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Melbourne, Australia - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared victory in the country's federal elections after his Liberal-National coalition defied opinion polls and secured a surprise win over the opposition Labor Party. Morrison, who had campaigned on providing tax cuts and the strength of Australia's economy, claimed the win shortly after Labor leader Bill Shorten conceded defeat on Saturday. "I have always believed in miracles ... and tonight we've been delivered another one," Morrison told a jubilant crowd of supporters in Sydney. "Tonight is not about me or it's not about even the Liberal party. Tonight is about every...

1) Great, we killed bin Laden. Does this mean we can disband the TSA and go back to flying without pornographic scans and crotch grabs? 2) Will this destabilize Pakistan and allow the fundamentalist Muslims to take power there? 3) If it does, will Pakistan try to join with Iran in creating a Caliphate, or attack Israel, or join China in ganging up on India? 4) Where's the death certificate? Obama is a Harvard Lawyer, I'm sure he's heard of habeas corpus. 5) "Wag the Camel." For that matter, where's the birth certificate? Did Obama do this to change the...

U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney (D-4th Ga.) is expected to have something new to say about her run-in with a Capitol police officer at a news conference on Monday morning. The incident happened last week. McKinney says she was the victim of racial profiling by Capitol police in the incident. McKinney’s spokespersons say that she will have “something new” to say at a 10:30 a.m. news conference, at the Community Church of Christ on Cascade Road in southwest Atlanta.

There is an old saying, "Be careful what you wish for. You may get it." Conservatives wished and worked very hard for Republican control of the Senate and an increased Republican majority in the House. Last night, America gave us these things. However, I'm concerned about the departure of several conservative members who are being replaced by new Senators who are inclined to pull to the so-called "center." For example, we are losing conservative stalwart Jesse Helms. While the Republicans held his seat, he is being replaced by Elizabeth Dole, a Washington establishemnt pol na dwife of "the tax collector...