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Politics Daily: It is always great fun to be pompous and drop in a literary or historic quote to reinforce an argument. So let's deal with the controversy over Sonia Sotomayor's "empathy" by quoting Alan Jay Lerner, who wrote, "The law must be tempered by reason." ... Read moreFiled under: Barack Obama, Featured Stories, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, National Security
Politics Daily: A friend of mine in the field of national security receives periodic visits from an acquaintance of his who happens to work for the government of Israel. This foreign gentleman quietly and periodically makes the rounds in Washington, trying to gauge ... Read moreFiled under: Featured Stories, Iraq, Foreign Policy
Politics Daily: FT. BENNING, Ga. -- More than 23,000 American men are volunteering for combat as U.S. Army infantrymen this year and are likely to be fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan within months. It's a military youth bulge that defies critics who say Americans ... Read moreFiled under: Featured Stories, Religion, Gay Rights
Politics Daily: The nation's capital is suddenly center court in America's loud argument over gay marriage. Nothing new about that, except that this time the battle is being hashed out in the streets, churches and living rooms in working-class wards of the city. ... Read moreRepublican Scozzafava Halts Campaign
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The GOP candidate in a House race that has draw national attention -- and campaigners -- suspends her campaign. A recent poll of voters in New York's 23rd Congressional District shows Dede Scozzafava running third behind a Conservative Party challenger and a Democrat.
Transgender Activist Runs for Mayor
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Melissa Sue Robinson used to be a Republican -- and a man. Now, the transgender Democrat wants to be the mayor of a conservative town in southwest Idaho. "It doesn't seem like her chances are high -- or there at all," says a store owner in Nampa, Idaho. "We're one of the most conservative counties in the state."
Schilling May Go for Kennedy Senate Seat
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Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling says he has "some interest" in running for the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward M. Kennedy. Speculation is swirling around several potential candidates, including he late senator's nephew, Joseph Kennedy II.
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