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Brother Phil delivered the pre-race invocation on April 9th at the Texas Motor Speedway’s Duck Commander 500. And it was a mighty fine invocation, indeed. “I pray Father that we put a Jesus-Man in the White House,” he prayed. “Help us do that and help us all to repent, to do what is right, to love you more and to love each other. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.”

Arizona senator and former POW tells us about some of the people he admires. Interview by Dena Ross In addition to representing his Arizona constituents on the Senate floor—and pressing Congress to pass an anti-torture bill—John McCain writes best-selling books. His new one, "Character Is Destiny: Inspiring Stories Every Young Person Should Know and Every Adult Should Remember," comes after two memoirs and last year's inspirational "Why Courage Matters." In his latest book, McCain profiles 34 people whose lives embody essential traits of good character, such as honesty, citizenship, faith, and loyalty. His heroes and heroines range from historical figures...

DISPATCHES FROM THE AMERICAN FRONT George Bush, Real ManBy James Benton You could see it in his eyes, hear it in his tone Tuesday night in the second half of his State of the Union speech: this was a man not to be trifled with, a man who would see a difficult, dirty business through to the end, and God help anyone who stood against him as he does battle against the foes of America and her ideals. If anyone had doubts about Bush's commitment to victory in the War on Terrorism, they were laid to rest Tuesday night. Rarely...