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Opinion: Why Taliban Talks Would Be a Good Thing

(Oct. 6) -- A report Wednesday in The Washington Post that negotiations have resumed between the Afghan government and the Taliban is good news for a war-weary United States. With the U.S. surge nearly complete, American forces are inflicting heavy casualties but hardly winning hearts and minds. Afghans know that the...

Who Does the Best Barack Obama Impersonation? [VIDEOS]

(Oct. 6) -- If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Barack Obama, like so many presidents before him, has reason to smile. Tea party favorite Rand Paul (son of Ron) has produced a new ad against Jack Conway, his Democratic rival for the Senate in Kentucky. In it, Paul employs an Obama impersonator for an...

Christine O'Donnell Is a Witch ... in Doll Form, Anyway

(Oct. 5) -- Just like the midterm elections, Halloween is just around the corner. For the makers of a new doll, that spooky convergence could not possibly be better for sales. Vicale Corp. A Christine O'Donnell witch doll is out just in time for Halloween. In the wake of Christine O'Donnell's admission that she...

Republicans Beat Democrats ... on Facebook

(Oct. 5) -- They may not control the House or the Senate (yet), but Republicans are more popular than Democrats according to modern society's most critical measuring tool: Facebook friends. A recent study from good government watch site OhMyGov shows the GOP widening its social media gap over Democrats. Drawing on figures...

Coons Counters O'Donnell Witch Ad With Facebook and Twitter Icon

(Oct. 5) -- She says she is not a witch, but her opponent says she's not you, either. On Monday, in an attempt to reintroduce herself to Delaware voters, senatorial candidate Christine O'Donnell released a now (in)famous ad that opens with the memorable line, "I'm not a witch." The spot comes after an old video clip...