May 19, 5:28 PM (ET) By BEN FELLER   WASHINGTON (AP) – Confronting soaring frustration over illegal immigration, President Barack Obama on Wednesday condemned Arizona’s crackdown and pushed instead for a federal fix the nation could embrace. He said that will never happen without Republican support, pleading: “I need some help.” In asking anew for [...]

May 19, 2010 Wednesday, the Coast Guard said that tar balls that floated ashore in the Florida Keys are not linked to the oil spill, but that did little to soothe fears a blown-out well gushing a mile underwater could spread damage along the coast from Louisiana to Florida. “The results of those tests conclusively [...]

By ALAN ZIBEL AP Real Estate Writer updated 1 hour, 21 minutes ago WASHINGTON – The mortgage crisis is dragging on the economic recovery as more homeowners fall behind on their payments. Analysts expect improvement soon, but the number of homeowners in default or at risk of foreclosure will have a lingering effect on the [...]

By Jonah Goldberg (Archive) · Wednesday, May 19, 2010 We are taught to believe that ideology is the enemy of free thought. But that’s not right. Ideology is a mere checklist of principles and priorities. The real enemy of clear thinking is the script. We think the world is supposed to go by a familiar [...]

By Paul Greenberg (Archive) · Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Now it’s all over but the shouting and demands for a recount. Tuesday’s primaries across the country have sounded the raucous overture for this year’s production of “The Midterms, 2010.” Once again the high old time and low ordeal that is a political campaign has been [...]

May 19, 2010 AFGHANISTAN STORIES:   CJTF-82 in Afghanistan, Bagram Media Center     Over 100 patrols in 100 days help bond with ANSF   Written by Army 1st Lt. R.J. Peek  Army Soldiers from 3rd Bn, 187th Inf Regt, 3rd Bde, 101st Abn Div Air Assault, and ANA Soldiers provide security during a halt, [...]

May 19, 2010 National Academy of Science study: Ancient times were warmer By THE WASHINGTON TIMES The planet has never been warmer than it is right now, if you believe what global warming alarmists have to say. Mankind’s selfishness in producing “excessive” amounts of carbon dioxide has set us on a path toward global cataclysm, [...]

May 19, 2010 By Andrea Tantaros FOXNews.com   Washington politicians, here’s the message of semi-Super Tuesday: If you’ve embraced a liberal agenda of big government and huge spending — you’ll find yourself in trouble. Yesterday’s elections showed that there is only one real dirty word this campaign cycle: liberal — not incumbent. The focus on [...]

May 18, 2010 By Christian Whiton  - FOXNews.com   The Obama administration appears to be unable to distinguish between the reasonable Arizona immigration law and the acts of merciless dictators in China. It’s a vivid illustration of Obama’s ‘Blame America First’ policy. A State Department official has all but validated concerns that the Obama administration sees [...]

May 19, 4:40 AM (ET) By EDITH M. LEDERER UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States and its Western allies won crucial support from Russia and China for new sanctions against Iran over its suspect nuclear program, but they now face a tough campaign to get backing from the rest of the U.N. Security Council. [...]