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CPAC Controversy: Should Sarah Palin Have Called Rick Santorum a 'Neanderthal'? [VIDEOS]

Today's Conservative Political Action Conference is missing one of the most prominent conservatives in the country: Sarah Palin. Palin was offered the opportunity to give the event's keynote address on Sunday, but she declined and said she would skip CPAC entirely. That led former Pennsylvania senator, 2012 hopeful and...

Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks on Twitter

(Dec. 3) -- Not everyone is out to get Julian Assange. Ron Paul, the Texas congressman and former presidential candidate, took to his Twitter feed today and put up a staunch defense of WikiLeaks, the whistle-blower website that so many in the U.S. government love to hate. From Newt Gingrich to Hillary Rodham Clinton to...

For Conservatives, Soros Is the New ACORN

(Nov. 12) -- With ACORN now officially out of business, conservative ire has found a new focal point: billionaire George Soros. As the one-man bank behind a plethora of liberal causes, seemingly lefty nonprofits, reviled media outlets like NPR, Democratic candidates and agitating websites like Media Matters, Soros has...

Did Coco Live Up to the Hype? Critics Weigh In on 'Conan'

(Nov. 9) -- Critics are divided after weighing in on last night's highly anticipated premiere of "Conan" on TBS, during which the scorned Conan O'Brien hoped to relaunch his late-night career after being ousted from his gig on "The Tonight Show" in January. O'Brien fell back on much of the self-deprecating humor that...

Wichita Hairstylist Snips at Haircutting World Record

(Aug. 31) -- When it comes to hairstyling, Patrick Lomantini stands 227 cuts above the rest. That's because the 42-year-old stylist recently gave that many haircuts during a 72-hour period in a bid to set a Guinness World Record in endurance haircutting. The attempt, staged at Lomantini's salon in Wichita, Kan., took...

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