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How to give away a fortune; Take a break; Sarkozy's private life; NATO on the front lines

How to give away a fortune; Take a break; Sarkozy's private life; NATO on the front lines


Should councils get funds for migrants?

Councils in England and Wales want a 250m-a-year fund to cope with the pressure on public services caused by immigration rises. Your views?


Are hospitals winning the superbug battle?

New figures showing a decline in the rates of C-difficile and MRSA have been released. Are hospitals cleaning up their act?


Should old criminal records be deleted?

Four police forces have been ordered to delete criminal records dating back decades because they are "no longer relevant". Your reaction?


Would you slim down to prevent cancer?

Staying slim could be the answer to avoiding cancer according to a new report. Are you worried what you eat might cause you health problems?


Madrid bombings verdicts: Your reaction

A Spanish court has delivered its first guilty verdicts in the trial of suspects in the Madrid train bombings of March 2004. Were you affected?


Should abortion laws change?

Women seeking an abortion should not need approval from two doctors, a group of MPs says. Do you agree?


A False Choice

Amidst the talk last night of driver's licenses and UFOs in Roswell, Senator Clinton managed to frame what may be the biggest foreign policy question facing the 2008 nominees - Iran: "I am not in favor of this rush for...


A Valiant Effort from Penn

Via Marc Ambinder, here's Mark Penn trying to spin Hillary's answer on the driver's licenses for illegal immigrants question: A valiant attempt, and it's no wonder Republicans couldn't wait for the lights to dim on stage before piling on. Mitt...


Luntz: Clearly a Good Night For Obama

Frank Luntz had 29 "angry" Democrats on the dials last night, and from what he heard and saw Obama came away the winner of the debate:...


IL House Updates

Couple of quick items from upcoming House races in Illinois: Dave Parro reports the fur is already flying between Chris Lauzen and Jim Oberweis in the GOP primary in IL-14. Lauzen put the Kane County GOP Chairman on his campaign...


Something Different

Had enough debate talk? Ready for something a bit different? I give you Ron Paul on "The Tonight Show": The revolution continues over in the Vlog, where you can watch highlights from last night's Democratic debate....


Another Bushie Out

Karen Hughes is leaving the State Department....


Edwards Wins Kos Poll

Edwards Wins Kos Poll

This isn't really news, since Edwards is a favorite of the netroots, but the unscientific online poll at Daily Kos shows Edwards the clear winner last night:...


Shooting the Moderator?

Via Drudge, we see Hillary's camp is trying to pin the blame for Clinton's poor performance last night on Tim Russert: CLINTON INNER-CIRCLE BLAME 'UNFAIR' MODERATOR TIM RUSSERT. 'HE BORDERED ON THE UNPROFESSIONAL,' TOP HILLARY ADVISER CHARGES. 'HE BROKE DEBATE...


A New York Minute

Not only is the honeymoon over for Eliot Spitzer, but nine months into his first term Mike Goodwin of the New York Daily News says it's already time to start looking ahead, and he has a suggestion about where to...


Post Debate Thoughts: It's a Matter of Trust

I had almost lost interest in the debate last night when Tim Russert asked Hillary Clinton about New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's proposal to give driver's licenses to illegal immigrants: Hillary's answer was problematic not only as a matter of...


New QPoll

Quinnipiac is out with a national '08 poll (October 23 - 29, 678 GOP LV, MoE +/- 3.8%, 742 Dem LV, MoE +/- 3.6 percent%). On the Democratic side, Clinton's lead over Obama has bulged to a more than two-to-one...


The Significance of Last Night's Debate

It may seem overdone to find long-term significance in an event as ephemeral as a pre-primary debate - especially when there's another one in a little over two weeks. But two things emerged last night that have the potential over...


Exile on Wall Street

The boards of America's commercial and investment banks need to focus on the best way forward, rather than on the best spin for a bad situation.


Law of the Sea, 25 years on

Unless the U.S. ratifies the Law of the Sea, it will not have a seat at the table when it comes time to sort out use of the world's oceans.


Roger Cohen: Afghanistan at the tipping point

The International Force has to be in Afghanistan for at least a decade.


Hillary la Française, cherchez la femme?

The French first lady, Cécilia Sarkozy, acts so American, while the former American first lady, Hillary Clinton, acts so French.


If IT merged with ET

When the world starts getting wired and electrified, you never know who you'll bump into.


Belated frost

In the absence of a general frost, people have become experts in the subtleties of what the season has so far not delivered.




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