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Terry McAuliffe is a liar

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

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‘The American Spectator’ thrives 50 years on

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Chuck Brunie was an investing genius

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R. EMMETT TYRRELL: Rand Paul’s appeal for sensible sentencing

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

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TYRRELL: What the obituarists never said about Dick Scaife

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

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TYRRELL: False conclusions about Chris Christie

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

Associated Press

TYRRELL: Barbara Walters, ace of softball pitchers

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TYRRELL: Lessons from the ancient Mayans

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TYRRELL: Obama’s looking for the moron vote

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TYRRELL: Lifelines and life jackets

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Canadian Press

TYRRELL: Conrad Black’s example

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TYRRELL: Teddy Forstmann, a big-hearted prodigy

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TYRRELL: A growing bipartisan consensus on Obama

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TYRRELL: J. Gordon Coogler Award rescinded

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Illustration by William Brown

TYRRELL: Asserting the nonexistent

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A passenger at Palm Beach International Airport is patted down by a TSA worker on Wednesday in West Palm Beach, Fla. Security lines moved quickly the day before Thanksgiving. (Associated Press)

TYRRELL: I was wrong

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell speaks at a Sussex County Republican Committee picnic on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, in Lincoln, Del. (AP Photo/Jessica Kourkounis)

TYRRELL: Fair and foul in the First State

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. - The Washington Times

Delaware Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons talks with reporters Wednesday in Wilmington. Mr. Coons will face long-shot, “tea party”-backed Republican nominee Christine O'Donnell in the November election.

The other Senate candidate

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Illustration: Scimitar skyline by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

TYRRELL: No mosque

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TYRRELL: Conrad Black’s victory

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