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FILE - In this May 27, 2011, file photo former Massachsetts Gov. Mitt Romney heads to his car after speaking at the Mediacom 2012 Presidential Candidate Series in Des Moines, Iowa. The accelerating GOP presidential campaigns in Iowa probably will define front-runner Romney’s chief challengers over the next six weeks and could oblige him to reconsider his decision to mount only modest efforts in this early voting state. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

The former Massachusetts governor's quarterly fundraising total vastly outstrips the tallies of his closest rivals More »Mitt Romney's $18 million haul: Is he unstoppable?

Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks during the 2011 Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans

Influential conservative Christians are reportedly urging the Texas governor to run for … More »Rick Perry: The Christian Right's new …

In this publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Bumblebee is shown in a scene from "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)

Can Transformers save 3D films?

The Week - Tue, Jul 5, 2011

Many moviegoers are fed up with expensive, nausea-inducing 3D films. And yet, the latest Transformers … More »Can Transformers save 3D films?

  • Michele Bachmann's 'disturbing' anti-porn pledge The Week - 17 hrs ago

    The GOP presidential hopeful is the first candidate to sign an Iowa group's controversial "Marriage Vow" More »Michele Bachmann's 'disturbing' anti-porn pledge

    The GOP presidential hopeful is the first candidate to sign an Iowa group's controversial "Marriage Vow"

  • As Unemployment Spikes, Obama's Got a Bigger Problem Than the Debt Ceiling The Nation - 17 hrs ago

    The Nation -- The big story out of Washington—and rightly so—is the debt-ceiling fight that President Obama seems to be coming very close to losing. If the president … More »As Unemployment Spikes, Obama's Got a Bigger Problem Than the Debt Ceiling

    The Nation -- The big story out of Washington—and rightly so—is the debt-ceiling fight that President Obama seems to be coming very close to losing. If the president abandons his 2008 campaigvn promise to be an absolute defender of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, he will have very little indeed to run on in 201 …

  • America's fattest states: By the numbers The Week - 19 hrs ago

    Mississippi tips the scale more than the other 49 states, but every member of the union could stand to lose (quite) a few pounds More »America's fattest states: By the numbers

    Mississippi tips the scale more than the other 49 states, but every member of the union could stand to lose (quite) a few pounds

  • Driving While Immigrant The Nation - 19 hrs ago

    The Nation -- On June 17, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a slate of reforms to its Secure Communities program that director John Morton said are … More »Driving While Immigrant

    The Nation -- On June 17, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a slate of reforms to its Secure Communities program that director John Morton said are about prioritizing its limited resources and "making sure we focus on those people it makes the most sense to remove. ...

  • Does health insurance make you healthier? The Week - 21 hrs ago

    A landmark Oregon study suggests it does — though not everyone is convinced More »Does health insurance make you healthier?

    A landmark Oregon study suggests it does — though not everyone is convinced

  • The best advice from 2011's commencement speakers The Week - 21 hrs ago

    Barack Obama, Toni Morrison, and Robert Gates share hard-won wisdom on how to live, love, and prosper More »The best advice from 2011's commencement speakers

    Barack Obama, Toni Morrison, and Robert Gates share hard-won wisdom on how to live, love, and prosper

  • Grover Norquist: The man who killed tax increases The Week - 22 hrs ago

    The anti-tax activist holds no office, but wields enormous power in Washington. What are his goals? More »Grover Norquist: The man who killed tax increases

    The anti-tax activist holds no office, but wields enormous power in Washington. What are his goals?

  • The 'surprisingly grim' jobs report: 7 takeaways The Week - 22 hrs ago

    The numbers are in for June, and they're ugly. The U.S. economy added just 18,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent More »The 'surprisingly grim' jobs report: 7 takeaways

    The numbers are in for June, and they're ugly. The U.S. economy added just 18,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent

  • Will Democrats revolt over Obama's debt deal? The Week - Fri, Jul 8, 2011

    Liberals are furious over the president's proposed concessions on Social Security in his debt negotiations with Republicans More »Will Democrats revolt over Obama's debt deal?

    Liberals are furious over the president's proposed concessions on Social Security in his debt negotiations with Republicans

  • One Way To Make a Conservative Mona Charen - Fri, Jul 8, 2011

    It's impossible to read Ying Ma's fascinating memoir, "Chinese Girl in the Ghetto," without wincing. She was born in Guangzhou, China's third largest city. Throughout … More »One Way To Make a Conservative

    It's impossible to read Ying Ma's fascinating memoir, "Chinese Girl in the Ghetto," without wincing. She was born in Guangzhou, China's third largest city. Throughout her mostly carefree early childhood years, she kept her family's secret: that her parents repeatedly sought permission to emigrate to the United States.

  • Getting Away with Murder Susan Estrich - Fri, Jul 8, 2011

    Casey Anthony killed her daughter. She may not have meant to, and she may have been much more interested in her own social life than in her daughter's well-being, but … More »Getting Away with Murder

    Casey Anthony killed her daughter. She may not have meant to, and she may have been much more interested in her own social life than in her daughter's well-being, but I have absolutely no doubt that she was responsible for her daughter's death.

  • Obama's Raw Deal? Joe Conason - Fri, Jul 8, 2011

    Suddenly Republican leaders in Congress, after months of staring down the Democrats over a potentially disastrous debt default, began blinking so fast that they might … More »Obama's Raw Deal?

    Suddenly Republican leaders in Congress, after months of staring down the Democrats over a potentially disastrous debt default, began blinking so fast that they might be signaling in Morse code. Although their message is muddled and illogical — with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., saying he can accept closing …

  • The “Innocence Snuff Film” Brent Bozell III - Fri, Jul 8, 2011

    Actor David Schwimmer, best known as the sad sack Ross Geller on the hit '90s sitcom "Friends," is now bemoaning the sex-saturated Hollywood business atmosphere and its … More »The “Innocence Snuff Film”

    Actor David Schwimmer, best known as the sad sack Ross Geller on the hit '90s sitcom "Friends," is now bemoaning the sex-saturated Hollywood business atmosphere and its corrosive effects on society and women in particular. The first question many Hollywood critics should ask: Isn't it curious that Schwimmer would care about …

  • An Establishment in Panic Pat Buchanan - Fri, Jul 8, 2011

    Anti-tax Republicans "have no sense of moral decency," he adds. More »An Establishment in Panic

    Anti-tax Republicans "have no sense of moral decency," he adds.

  • Beware of Dr. Jihad Michelle Malkin - Fri, Jul 8, 2011

    Splendid news: Our homeland security officials have sent fresh warnings to foreign governments that "human bombs" may try to board planes with surgically implanted explosives. … More »Beware of Dr. Jihad

    Splendid news: Our homeland security officials have sent fresh warnings to foreign governments that "human bombs" may try to board planes with surgically implanted explosives. The ticking terrorists are reportedly getting help from murder-minded Arab Muslim physicians trained in the West. Infidels beware: Dr. Jihad's version …

  • Goodbye, Washington Linda Chavez - Fri, Jul 8, 2011

    After nearly 40 years in Washington, I'm leaving the nation's capital pretty much as I found it when I arrived. The players have changed, but the problems haven't. More »Goodbye, Washington

    After nearly 40 years in Washington, I'm leaving the nation's capital pretty much as I found it when I arrived. The players have changed, but the problems haven't.

  • The Earth-sized storm raging on Saturn The Week - Fri, Jul 8, 2011

    A violent storm is churning on the ringed planet, and now scientists know exactly what it looks like More »The Earth-sized storm raging on Saturn

    A violent storm is churning on the ringed planet, and now scientists know exactly what it looks like

  • The myth of American isolationists The Week - Thu, Jul 7, 2011

    Neocons and liberal interventionists accuse the more restrained among us of fostering America's decline. But nothing could be further from the truth More »The myth of American isolationists

    Neocons and liberal interventionists accuse the more restrained among us of fostering America's decline. But nothing could be further from the truth

  • Is marriage a dying institution? The Week - Thu, Jul 7, 2011

    Even the founder of online matchmaker eHarmony says couples planning to take the plunge should reconsider More »Is marriage a dying institution?

    Even the founder of online matchmaker eHarmony says couples planning to take the plunge should reconsider

  • Can NASA survive without the shuttle program? The Week - Thu, Jul 7, 2011

    NASA has big plans for life after the space shuttle retires. But can it turn them into reality? More »Can NASA survive without the shuttle program?

    NASA has big plans for life after the space shuttle retires. But can it turn them into reality?