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Fighting Friendly Fire

Friendly-fire is inevitable in war. But investing in the right technology can make incidents like the death of aid worker Linda Norgrove much less common. The death of a British aid worker last week in Afghanistan is the source of much anguish today , and understandably so. But if the American …

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Written by John Guardiano on Tuesday October 12, 2010

HARDtalk: What's Next for the GOP?

During his visit to the Conservative Party conference, David Frum spoke with BBC's Hardtalk about the GOP pledge and the party's prospects in November. During his visit to the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, David Frum spoke with BBC's Hardtalk about the GOP's Pledge to America and …

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Written by FrumForum News on Tuesday October 12, 2010

Mitt Shouldn't Run from Romneycare

Politico reports that some conservatives want Mitt Romney to apologize for the Massachusetts healthcare plan he implemented as governor. An article in Politico reports that some conservatives are suggesting that Mitt Romney apologize for the Massachusetts healthcare plan he implemented as …

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Written by Corey Chambliss on Monday October 11, 2010

Oil Spill Panel Slams Obama’s Gulf Clean-Up

Staff reports released by President Obama’s oil spill commission have provided a clear picture of the administration's bumbling response to the spill. No one should be surprised at the disclosure of stumbling and bumbling that took place in response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, as …

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Written by Jim DiPeso on Monday October 11, 2010

Voters to Obama: Be More Like Bush

The latest CNN/Opinion Research poll shows President Obama running just about even with George W. Bush in a hypothetical match-up. Much has been made over the latest CNN/Opinion Research poll, which suggests that in a hypothetical match-up, President Barack Obama  would run just about even with …

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Written by Zac Morgan on Monday October 11, 2010

Gordon Gekko: Role Model?

In "Wall Street" Oliver Stone tried to present Gordon Gekko as a symbol of all that was wrong with capitalism. But that's not how his audience viewed him. In his promotion of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps , director Oliver Stone has been re-characterizing the original Wall Street as less a …

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Written by Mark R. Yzaguirre on Monday October 11, 2010

When Tax Cuts Expire: The Next Financial Crisis

Allowing the Bush-era tax cuts to expire in January 2010 would deal a painful shock to a weakly recovering American economy. Republicans are heading for a tremendous victory in November. They will then proceed to an equally tremendous crisis in January. Everybody sees the victory coming; …

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Written by David Frum on Sunday October 10, 2010

Donilon's the Wrong Man for the Job

The selection of Tom Donilon to replace Gen. Jones as National Security Adviser is a clear sign Obama's foreign policy is about to shift further left. The premature resignation of National Security Adviser General James Jones and the concomitant appointment of Tom Donilon to replace him shows one …

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Written by John Guardiano on Saturday October 9, 2010

Controversy Doesn't Stop D'Souza's Gravy Train

Many on the right are trumpeting Dinesh D'Souza's new book not because its right or well argued, but because well... the White House doesn't like it. Today I received the following in an email from Human Events advertising the new book by embattled conservative writer and “intellectual” Dinesh …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday October 8, 2010

Finding the Silver Lining in the Grim Jobs Report

Amidst all of the doom and gloom over the recent dismal jobs report, there are two bright spots that are being overlooked. A lot of news reports in the next few days will focus, correctly, on the generally dismal jobs picture the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) just announced. There’s no …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Friday October 8, 2010

No One Ends Up on Top in Duke Hookup Scene

Karen Owen's PowerPoint on her hookups with Duke athletes is another troubling sign of how young women are treating meaningless sex as a game. There is a trend among young, single women these days – primarily on college campuses – to think of each meaningless hookup as some sort of conquest.  …

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Written by Rachel Ryan on Friday October 8, 2010

The Ultimate Death Panel

The new dystopian film "Never Let Me Go" features a government healthcare system more terrifying than a tea partier's worst nightmare. "These days, I spend most of my life not looking forward, but back."   These words are not spoken by a wheelchair-bound old bubbie or biddie in a nursing home …

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Written by Telly Davidson on Friday October 8, 2010

Is Flirting Ever OK If You're Married?

David Eddie hears from a reader annoyed that his married friends continue to flirt with others. Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader annoyed by married friends who continue to flirt with others. The reader writes: In my large group of close friends, there are two …

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Written by David Eddie on Friday October 8, 2010

Lou Dobbs' Illegal Alien Problem

Lou Dobbs has been accused of hiring illegal aliens to work on his horse farm. His situation though is more than just a simple case of hypocrisy. I recently came across an article by Isabel Macdonald in The Nation , accusing Lou Dobbs of having once employed undocumented aliens.  Macdonald's …

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Written by Andrew Gelman on Friday October 8, 2010

Obama's Already Lost the Senate

Even if the Dems hold the Senate, Obama should expect the 23 Democratic senators up for reelection in 2012 to be more skeptical of his legislative agenda. So, if you were advising the President and you were trying to determine how aggressive to be in the lame duck session this fall, what advice …

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Written by Hank Adler on Friday October 8, 2010

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love TARP

For conservatives, the most startling outcome of The Great Recession is the amazing success of TARP. For conservatives, possibly the most startling outcome of The Great Recession is the amazing success of TARP.  Economists and pundits continue to debate the efficaciousness and efficiencies of the …

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Written by Cheves Ligon on Friday October 8, 2010

Cooling the Climate Change Debate

A new film about scientist Bjorn Lomborg brings some much needed rationality to the politically-charged climate change debate. But is anyone listening? The question raised by Bjorn Lomborg’s Cool It , a new documentary about climate change, is why the scientific manner in which people have …

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Written by Tim Mak on Friday October 8, 2010

O'Donnell: She's No Yalie

In her latest commercial, Christine O’Donnell reassures voters that not only is she not a witch, but she also didn't go to Yale. In her latest web-ad, Christine O’Donnell wants to reassure all voters, not only is she not a witch, she is also not a Yalie: httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHT…

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday October 8, 2010

Employers Escape the Obamacare Mess (For Now)

The decision to exempt companies from implementing the new health reforms is an admission that Obamacare doesn't make any economic sense. The Obama administration is in the process of exempting an unknown and likely unlimited number of employers from the rules of Obamacare.  This week, the …

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Written by Stanley Goldfarb on Friday October 8, 2010

Cameron's Budget: More Radical Than Reagan

Cameron's new-look Conservatives have proposed radical budget cuts that go far beyond what any Republican is offering. American conservatives often dismiss David Cameron's rebranding of the Conservative party.  But, as my latest column for The Week points out, it was Cameron's decision to expand …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday October 7, 2010