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Perry tacks far right on Israel-Palestine

At an event with Jewish leaders in Manhattan, Perry said he supports settlement construction in the West Bank

Flawed poll hypes threat of Iran

Survey from right-wing group says Americans view Iran as biggest danger to the U.S.

Ralph Nader praises Sarah Palin

"I think she's a lot smarter than most people credit her," says the left-wing crusader

Obama cozies up to Central Asian dictator

The exigencies of the Afghan war lead the administration to ask for military aid to Uzbekistan

Big Oil group plays race card on Solyndra

The Exxon-funded Congress of Racial Equality says Obama's "green jobs" agenda hurts black workers

Tea Party sticking with alleged deadbeat dad

Rep. Joe Walsh is embroiled in a nasty court battle with his ex-wife over child support payments

The Arab Spring is coming to Palestine

And U.S.-trained forces are caught in the middle

Perry speaks of "supernatural" messages from God

The Texas governor said he has interpreted certain events through his life as signs from God

GOP congresswoman cancels 9/11 events over Iranian "threat"

Sue Myrick said she felt threatened when her name showed up -- among 20 others -- in a story in the Iranian media

At U.K. terror inquiry, Rep. King defends I.R.A. terror

At a parliamentary hearing on Muslim radicalization, the New York Republican condones Irish radicalization