Santorum: Fox News is ‘shilling’ for Mitt Romney  —  On Tuesday's “Kilmeade & Friends” radio show on Fox News Radio, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, accused Fox News of being in the tank for his competitor, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Sarah Palin's foolishness ruined U.S. politics  —  At some point while watching HBO's absolutely smashing (and terrifying) movie “Game Change,” it occurred to me that Sarah Palin has ruined America.  The movie has been scalloped out of the book by the same name and focuses on Palin, rather than on the entire 2008 presidential campaign.

After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses  —  After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print.  —  Those coolly authoritative, gold-lettered sets of reference books that were once sold door to door by a fleet of traveling salesmen and displayed …

Obama's approval rating up to 50 percent: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  (Reuters) - For the first time since early July, more Americans approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing than disapprove, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that shows his approval rating now at 50 percent.

THE BLAZE'S WILL CAIN CONFRONTS SANDRA FLUKE AND HER ‘LOGIC’ ON CNN  —  Sandra Fluke, the darling of the leftist perspective in America's never-ending contraceptive debate, had a busy morning.  —  First, she had an op-ed published on CNN.com, in which she defended many of the same stances she's reiterated …

Church Puts Legal Pressure on Abuse Victims' Group  —  Turning the tables on an advocacy group that has long supported victims of pedophile priests, lawyers for the Roman Catholic Church and priests accused of sexual abuse in two Missouri cases have gone to court to compel the group to disclose …

Mitt Romney speaks in Kirkwood about jobs, energy and deficit  —  Kirkwood, MO (KSDK) - The republican race for the White House is moving to Missouri.  —  Mitt Romney stopped in Kirkwood, hoping to drum up support ahead of the state's caucuses this week.  —  Since Missouri's primary wasn't binding …

CBO: Obamacare to cost $1.76 trillion over 10 yrs  —  President Obama's national health care law will cost $1.76 trillion over a decade, according to a new projection released today by the Congressional Budget Office, rather than the $940 billion forecast when it was signed into law.

Even with Obama's blessing, top Dem super PAC finds tough sledding  —  The top Democratic super PAC is still having trouble raising money, despite getting President Obama's blessing.  —  Priorities USA Action, a super PAC founded by former White House aides, raised $2 million in February, co-founder Bill Burton confirmed Tuesday.

The entire Obama presidency, in one anecdote  —  One of my favorite moments from the new book The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Recovery: … Now let's fast forward to this past September: … So where are the new jobs coming from, at least the good-paying ones?

Social networking sites and politics  — Home - > - Reports - > - Social networking sites and politics - > - Main findings - > - Social networking sites and politics  —  Main findings  —  Social networking sites have become places where political conversation, debate, and proselytizing occur, especially during campaign seasons.

The Problem With Polls About Whether Obama Is a Muslim  —  By asking voters what they think about the president's religion, pollsters help to perpetuate a falsehood.  —  Liberal blogs and sites are having a field day with new data from Public Policy Polling that shows that 52 percent …

When Mom Goes Viral  —  After Review of Grand Forks Olive Garden, Marilyn Hagerty, 85, Is Talk of Social Media  —  Some people pursue celebrity.  Others stumble into it as they are rushing off to bridge club.  —  My 85-year-old mom, Marilyn Hagerty, a newspaper columnist, is in the latter category.