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Which Dog Should Be In The White House?

If Senator Barack Obama becomes the next President to occupy the White House one of the 1st orders of business will be for him to get a dog, which dog would you like to see running the White House...

Settling the Ayers issue, etc.

In a letter to the editor today, the man who tried to prosecute him for his Weather Underground activities sent a letter to the editor of the New York Times, published in today's issue, that takes...

McCain Presses Obama On Ayers Connection

Senator John McCain continued his attack on Senator Barack Obama's relationship with 60s radical William Ayers on Thursday at a rally in Wisconsin. According to the Boston Globe, yesterday marked...

National Attention Continues for FIRE?s Work at Illinois

We blogged last week about the Chicago Tribune's coverage of FIRE's letter in defense of political expression at the three University of Illinois (UI) campuses, where a memo circulated by UI's ethics...

The Real Obama

By Thomas Sowell - Real Clear Politics Critics of Senator Barack Obama make a strategic mistake when they talk about his “past associations.” That just gives his many defenders in the...

The Campaign High Road

When this election year began candidates from both parties vowed to steer away from mud-slinging and keep to the high road. Lies and distorted truths have no place in today's politics, they said....

McCain?s Gambling Habit Could Alienate Conservatives

According to the Telegraph.co.uk, former officials of the McCain campaign are worried that the Republican presidential candidate could alienate Christian conservatives with his lifelong gambling...

Obama Fights Back With "Keating Five" Scandal

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama told supporters in Ashville, N.C., on Sunday that Republican rival Senator John McCain was trying to distract voters from the economy woes by...

Palin Accuses Obama Of "Palling" With '60s Radical

Republican Vice President candidate Sarah Palin announced at a rally in Colorado on Saturday that she was "taking the gloves off" in the fight for the White House. The Christian Science Monitor...

Obama Indoctrination

The cultish fanaticism of Obama supporters is at once laughable and worrisome. Whether he be perceived as the "Lightworker" or "The One," his fervent followers exhibit disturbing displays of...

Saudi Arabia and the "War on Terror"

Michael Totten makes a very important point that is easily missed in all the election year rhetoric:Senator Barack Obama said something at the presidential debate last week that almost perfectly...