Outside the Beltway

The Obama Administration has halted, for the moment, a pipeline project that has become a political football.

Republicans are rallying behind their eventual nominee.

Republican candidates have reached out to Tim Tebow for an endorsement. Desperation?

Dead people almost voted in New Hampshire. Zombie democracy is nigh!

The Ames Straw Poll isn’t going away any time soon.

Domestic dispute or criminal act?

Conservative groups are upset because a new reality show depicts Muslim-Americans as, well, normal Americans.

You’d think that in today’s world employers wouldn’t have trouble finding qualified employees. You’d be wrong.

Bob Knight coached Mike Krzyzewski at West Point. Now, Coach K has broken his mentor’s record for all-time victories as a head coach.

Last night, most of the leading Republican candidates for President acted as if Europe was on another planet.

Last night’s debate was about more than Rick Perry’s gaffe.

Herman Cain’s initial response to the allegations made yesterday leaves much to be desired.

The Electoral College doesn’t matter in the way pundits think it does.

Despite the seeming odds against him, the Electoral College map is very favorable for President Obama.

It’s the 5% versus the 1% moreso than the 99% against the 1%.

As of now, there’s no reason to believe that Mitt Romney won’t be the Republican nominee in 2012.

Pete Gent, the former Dallas Cowboy and Michigan State player best known as the author of “North Dallas Forty,” has died at 69 from pulmonary illness.

Pundits love to speculate about new candidates entering the race and spicing things up. This will all be academic quite soon because filing dates in key states are fast approaching.

Yet again, a state seeks to buck the primary calendar (and yet again it provides a chance to wonder why we have the nomination system we have).

Rick Perry has stumbled out of the gate, but he’ll be in this race for the long haul

Some pundits on the right can’t seem to quit Chris Christie.

Republicans have a plan to wrest half of the Keystone State’s electors from Obama.

51.5 percent of Americans disapprove of President Obama’s job performance. It’s still his race to lose.

Is the GOP race really down to just two men at this point?

WaPo humor columnist Gene Weingarten doesn’t think DC’s speed cameras are funny.

The failure of a solar energy firm in California is raising questions about a centerpiece of the Administration’s economic policy.

The Romney campaign may be finally starting to pay attention to Rick Perry.

Will 2012 be the Republican version of the 2008 race between President Obama and Hillary Clinton?

Florida’s new law requiring welfare recipients to pass drug tests seems to clearly violate the Fourth Amendment.

Schools of education attract the weakest students and give out the highest grades on campus.

Do we have a new frontrunner in the race for the Republican nomination?

The first poll in the wake of Michele Bachmann’s victory at Ames and Rick Perry’s entry into the race shows a brand new frontrunner

A good day for Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, and Rick Perry. A bad day for everyone else.

Rick Perry’s entry into the race could quickly turn the 2012 GOP fight into a two man race.

The second round of the rolling Wisconsin recall elections was held yesterday. The Republicans are still in charge.