The Beer Barrel

WASHINGTON — The man convicted of killing former Washington intern Chandra Levy nearly a decade ago was sentenced Friday to 60 years in prison.

Ingmar Guandique, 29, will not be eligible for parole until he is at least 80, D.C. Superior Court Judge Gerald I. Fisher said, rejecting pleas for a minimum sentence by lawyers for the illegal...

Ideology vs. the National Interest
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By Patrick J. Buchanan

When a nation fights for its life, ideology goes by the board.

Gen. Washington danced a jig when he heard King Louis XVI had become a fighting ally in our Revolutionary War against the Mother of Parliaments.

In our...

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121125158705862.html

Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, has resigned from his post, handing over power to the armed forces.

Omar Suleiman, the vice-president, announced in a televised address that the president was "waiving" his office, and had handed over authority to...

This is The Beast, and rarely does a product so clearly deserve its name. The 33KG (73-pound) monster is a hybrid electric bike, which means the motor kicks-in to provide extra power as you pedal, instead of using a throttle-style switch to run on the motor alone.

Despite its back-breaking weight (you won’t be carrying this up the stairs to...

SPRINGFIELD — — Illinois residents are used to seeing license plates supporting everything from their favorite school to the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks. But one lawmaker thinks the state might be able to make some money by converting some plates into miniature billboards.

Legislation introduced by a Chicago lawmaker this week would...