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We watch Dr. Mehmet Oz on television, and we feel that we have a decision to make. In his long career in the public eye, why didn't he talk about more of these issues before? Why did he first start talking about politics only when he became a candidate himself? Is he really ready to be the best senator we can get? We watch Herschel Walker on television and we feel that we have a decision to make. If this story is a lie, how did his own son fall for it? And if it's true, why wasn't the campaign...

Political waves come unexpectedly. That is especially the case when it comes to the House of Representatives. In 1994, nobody expected the House to flip to the Republicans for the first time in 40 years. The Contract with America was seen as a curiosity, Rep. Newt Gingrich’s (R-Ga.) vanity project. The media roundly lampooned it. And then November rolled around and history was made. In September 2006, George Bush wasn’t that popular, the Iraq War wasn’t going that well, but most pundits and most Republicans thought the House would hold. Then the Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) scandal consumed Washington, and...

The ripples from the Republicans painting the country red on Election Day continue to spread among the states. The sweep that brought Republicans to power in many states (the party picked up 690 seats in state legislatures -- and counting) will have manifold benefits far beyond the issue of redistricting Among the aftershocks from the political earthquake are defections of state Democrats from the party of Obama, Reid and Pelosi and their conversion into Republicans. The Washington Post reports that Republicans continue running up the score even after the election as state Democrat politicians become Republicans: "Staggering Election Day losses...