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  • Ann Romney waves to the crowd after giving a speech at the Republican National Convention, Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, August 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

    Ann Romney: From lady of leisure to Everymom

    To listen to the pundits, Ann Romney is little more than a "corporate wife" (Fox News commentator Juan Williams), a sexist for "putting a sorority girl grin on a description of women's lives" (Slate's Amanda Marcotte), and a woman who "has never worked a day in her life" (Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen).


  • Inside the Beltway: Ron Paul’s big day

    They're amassing: former Rep. Barry Goldwater Jr. is among those eager to celebrate Rep. Ron Paul at the "We Are the Future" rally, to be staged in Tampa, Fla., just 24 hours before the Republican National Convention rumbles to life.


  • **FILE** Stephen R. Covey, the motivational speaker best known for the book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," attends a training session at Georgia State University in Atlanta on Feb. 25, 2003. (Associated Press)

    KELLNER: Stephen R. Covey transcended his time

    Of the millions who have traveled on New York City's subways, perhaps none had as transformative a journey -- for himself and, later, for millions around the world -- as Stephen R. Covey did one Sunday morning decades ago.


  • **FILE** Stephen R. Covey, the motivational speaker best known for the book "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People," attends a training session at Georgia State University in Atlanta on Feb. 25, 2003. (Associated Press)

    Stephen Covey, '7 Habits' author, dead at 79

    Stephen R. Covey, 79, a onetime management professor at Brigham Young University who burst into global prominence with "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," died Monday at a hospital in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was 79 years old.


  • President Obama speaks May 23, 2012, at the Fox Theater in Redwood City, Calif. (Associated Press)

    Obama ducks calls to release his collegiate transcripts

    When President Obama gave the commencement address last week at the Air Force Academy, he congratulated the cadets for excelling at one of the most demanding schools in the country. But decades after Mr. Obama completed his own college course work, his academic performance is still a mystery.


  • Pfizer settles lawsuit from BYU over Celebrex case

    Pfizer Inc. has announced the settlement of a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit filed by Brigham Young University over development of the blockbuster painkiller Celebrex.


  • Filings: Pfizer settles lawsuit involving Celebrex

    Pfizer Inc. has settled a lawsuit filed by Brigham Young University over development of the blockbuster painkiller Celebrex for $450 million, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.


  • Jon McNaughton created a YouTube video to explain the meaning behind "The Forgotten Man." In grouping former presidents, he focused on their adherence to the Constitution rather than their party, putting George W. Bush with FDR and Bill Clinton. (Jon McNaughton)

    Painting of Obama burning Constitution sets McNaughton's career aflame

    When Jon McNaughton decided to paint an image of President Obama holding a burning U.S. Constitution, he figured he would face critical dismissal and online scorn. But literally suffer for his art? Nah - that's what models are for.


  • Gay Mormon students at BYU come out in Web video

    Students from a strict Mormon university that prohibits "homosexual behavior" have launched a Web video aimed at reassuring other gay and lesbian youth struggling with their faith and sexual orientation.


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