Britian is staying the course: Iraq is at a critical juncture and faces a real risk that violence will escalate even further, British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said Thursday, warning against a precipitous withdrawal by the U.S.-led coalition. Beckett said the electoral wins by Democrats and the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld would…

I don’t think I can take two years of this: Better pack up your furniture, Mr. Cheney, because Charlie Rangel plans to kick you out. The outspoken Harlem congressman, who will become the next chairman of the powerful Ways & Means Committee in January thanks to the Democrats’ victory Tuesday, says he wants the storied…

I guess this is not surprising: After five years of wrangling with the issue of precisely where women fit into the ministry of the local church and the denomination, The Vineyard USA has officially adopted a policy that opens the door of leadership to women in every office, including that of senior pastor. The Vineyard’s…

Now that America has decided not to fight the war on terror anymore, it’s helpful that others have taken up the fight: In a mysterious video posted on the Internet today, an unknown masked man identified as “one of the jihad leaders in Iraq” threatens to fight al Qaeda and groups affiliated with it in…

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