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Today's Op/Ed: Op-Ed: Patient-centered wellness for our people powered world Op-Ed: Numbers, not shouting, overwhelm health care debate Get Ready for the Obama/GOP Alliance Filibuster Follies Celebrate Thanksgiving the Ayn Rand way: Thank yourself Christian Leaders Scapegoat Gays on Marriage Obama's "Finish the Job" Talk Sets Stage for Afghan Troop Surge How Unemployment Affects Midterm Elections Obama's Failing: Too Much Head, Too Little Gut Indian Prime Minister Singh: Pakistan not doing enough to fight terrorism; failure in Afghanistan would be catastrophic MSNBC EXCLUSIVE: FORT HOOD NEVER HAPPENED! GRATITUDE '09 THE LATE, GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA When the Press Favors Secrecy Turkeys of the Year CHANGE HAS COME TO THE NATIONAL DEBATE Our Pushover President Nurse Ratched Democrats THE UNITED STATES -- DECLINE AND FALL? LEARNING OLD LESSONS Op-Ed: Patient-centered wellness for our people powered world Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:07 pm PST The Newsroom - Republican Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter is Chair of the Republican House Policy Committee and serves the 11th congressional district of Southeast Michigan. He is currently serving his fourth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Full Story Top Op-Ed: Numbers, not shouting, overwhelm health care debate Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:03 pm PST The Newsroom - Washington, DC — We have the best medical professionals in the world, but fewer and fewer Americans can afford to pay for the care they can provide. The trends indicate that problem will get much worse. Full Story Top Get Ready for the Obama/GOP Alliance Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:22 am PST HuffingtonPost.com - Read Jeff Cohen's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com Full Story Top Filibuster Follies Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:13 am PST The Nation - The Nation -- With 35 million people uninsured, and Big Insurance on the verge of receiving hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies through health care reform, the idea that a Blanche Lincoln, Joe Lieberman, Ben Nelson or Mary Landrieu could sabotage a public option should be a wakeup call to all of us as to the dysfunctionality of our Senate. Full Story Top Celebrate Thanksgiving the Ayn Rand way: Thank yourself Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - Ah, Thanksgiving. The word conjures up images of turkey dinner, pumpkin pie, and watching football with family and friends. It kicks off the holiday season and is the biggest shopping period of the year. Full Story Top Christian Leaders Scapegoat Gays on Marriage Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:42 am PST HuffingtonPost.com - Read Nathaniel Frank's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com Full Story Top Obama's "Finish the Job" Talk Sets Stage for Afghan Troop Surge Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:45 pm PST The Nation - The Nation -- President Obama plans to formally announce on December 1 his decision with regard to the request from some of his more ambitious generals for a massive troop surge in Afghanistan. Full Story Top How Unemployment Affects Midterm Elections Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:00 pm PST RealClearPolitics.com - It’s become something of an article of faith within the lay punditry that high unemployment and a weak recovery will seriously weigh down the Democrats’ performance in the 2010 midterm elections. People vote with their pocketbooks, the adage goes, and their pocketbooks are likely to be awfully thin in November of 2010. Full Story Top Obama's Failing: Too Much Head, Too Little Gut Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:00 pm PST RealClearPolitics.com - Liberals have long sought the professorial president. But Barack Obama is starting to betray some of the vices of that virtue. Full Story Top Indian Prime Minister Singh: Pakistan not doing enough to fight terrorism; failure in Afghanistan would be catastrophic Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - Question: You have spoken about a strategic partnership between India and the United States. Is there a sufficient overlap of viewpoints to allow such a partnership, especially on two of the most pressing issues: Iran and Afghanistan? Full Story Top MSNBC EXCLUSIVE: FORT HOOD NEVER HAPPENED! Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:39 pm PST Ann Coulter - It's been weeks since eyewitnesses reported that Maj. Nidal Hasan shouted "Allahu akbar" before spraying Fort Hood with gunfire, killing 13 people. Full Story Top GRATITUDE '09 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:39 pm PST Maggie Gallagher - I've been thinking a lot lately about thankfulness. Many people do not know this about me, but I used to be a libertarian. Full Story Top THE LATE, GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:39 pm PST Richard Reeves - LOS ANGELES -- California, contrary to popular opinion, is not broke. It's only crazy, mean and at war with itself. Full Story Top When the Press Favors Secrecy Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00 am PST Brent Bozell III - Here's a dirty little secret about The New York Times: It likes to leak things. Important things. Things that change the course of the public conversation. From the Pentagon Papers to the ruined terrorist-surveillance programs of the Bush era, the Times has routinely found that secrecy is a danger and sunlight is a disinfectant. Full Story Top Turkeys of the Year Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00 am PST Michelle Malkin - As we gather round the Thanksgiving table, bow our heads in prayer and feast on the holiday bird, it is only fitting to take a moment to fete the unforgettable turkeys of 2009. Full Story Top CHANGE HAS COME TO THE NATIONAL DEBATE Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:47 pm PST Georgie Anne Geyer - WASHINGTON -- This Thanksgiving, coming in the good year of Our Lord 2009, wears a cloak of indecision as it strolls around these gray city streets, topped off by a droopy hat of disappointment and a scarf of desolation. This Thanksgiving, you might say, is not exactly a "Yes, we can" holiday. Full Story Top Our Pushover President Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00 am PST Pat Buchanan - "This state visit is ... a terrible mistake," said Rep. Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Full Story Top Nurse Ratched Democrats Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00 am PST Mona Charen - The president and his party in Congress are attempting to dig this country so deep into debt that we may not be able to climb out. This is a strong and resilient country, but we wouldn’t be the first great nation to bankrupt ourselves. Full Story Top THE UNITED STATES -- DECLINE AND FALL? Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:58 pm PST Richard Reeves - LOS ANGELES -- It has become fashionable on both the left and the right to compare the United States to ancient Rome. Decline and fall: We are a militaristic power trying to make everyone else in the known world submit to our way, or we are an irreligious, hedonistic bunch going the way of all flesh. Or maybe both. Full Story Top LEARNING OLD LESSONS Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:58 pm PST David Shribman - Barack Obama is back from Asia and his bow to the Japanese, his handshake with the tyrant from Myanmar and his difficult sessions with the Chinese. There sure has been a lot of talk about the president and his submissiveness in Asia. Full Story Top

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