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Special Prayer The lady in the pew next to me was saying a prayer. It was so innocent and sincere that I just had to share it with you: "Dear Lord: The last four or five years have been very tough. You have taken my favorite actor - Paul Newman; My favorite actress - Elizabeth Taylor; My favorite singer - Andy Williams; My favorite author - Tom Clancy; And now, my favorite comedians - Robin Williams and Joan Rivers. I just wanted you to know that my favorite politicians are: Adam Schiff, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer,...

Last month, Americans watched as Virginia and New Jersey elected two new governors. While the lessons of both campaigns are still being dissected, virtually everyone agrees that Chris Christie profited most of all from having a terrible incumbent as an opponent. The real lessons for political candidates in competitive races stem from Virginia’s Bob McDonnell. McDonnell didn’t just win big. He helped his party win every statewide seat with on coattails. The talking heads chalk up his astounding victory to his singular focus on jobs and the economy. And as usual, the talking heads are 100% wrong. To be sure,...

We have just finished, in the Jewish faith, the Feast of the Passover, and in the Christian faith, Easter or Pascha or the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Both feasts have been looked upon as new beginnings for their followers. Indeed here in the Washington area, with its gorgeous cherry blossoms and other flowering fruit trees, there is always the sense that we have begun again. Spring comes and at least there is a break from the cold. Spring comes and the beauty of God-created nature takes on a splendor no man made painter could originate. Spring comes...

LAGOS (AFP) - A traditional doctor in central Nigeria has been shot dead by a patient who was testing the potency of an anti-bullet charm the herbalist had prepared for him, police told AFP. AFP/File Photo   Ashi Terfa died when patient Umaa Akor fired a gun at his head two weeks ago in south-central Benue state, police spokesman Bode Fakeye said Wednesday. "Akor went for an insurance against bullets and contacted Terfa to prepare it for him," he said. "To confirm its efficacy, the herbalist tied the charm around his neck and insisted that Akor should fire a gun...

On Monday August 11, six of the 12 Cuban refugees that the Bush administration so swiftly returned to Castro were brought for the typical kangaroo trial in Havana. They were charged with “hijacking.” But every Cuban knows that, especially for high-profile cases, the regime carefully chooses the charge that will maximize the intimidation effect for the population. Actually, this group of 11 men and one woman overpowered a crew of three men taking a Cuban mapping and geological research vessel on July 15. The next day the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted their trip to freedom off the Bahamas. As swiftly...