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Column: The state of the race
On August 11, Mitt Romney announced Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate. The choice of Ryan seems to have outperformed expectations. Since August 11, Mitt Romney’s poll position has improved. The RealClearPolitics average of polls on August 11 had him trailing by 4.
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Column: Questioning ‘Islamophobia’
A phobia is defined as an irrational fear. People develop phobias to almost anything – spiders, heights and even beautiful women (really – it's called “venustraphobia”).
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Column: How far can we push our freedom?
“Mr. Chairman, my fellow Americans, my fellow Democrats, I proudly accept the nomination of our party.” These were the words of Democratic Presidential Nominee Hubert Humphrey in 1968 Chicago, as he accepted the Democratic nomination for president to thunderous applause.
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Column: Men just need to shut up on women’s issues
Sometimes men just need to shut up. Todd Akin, a GOP representative from Missouri and U.S. Senate hopeful, caused a firestorm recently for his remarks in an interview in which he clarified his stance on abortion in cases of rape.
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Column: ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ success illustrates societal depravity
E. L. James’ "Fifty Shades" trilogy is the most recent novel that has sexually repressed housewives flocking to booksellers everywhere.
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Column: Mudslinging in presidential campaigns obscures real solutions
On Aug. 11, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney finally told to the political world that he had chosen U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, from Wisconsin, as his running mate for the election.
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Column: It only takes 140 characters
Have you noticed how news outlets now include tweets as part of the news? Many newscasts now talk about celebrity Twitter accounts and any tweet that is outrageous enough to comment on.
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Column: Usher — helping people get laid since 1997
There seems to be an age craze in American society. People can be heard regularly saying, “I only date younger women,” “I only date older men,” or vice versa. It’s completely understandable. Some people want the maturity of an older person in their life.
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Column: Infrastructure or bust
Although the Beltway has been abuzz about sequestration and the potential deep cuts to various federal programs on the horizon (among other topics of interest), one trend has remained consistently on the up and up for almost half a century: the steady decline of America’s transportation ...