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By Fred Hiers Staff writer Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin heads a list of three conservative icons who will make The Villages part of their whirlwind book tours during the next two weeks.  

As the Obama Administration edges closer to a decision on Afghanistan, we'll talk to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the U.S. plan for troops and whether the President has an exit strategy. United States Secretary of State - United States - Politics - Hillary Rodham Clinton - Society and Culture  

Feliz cumpleaños, Gitmo: Eight years ago Friday, then-president George W. Bush signed what we now refer to as Military Order No. 1, thus paving the way for the creation of the Guantanamo Bay prison and for the creative adaptations of international justice codes that supported it.  —KA ProPublica: On Nov. 13, 2001, President George W. Bush signed what has become known as Military Order No. 1 in what he termed a Global War on Terrorism...  

Well, folks, we have a winner! I’ve been pondering which government official most deserves to sit at the left hand of Lucifer and at last I have found her! Speaker Nancy Pelosi did her level best to kick the ladder out from under Hillary Clinton last year, truly the most qualified of the [...]  

Says She Hopes Palin Gets It in Book; Says Palin Has "Massive Appeal," But Says She Doesn't Know if Palin Wants Oval Office Ann Coulter Firebrand conservative commentator Ann Coulter says she hopes Sarah Palin uses her forthcoming book to get "payback" against the McCain campaign for the way it treated Palin, McCain's running mate during the 2008 ...  

We hope President Barack Obama is not making a mistake in his plan to engage in bilateral talks with North Korea. He and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should proceed with extreme caution. For several years, the United States has worked closely ...  

[JURIST] Lawyers for four Chinese Muslim Uighurs detained at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] filed a petition for certiorari [text, PDF] with the US Supreme Court [official website] Tuesday, raising issues with the government policy for transferring detainees to other locations. The case, known as Kiyemba II, is an appeal from an April ruling [opinion, PDF; JURIST report] by the US District  

Among the mysteries of my life is how or why a pudgy minded little man has been able to gain popularity for spewing lies and hate. Following is a list of what I think about Rush Limbaugh. 1. He never met a fact he could not misunderstand. 2. His attack on Ted Kennedy’s death is [...]  

That’s the motto of David Frum’s website, if I’m not mistaken. At her desk, with a fuzzy elephant face down on a bookshelf behind her, she recalled the exhausting end days of her campaign. Violet semicircles hung below her teary eyes as she recounted how Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and other conservative leaders excoriated her for less-than-orthodox positions on gay rights, abortion and organized labor. Her nose reddened as she recalled her abrupt...  

RNC Chairman Michael Steele endorsed moderate Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava (R-NY) in the NY-23 special election before national conservative leaders — like Dick Armey, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Sarah Palin — forced Scozzafava out in favor of right-wing candidate Doug Hoffman. Following Hoffman’s defeat, Steele struck back at firebrands within his party, telling reporters earlier [...]  

In 2008, a charismatic right-wing populist Republican governor won the heart of the party's base despite being forced to take a backseat to a more respectable "moderate" Republican. He was Mike Huckabee, and he is sad, and mad. Ben Smith followed Mike Huckabee around for a while as he sold his new Christmas book. Huckabee was the governor of Arkansas. He used to be fat, and then he got skinny, and now he is getting fat again. He's also...  

The November 3rd elections were a turning point, swiftly reached. The inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama was followed by Tea Parties around the nation that aggregated into the huge September 12 rally in Washington, D.C. And barely two months later, the election of Republican governors in Virginia and New Jersey. In Maine, the voters repealed the authorization of same-sex marriage, an anathema as morally debased as abortion. My mind went back...  

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann named Rush Limbaugh one of the world's worst people Thursday evening for saying that an HBO special about President Barack Obama should get "anal poisoning." In fact, Olbermann noted, Limbaugh has mentioned "anal poisoning" 13 times in the past 2 years. Limbaugh has also referenced "men bending over and grabbing their ankles" 19 [...]  

Brandi Glanville says she's unable to buy basic necessities like food and gas because her estranged husband Eddie Cibrian controls her credit card, Los Angeles court papers show. Glanville, 36, a former model turned full-time mom, is also requesting at least $39,963 in monthly support from Cibrian, who filed for divorce after going public with his relationship with LeAnn Rimes. More on Celebrity Splits  

About 200 South Koreans rallied Saturday to protest a government plan to send troops to Afghanistan, days ahead of a visit to Seoul by President Barack Obama.