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Conservative author and columnist Tim Carney doesn't believe President Obama is a socialist, as do some other right-wingers. Rather, Mr. Carney says the president better fits the description of a "corporatist" who melds big business and government together to create mutually beneficial relationships between political leaders and wealthy corporations that employ high-powered lobbyists to help them get richer. Mr. Carney explains it all in his new book, "Obamanomics," which follows his first book, "The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money." "Obamanomics" has an entire chapter to devoted to the business dealings of General Electric, a...

California beauty queen Carrie Prejean continued promotion for her book, "Still Standing: The Untold Story of My Fight Against Gossip, Hate and Political Attacks," while withstanding the embarrassment of a steamy tape she made being leaked to the press the week of the book's launch. But, she reveals in her book, some of those who have criticized her for being too sexy are the same high-ranking pageant officials who pressured her to vamp up her looks. In the book, Miss Prejean said Miss California Pageant Director Keith Lewis pressured her to get breast implants after physically examining her hips and...

While Fox News and CNN carried live coverage throughout Election Night, MSNBC took a break to show repeat programming, which included World Series highlights, in their 10 p.m. hour and some conservatives say it's because host Keith Olbermann was unable to stomach the GOP gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey. During a normal evening the 8 p.m. "Countdown" re-plays in the 10 p.m. hour, but MSNBC ran promotions during the day Tuesday that promised "special, live editions of 'Countdown With Keith Olbermann' at 10." And while Mr. Olbermann took a break, his fellow anchors Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews...

Just as they did in the 2008 elections, Democrats running in the top 2009 elections in New Jersey, New York and Virginia have sought to tie their Republican or conservative opponent to former President George W. Bush. Here's a sampling of the attacks: "Voters have a clear choice on Tuesday: They can elect to go back to the George Bush economic agenda, or they can vote to move forward," read a statement released Saturday by Democrat Bill Owens, who is opposing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman for New York's 23rd Congressional District seat. "What can you expect from Chris Christie?...