Apr 11, 2012 – When a two-member panel holds a California parole hearing for notorious murderer Charles Manson on Wednesday, he will be represented by state-appointed attorney DeJon R. Lewis, who will urge the state to put Manson in a mental hospital, Lewis told CNN. Manson, 77, and Lewis, 45, who was a...

Apr 11, 2012 – Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Wednesday acknowledged GOP criticisms that the Obama administration’s Buffett Rule “isn’t going to balance the budget,” but argued that the proposal was important as a matter of “values” and “fairness.” “This is an issue about fairness,” Coons said on MSNBC. “It isn’t going to...

Apr 11, 2012 – Reebok has reached a settlement with Nike, agreeing to stop producing sports apparel with the name of football star Tim Tebow, according to court documents. Reebok agreed to stop manufacturing, distributing and selling its "unauthorized Tebow products," namely T-shirts and jerseys printed with the name of the New York...

Apr 11, 2012 – Viktor Frankl was a Jewish psychiatrist who spent three years during World War II living under unspeakable circumstances in several of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps. While imprisoned, Frankl realized he had one single freedom left: He had the power to determine his response to the horror unfolding...

Apr 10, 2012 – The attorneys for George Zimmerman, the community watch volunteer who fatally shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, said Tuesday they have lost touch with their client and are withdrawing from the case. Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig said at a news conference outside the Seminole County Courthhouse in Sanford, Fla., that they...

Apr 10, 2012 – Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) visited a Syrian refugee camp on the Turkey-Syria border Tuesday, as they accused the international community of failing the people of Syria and called for military action against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. The pair met with leaders of the Syrian National...

Apr 10, 2012 – The Taliban claimed responsibility Tuesday for two suicide attacks on government facilities in Afghanistan that killed at least 18 people and wounded 27 others. Many of the dead were police officers. The first attack took place outside the police district administrator's office in the Guzara district of western...

Apr 10, 2012 – Special prosecutor Angela Corey has not indicated when she will decide whether to file charges against a neighborhood watch volunteer who shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to death. Corey, assigned to oversee the investigation, announced Monday that she would not present the controversial shooting case to a grand jury. A...

Apr 10, 2012 – The man at the center of a firestorm over his shooting of an unarmed Florida teenager has launched a website, warning supporters about groups that falsely claim to be raising funds for his defense and soliciting donations for himself. "I am the real George Zimmerman," declares the website, set...

Apr 10, 2012 – The man at the center of a firestorm over his shooting of an unarmed Florida teenager has launched a website, warning supporters about groups that falsely claim to be raising funds for his defense and soliciting donations for himself. "I am the real George Zimmerman," declares the website, set...

Apr 29, 2012 – John Bolton told Townhall earlier this month, "[T]he way I would look at it is this: Osama bin Laden was killed while Obama was president…

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Apr 27, 2012 – The elementary school daughters of a soldier paralyzed in Afghanistan were punished for wearing t-shirts that bore the logo of an organization that provides homes for severely wounded veterans, according to their mother. However, the Texas school district said it has absolutely nothing to do with the logo — and...

Apr 27, 2012 – Ever since Mitt Romney all but secured the Republican nomination, we were all waiting with bated breath. Wait no more. Karl Rove has finally put out his inaugural 2012 electoral map. And who's winning? You can see there how it breaks down: Right now, 284 votes are either...

Apr 27, 2012 – The Senate Republican primary in Nebraska has turned into a proxy war between conservatives and establishment Republicans that could complicate efforts to wrest control of the Senate from Democrats. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), a leading voice for Tea Party conservatives in Washington, has made an aggressive bid to...

Apr 27, 2012 – Lawmakers are growing increasingly anxious about the overstuffed lame-duck session, when they will likely be confronted with a slew of major decisions on taxes and spending. Democrats and Republicans are now raising the possibility that, with little expected to get done on Capitol Hill before the November election, some...

Apr 27, 2012 – Space shuttle Enterprise will fly past the Statue of Liberty and other landmarks Friday as it heads to its new home at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City. The shuttle will be mounted atop a NASA 747 for the flight to John F. Kennedy...

Apr 27, 2012 – Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan on Friday refused to step down following his conviction for contempt by the Supreme Court, saying that only parliament had the right to force him from office. "No one can disqualify me besides you, madame speaker, and this parliament," Gilani said, addressing...

Apr 27, 2012 – Pushing her meal cart into the hospital room, a research assistant hands out tall glasses of reddish-pink liquid, along with a gentle warning: "Remember, you guys have to finish all your Kool-Aid." One by one, young volunteers chug down their drinks, each carefully calibrated to contain a mix of...

Apr 27, 2012 – Jersey Governor Chris Christie will address a large gathering of conservatives in President Obama's home town six weeks from today, Townhall…

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Apr 25, 2012 – Big Oil is about to report big profits this week. So the industry is trying to focus people on a different story -- that it is a big jobs producer, worthy of its tax breaks and public appreciation in this time of still high unemployment. This week, the...