Commentary

Rush will be out Friday, September 23rd, 2011. Mark Steyn will be the guest host.

Rush will return live on Monday, September 26th, 2011.

As you might expect this time of year, there are not a lot of marquee games and only one matchup between top 25 teams (#3 Alabama vs. #23 Penn State). But there are still a lot of intriguing matchups that will start to tell us who are contenders and who are pretenders

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Many television networks will no longer air the most devastating moments of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, lest it upset the families of the thousands of people who lost their lives that day.

But Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive feels that that footage is essential as a “resource for scholars, journalists, and the public,” and has archived 3,000 hours of it, along with timelines and scholarly analysis.

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Our sources tell us that the cities of both Shreveport and Bossier City have decided not to allow the sale of fireworks this Independence Day holiday season.  That is not confirmed by city officials, however. 

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U.S. Sen. David Vitter today made the following statement after President Obama’s address on the future of U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan:

“I'm looking at the details of this plan carefully,” said Vitter. 

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With television sets in just about every home these days, it’s hard not to think of the fathers of TV as family members of our own.

From Homer Simpson, to Tim Taylor to Cliff Huxtable, we love TV dads for all of their charms and imperfections, and on this Father’s Day, it’s time for us to say thanks.

Below, check out our 10 favorite TV dads, fathers we wish we could call our own.

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What makes a truly hideous tie? Is it the color? The shape? The presence of marine life? The truth is, there’s no one answer, which is why we’ve given you 10. It doesn’t matter how you knot it, ties don’t get much worse than this.

Check out 10 ties to avoid buying for Father’s Day.

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Celebrating Charter Schools
By Sen. Mary Landrieu

            As a parent of two precious and delightful children, I know firsthand the value of a quality education to secure their future. 

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