Oct 3, 2012 – Remember just about 10 minutes ago how the worldwide cadre of official political pundits, reporters, hangers-on, and operatives said … How about the National Journal's latest poll. … Romney leads among independents 49-41 in the National Journal poll.…

Oct 3, 2012 – If you still believe the pro-Obama puffery on the nightly news that the economy is improving, consider these new developments in just … The economy is not only weakening much faster than the White House or its allies in the national news media want you to know, it's … But the story, with few exceptions, was all but buried or played down by the network news shows and the national political news media…

Oct 3, 2012 – Republican National Convention that, ultimately, could reverberate around the world is a plan to study a possible return of the U.S … Commenting on the recently announced acquisition of African Barrick Gold Ltd. by state-owned China National, CEO Sun Zhaoxue stated … Dean Zhou presented, later in the interview, as pessimistic about the political possibilities of implementing the gold standard.…

Oct 3, 2012 – While national political campaigns and politicians are regularly featured in the news for their accomplishments on the right, one … One of the Goldwater Institute's first most notable victories was taking down Arizona's publicly-funded political campaign system,…

Oct 2, 2012 – Most CEOs are political agnostics and see cronyism as a shortcut to bypass the competitive free enterprise system to a pot of gold. … These business executives walk a political tight rope, trying to balance the benefits of political favors against the risk of drawing … Because the host committee fell short of its fundraising goal of about $37 million, according to Bloomberg News, it was forced to use…

Oct 2, 2012 – Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the oversight committee’s subcommittee that deals with national security. … A crew from the cable news channel discovered the diary lying on the floor of the Benghazi diplomatic outpost, which has still not … UPDATE - In the wake of our precipitous and political withdrawal, experts are warning that Iraq is on the brink of becoming a massive…

Oct 2, 2012 – But the news of late has reduced me to the one-word question and expletive favored by "Mad Men's" Don Draper whenever he's confronted … Most of us are accustomed to that kind political gamesmanship by now. … What has been lost is the eloquence that makes political commentary not just a public service but an art.…

Oct 2, 2012 – Last week saw a lot of major news, mostly from Europe, but also from China, too. … That's great news for those that see the threat of a trade war brewing. … There is already a 31% tariff on Chinese solar panels, and now this wind farm news.…

Oct 1, 2012 – If asked, how might you describe Paul Ryan's role and level of involvement within the national conversation about Washington's … An oft-heard political axiom calls for seizing on one's opponent's greatest strength and trying to turn it into a liability.   … Romney Actually Supports Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis I'll leave you with this headline from Washington Post-owned "news…

Oct 1, 2012 – Liberty Counsel said it will file suit on behalf of counselors, parents and their minor children, and the National Association for … "The California governor and legislature are putting their own preconceived notions and political ideology ahead of children and their … Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress ) and in your email (…

Oct 1, 2012 – It's also interesting to note which end of our domestic political spectrum spends the most energy informing their fellow Americans … that our nation really isn't all that great: Entitled undergraduates (see above), the ranting, fictional "news" anchors, as imagined … can think of no more eloquent recent paean to America's exceptional greatness than Condoleezza Rice's address at the Republican National…

Oct 1, 2012 – As the presidential debates are set to kick off this week, Barack Obama continues to hold a modest national lead over Mitt Romney … Here are the top-line numbers among likely voters in three new polls:   Washington Post/ABC News - Obama 49, Romney 47 … poll shows a virtually-tied national race, but has Obama up by eleven in the swing states.  …

Oct 1, 2012 – Across the paper’s many departments, though, so many share a kind of political and cultural progressivism — for lack of a better term … Jay Carney wrote for TIME (a "straight" news magazine) before coming into the Democrat administration.   … Linda Douglass used to report for ABC News.  Where are their counterparts on the right?…

Sep 30, 2012 – The notion that Caracas poses no "serious" threat to US interest might come as news to some:   Chavez [is] not just destroying … If all that hasn’t “had a serious national security impact” on the United States, what is there Venezuela could do, short of start … Venezuelans like to joke that Julian Assange passed over Venezuela for political asylum simply because the internet is so slow there…

Sep 29, 2012 – populist uprising in Iran that overthrew the government would be one of the few successful uses of economic warfare to achieve political … An economic settlement settles issues such as pensions, banking, national debt, and trade matters. … This is tonight's good news. End of NightWatch for 27 September.…

Sep 28, 2012 – They are so far apart, in fact, that Obama's campaign made abortion an issue in campaign TV ads and at the Democratic National Convention … Today, we recommit ourselves to reversing that decision, for in the quiet of conscience, people of both political parties know that … Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress ) and in your email (…

Sep 28, 2012 – News reports indicated President Obama knew about the impending attack on our Libyan consulate ninety minutes before it happened. … Presumably he owed President Clinton that much after Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention. … press criticism, he bravely and rightly reiterated his critique of the administration’s botched response after we learned the tragic news…

Sep 27, 2012 – When the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, Matt Olsen, in open testimony in Congress answered a question by saying yes, … Multiple intelligence sources have now confirmed to a number of news outlets including Fox News Channel, CNN and The Daily Beast that … Consulate in Libya that it was a terrorist attack and suspected Al Qaeda-tied elements were involved, sources told Fox News -- though…

Oct 15, 2012 – For the past 12 days the political world has been marveling at the enormous impact - however tenuous it might turn out to be - that … That's the good news. … The polling news is not much better at the more important state level.…

Oct 15, 2012 – I am imagining that Hillary Clinton is spending a great deal of time with close advisors and political strategists this week. … The abuse of the National Labor Relations Board in an attempt to force Boeing to place its 787 plant in union-controlled Washington … I should be a Fox News girl!”  (OK; That last part is not true.)…

Oct 12, 2012 – to urge its national office to restore funding to Planned Parenthood, the archdiocese said. … Komen's national office decided to stop grants to affiliates of Planned Parenthood late last year. … Jill June, president of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, expressed concern it was a "political attack."…

Oct 12, 2012 – Keeping it secret had a lot more to do with political than national security. … are treated "more like causes than news subjects" in the Times' pages these days. … coverage NPR in print, the whole package a growing swamp of political and cultural correctness.…

Oct 12, 2012 – I did not make that prediction as a political columnist, or as the former Libertarian Presidential contender, or the 2008 Libertarian … But it's my political predictions that have turned heads in the national media. … What kind of political party relies on felons and illegals to win elections? The Democratic Party of Barack Obama.…

Oct 11, 2012 – relative newcomer to the national stage, at least among the chattering class.   … (3) ABC News' Martha Raddatz will moderate the affair.   … Kickoff is at 9 pm ET, airing on every major news and broadcast network.…

Oct 11, 2012 – "We will ask the judge to quash the charges against her," attorney Tahir Naveed told Open Doors News. … But Pakistan's minister of the Ministry of National Harmony, Paul Bhatti, denied the report. … Reported by Open Doors News (www.compassdirect.org), a news service based in Santa Ana, Calif., focusing on Christians worldwide who…