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To paraphrase a classic horror movie tagline: "It is only a primary. It is only a primary." As the primaries move into the Northeast, remembering that simple phrase helps lower one's blood pressure while maintaining equanimity in this raucous political season.
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In the early morning hours of March 13, 1964, a woman named Kitty Genovese was raped and stabbed to death mere steps away from her apartment building in New York City. The case is famous because her cries for help were heard by many of her neighbors, who did little
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2016 is finally here. And, although much can change between now and the Iowa caucuses (February 1) and New Hampshire primary (February 9), below are eight political predictions based on presidential campaign history and the current state of play: 8. Ted Cruz will win the GOP Iowa Caucuses
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A businessman/reality television star and a doctor each lacking any government leadership experience, and two first-term senators who come election day will both be only 45-years-old. About one month before voting starts in Iowa and New Hampshire, these are your front-runners for the Republican presidential nomination. Together, these four
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On Jan. 14 and 28, and Feb. 6, the Republicans will have the final three debates prior to the New Hampshire primary. Although Fox Business, Fox News, and ABC will host the debates, in my fantasy world, these are some of the questions I'd like to see asked
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"Sexual politics" once described the power relationship between a man and a woman, but that has changed, like everything else, with the changing times. In the age of the Internet, with its blessings and curses delivered at warp speed, presidential politics expands (some say narrows) to include what
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The past two weeks have seen rock stars and movie stars dropping like flies. Since January 10, we have lost David Bowie at age 69, Alan Rickman at age 69, and Glen Frey at age 67. I mention their ages because advances in healthcare and lengthening average lifespans should not
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By rights, Ted Cruz should be locking up the evangelical vote in Iowa. Donald Trump is a mainline Protestant who barely goes to church. Ben Carson's 15 minutes of fame is over. Marco Rubio's faith journey has taken him from Catholicism to Mormonism to evangelicalism and
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