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Good news from the latest CNN/Opinion Research Poll: – her overall approval rating among a random sample of ADULTS has improved a net 11 points since the end of April. Her favorable rating among Republican and Republican-leaning independents is a solid 78%, which puts her at the top of the field. Among Republican and Republican leaning independent ADULTS: – she has the highest rating at 16% among potential and current GOP candidates when they are asked the question of naming someone who inspires in them the same amount of confidence and enthusiasm that is felt when they think about how...

A fiery President Obama insisted Tuesday that if he and congressional leaders couldn’t reach a deal to avert a government shutdown, “I want a meeting again tomorrow here at the White House.”

Despite clear evidence that his actions have led to multiple murders and widespread violence in the Middle East, controversial Florida pastor Terry Jones has vowed to step up his provocative campaign against Islam. The radical pastor said that he was considering putting Islamic prophet Mohammed 'on trial' for his next 'day of judgement' publicity stunt. Read more

Setting aside any doubt, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona announced Wednesday he would seek the presidential nomination. McCain, who had a presidential exploratory committee, made the declaration on the "Late Show with David Letterman," taped earlier Wednesday. "We are going to formally announce it in early April," John Weaver, a top adviser to McCain, told CNN. Weaver said the time and location will be announced at a later date.

President Obama formally launched his re-election campaign Monday, urging grass-roots supporters central to his first White House run to mobilize again to protect the change he's brought over the past two years. The official start of his second White House bid comes 20 months before the November 2012 election. "We've always known that lasting change wouldn't come quickly or easily. It never does," the Democrat said in an e-mail to

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wholesale prices jumped last month by the most in nearly two years due to higher energy costs and the steepest rise in food prices in 36 years. Excluding those volatile categories, inflation was tame.

Japanese officials said Monday that nuclear fuel rods appear to be melting inside three reactors compromised by Friday’s earthquake, sparking discussion among officials in the U.S. over domestic nuclear policy. Nuclear experts differ on whether to call what's happening at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in northeastern Japan a partial “meltdown.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Monday that "although we cannot directly check it, it's highly likely happening." Unit 3 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station exploded earlier Monday, wounding 11 workers; it had been under emergency watch for an explosion after a hydrogen blast at Unit...

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida lawmakers’ push last year to overhaul how public school teachers are paid, evaluated, hired and fired prompted massive teacher protests, the swift use of then-Gov. Charlie Crist’s veto pen and a promise from opponents who said they would take their anger out on legislators at the polls in November. Read more

Labor unions play a diminishing role in the private sector, but they still claim a large share of the public-sector workforce. Public-sector unions are important to examine because they have a major influence on government policies through their vigorous lobbying efforts. They are particularly influential in states that allow monopoly unionization through collective bargaining. Collective bargaining is a misguided labor policy because it violates civil liberties and gives unions excessive power to block needed reforms. To provide policymakers with greater flexibility and to improve government efficiency, states should follow the lead of Virginia and ban collective bargaining in the public...

Here is the REAL TRUTH behind the OUT-OF-CONTROL public education SALARIES which YOU AND I are paying with our tax dollars....HERE

Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee are among possible Republican nominations – but who else could oppose the president? more...

I'm a campaign volunteer here in NJ and I received the following email: ----- Forwarded Message ----From: Bayshore Tea Party Group To: XXXXXX@teapartypatriotsofsouthernnj.comSent: Tue, November 2, 2010 8:50:25 AMSubject: URGENT MAY BE VOTER FRAUD GOING ON Dear Lord, URGENT! ONE OF OUR MEMBERS VOTED TODAY AND NOTICED THAT HIS REPUBLICAN VOTES SWITCHED TO DEMOCRATE BEFORE HE SUBUMITTED HIS VOTE. LUCKY HE NOTICED IT, HE TRIED AGAIN 3 TIMES AND 3 TIMES THE VOTES SWITCHED TO DEMOCRAT. HE TOLD THE POLL WORKERS, THEY TESTED THE OTHER MACHINES. 3 OF 5 SWITCHED VOTES TO DEMOCRAT. EVERYONE THAT HAS NOT VOTED, PLEASE BE...

I thought this reader response was so personal and yet so 'hard to the core' representative for this election, that I thought it deserved it's own posting (judge for yourself): Dear President Obama, Mr. Obama the American people want a divorce. Every legitimate poll represents this core belief. As a child of divorce I have an experience I would like to share with youRespectfully, Joe Doakes

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) appeared before a rally of Tea Party activists in Nevada on Monday, urging them to show up at the polls and vote out Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and his fellow Democrats.

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For all the Christine O'Donnell critics, bashers, AND SMEAR-MONGERS who are engaging in the 'Politics of Personal Destruction' by spreading innuendos and smears regarding a video where Christine O'Donnell makes comments about cross-breeding, I present the following: -"Irving Weissman of Stanford University and his colleagues pioneered these chimera experiments in 1988 when they created mice with fully human immune systems for the study of AIDS. Later, the Stanford group and StemCells, Inc., which Weissman co-founded, also transplanted human stem cells into the brains of newborn mice as preliminary models for neural research. And working with foetal sheep, Esmail Zanjani of...

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Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin is thrilled with the upsets by some she endorsed from the Tea Party and says she is ready to lead and shake up Washington. This week, tea-party-backed Christine O'Donnell pulled off a stunning win in the Delaware Republican Senate primary, defeating nine-term U.S. Rep. Mike Castle, also a former governor. Palin Thrilled with Tea Party Upsets. Palin Thrilled with Tea Party Upsets. That led columnist Roger Simon to note in a headline: "O'Donnell May Be the Average American." Follow his column below, Ed.: Rarely has the political commentariat been so unified in its opinion: Up...

The governor of New Jersey is weighing in on Delaware's Republican Senate primary, backing Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) who is facing a challenge from the right in the form of conservative commentator Christine O'Donnell. "Mike understands that our nation's most urgent priority is the economy and that the path to restoring America's prosperity requires making tough, responsible decisions," Christie said Thursday. "He is the strong voice that the people of Delaware need in the Senate to get our fiscal house back in order and get Americans back to work." It's certainly notable that Christie, who has gained popularity among conservatives...

DES MOINES, Iowa – Potential 2012 presidential candidate Sarah Palin will headline the Iowa Republican Party's biggest annual fundraiser, party officials announced Tuesday in the state that launches the presidential nominating process. The Sept. 17 speech at the annual Reagan Dinner in Des Moines will be the first Iowa appearance by the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate since a brief book-signing stop last December. "I know Iowa Republicans will be energized and motivated by Governor Palin to stand up and fight for these principles all the way to Election Day and beyond," said Matt Strawn, chairman of...