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THE SARAH PALIN BACKLASH IS ON: Community organizers are livid; AP exposes lies in Wed's acceptance speech. *Numerous lines in Gov. Sarah Palin's speech at the GOP convention Wednesday night have been exposed as lies by various media outlets.

Hispanic Republicans are adding a little salsa to the political recipe that makes the Rocky Mountain West a battleground this fall.

IRISH American Republicans have confirmed that there is a pledge in the Republican platform to continue the special U.S. envoy to Ireland.

8/12/2008 President Bush's nominee for administrator of the Federal Highway Administration was confirmed by the Senate and says his main task will be to work with Congress on funding the country's transportation infrastructure.

The attorney for the man known as Clark Rockefeller, the accused kidnapper whose true identity has mystified law enforcement authorities, said today his client can remember only fragments of his past before 1993 -- but he knows he didn't commit murder.

Hollywood veteran Elliott Gould lends his distinct voice to this gentle documentary exploring the symbiotic relationships between the apple farmers of NY's Hudson Valley and the Jamaican laborers, who come to the US under the auspices of the US government's H2-A temporary agricultural labor program. When the only permanent thing is change, what endures is the human spirit.

The in-state tuition rules I've written about apply to both CUNY and SUNY, senior and community colleges. They are based on New York State Education Law Section 6301. They are mandated by law and are not optional for the colleges.

Gov. Paterson Friday granted a rare unconditional pardon to eye-patch-wearing pioneer rapper - and convicted attempted murderer - Ricky (Slick Rick) Walters.