Missouri GOP Official: Rape Pregnancies a Blessing from God
A local GOP committeewoman says Senate candidate Todd Akin simply misspoke and defended attempting to prohibit abortion even in cases of rape
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Police in Spain Protesting Cuts
May be losing Christmas bonuses and some disability and sick leave benefits. Sacrifice? Why can't the Germans do it for them?
Missouri's Other Senator Leading Effort to Replace Akin on Ballot
Republican Roy Blunt hasn't been more successful than national Republicans trying to pressure Akin to exit the race
Rush Limbaugh: Hurricane Forecast for Tampa Wishful Thinking From Obama
The National Hurricane Center is Obama, the right wing radio host who currently resides in Florida said yesterday
Minn. Dem State Rep Drops Out Over Oral Sex with Teen Boy at Rest Stop
Having previously said he'd stay in the race, the 56-year-old incumbent said he had a change of heart. He also confirmed he had made a suicide attempt last week
Pro-Life, Anti-Gay, Dem Kansas State Rep Defeats Openly Gay Son of Klansman in Primary to Face Pro-Choice Republican
All politics is local and local politics is weird
Is Rape a Moral Justification for Abortion?
Rape is among the more horrific violations of human dignity. But it is a crime committed by the male, not the female, or the unborn baby.
Tampa Mayor Ready to Call Off Convention
If tropical storm Isaac looks like it'll slam Tampa, the city's mayor says he's ready to postpone the Republican national convention
President Obscured by Teleprompter
An unfortunate angle while Obama's on the campaign trail
Book-Buying Patterns Suggest a Conservative Shift
Liberal-leaning books are preferred only in an eastern cluster, says Amazon
Expectations Favor an Obama Win, Even as Polls Split Evenly
You can't see daylight between Mitt's and Barry's numbers, so what's with the forecasts?
Obamacare Language Delays Missouri Ballots
Squabble over wording runs up against a printing deadline
LA Considers Tax Increases, Pension Changes
Businesses don't want one, unions don't want the other. Guess which one threatens a "war?"
Michael "Go F--k Yourself" Baumgartner's Position on Afghanistan Probably Won't Get As Much Play as Todd Akin's on Abortion
The Republican Senate hopeful in Washington state worked in Iraq and Afghanistan and still advises for the military. He wants the wars to end
Paul Ryan Is a Big Government Conservative
Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick is a friend to the welfare/warfare state.
Talks Continue on Maine's Ron Paul Delegates
Negotiations could determine who gets seated at convention.
Social Media Won't Tip the Election
Undecideds aren't going to Facebook, YouTube to make up their minds.
Tropical Storm Isaac Postpones 9/11 Hearings at Guantanamo Bay
Storm's coming through the Caribbean
No Drama Obama Campaign Anything But in New eBook
POLITICO's Glenn Thrush describes a presidential re-election campaign beset by infighting between Washington and Chicago, and President Obama as a highly competitive candidate
Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten and Gold Labeled Conflict Minerals by SEC, Disclosure of Use Required
Smartphone makers, among others, will have to disclose the source of minerals involved in various conflicts around the world
Gypsies in France: We Want to Work Legally, Send Kids to School
The new Socialist government largely continues the muddled anti-Roma migrant policies of the previous government
Scott Brown on Elizabeth Warren: Confused About Who She's Running Against, I'm Pro-Choice
The incumbent senator from Massachusetts is leading the Harvard professor by five points in the election for the remainder of Ted Kennedy's unfinished term
PPP Defends McCaskill-Akin Poll Showing Even Race on Monday
People didn't like what Rep. Todd Akin said, the Democratic polling firm's director explained, but Sen. Claire McCaskill remains a "deeply unpopular incumbent"
Anti-Obama Doc Doing Well at Box Office, Nationwide Release This Weekend
"2016: Obama's America" is already the #2 grossing non-nature documentary this year
Who Is Paul Ryan?
If America gets off the road to serfdom, Paul Ryan deserves much of the credit.
