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How has Rush Limbaugh, never one to hold back, lasted for 25 years?‘The Rush Limbaugh Show’ is marking a quarter century. The conservative instigator is heard on 600 stations by a whopping 20 million people a week.
Where's the bacon? Rand Paul-Chris Christie feud all about 2016.New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and US Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky mixed it up this week over foreign policy, spending, and civil liberties. Call it the first GOP primary debate for 2016.
Anthony Weiner plunges in new poll. Is he dragging his wife down, too?More than half of those surveyed in a new poll said Anthony Weiner should drop out of the N.Y. mayor's race. Whether his wife, Huma Abedin, a Hillary Clinton aide, is harming her own future is increasingly at issue.
Is Sarah Palin an Alaskan? 46 percent of voters there don’t think so.This new poll finding comes as Sarah Palin ponders a 2014 run for US Senate. The poll also finds that she’s in the lead over other possible Republican candidates, but it shows her losing to incumbent Sen. Mark Begich (D).
Hillary Clinton lunch date with Obama: three theories on whyHillary Clinton and President Obama are having a private lunch Monday at the White House. Oh, to be a fly on the wall. Here are some ideas on what they'll discuss.
Anthony Weiner on ropes: more questions and Clintons want him outAnthony Weiner had a bad Sunday. His campaign manager quit this weekend, and on Sunday, a confidante of the Clintons said they want him to drop out of the New York mayor's race. There are also new questions about $43,100 of campaign money he spent in 2011.
As Democrats tell Anthony Weiner to 'get a clue,' calls to leave race mountAnthony Weiner has plunged in the New York mayor's race polls – weeks before the Democratic primary – following the latest revelations he engaged in sexting after he resigned from Congress.
Caroline Kennedy: Is she qualified to be US ambassador to Japan?Caroline Kennedy's previous foray into public service, an aborted run for US Senate in New York, was awkward. But she has what any good ambassador must have: clout with the president.
Obama hits the road: Why he's talking about the economy nowPresident Obama will speak about the economy on a tour beginning Wednesday. The events could help him refocus national attention on issues that drove the last election.
Will and Kate's royal baby boy sets Washington a-twitterThere's a cheery buzz in Washington about the new royal baby, with politicos across party lines firing off congratulatory tweets. But there's a gender gap: female colleagues seem more excited.
Why Liz Cheney may be riding for a fall in Wyoming Senate raceTrue, Liz Cheney will be able to raise scads of money, given her connections, to vie against incumbent Sen. Mike Enzi in Wyoming's GOP primary. But does money for ads matter in a state without a major media market? Skeptics cite other reasons, as well, that she could lose.
Wendy Davis goes to Washington: Did Texas abortion fight create a new star?Wendy Davis gained national fame for her staunch opposition of a Texas abortion bill. Now, she's coming to D.C. to raise money and sounding like someone who might run for governor.
Hillary who? Joe Biden says he still dreams of becoming president.Everyone knows Hillary Clinton would be the presumptive Democratic front-runner for president in 2016. But Joe Biden, in a new interview, doesn't sound like he's ready to concede.
Liz Cheney run for Wyoming Senate seat: Is she a lock to win?Liz Cheney, daughter of the former vice president, is launching a Senate candidacy. But Michael Enzi, a Republican, already occupies the seat she wants.
How much has Obama influenced public debate on Trayvon Martin?President Obama, who for the most part has maintained painstaking caution on topics of race, waded early into the national dialogue on the killing of Trayvon Martin. His statement Sunday was more restrained.
Will George Zimmerman now face federal charges?The Justice Department is reviewing the evidence to see if there is a basis for civil rights charges against George Zimmerman. Such a case would have to prove that Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin primarily due to race.
On immigration reform, more Americans hew to the Democrats' stanceForty-eight percent of Americans say their views on immigration reform align best with the Democratic Party, compared with 36 percent whose views are closer to the Republican Party, a new poll shows. The gap is much wider for blacks and Hispanics.
Texas abortion uproar: Could backlash turn Lone Star State blue?Outrage is running high among Texas Democrats after the Republican-led Legislature pushed through a tough new abortion bill. While change is coming, a blue Texas is not imminent, it seems.
Do media treat Michelle Obama like the new Jackie Kennedy?Not since Jackie's Camelot days in the Kennedy administration has a first lady so captured public attention and respectful coverage by much of the press. Unlike Jackie, Michelle Obama has got social media.
A national park on the moon? Fire up the minivan!Two lawmakers have proposed an Apollo Lunar Landing Sites National Historical Park to preserve Apollo artifacts. Which raises the questions of how do we get there, and will there be T-shirts?
