Outside the Beltway

A year ago, President Obama was emphatically against raising taxes during the recession — even on the rich.

Barack Obama has significantly widened his predecessor’s global war on terrorism, even if he’s no longer calling it that.

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President Obama’s decision to speak out on the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” has turned what was a hot-button cable news item into a political issue that even his fellow Democrats don’t want to deal with.

If it was called the “Burlington Coat Factory community center” would anyone care about Cordoba House?

Harry Reid has spent the summer trying to portray is opponent as a kook. So far, it’s working.

President Obama waded into the “Ground Zero” mosque controversy at a Ramadan dinner last night.

Steve Slater, the JetBlue sky waiter whose recent meltdown became a viral sensation, wants his old job back.

If you think Jimmy Carter is the Worst Figure in American History, you really need to read more.

The secret to getting big traffic on the Internet is to target bored office workers and crazy people.

The poll numbers look grim for the President, but it’s still far too early to be making predictions about the 2012 elections.

A helpful guide to the pleasures of navigating our nation’s capital by car, bike, or foot.

Under pressure from the Feds, the NCAA is cracking down on colleges who put women’s games ahead of men’s games, which some say relegates them to “warm-up act” status.

Bill Kristol and friends are trying to make it politically toxic to criticize Israel.

Mutated bacteria spreading in India could mark the end of effective antibiotic drugs. The medical repercussions would be enormous.

Judge Walker lifted the stay on his Order declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional, but the big news may be the procedural defect that could doom any appeal.

Republicans should hammer big themes — the loss of jobs, the poor health of the economy, reckless spending, increasing the size/scope of government, and tax increases — and avoid getting bogged down in policy details this campaign season.

Unemployment is not equally distributed in America.

There’s not as much conservative unity on the gay marriage issue as there used to be.

Shockingly, the Tea Party as a generic movement is more popular than congressional leadership. Interestingly, the Democrats are still slightly more popular than the Tea Party and the Reps are in third.

Jon Stewart and “Senior Black Correspondent” Larry Wilmore eviscerate Maxine Waters’ claims that she and other corrupt members of the Congressional Black Caucus are being investigated for ethics charges because she’s black.

Senior staffers are already leaving the Obama administration due to burn-out. But are 18-hour days really necessary for running the White House?

Southern Guilford High School in North Carolina briefly had a SHCOOL zone, thanks to a contractor’s gaffe.

According to a new poll, 87% of border residents feel safe.

The American Family Association has ramped up the nation’s anti-Muslim sentiment yet again.

Former Bush administration Solicitor General Ted Olson is making a zealous case for same-sex marriage. Why are people surprised?

A staggering 8 percent of all babies born in the United States in 2008 were offspring of illegal aliens. What are the public policy implications?

According to a new MSNBC/Wall Street Journal poll, the public that will head to the polls in November is increasingly gloomy and pessimistic.

Democrats are currently engaged in a circular firing squad.

Tonight’s topics: Yesterday’s primary elections, the cost of hiring workers in the public and private sectors, anti-Muslim sentiment, and the move to repeal birthright citizenship.

Every new report out of Iran seems to bring us closer to the moment when Israel has decided it’s heard enough. What happens if that day actually happens ?