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Miller's win in the Republican primary left the rest of the country - including shocked political handicappers and the Senate GOP leadership - asking: "Who is this guy?"


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Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON - A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market,... Hunter Stuart http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/hunter-stuart/

Those who brought this disaster down on us must be called to account for the fabrications, the embarrassment to our honor, and the waste of so many lives and resources. Until then, the conclusion to this sad chapter in Iraq will not have been written. James Zogby http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-zogby/

Robert M. Gates seems to be trying to lower expectations for a coming review of war policy.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6bf2864edf986ac2830db18ad40ee39ep=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6bf2864edf986ac2830db18ad40ee39ep=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/

Despite the advantage a 2000 law gives to religious institutions, disputes over mosque construction spread.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=53c809e98d4ecb0bc7f47c4b1c287383p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=53c809e98d4ecb0bc7f47c4b1c287383p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=CulturePolpartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.CulturePol.18658,cat.CulturePol.rss/

SACRAMENTO, Calif. mdash; Oil billionaires David and Charles Koch have jumped on board an effort to suspend California's global warming law by making a million-dollar... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/hunter-stuart/

HBO’s new series “Boardwalk Empire” is set in Atlantic City in 1920, during the first year of Prohibition.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=fe8a3fb80502d1407457febd891646a1p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=fe8a3fb80502d1407457febd891646a1p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Business.18272,cat.Business.rss/

The summit meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Washington on 2 September 2010 testifies to the serious attention the Barack Obama administration is devoting... Omid Memarian http://www.huffingtonpost.com/omid-memarian/

PHOENIX mdash; A claim by Arizona's governor that rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has led to headless bodies turning up in the desert came... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/reporting/nick-graham/

The Open House crew discusses the diverting plot lines of Week One, like the play of Beatrice Capra and Ryan Harrison, and what they mean for the second week.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0a7603e38d9ddfb589c8d97bec70edd3p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=0a7603e38d9ddfb589c8d97bec70edd3p=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Business.18272,cat.Business.rss/

Recent food riots in poor countries prompted United Nations officials to call for a careful watch on prices.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=23e819c7439ac64f50ee6b2f036a8d9ep=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=23e819c7439ac64f50ee6b2f036a8d9ep=1//a img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=BusinesspartnerID=167key=segment/img alt= height=0 width=0 border=0 style=display:none src=http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-8bUhLiluj0fAw.gif?labels=pub.29518.rss.Business.18272,cat.Business.rss/

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