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The Trouble With Harry
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2012/08/09/the_trouble_with_harry
– It's paid such political dividends in his case -- from tenure in the Senate to national prominence. … shadiness, but the senior senator from Nevada will do for this middling era, at least till a pol even lower becomes a mainstay of the news…
Afghan Ambush
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2012/08/08/afghan_ambush
– The intelligence officers, members of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), Afghanistan's intelligence agency, had received a … Iranian news services reported that President Ahmadi-Nejad will attend a summit of Muslim leaders in Mecca next week. … Hijab was named prime minister as part of the political reform program.…
Syria's Explosive Crumbs
https://townhall.com/columnists/austinbay/2012/08/08/syrias_explosive_crumbs
– When asked at a news conference to evaluate the significance of Hijab's defection, U.S. … Defections by senior political and military personnel do politically damage the Assad regime. … rebels as the legitimate political alternative to Assad.…
The Media Built That for Obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2012/08/08/the_media_built_that_for_obama
– The usual political measures look terrible for Obama, he noted. … The numbers are political red alerts. … Curiously, Cillizza omits the fact that the dominant narrative writers of the campaign are the national media, our "news" purveyors…
The Trouble With Harry
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2012/08/08/the_trouble_with_harry
– It's paid such political dividends in his case -- from tenure in the Senate to national prominence. … shadiness, but the senior senator from Nevada will do for this middling era, at least till a pol even lower becomes a mainstay of the news…
RNC Maps Out Worst-Case Scenarios as Isaac Heads Towards New Orleans
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/heatherginsberg/2012/08/27/hurricane_isaac_heads_to_the_gulf_coast
– The National Hurricane Center predicted it would grow to a Category 1 hurricane over the warm water and possibly hit late Tuesday somewhere … The latest news on Governor Bobby Jindal concerns whether or not he will attend the Convention. … Mindful of the “political awkwardness” of celebrating while Isaac quickly approaches New Orleans on the anniversary of Katrina, RNC…
WaPo/ABC News Poll: Romney Takes the Lead
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/08/27/wapoabc_news_poll_romney_takes_the_lead
– The joint Washington Post-ABC News poll has become known for skewed samples that favor Barack Obama.  … Likely voter models are typically more favorable to the GOP,  as the latest Fox News poll indicated.  … There's good and bad news in the internals, all of which are colored by the screwy partisan breakdown. …
De Pasquale’s Dozen with NRANews.com’s Cameron Gray
https://townhall.com/columnists/lisadepasquale/2012/08/27/de_pasquales_dozen_with_nranewscoms_cameron_gray
– During Gray’s tenure at NRA News he has interviewed everyone from Gov. … Convention and Democratic National Convention. … Tell me about the moment you decided to enter the political arena.…
GOP Convention: No Suspense, Little Drama, Lots of Show
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2012/08/27/gop_convention_no_suspense_little_drama_lots_of_show
– Today, the 40th Republican National Convention assembles in hurricane-threatened Tampa, Fla. … Vendors will sell political buttons to collectors (does anyone wear them anymore?) … Until the 1960s, the national convention was a communications medium.…
The Root Political Reporter Implies Paul Ryan’s Black College Girlfriend Could Mean He’s Racist
https://townhall.com/columnists/crystalwright/2012/08/26/the…es_paul_ryans_black_college_girlfriend_could_mean_hes_racist
– Instead, the Root’s political writer Keli Goff speculates just the opposite of Ryan that because Ryan dated a black woman in college … from 95% to 82% due to Obama’s support of gay marriage and abysmal unemployment rate plaguing blacks, which is almost twice the national … She also points out that cable news pundit Lou Dobbs been married to a “Mexican-American woman” even though for years he “was the face…
To California GOP, Tampa a Far-Away and Hostile Planet
https://townhall.com/columnists/debrajsaunders/2012/08/26/to_california_gop_tampa_a_faraway_and_hostile_planet
– Emken won't attend the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., this week. … in California, GOP House Whip Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield took a break from fundraising in San Francisco last month to tell political … They can't come across like the GOP hopefuls who, at a Fox News presidential primary debate last year, all agreed that they would reject…
North Korea Says: We Are Not Weak
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2012/08/25/north_korea_says_we_are_not_weak
– He is the public face of the Alawite political and military elite and its Sunni financiers and supporters. … Comment: Fixed wing combat aircraft always violate national borders when attacking targets near the border. … Somebody needs to tell Fox News and others that their research staffers need to actually read some history.…
Arab Springs Breathe Life Into Non-Aligned Movement
https://townhall.com/columnists/nightwatch/2012/08/24/arab_springs_breathe_life_into_nonaligned_movement
– Local news websites had on Tuesday quoted the summit's spokesman, Mohammad-Reza Forqani, as saying that the North Korean leader would … "I never said such a thing and all reports in this regard are false and baseless," Forqani told the official news agency IRNA. … Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave the order to the elite Quds Force unit following a recent emergency meeting of Iran's National Security…
FIRST-PERSON: Gay marriage -- inevitable?
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/08/23/firstperson_gay_marriage__inevitable
– National Review's Rich Lowry says that "no referendum simply upholding traditional marriage has ever lost. … The fact is young voters often change their political views as they age. … Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress ) and in your email (…
War on Women: Networks Ignoring Ann Romney's Convention Speech
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katehicks/2012/08/23/war_on_women_networks_ignoring_ann_romneys_convention_speech
– Thanks to some fundraising woes, the Democrat National Convention had to be shortened from four days to three. … The Republican National Convention remains a four-day program. … But, turning serious, he acknowledged that “people have had it up to here” with political news.…
GM Goes From Bad to Worse Despite Obama Bailout
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2012/08/23/gm_goes_from_bad_to_worse_despite_obama_bailout
– But Barack Obama seems to think that it's as closely aligned with the national interest as Wilson did. … "GM is going from bad to worse," reads the headline on Automotive News Editor in Chief Keith Crain's analysis. … The UAW got their political payoff. And GM, according to Forbes writer Louis Woodhill, is headed to bankruptcy again.…
Tapper, Halperin Admit: Media Tipping Scales for Obama
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2012/08/22/tapper_haperin_admit_media_tipping_scales_for_obama
– ABC News' Jake Tapper was even more explicit about the media's overall approach on the Laura Ingraham Show yesterday:   … "We are spending a lot of time in the last few weeks, those of us in the political world, political journalists and also politicians … What has dominated news coverage this week?  An indefensible comment from a one Republican candidate for office in Missouri. …
Journo-Tools for Obama
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2012/08/22/journotools_for_obama
– It's time for the old media godfathers to end the pretense that they're fair and neutral observers of the American political scene. … Raddatz worked for liberal National Public Radio for five years before joining ABC News; she has been based in the D.C. bureau for … "We don't like the practice," said Dean Baquet, managing editor for news at The New York Times.…
The Politicization of Violence
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2012/08/22/the_politicization_of_violence
– Before that there was the "Dark Knight" shooter in Aurora, Colo., who some early news stories erroneously tried to link to the Tea … I don't really buy the claim that the political climate has gotten so much worse. … But even if it has, that hasn't led to more political violence. Rather, it has led to the politicization of violence.…
Military Heroes Added to Obama Campaign's 'Enemies List'
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2012/08/21/military_heroes_added_to_obama_campaigns_enemies_list
– one day after Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund released a documentary-style video hammering the president for countless national … Navy SEAL from 1985 to 2008, told Breitbart News: “It's a sad time for America when a President has to resort to bully tactics, intimidation … the president has essentially failed as Commander-in-Chief by putting the lives of U.S. troops and their families in danger for political…
De Pasquale’s Dozen With Rep. Ben Quayle
https://townhall.com/columnists/lisadepasquale/2012/08/20/de_pasquales_dozen_with_rep_ben_quayle
– What would you like tomorrow's news headline to say? … Tell me about the moment you decided to enter the political arena. … Deciding to enter the political arena wasn’t an easy decision.…
The Ryan Budget
https://townhall.com/columnists/johncgoodman/2012/08/18/the_ryan_budget
– The political left is doing the St. Vitus dance over Paul Ryan's budget. … Democratic National Committee Chairwoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, said it "would end Medicare as we know it." … Mitt Romney told CBS News' Bob Schieffer that "there's only one president that I know of in history that robbed Medicare $716 billion…
'Last Ounce of Courage' weighs in on freedom
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2012/09/06/last_ounce_of_courage_weighs_in_on_freedom
– McAfee downplayed the movie's political implications, saying, "This is not a film for Republicans, Democrats or Independents. … As with all independent film producers, the Headricks and Veritas are hoping that box office totals for the Sept. 14-17 national opening … Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress ) and in your email (…
Does Mitt Romney Really Understand That Florida Is up for Grabs?
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2012/09/06/does_mitt_romney_really_understand_that_florida_is_up_for_grabs
– Since 2000, I have been polling and analyzing Florida races for broadcast names such as Fox News' Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity, as … Florida is a state so large and diverse that it rarely chooses clear political "rock stars." … Marco is the young man Floridians watched grow into a package of political energy and brilliance.…
Obama Sells Old Ideas as New
https://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2012/09/06/obama_sells_old_ideas_as_new
– In this political Brigadoon, things are going well in America, so well in fact that President Obama obviously deserves a second term … Obama doesn't quite say it like that, but he's perfectly happy to have his subalterns -- some at the Democratic National Committee, … His chief strategist, David Axelrod, chimed in on Fox News Sunday that the Republican convention was a "terrible failure" because it…
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