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By Stephen Dinan | Published March 6, 2012 Comments
Women's tennis great Billie Jean King fought the so-called "Battle of the Sexes" match against Bobby Riggs in 1973, but in a new email for Democrats she said the current political fight over contraception is a "war on women."
by Sean Lengell | Published March 6, 2012 Comments
The controversy swirling around talk-show host Rush Limbaugh's derogatory comments about a student who testified before Congress in support of the Obama administration's health-care law is proving slow to die on Capitol Hill.
by Paige Winfield Cunningham | Published March 2, 2012 Comments
Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke said Friday she was stunned when conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh called her a "slut" earlier this week for advocating that health insurance plans cover contraception.
by Stephen Dinan | Published March 1, 2012 Comments
Yet another fight is brewing between the Obama Justice Department and House Republicans — this time over the department's refusal to divulge the names of the lawyers representing suspected terrorists being detained at Guantanamo Bay.
by Dave Boyer | Published February 29, 2012 Comments
The White House accepted an apology Wednesday from the Rev. Franklin Graham for recent remarks on whether President Obama is a Christian.
by Stephen Dinan | Published February 29, 2012 Comments
His margin of victory may have been closer in Michigan than in 2008, but Tuesday night was a good night for Mitt Romney on many fronts.
by Stephen Dinan | Published February 28, 2012 Comments
Exit polling from Arizona shows Mitt Romney won handily — but did not do so well among Hispanic voters there, which could suggest his tough immigration stance is hurting him among that group of voters.
by Susan Crabtree | Published February 27, 2012 Comments
President Obama swiped back at former Sen. Rick Santorum for calling him a "snob" for wanting all children to attend college during a speech at the Democratic Governors' Association annual conference Monday.
by David Eldridge | Published February 27, 2012 Comments
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, whose campaign is sponsoring a car in Monday's rain-delayed Daytona 500 NASCAR race in Florida, said he had shared some tips from the campaign trail with the car's driver.
by Susan Crabtree | Published February 26, 2012 Comments
President Obama spoke with his top general in Afghanistan on Saturday afternoon amid continued rioting that followed the burning of the Koran at the country's largest U.S. military base and the killing of two U.S. service members.
by Dave Boyer | Published February 24, 2012 Comments
The quest marches on for a bumper sticker for the 2012 Obama campaign, and Vice President Joseph Biden Jr. believes the slogan should highlight the death of Osama bin Laden.
by Stephen Dinan | Published February 23, 2012 Comments
The wife of presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Thursday that his rise in the polls is due to God working in mysterious ways.
by Jennifer Harper | Published February 23, 2012 Comments
Gang way, here comes "Power Players Week," a title which could warrant just a passing glance from notables in the nation's capital: Every week is power players week here.
by Stephen Dinan | Published February 23, 2012 Comments
Democrats have called on Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to come testify before the Senate about her state's immigration law, which is slated for a Supreme Court hearing later this year.
by Stephen Dinan | Published February 22, 2012 Comments
Months after Rep. Duncan Hunter asked the Justice Department to consider leniency for Border Patrol Agent Jesus E. Diaz Jr., who was convicted of using excessive force in arresting an illegal immigrant, the Obama administration has brushed that request.
By Jay Sekulow
The left's outrage over the IRS turns to a plea to 'move on'
