Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) has long been on almost everyone's short list for the Republican vice presidential nomination. But now McDonnell's national security credentials have come into question, thanks to his mishandling of a bill passed by the Virginia General Assembly.

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Israel is the only UN member state that originated from a UN resolution, the only state that has had its right to exist questioned by another UN resolution, and the only member state that is ineligible for membership in the Security Council and other UN bodies. Only one-tenth of 1...

Large voter turnout for Iran's June 12 presidential election would be a double-edged sword for the country's hardline leader Ali Khamenei.

An Iranian nuclear bomb would cement the Revolutionary Guards as kingmakers, fundamentally shifting power and unleashing an endless cycle with the most radical elements in Iranian society determining leadership.

Despite the strong rhetoric, Iranian leaders are worried about the outcome of the wave of protests, because Arabs are protesting for democracy, and not against the West.

On December 15, the Islamic Republic will hold its fifth election for the Assembly of Experts, a body of eighty-six clerics, who have the power to appoint Iran’s supreme leader and supervise his activities. Since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s ascent to the presidency in June 2005, radicals in Iran have consolidated their...

One basic principle of the rule of law is that laws apply to everybody. If the sign says "No Parking," you're not supposed to park there even if you're a pal of the alderman. The Obamacare waiver process appears to violate this rule.