Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska is in big trouble over his concealment of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts he has received while in office.
And when I say big trouble, I mean more trouble than he had trying to explain the Internet:
Yes, that’s right. The Internet is not something that you just dump [...]

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Sad story out of the archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, where thieves stole a safe containing a number of precious religious items:
An overnight burglary at the St. Paul residence of new Archbishop John Nienstedt netted the thief or thieves the gem-and precious-metal-laden rings and crosses worn by bishops throughout the 150-year-plus history of the [...]

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Pat Buchanan takes a crack at what’s going down in Pakistan right now:
What has been the reaction of the great evangelist of Wilsonian democracy in the White House to its suspension in Pakistan?
Military aid to the regime and army will continue.
Welcome to the real world, where state interests always trump ideology. The “world democratic revolution” [...]

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As many of you know, this past summer was a tragic one for our family. My wife’s mother was discovered to be missing in mid-June, and as we began to get involved and press for an investigation, details emerged that led us to believe she would not be found alive.
Only a couple of days after [...]

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The Iran problem is looming. 
My views on war and foreign policy have evolved quite a bit over the past four years. You could say that I was “for the war in Iraq, before I was against it.” Things change. People grow (one can hope) smarter. More well-informed.
Today, I saw this piece on John Bolton’s public advocacy [...]

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