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Rep. John Murtha has Died at 77

Spokesman for Rep. John Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77.

RFK, Jr. 15 Months Ago: Global Warming Means No Snow or Cold in DC

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who flies around on private planes so as to tell larger numbers of people how they must live their lives in order to save the planet, wrote a column last year on the lack of winter weather in Washington, D.C.

iPad multitasking challenge: Why is it--or is it--necessary?

I'm not Steve Jobs, I've never spoken with him and I don't have a tunnel behind my filing cabinet that leads into his brain.

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Judging Bam's Supreme Slam

Alito was under no obligation to sit impassively when faced with a verbal assault from the president of the United States -- particularly at such an inappropriate forum.

Who Would You Throw Under The Bus?

Success in politics (or salvation of image among the politician) is often defined by who gets thrown under the bus and when.

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No Way to Fight a War

Two key senators yesterday handed President Obama a chance to prove he's serious about prosecuting the War on Terror as a war, not a crime. But don't expect him to take up the offer.

Faux Health Reform

President Obama and some other Democrats are putting out sounders about scaled-down health regulations. Striking his new populist pose, Mr.

Public Agrees With Court: Campaign Money Is "Free Speech"

Americans' broad views about corporate spending in elections generally accord with the Supreme Court's decision Thursday that abolished some decades-old restrictions on corporate political activity.

The Republicans' Secret Weapon

GOPers celebrating Tuesday's Bay State Blowout got more good news Thurs day: President Obama is going to Las Vegas next month to stump for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Should Reid start packing?

Stewart Blasts Olbermann for Brown Rants, Defends Michelle Malkin

Comedian Jon Stewart Thursday absolutely tore Keith Olbermann apart for his disgraceful rants against Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown.

Tea Time

At first, the mainstream media largely ignored the Tea Party gatherings. Then came the laughter and the smarmy epithet, "teabaggers." Next, liberals attacked Tea Party-goers as extremists or racists or neo-Nazis. REUTERS

Joe Biden Meets on Transparency Today. But Meeting is Closed

Everybody should just relax and take it easy. Unsubstantiated rumors that Vice President Joe Biden had suddenly gone a little loopy and ordered some of his official meetings opened to at least cursory public or media attention were just that -- unsubstantiated rumors.

At War -- Maybe

Asked for the most "stunning" finding from a review of security lapses, Napolitano answered: "The determination of al Qaeda and Al Qaeda-Arabian Peninsula." That's astonishing. Has she been living under a rock since Sept. 10, 2001?

Arnold Schwarzenegger: 'Bribes' infect health reform

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger savaged congressional plans for health-reform in his 2010 State of the State address on Wednesday, calling the legislation "health care to nowhere" that's infected with "bribes, deals and loopholes."

Democrats Against Democracy

The (misnamed) Cadillac tax. While Obama vowed no middle-class tax hikes, the Senate would slap pricier health plans with a huge 40 percent surcharge. Fact is, some 95 percent of those hit would be folks making less than $250,000 a year, and 50 percent would make under $100,000.

President Obama Falls Short on Campaign Promise for Transparent Healthcare Debate

The health care revolution will not be televised despite what President Obama promised you two years ago.

Hotel WiFi Should Be a Right, Not a Luxury

What gives with hotel WiFi?

Percy Sutton, 1920-2009

Percy Sutton, who died over the week end at 89, was a trailblazer.

Harry Buys the Votes

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appears to have nailed down what he needs to deliver to President Obama the mother of all Christmas presents: health-care "reform" in our time.

Health Care's Missing Millions

In other words, Dems envision turning America's health-care system on its head, threatening the economy and the federal budget -- all so as to cover the few percentage points of the population that can't afford coverage right now.

Obama's Carbon Commissars

n Obama staffer -- speaking anonymously, of course -- told Fox News: "If [Congress doesn't] pass [emissions-control] legislation . . . the EPA is going to have to regulate in this area.

Clinton Pollster Got $6 Million From Stimulus

Nearly $6 million in stimulus money was paid to two firms run by Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton's pollster in 2008. Nearly $6 million in stimulus money was paid to two firms run by Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton's pollster in 2008.

Apple Dings Psystar for $2.67million

As you probably expect, Apple hasn't ceded much ground here: Psystar's agreed to be deemed liable for illegally copying OS X Leopard, bypassing the OS X kernel encryption in violation of the DMCA, and breaching Apple's EULA, all to the tune of $2,675,050.

No Data = No Science: Climate Change

More fallout from Climategate: It turns out that most of the "data" underlying claims that the planet is on the verge of global-warming destruction got tossed with the trash. That's what the world's leading anthropogenic global-warming center is saying.

Crashergate: Now What?

It was one of the most egregious security breaches in memory, but the Secret Service was quick to assert that President and Mrs. Obama were never in any danger during Tuesday's White House gate-crashing by a pair of pathetic publicity seekers.

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