John Tabin
Ames, Iowa — The results of the Ames Straw Poll: 1. Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (4823 votes, 28.55%) 2. Congressman Ron Paul (4671, 27.65%) 3. Governor Tim Pawlenty (2293, 13.57%) 4. Senator Rick Santorum (1657, 9.81%) 5. Herman Cain(1456, 8.62%) 6….
If there were no other candidates besides Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann on the stage at tonight’s debate, the political impact would have been exactly the same. Some commentators are saying that their back-and-forth jousting benefited Mitt Romney by allowing…
Tonight six Republican state senators faced recall elections in Wisconsin; Democrats had filed petions for recall in protest of the “Budget Repair Bill” that limited collective bargaining rights for public sector unions. Democrats needed to win three of these races…
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warns that, while the cuts to the defense budget in the debt ceiling deal should pose little problem, the cuts that go into effect if the deficit-reduction recommendations of the so-called super committee are not passed…
Eli Lake reports: In the past four years, Russia’s intelligence services have stepped up a campaign of intimidation and dirty tricks against U.S. officials and diplomats in Russia and the countries that used to form the Soviet Union. U.S. diplomats…
The Assad regime is still killing civilians in Syria — the last few days have been particularly bloody — and Italy has withdrawn its ambassador in protest. The Italians are urging other European countries to follow suit; while none have,…
Washington Post: The Obama administration said Thursday that Iran is helping al-Qaeda funnel cash and recruits into Pakistan for its international operations, the most serious U.S. allegation to date of Iranian aid to the terrorist group. Documents filed by the…
Mitt Romney seemed to equivocate a bit on the Iraq surge in 2007, and seemed to be equivocal on Afghanistan in recent debates. What’s that about? In a feature for The New Republic surveying the Republican field, Eli Lake gives…
Josh Rogin reports: The White House argues that the U.S.-Russian “reset” of relations has had three positive results: the New START nuclear reductions treaty, Moscow’s cooperation in sanctioning Iran, and approval (for a price) for U.S. military goods to transit…
The shooter caught on Utøya — who is also said to have been seen near the bombing in Oslo and, incredibly, may have pulled off both attacks by himself — is Anders Behring Breivik. He is not an Islamic extremist…
