Fox hosts on Franken victory: “in denial”; Franken and nation crazy; Coleman originally won  —  SUMMARY: Several Fox News hosts have expressed bewilderment, disappointment, and denial about Al Franken's victory in the Minnesota Senate race.  —  After Norm Coleman conceded the 2008 Minnesota Senate race …

S.C. GOP: Sanford must go  —  Gov. Mark Sanford's long and emotional interview with the Associated Press Tuesday appears to have been the final straw for South Carolina's Republican establishment, much of which is now actively seeking his resignation.  —  While Sanford seemed to have weathered …

Helen Thomas: Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama  —  (CNSNews.com) - Following a testy exchange during today's briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas told CNSNews.com that not even Richard Nixon tried to control …

Palin E-mails Show Infighting With Staff  —  Exclusive: Spat Over Todd Palin's Membership In Secessionist Party Was Major Distraction On Critical Day In '08 Campaign … Internal campaign e-mails exchanged three weeks before Election Day offer a rare look at just how frustrated …

Ant mega-colony takes over world  —  A queen and worker Argentine ant have many, many relatives  —  A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered.  —  Argentine ants living in vast numbers across Europe, the US and Japan belong to the same interrelated colony …

Wal-Mart and Health Insurance: The Theories of the Case  —  I find it hard to believe that none of the liberal commentators breathlessly celebrating Wal-Mart's “capitulation” on national health care have even entertained the most parsimonious explanation: that Wal-Mart is in favor …

KARL MALDEN, EVERYMAN ACTOR, DIES AT 97  —  Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning character actor who for more than 60 years brought an intelligent intensity and a homespun authenticity to roles in theater, film and television, from “A Streetcar Named Desire” to “The Streets of San Francisco …

Just Go Be With Her!  —  In part two of his leave-no-rock-unturned interview with the Associated Press, Mark Sanford says that at least he will “be able to die knowing I had met my soul mate,” as David noted below.  And if that's not enough, he says that for all the grief his affair has caused …

U.S. Marines Launch Major Operation in Afghanistan  —  Thousands of U.S. Marines descended upon the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armored convoys early Thursday morning, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test of the U.S. military's new counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan.

The Costs of the Cap-and-Trade Bill  —  On June 25, the House passed the Waxman-Markey climate stabilization act, which would institute a cap-and-trade system to restrict Americans' carbon emissions.  While proponents of the bill have sought to argue that the costs of such a system would be negligible …

Michael Scheuer on Fox: America's only hope is for another terrorist attack  —  You can view this video right here by getting the latest version of Flash Player!  —  DOWNLOADS: (909)  —  PLAYS: (3582)  —  Good God.  They really are wishing and hoping for a terrorist attack.

Rigged?  ‘Suspicious’ Iranian ballot papers show name Ahmadinejad scrawled in same handwriting  —  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called off a trip to Libya today as his regime continued to face heavy criticism over the disputed Iranian elections.  —  In the latest development, images have emerged …

Hands Off Honduras  —  The Obama administration's actions towards Honduras continue to defy logic.  On the one hand, Obama states that he is for the rule of law.  Yet Obama meddles in the worst possible way in Hondurans' attempt to protect their country from a Chavez-style tyranny.

Joe the Plumber won't run for office: “You know, I talked to God about that and he was like, ‘No.’”  —  Last year at the height of his “fame,” Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher — aka “Joe the Plumber” — said that he was considering a run for public office.  “I'd be up for it,” he said.

Fort Worth Police Chief: That Faggot Had It Coming  —  Most residents of Fort Worth have never even seen the inside of a gay bar.  Fort Worth's police chief Jeff Halstead is counting on that fact—counting on the average person's ignorance about gay bars and certain stereotypes about gay men …

Another View: In Praise of Law Firm Layoffs  —  Dan Slater, the former writer of The Wall Street Journal Law Blog, argues that layoffs at law firms are the best thing to happen to the legal industry in years.  —  Last July, I received a call from a public relations executive at Cadwalader …

We're Getting A Bad Feeling About Our Food  —  Editor's Note: Gut Check is a new biweekly column on the politics of food.  —  “Does for the supermarket what ‘Jaws’ did for the beach,” says Variety's John Anderson.  “Everyone should see ‘Food, Inc.,’ ” enthuses this newspaper.

Who railroaded the Amtrak inspector general?  —  Creators Syndicate  —  Watchdogs are an endangered species in the Age of Obama.  The latest government ombudsman to get the muzzle: Amtrak inspector general Fred Weiderhold.  The longtime veteran employee was abruptly “retired” …