Analysis: How economy is viewed can differ sharply (AP)
AP – The stronger the economy gets, the more the presidential race comes down to what voters believe: Are things actually getting better? Or is it all still a mess?
10 things you need to know today: March 4, 2012 (The Week)
The Week - Rush Limbaugh apologizes, Russians vote, LiLo does SNL, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion1. RUSH LIMBAUGH APOLOGIZESAfter six advertisers bailed on his show, conservative talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh apologized Saturday for branding 30-year-old Georgetown law student Sandra ...
10 things you need to know today: March 3, 2012 (The Week)
The Week - Obama talks tough on Iran, Major League Baseball changes its rules, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion1. U.S. SOLDIERS MAY BE PUNISHED FOR KORAN BURNINGMilitary officials have concluded that five American soldiers were involved in the inadvertent "incineration ...
Limbaugh’s Recent Slur Reveals Hypocrisy Among the Political Talking Heads (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Rush Limbaugh is receiving widespread criticism in regards to a comment he made on his radio show in which he called a Georgetown grad student a slut. Sandra Fluke shares the prevailing opinion that medical coverage should cover contraceptives no matter what religious institution backs it. ...
The imminent return of President Putin: What will it mean for Russia? (The Week)
The Week - Vladimir Putin's victory in Russia's Sunday election is considered a foregone conclusion. But can he survive what comes next?Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win his country's presidential election on Sunday, reclaiming the job he held for eight years before term limits forced him ...
Americans’ growing dependency on food stamps (The Week)
The Week - One in seven U.S. citizens receives aid to buy food. Are we feeding the hungry, breeding dependency, or both?What are food stamps?They're a form of aid provided by the federal government to low-income households to help them buy food. The term "food stamps" comes from the coupon-like ...
Long GOP campaign draws parallels to Obama-Clinton (AP)
AP - With no end in sight, the Republican presidential nomination fight may end up mirroring the epic 2008 battle between Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton that stretched into June. But length may be the only true parallel.
Andrew Breitbart’s death: A blow to conservatism (The Week)
The Week - The brash, conservative crusader passed away suddenly at 43, leaving activists, politicians, and commentators on the Right struggling to fathom their lossConservative internet publisher and activist Andrew Breitbart, who inspired the Right and infuriated the Left, collapsed and died early Thursday, at age 43. Breitbart, ...