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Long March Continues for Democrats

After Pennsylvania, the long march continues for the Democrats. That is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” Right now Senators Obama and Clinton are basically tied, which is truly amazing after all the campaigning. Obama has a slight lead in delegates; Clinton has a slight advantage in momentum. …

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Reality Check: 'So You Think You Can Dance' Picks a Mean Top 10

It’s customary when watching elimination shows to find yourself pitying the contenders, but it’s not every day that you sit at home saying, “Thank God I’m not a judge.” As “So You Think You Can Dance” picked its coveted top 10 this week, it was easy to see who deserved …

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Tech Q and A: What Routers Can and Can't Do

Every other week or so, FOXNews.com tries to solve your most vexing technology-related problems. Send your questions to TechQuestions@foxnews.com and we’ll reply to selected ones in our next installment. I asked my Canadian-born wife if they had an equivalent to the 4th of July in Canada. When she told me …

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Heath’s Bad Habits Worse Than Thought

Heath’s Bad Habits | Super Size bin Laden Heath’s Bad Habits Worse Than Thought Heath Ledger’s untimely tragic death at 28 on Tuesday may have been accidental, but there was a path to it. Ledger has many friends, I am told, who will turn up in the next few days …

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John Kerry's Endorsement of Barack Obama

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Information Please When Barack Obama picked up the endorsement of 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry last week — it was like money in the bank — literally. The Hill reports Obama now has access to Kerry’s coveted e-mail data base of …

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I Think People Are Tuning Out the World

I don’t know if this is a reflection on the economy, or the nasty politics, or the world. But I think people are tuning out the world. And tuning into something else. Not just a few people. Thousands of them. Millions, actually. Like pod people… more to the point, iPod …

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The Oil War Explodes

With Americans furious at high gas prices, the economy tottering and an intense presidential campaign underway, oil has now become a very serious battleground. Wednesday, President Bush lashed out at the Democratic Party, blaming them for the debacle. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GEORGE W. BUSH: So my administration has repeatedly called …

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Partisan Battle Over Judicial Nominees Brings Gridlock to Senate Floor

WASHINGTON – A brief show of bipartisanship in the Senate Wednesday quickly and at length gave way to a partisan feud over judicial nominees that in turn further damaged an already struggling bill on climate change. In a rare concession, two Republican senators basically forfeited their votes on a budget …

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Why Do People Enlist?

So USA Today — our nation’s high school paper — ran a piece noting that dozens of cities with populations over 100,000 haven’t lost a service member in the Iraq War. Experts suggested that recruits probably come from less-populated areas with crummier economies, so their career choices are limited — …

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What It Means to Be New York's First Legally Blind Governor

New York Lt. Gov. David Paterson will assume of the role of governor on Monday. He will be New York’s first black and first legally blind governor. And he will be left to clean up a mess left by his predecessor. But Paterson is no stranger to adversity. “(He is) …

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