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A look back at the year 2006. With ten days left in the year, it’s a good time to think about what went right and what went wrong in 2006. The absolute worst was Iraq, very troubling. I believe the USA tried to do a good thing in that country, …

Speculation has been swirling about why three women were killed by alligators in one week in three different regions of Florida, with everything from mating season to the drought being pegged as culprits. Gator experts agree that there are a few possible causes for the attacks. But they also believe …

Newspapers and magazines characterized him a buffoon. Said he couldn’t handle a war, let alone choose men to lead that war. His own generals second-guessed him. One even ignored him. His economy was in shambles. And his electorate was enraged. Folks were sharply divided. How did we get into this …

Aniston Movie Blues | Michael Jackson Jennifer Aniston’s Last ‘Break’ Tomorrow? Tomorrow is shaping up as a pivotal day in Jennifer Aniston‘s movie career. If you don’t already know, she’s opening in “The Break-Up” with unofficial real-life boyfriend Vince Vaughn. The reviews are scathing; the movie is said to be …

EN ROUTE TO THE UNITED STATES – Warning of a “slow erosion of the credibility of the international community,” Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice challenged the other permanent members of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to take action against Iran if it does not reverse its nuclear program in …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Concern Closer to Home? Muslims across the world are expressing outrage over those now-infamous Danish cartoons. And some American Muslims are raising concerns about one depiction of the prophet inside the Supreme Court. A sculpture of Muhammed is included among 18 stone …

I guess it doesn’t surprise me that some on the left are raising the race card on this immigration issue. So let me be clear: It’s not an immigration issue. It’s an “illegal” immigration issue. It’s not a matter of being anti-Hispanic, or anti-Peruvian, or anti-Italian. It’s about being anti-illegal-Hispanic, …

Attacking America’s enemies first. That’s the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” The Bush administration has released a report that says the policy of preemptive action in the War on Terror will continue. As you know that policy led the USA into Iraq, which has become a more difficult …

Your Grrrs… Bill in East Texas writes: I enjoyed your column. As the operator of a small bakery/sandwich shop, I can identify with what you are saying. But here’s the real problem. Young people are growing up with no accountability. Their parents don’t hold them accountable and reward them anyway. …

The difference between the jihadists and their targets: us. That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” The terrorists are not selfish, we are. That’s a huge factor in the terror war. Let me give you a few examples. Every free country knows that a democratic Iraq would …