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Venezuela will see its economy shrink more than any other country in the world this year as lower oil prices drain government coffers

Democratic Party presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton made news when she mockingly sent a copy of her book, Hard Choices, to the Republican Party presidential field. One of them, Kentucky Senator

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The endorsement is a blow to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

‘Look,” wrote Lois Lerner, echoing Horace Greeley, “my view is that Lincoln was our worst president not our best. He should [have] let the [S]outh go. We really do seem to have 2 totally different ...

Congressional document AP got spells out which ones sought to get at her emails from her time as secretary of state; unclear if they succeeded

Senator Cruz questions Sierra Club President, Aaron Mair on Climate Change. Video courtesy of Senator Ted Cruz.

Critics who charge that prioritizing police killings over other, more prevalent forms of violence misunderstand the purpose and methods of the movement.

The keenly focused intelligence and low-boil intensity that James Vanderbilt demonstrated in his screenplay for “Zodiac” are on impressive display in “Truth,” a portentously titled but duly absorbi...

Facing sagging poll numbers and questions about whether he may soon drop out of the race, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says he is standing firm.

Mark Steyn, sitting in for Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday, called Ted Cruz’s relentless questioning of Mair “a thing of beauty.”

Germany is expected to “absorb” 750,000 1.5 million migrants this year. A Greek police officer guides migrants arriving to enter ...

Rather than legislating, he prefers moral posturing.

Sarwar and Ahmed, who pleaded guilty to terrorism offences, purchased Islam for Dummies and The Koran for Dummies. MI5’s behavioural science unit found that “far from being religious zealots, a lar...

Ben Carson did his best to infuriate the liberal hosts on ABC’s The View with his views on abortion and women’s health. Whoopi Goldberg: You sort of feel tha...

Black Lives Matter activist leader Black Simons penned a piece in September warning that the US needs a new Constitution ...

The government no longer will allow unmarried federal employees and retirees in same-sex domestic partnerships to obtain insurance coverage for children of their partners.

One particular testimony in a congressional hearing Thursday on Planned Parenthood's abortion practices could put the organization on its heels, documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation

The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has begun an official investigation into the lack of women behind the cameras on Hollywood movie sets.

Manchester, N.H.Florida senator Marco Rubio responded Wednesday morning to Donald Trump's comment that the use of eminent domain for private projects is a 'wonderful thing.'

Guns - and the Second Amendment - won't just disappear.

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Today's nominee: Carly Fiorina. (If you're concerned that I'm not providing fair and balanced analysis, I'm sure the folks in the comment section will compensate for my deficiency.)To prepare for this Herculean task, I have watched speeches and, in this case, read Carly Fiorina's latest book, 'Rising to the Challenge.'Why Carly Fiorina Should Be the Republican Nominee1. Positive Vision: Fiorina's refrain is her belief in 'human potential' which she says is squelched by big government -- from the poverty factories we call public schools, to the shackles of entitlement dependency, to the mighty headwinds of regulation that stifle entrepreneurism and competition, to the hand-in-glove relationship of big business with big government. She loves the innovation that springs from liberty, and speaks eloquently of its power to fuel prosperity.2. Compelling Personal Story: A law-school dropout, Fiorina became a 'Kelly girl' doing temp work, until someone noticed her potential. Focusing her abilities, she rose through the ranks to become CEO of the world's largest technology company. Eight months before announcing her maiden run for office, she was slammed with breast cancer that led to a double mastectomy. Fiorina also lost an adult daughter to addiction. Still, she and her faithful husband of three decades soldiered on. Her story will connect with voters, and help neutralize that Democratic meme that Republicans are the silver-spoon gang. Many conservatives bridle at the whole 'personal story' pishposh, forgetting perhaps that we have a president now who ascended to the seat buoyed by little else. For all of our rationality, we must never forget that most folks think with their hearts first.3. Executive Experience: Whatever you think of her tenure at Hewlett-Packard (HP) -- many call it mediocre or worse, largely due to an ill-advised merger with Compaq -- she was, in fact, CEO of HP from 1999-2005, a lengthy tenure by modern standards. Not only does that mean she has actual executive experience, the likes of which few other candidates can claim, but she has the mustard to take big risks, and she has tasted big failure, big betrayal, and ultimately, that walk to the parking lot with her desktop knick-knacks in a box. (She doesn't say it happened that way. I embellish from personal experience.) These may not seem like attributes and experiences that commend a person to the post of president, but most leaders will agree with me that failure is an essential building block for future success, so long as you both learn from the loss, and refuse to let it stymie your sense of adventure.4. A Bold Warrior: The word that comes up, time and again, even from Fiorina's detractors, is 'poised.' She recently stood before a crowd of strangers in Dallas County, Iowa, and took questions with a sense of calm that belies her relative political inexperience. When she ran against liberal lioness Barbara Boxer for a Senate seat from California she would quip that she has faced cancer, so a Boxer doesn't scare her. There is a peace that passes understanding when you have weathered the ravages of chemo, radiation and the knife, and come out alive. She has passed five years cancer-free. After reconstructive surgery, Fiorina contracted an infection in her left breast, requiring surgery six days before the election. The doctor installed drains in her chest. The night of her loss, before her speech, she ripped the drains out intentionally, determined to stand tall without those 'pieces of plastic in my body.' To this day, she seems to be the only potential nominee willing to go to war against Hillary Clinton, relentlessly attacking her record (or lack thereof) on TV and on the stump.5. Active Compassion: In 2008, Fiorina started a non-profit called One Woman Initiative (OWI), an attempt to lift women in Muslim-dominated countries, economically and politically. In 2013, OWI formed a partnership with Opportunity International, a nonprofit that makes small (average $150), seed-capital loans to the poor to help them become financially independent. She also chairs, since 2012, Good360, an organization that takes surplus merchandise which might otherwise hit the landfill, and distributes it to those who need it, especially for disaster relief. Many talk about the role of the private sector in charity. Carly Fiorina does something.6. A Framework for Decision-Making: Ideology comes to the fore during primary seasons -- with no one being conservative enough for some folks, or moderate enough for others. But pronouncements about principles languish on the clearance rack without practical means of implementation. Yes, Fiorina was chair of the American Conservative Union Foundation (host of CPAC), but one must have a process for putting principles into practice. In 'Rising to the Challenge,' she outlines a framework for decision-making that starts with determining purpose, reforms the structure to accomplish that purpose, determines metrics for measuring progress, and crafts compensation to reward organizational values. This is Leadership 101 stuff, but it's Greek to many politicians, and alien to government. Fiorina repeatedly notes that she has made mistakes, but leaders know that the act using such a framework not only helps to achieve a positive vision, but draws crucial lessons from failure.7. Foundation of Faith: Carly Fiorina is a Christian, and not afraid to say so. She's also open about the important role that prayer plays in her life. She acknowledges her weakness, and want of wisdom, and turns to the fount of all wisdom to seek it. Her faith sets her against abortion in nearly all cases, but also gives her grace to seek common ground with those who see it differently. You don't have to be a Christian to be president of the United States, and there are some faithful believers whose entrance into the Oval Office would spike the price of gold. No, it's not a qualification for the presidency, nor is it a barrier to it. That said, there's a salutary humility that comes from acknowledging that the Christ is sovereign, and you are not. It springs, in part, from the realization that I would have joined in the jeers at the foot of Jesus' cross, and yet he forgives, and adopts his enemies as his own children. It would be refreshing to have a president who bows to only one Sovereign.NEXT: I'm reading Sen. Marco Rubio's 'American Dreams' right now, and have already read Ben Carson's 'One Nation.' I'll write next about why each of them should be the Republican nominee. I have previously penned a brief review of Carson's book.https://youtu.be/HM1DgNCNdIc

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, seems reluctant to take a firm position.