Sep 15, 2013 – Sure, this was big news across the country, covered by all the networks and all the radio talk show personalities.  … Witwer, a former Colorado State Representative, and Schrager, a political journalist, forced smug Republicans to stare at the devastation … A fundraising email was blasted out under the name of Republican National Committee Co-Chair Sharon Day with the subject line, “We…

Sep 15, 2013 – There’s been a growing avalanche of bad news about government-run healthcare and they somehow have to justify this festering pile of … traditional allies of Democrats – as the Obama administration begins to roll out Obama’s signature healthcare reforms is providing political … And how about all the bad news about limited choice in the infamous Obamacare exchanges.…

Sep 14, 2013 – Our contributor, Political Calculations has a nifty tool that can show you how quantitative easing, tax increases and government spending … A recent Fox News poll shows Obama’s problem: Among Democrats, 25 percent say the U.S. is more respected around the world today … The UK’s MET Office, more formally called the UK's National Weather Service, updated global temperatures for 2012 and the new dataset…

Sep 14, 2013 – That’s the good news. The bad news is that the crowd in Washington is diligently working to make the law worse. … Self-insurance used to be concentrated among national companies that could spread risk over large pools of employees.  … …the left’s political target is so-called stop-loss insurance that is essential to the little guys.…

Sep 13, 2013 – Great news we increased 0.6% from zero. Where was the bulk of increased spending? Hotel and motel construction. … It’s good news if you are looking to buy an apartment building, hotel, or motel I suppose. … As our friends at Political Calculations wrote at TownHall recently: The First Anniversary of the Second Housing Bubble, lays bare…

Sep 13, 2013 – A fiery political battle was raging among House Republicans this week over a temporary budget bill to keep the government funded … the story becomes the government shut down, Medicare and Social Security, and other essential services that affect powerful political … The Democrats and the White House would demagogue any shutdown with the support of the national news media.…

Sep 12, 2013 – Did you see the hopeful breaking news about Syria? "Russia takes control of Syrian chemical weapons." … to think it's time to file a class-action suit on behalf of the American people against President Obama for causing a case of national … Syria is a human and political tragedy.…

Sep 12, 2013 – The answer provided by the Foreign Ministry spokesman is a restatement of Chinese policies enunciated at the National People's Congress … News coverage.  … Since 21 August, US and European news have moved beyond "allegations" of a Syrian government attack to confident assertions that…

Sep 11, 2013 – National Journal's Ron Fournier, a veteran DC journo who calls 'em like he sees 'em, hasn't been terribly impressed with President … course on congressional authorization at the last minute, after a private chat with his chief of staff, and to the surprise of his national … A Democratic strategist who works closely with the White House, and who requested anonymity to avoid political retribution, told me…

Sep 11, 2013 – Our contributor, Political Calculations has a nifty tool that can show you how quantitative easing, tax increases and government spending … A recent Fox News poll shows Obama’s problem: Among Democrats, 25 percent say the U.S. is more respected around the world today … The UK’s MET Office, more formally called the UK's National Weather Service, updated global temperatures for 2012 and the new dataset…

Sep 11, 2013 – Barack Obama's rapid plunge into economic, fiscal and foreign policy chaos has dealt a huge political blow to his long-troubled presidency … That, not the number of jobs created, was the principal reason why the national unemployment rate fell a notch to a deceptively low … There is "this general consensus -- across the political spectrum -- that we just need to mind our own business," said Rep.…

Sep 8, 2013 – Unfortunately for him, his gloom-colored glasses did not spend enough time celebrating black breakthroughs in the political world, … New York Times ignored it completely for five years in a row, while the Washington Post would run a few paragraphs in the local news … By contrast, the Million Mom March held in 2000 received ample attention on all major television networks and in national newspapers…

Sep 27, 2013 – But none of this news is actually official -- at least not yet: Texas state Sen. … The Fort Worth legislator made a national name for herself in June when she mounted a filibuster against new proposed abortion clinic … Sure, she might not have the political clout to beat someone like Greg Abbott in a state like Texas, but that doesn’t really matter…

Sep 27, 2013 – The governors of our largest states tend to be big players in national news through the years, but there is something about the office … More than five months before the primary, the angst over this has not extended beyond the political junkie class. … She achieved instant national attention and instantly became the strongest Democrat prospect for Governor.…

Sep 27, 2013 – The governors of our largest states tend to be big players in national news through the years, but there is something about the office … More than five months before the primary, the angst over this has not extended beyond the political junkie class. … She achieved instant national attention and instantly became the strongest Democrat prospect for Governor.…

Sep 26, 2013 – The great news is that these immense deposits lie under American soil, putting energy independence within our reach. … No one should speak lightly of the collapse of national economies and the political turmoil that would likely follow.…

Sep 24, 2013 – The National Journal isn't an outlier, either. … The good news for Boehner and McConnell is that if a deal isn't reached by next week, the public is prepared to allocate roughly as … Thomas Sowell is right: The result would be a political rout, with Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi reaping the benefits.…

Sep 23, 2013 – What's your current “guilty pleasure” non-news television show? … There was never a single moment, but making the jump from a now-defunct wire service, States News Service, to National Review meant … I had freelanced for National Review for two years while working at States News Service, and those NRO pieces had to be milder and…

Sep 22, 2013 – This also is a typical reaction to bad news elsewhere. … Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday briefed the National Assembly (NA) that the first phase of the Karachi law and … The numbers cited by the minister are almost trivial compared to the numbers of political gang members, militants and criminal gang…

Sep 21, 2013 – And why there is no long-term hope for the GOP unless its current national leadership is overhauled. … To them it means poll-tested, political-consultant approved pabulum. It means winning the primetime cable news network cycle. … But the one thing we all have in common is we see our current political debate as a simple question of survival.…

Sep 20, 2013 – down the monitoring program after he found out about it, and said he has halted all audits of tax-exempt organizations based on political … Lerner a National Public Radio story on how outside money was making it hard for Democrats to hold their Senate majority. … Lerner's political leanings, and it also raises questions about Ms.…

Sep 19, 2013 – In recent months, several news stories have called attention to the national media’s treatment of the South. … While no one (including Deen) is defending her use of the N-word, acute regional stereotyping seems to be at play, not a political … While conservative political beliefs are sometimes tied to Southern culture, the media’s real foe is Southern culture itself.…

Sep 18, 2013 – WASHINGTON - We now know that Barack Obama's national security warnings were written in disappearing ink that runs and fades the moment … CBS News veteran Bob Schieffer put it best when he said on the air, "What a mess." … That's when Russian President Vladimir Putin, Assad's chief apologist and principal arms provider, threw Obama a political lifeline…

Sep 18, 2013 – Luckily for him, pretty much no one saw it because if they had, most people would have been taken aback by his aggressive political … tone in the midst of a national tragedy. … National Journal gave his performance a thumbs-down, while Politico wrote a story noting Obama's "challenge" with tone in the wake…

Apr 20, 2013 – maritime rights and interests and national security interests in outer space and cyber space. … Musharraf has been an agitator and agent of political instability since his return. … The good news is that no groundswell of popular support for him has appeared since his return last month.…