Is Obama planning a Gestapo-like “civilian national security force”?
This false claim is a badly distorted version of Obama's call for doubling the Peace Corps, creating volunteer networks and increasing the size of the Foreign Service.
Barone: Media wanted Palin abortion
Michael Barone said journalists trashed Palin because "she did not abort her Down syndrome baby."
Glenn Fine Praised As Model Inspector General
He has investigated waste, fraud and abuse — and a Justice Department scandal over political partisanship in hiring practices. That kind of investigation can make someone a bull's-eye for political arrows, but it hasn't happened with Fine.
Art Auctions Watched For Economic Fall-Out
Two big contemporary art auctions in New York City this week are being closely watched to see how much the financial crisis will affect the high-end art market. Sarah Thornton, author of the new book Seven Days in the Art World discusses what's happening, money-wise, in the art world.
Dear Fellow Republicans
We may have shared a candidate. But as an American and a black man, I cannot share your hatred. 
Iraqi Refugees Find Michigan Is No Land Of Plenty
More than 14,000 Iraqi refugees are expected to enter the US this year, and most of them have gravitated to Detroit. But the economy is so bleak that the State Department no longer wants to allow Iraqis to settle in Michigan unless they have immediate relatives already living there.
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