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There he goes again. The president, when he met the emperor and empress of Japan in Tokyo on Saturday gave the typical deep bow expected from subjects not peers. You would think the president would have learned his lesson when he caught such wrath for “bowing” to the King of …

My name is Ruth Bartels and I am a cancer survivor. My husband and I have been married for almost 20 years and we have two young children. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the young age of 46 years, in August of 2008. By the time it was …

It’s showdown time on Benghazi: South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has put a hold on all Obama administration executive branch nominees until the White House lets the Benghazi survivors testify before Congress. If he succeeds, we might finally find out what happened September 11, 2012. But if Senator Graham’s effort …

All it took was 140 characters for Texas Christian University to suspend a conservative student who posted a series of social networking posts that insulted the Islamic State, the Baltimore rioters and Mexicans. TCU banned Harry Vincent from most campus activities, ordered him to perform 60 hours of community service …

The first volley in the “Happy Holidays” vs. “Merry Christmas” wars has been fired in Rhode Island, where Gov. Lincoln Chafee has announced there will once again be a “Holiday Tree” at the statehouse in Providence. What the heck is a “Holiday Tree”? It’s true this is a “holiday season,” …

I have three kids, ages five, seven, and nine, who are going crazy this week over Christmas. Rightly so. But when I told them yesterday that there was going to be a lunar eclipse that hadn’t happened since the time of the Salem Witch Trials, and wouldn’t happen again until …

Editor’s note: The following excerpt titled “Filling In the Blanks,” is from Rita Cosby’s new book, “Quiet Hero: Secrets From My Father’s Past.” Filling In the Blanks I left my dad’s house that week feeling positively charged. For the first time in my life I felt as if I were …

We can only hope that the Times Square near-bombing will focus our attention on the conventional wisdom surrounding from the left surrounding immigration reform. First there’s the belief that no attempt at reform can succeed without a generous amnesty. Then, there’s the belief that immigration “coyotes” and other scam artists …

I don’t often expect to find myself supportive of President Barack Obama. But I didn’t think I’d be as mystified by his actions over the past few months as I have been. Mr. Obama and his team won a well-deserved reputation during the 2008 campaign for message discipline and a …

My name is Ruth Bartels and I am a cancer survivor. My husband and I have been married for almost 20 years and we have two young children. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the young age of 46 years, in August of 2008. By the time it was …