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.
Politics
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.
Atheist Group Attack Obama, Romney Faiths With Billboard Ads During Conventions
Christianity, Mormonism targeted
CBO: Scheduled Tax Hikes, Spending Reductions Will Tip U.S. Into Recession, Lift Unemployment Past 9 Percent
The spending reductions aren't actual cuts, just a largely across-the-board slowing of the growth of federal spending.
Joe Scarborough: Tired of GOP Being the "Stupid Party"
The former Florida Republican Congressman turned MSNBC morning host voted for Ron Paul in this year's primary
Romney Rakes In Cash From Democratic Strongholds From NYC to LA
An AP analysis of campaign data found thousands of Romney donors from liberal neighborhoods in liberal cities
Tropical Storm Isaac Organizes Overnight, Still Headed for Florida
Could make landfall in the Keys or South Florida, still headed in the direction of the GOP national convention in Tampa, threat to Caribbean islands more immediate
Washington GOP Senate Candidate to Reporter on Todd Akin: "Go F--k Yourself," There's a War in Afghanistan
After an interview about Akin, Michael Baumgartner sent the vulgar e-mail along with a photo of someone who had recently died in Afghanistan, expressing frustration at the lack of attention to the war there.
Rep. Todd Akin Lashes Out at GOP "Party Bosses"
Won't be bullied out of the race by the party establishment, the Senate candidate says
