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Applying lessons about impactful oratory reveals why Obama is such a tour de force and shows what the GOP must do to beat him in 2012.

It’s becoming clearer that Iran will attack Israel preemptively, not the other way around.

If the 2012 election is still about the economy, government spending, and debt & deficit reduction, Romney’s track record easily trumps that of the Bush Republican Rick Santorum.

The GOP is quick to blame President Obama for sacrificing America's superpower status. But, the U.S. decline would be occurring if John McCain or Ralph Nader were in the White House.

The growing rift between the “1%” and the “99%” will be a central issue in the 2012 elections.

Incentivizing attendance and behavior at school could be a good idea to better education.

Media Matters' campaign against Fox is coming to a conclusion with the publication of David Brock's new book, "The Fox Effect." How can Fox fight back?

[Office Hours] Something is rotten at the heart of American politics — something that is the exclusive province of neither liberal nor conservative, Democrat nor Republican.

By being the "just say no" party since winning the 2010 mid-terms, the Tea Party and its darling leader Sarah Palin have lost the national spotlight.

The farcical Republican race shows the two party system is broken on both sides of the Atlantic, and we have to address it before real change can occur.

Term limits would hamper the voice of the people and prove fertile ground for special interests and partisan bickering, all at the expense of our nation.

Clint Eastwood promises an American second half in the 2012 Superbowl commercial for Chrysler.

Stephen Colbert and John Stewart have seized on the 2012 election as a golden opportunity for political satire and media criticism.

An incumbent president typically enjoys advantages going into their re-election bid. President Obama's numbers are low, and if kept that way, it can give the GOP an edge this November.

Despite the U.S. government's obsession with demonizing Iran, there are other countries that pose a much greater threat to international peace.

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Romney is distancing himself from his "very poor" remarks because they reveal that he is a moderate candidate out-of-touch with the Republican mainstream.

Frederick Kagan, one of the Republican’s foremost national security experts, lambasted President Obama's defense strategy, a sign that the GOP is out of touch on national security issues.

Wednesday's shocking violence after a soccer match in Port Saed, Egypt, is tragic but hardly shocking. Until Middle East countries take security seriously, such a horrific event will continue.

The poor and middle class have benefited more from tax cuts over the past 30 years than their wealthy counterparts.

China’s demand for oil will likely overcome any concerns Beijing may have over the consequences of maintaining or increasing imports from Iran.

If a country possesses domestically-grown nuclear technology, not only does it become a competitive exporter, but its own industries, technology, research and education improve.

Will his views have any chance of becoming mainstream in the future? Or are they simply too dangerous, impractical, and out of touch with most Americans?

Tough and enthusiastic language molded to appeal to the average American made this State of the Union one to remember.