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Washington Times readers say 'no' to women in direct combat
A new online poll of Washington Times readers reveals that most do not approve of women serving in direct combat.
Newest threat to Islam: Lego Star Wars
"Star Wars Episode VII" has started production for a summer 2015 release, but the universe is under attack now — with charges of "insensitivity" by the Turkish Cultural Community of Austria.
'The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide'
It didn't take long: Here comes all the edgy speculation about President Obama's second term in office, and the implications therein.
The biggest toy of all: 201-inch TV
It's a broadcast behemoth, billed as the biggest TV on the planet. We're talking 16 feet wide here.
Obama: Protect 'health and reproductive freedom'
President Obama has offered his thoughts on a certain anniversary on Tuesday.
Rubio: 'Fight for the lives of the unborn'
One Florida Republican leaves no question about where he stands on abortion.
Inaugural depression? 'Turn off the TV'
Got inauguration depression? It'll only last another 24 hours or so, though the mawkish commentary and trite news coverage from much of the mainstream media is hard to escape.
Two-thirds of U.S. weapons owners would 'defy' a federal gun ban
An interesting little factoid has emerged from a new Fox News poll of U.S. voters: Personal sentiments are strong and defiant among many U.S. gun owners.
NRA 'more popular' than Hollywood
So much for vilifying the National Rifle Association in popular culture. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday finds that the organization is more popular than the entertainment industry.
Dennis Kucinich cozies up to Fox News
What's this? It is a political and cultural moment both.
FOX News shunned at Obama press conferences
"The favorite news outlet of conservatives ranks just ninth in presser questions in President Obama's first term, getting to ask questions at only half the rate of the 'Big Three' broadcast networks," reports Eric Ostermeier, a University of Minnesota media analyst who literally counted the number of questions at White House press conferences from 2009 through Monday.
Gallup: Economy and federal dysfunction trump gun control issues
President Obama will dwell dramatically and perhaps conveniently on gun control during a much ballyhooed appearance with jittery youngsters on Wednesday, prompting talk radio host Laura Ingraham to ponder the president's onetime claims that children should be left out of politics.
Libertarians endorse 'Manhattan Madam'
Could a Libertarian one day replace New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg when the time comes? There's news that the Queens County Libertarian Party has "unanimously" endorsed Kristin M. Davis as its candidate for mayor of the Big Apple when voters go to the polls this November.
Guns, tiaras and Miss America
It was once an annual ritual about American beauty, good will, common sense and tiaras, perhaps. The politics of gun control, however, became a contestant at the Miss America pageant in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Auctioning off the most eligible military bachelors
There is something about a heroic man in uniform, particularly when it comes to an audience of admiring women and a worthy cause.
