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Last night it became obvious some candidates can't admire an American woman they aren't married or related to

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Republican Gov. Gary Herbert will sign the bill into law at a ceremony Thursday evening

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A Christian magazine warns that homosexuality is caused by sex with succubi -- and that's just the beginning

Steve Carell plays everyone's favorite shoe-phone-sporting spy in this surprisingly smart comedy.

Most Republicans voted to keep the New York congressman, worried it's a "dangerous precedent" to expel the indicted

Pessimists have been saying America is going to hell for more than 200 years