 election returns showed that 70 percent of unmarried women voted for Barack Obama, perhaps hoping to be beneficiaries of his … To liberate women from the home that Friedan labeled "a comfortable concentration camp," the feminist movement worked tirelessly to … No woman should be authorized to stay at home to raise her children ... precisely because if there is such a choice, too many women…

Jun 12, 2009 – technology to "make it possible for parents to create their own family tier just by programming their television (to block entire … 35, so one might expect a senator aspiring to be president would have voted Yes. … Senators need to ask Mr.…

Jun 12, 2009 – have been a fraud from beginning to end, a testament to Ivy League corruption. … Two weeks ago, The New York Times reported that, to get up to speed on her English skills at Princeton, Sotomayor was advised to read … From college days to court days, that career reflects, in word and deed, a determination to use any power she achieves to create a…

Jun 11, 2009 – Congress is scheduled to be in session for only six weeks from next week to the August recess. … Senate, they will have to come up with $150,000,000,000 in annual revenue or offsetting spending or else add to the $900,000,000,000 … Young voters preferred Obama to John McCain by a 66 percent to 32 percent margin, according to the exit poll.…

Jun 11, 2009 – Back when our military failed to find stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, The New York Times apologized to its readers … Where are the stories contrasting Canada's move toward greater privatization of its health care system to the President's desire to … What does it say that voters in European country after European country voted in conservatives while America voted for the most liberal…

Jun 10, 2009 – for Governor is likely to be seen as a symbol of the rejection of the Clintons by the Democrats of Virginia, who voted for then-Senator … The election likely came down to local Virginia issues and an important editorial endorsement for Deeds from the Washington Post. … of the state after his 2005 bid, began receiving the support of many undecided voters who were attracted to his pledge to bridge regional…

Jun 10, 2009 – Jobbik's leader, Gabor Vona, claimed that the "national front" was born Sunday and that they would "take to the streets" to urge early … , which must be directly and solely accountable to the electorate of the UK." … To this day, Wilders travels with very heavy Dutch security.…

Jun 29, 2009 – Eight Republicans voted for the bill, 44 Democrats voted against. … That increase will be passed along to consumers which has to be added to the $175 per year hike in everyone's electricity bill. … Sounds right to me.…

Jun 29, 2009 – While Republicans and Democrats wrangle over how to address the gaping shortfall, some members of the press have started to look for … Of all the problems contributing to the fiscal mess, state under-taxation is the least of them. … who voted for Prop. 13 three decades ago – but to the politicians who have subsequently exploited them without mercy.…

Jun 26, 2009 – House Democratic leaders have managed to squeeze a 1510-page energy-rationing bill through the House on a 219 to 212 vote by filling … to three hours. … people find out what's in it, the bill will become an embarrassment to everyone who voted for it. …

Jun 26, 2009 – Hundreds of thousands demonstrated in Beirut to demand an end to Syrian occupation. … Eight and a half million Iraqis voted with purpled fingers. … Of course there are challenges in promoting democracy -- how to best strengthen civil society, how to encourage not only elections…

Jun 25, 2009 – His confirmation, too, was going to be routine, but it turned out to be a revelation. … think for themselves, to do for themselves, to have different ideas, and it is a message that, unless you kow-tow to an old order … But she's told another senator -- South Carolina's Jim DeMint -- that she'd stick with an appellate decision she's voted to uphold…

Jun 25, 2009 – Iranians who voted for Mir Hossein Mousavi, only to see their votes disregarded, now discover their country is ruled by an organized-crime … Augusto Pinochet of Chile submitted himself to a national referendum in 1988, only to be surprised when his people voted to show him … While those tyrants deferred to the election outcomes, Ahmadinejad refuses to be a hostage to the will of the people.…

Jun 24, 2009 – be another blow to the Senator in DC, who is attempting to defeat a fellow Republican for the Governorship. … In a poll released by the non-partisan leadership group Texas Lyceum, KBH is trailing by 12 points to Gov. … She voted for the bank bailout…It was the responsible thing to do, and it will probably turn out well. But it is very unpopular.”…

Jun 24, 2009 – -Iranian relations to be seen as meddling." … To justify his Times-expensed airfare to Beirut, Friedman added some local color, noting that "more than one Lebanese whispered to … But Friedman also placed a phone call to a guy at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace -- which he didn't have to go to Lebanon…

Jun 24, 2009 – Senate over her opposition to the right to keep and bear arms. … Out of almost 200 federal appeals judges in this country, Judge Sotomayor is one of only six to weigh in (after the Heller case) to … I saw NRA members turn the tide on Election Day 2000 to defeat Al Gore. We fought again to help defeat John Kerry in 2004.…

Jun 24, 2009 – O’Neill declared, “Even with a friend in the White House, it’s going to take a well-organized, grassroots movement to advance our agenda … That is not to say that O’Neill won’t push hard left on policies.  … Apparently many of those who voted for O’Neill thought that being outside Obama’s circle brought more leverage to NOW than being in…

Jun 24, 2009 – "I'm going to do comprehensive immigration reform," Reid told reporters last week. "I'm not going to do it piecemeal. … "We're going to do it all in one piece of legislation, not give people an excuse that they voted for one thing and think that they're … Such workers would be subject to federal laws and regulations meant to hold them captive to the employers who imported them.…

Jun 24, 2009 – That his administration had no workable plan to do so was beside the point; details were not about to obstruct the path to Hopenchange … His own party was so receptive to that lead balloon that they voted down funding to close the prison altogether. … The White House has been attempting to determine a productive way forward that—needless to say—bears no resemblance to those failed…

Jun 23, 2009 – I remember in 2006, when it was almost taboo to vote ‘yes’ on measures like these, and there were only a handful of us fighting to … Clearly, the message has gotten through to my colleagues. … now is the time to address sweeping and substantive earmark reform.…

Jun 23, 2009 – that the Obama administration now has important question to answer: “Do they want to go for a Hail Mary pass, or will they be happy … Such was the sentiment across Israel, where ordinary citizens are leery of making concessions to people who won’t even agree to their … country’s right to exist.…

Jun 22, 2009 – I'm still not finished, but wanted to share one part with you.   … him to avoid a blood bath" over an amendment he had added to the bill.  … As DeMint recounts the story,After publicly expressing my opposition to this bill, I was once again invited to meet with the president…