It was almost a throwaway line in an interview with a London newspaper by a prominent British woman politician who has always shied away from excessive publicity But it said everything Until she stood down this week from Gordon Brown s Government Ruth Kelly was one of the most competent and eff

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Almost a fifth of college students are regular smokers according to a new report from the American Lung Association Yes that is where I began smoking big time Of 119 institutions in another study the ALA cites students at 109 institutions reported seeing promotions at a campus event ldquo Th

In anticipation of the remaining presidential debates the editors of America have posted an online editorial with ten sets of questions about domestic politics for consideration by the moderators and participants The online editorial can be found here Matt Malone S J

One of the problems for John McCain is hellip baseball In the past two weeks the economic crisis has moved undecided voters towards Barack Obama McCain has one month to pull those voters back to undecided and then win them over It is a tall order under any circumstance But it is especially dif

The vice-presidential debate was not quite as exciting as it billing Overall both candidates did what they had to do their performances confirmed what we knew about them and the lack of any major blunders means the night will pass quickly from public consciousness The expectations of high drama