By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
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"His care was exceptional and his passing was peaceful. They respected him till the very end and continued to support me in my grief." When my father, an 85-year-old World War II veteran, died following two years of treatment for terminal cancer, my caregiving mother praised his Veterans Affairs hospital treatment and the support given her.
A towering bronze figure of President Ronald Reagan was unveiled Tuesday at the Washington-area airport named in his honor, the last of four statues built around the world in celebration of the late president's 100th birthday.
Sen. Scott Brown on Thursday blamed his staff for passages about his upbringing on his official Senate website that were lifted word for word from a 2002 speech by former Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
Iowa is a state best known for its agriculture, so it's only fitting that at about 7 p.m. Eastern time on Aug. 13, it will apply the first winnowing fork to the Republican presidential race.
As president, Ronald Reagan issued a National Day of Prayer Proclamation every year of his eight years in the Oval Office and in 1988, he signed into law the designation of the first Thursday in May as the annual observance of the National Day of Prayer. During this, Reagan's centennial year, we should remember what this day meant to one of America's greatest presidents and why he took such pride in officially recognizing its observance.
The U.S. Senate race in Kentucky is heading into November much like it started - a bare-knuckled contest with Democrats again trying to define Republican Rand Paul by dredging up his past.
"In the guise of interpreting the California constitution, the state's Supreme Court on May 15 made certain that the issue of same-sex marriage will be a national one in the 2008 presidential race," writes in the Weekly Standard.
On May 14, Republicans demonstrated why, in 2006, they became the minority party.
On May 14, Republicans demonstrated why, in 2006, they became the minority party.
Elizabeth Edwards, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' wife, wants affirmative action — for white males. OK, she didn't put it exactly that way. Here's what happened.
Republican leaders are boosting efforts to woo women voters, who are more likely to cast ballots then men and identify with their party on issues such as homeland security and finances.
Republican leaders are boosting efforts to woo women voters, who are more likely to cast ballots then men and identify with their party on issues such as homeland security and finances.
With a feeling of sadness, one wonders what happened to the stately, United States Senate that built a reputation for solving major national problems such as civil rights. The year is half over, and what has the Senate done?
Democrats and Republicans who blocked the Senate immigration bill this week say it's now time to focus on immigration law enforcement, and say President Bush should still find a way to pump $4.4 billion he promised into border security.
Mrs. Dole, having had the "privilege," as she so aptly says, of serving from time to time as a caregiver to her husband, Robert, was struck by the immense obstacles these family members faced, and she saw an urgent need for better support.
"It's a privilege to be able to unveil a statue of Ronald Reagan," said Elizabeth Dole, transportation secretary under Reagan. "He was a man who blessed this endeavor, sponsored the legislation and cheered on the effort many years ago."
