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Interviews show Palin is out of her league

If, at one time, women were considered heretical for swimming upstream against feminist orthodoxy, they now face condemnation for swimming downstream — away from Sarah Palin.

Love them and fear them

In a rational world, this presidential election would be between Hillary Clinton and John McCain, with their respective running mates Barack Obama and (maybe) Sarah Palin.

Giants among the Lilliputians

CAMDEN, S.C. —While the political class was focused on the meaning of pigs wearing lipstick, a few fortunate South Carolinians were riveted by the meaning of valor.

The 'Billification' of Barack Obama

The night was praised as a merging of the seas, as Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton led their party in a healing ritual of unity by anointing The One.

Obama's born-alive problem

Abortion is back with, dare we say it, biblical vengeance.

The beauty of imperfection

Even as China's opening ceremonies for the Olympics inspired awe, there was something repellent in the exactitude of such mass perfection.

Vlad, you've got mail

From President George W. Bush:

McCain ad offends with racial undertones, Hilton overtones

A year ago, it was impossible to get through a day without some mention of Paris Hilton — the ingenue famous mostly for being famous.

Who let the kitten in?

A year ago, it was impossible to get through a day without some mention of Paris Hilton — the ingenue famous mostly for being famous.

Musings from the mountaintop

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, N.C. — It's always good to take a break from the madding crowd, but especially now that American politics has surpassed itself in self-mockery.

Who wants to know?

The tabloid story that everybody's talking about — but almost no one is writing about — has created an interesting debate on the Internet about the dueling roles of old and new media and what constitutes legitimate news.

Keep an eye on rising Republican star

Drum roll. Suspense. Who will it be?

Courage under fire

Being shot down may not qualify one to be president, as retired Gen. Wesley Clark infamously said recently, but what men do under fire might tell us about the character we may discover in a president.

School's baby mama boom

It was such a good story: Teen girls make pregnancy pact.

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