How I Was Drawn Into the Cult of David Petraeus  —  Gen. David Petraeus gives the thumbs up with his wife Holly at his retirement ceremony.  Photo: DOD  —  When it came out that CIA Director David Petraeus had an affair with his hagiographer, I got punked.  “It seems so obvious in retrospect.

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Which Polls Fared Best (and Worst) in the 2012 Presidential Race  —  As Americans' modes of communication change, the techniques that produce the most accurate polls seems to be changing as well.  In last Tuesday's presidential election, a number of polling firms that conduct their surveys online had strong results.

East Coast Rapist suspect acknowledges attacks in several states  —  Aaron Thomas would go for walks that had almost a scripted ending.  He'd see a woman.  His heart would race.  His hands would shake.  He'd approach her.  He'd scare her into submission.  —  Then he would rape her.

Gay-rights groups push Obama for executive order on discrimination  —  Gay rights advocates plan to push President Obama to go big on their agenda in his second term.  —  Buoyed by the approval of same-sex marriage in several states on Election Day, lobbyists for gay rights groups plan …

What Romney Lost  —  What happens to those who lose a presidential campaign?  Some can do it with heads rightly held high, and go on to give valuable service to the nation.  We were reminded of this just two weeks before the recent election, when George McGovern died.

Media fight on the right over GOP  —  Rush Limbaugh couldn't have been more right.  —  Months before the election, the conservative radio host made a prediction: “If Obama wins, the Republican Party is going to try to maneuver things so conservatives get blamed.”  —  And that's exactly what's happening.

After Election 2012: WWBD — What Would Breitbart Do?  —  Many of us woke up the morning after the election in a daze and I imagine quite a few of us thought, okay...we lost, it is a new day...WWBD-What Would Breitbart Do?  None of us can speak conclusively for him, but many of us …

IDF fires warning shot into Syria after shell hits Golan  —  Israel says further attacks from Syria will “elicit a vigorous response” from IDF, sends letter to UN warning Syrians to avoid spillover; Incident marks first time IDF has fired at Syria since 1973 Yom Kippur War.

Denmark to scrap world's first fat tax  —  COPENHAGEN — Denmark said Saturday it would scrap a fat tax it introduced a little over a year ago in a world first, saying the measure was costly and failed to change Danes' eating habits.  —  “The fat tax and the extension of the chocolate tax …