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Liberals are hot under the collar, but this has more to do with the election than the planet warming up. The presidential candidates didn't say a word about global warming during the debates, so advocates of that theory are looking for a bit of attention.

We heard some real whoppers in this year's campaign, but the biggest of them all was President Obama's wildly exaggerated jobs claim. Let's review this one for historical accuracy, because millions of...

While the world's attention is fixed on the race for president and second-in-command, the fate of the third person in the line of White House succession also will be decided Tuesday, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi hopes her Democratic Party defies the odds to recapture the chamber.

The 2012 presidential campaign has been one defined by candidates bumping against ceilings , and, in the final week, by a storm that appears to have helped President Obama regain his footing. In the GOP primaries, Mitt Romney had trouble breaking through with conservative voters to score the big wins he needed to swat away his lesser-funded opponents and solidify his nomination.

JERUSALEM , The dim prospects for Israel's dovish opposition in upcoming elections are raising speculation that 89-year-old President Shimon Peres may make one last run to be prime minister. Mr. Peres is under pressure from political allies to seek the premiership, according to officials in his office.

Political-betting websites that allow wagers on Tuesday's election increasingly favor President Obama to be re-elected as the race , and the betting , head into their final hours. Intrade, a top online prediction market where "investors" vote with their money, favors Mr. Obama to win an Electoral College victory over Republican challenger Mitt Romney, as his stock continued to tick up Monday.

U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine and George Allen enjoyed the 11th-hour benefits of Virginia's swing-state status Monday, getting high-profile nods of support from Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Mitt Romney, respectively, at events across the commonwealth and in voter-rich Northern Virginia.

Mike Shanahan is not giving up on the Washington Redskins' spiraling season. He does not plan to play young players for the sake of evaluation, and he still prioritizes winning above all else. In fact, Shanahan feels so strongly about that, he did not wait for any reporter to ask a question at his Monday news conference before saying so.

The Russians, Chinese and Iranians would vote for Barack Obama. That's a good reason for Americans to select someone else. Polls and informal surveys from around the world show that if foreigners could vote in the U.S. election, President Obama would win hands down.

DENVER , Both presidential candidates can't win Tuesday, which means somebody's got to lose. What if it's your guy? Judging from comments from some ardent partisans on the blogosphere and at campaign events, voters for the runner-up will either riot (if Mitt Romney wins), panic (if President Obama wins), or move to Canada (if either candidate wins).

Sudan's longtime ties to Iran , and the two nations' roles in arming Islamic militants , have come under scrutiny in the wake of an explosion at a Khartoum weapons factory, blamed on an Israeli airstrike, and the dockings of two Iranian warships at a Sudanese port.

Mitt Romney is the man for the moment. His career history indicates that he's never met a challenge he hasn't overcome. From his personal life to his business record, whether saving the Salt Lake City Olympics or serving as Massachusetts governor, he has excelled. Now, he is willing to take on the major challenges facing America that threaten the immediate and long-term well-being of the nation.

Mike Shanahan shook hands with the opposing coach Sunday afternoon, gracious in defeat. He put his left hand in his front pocket and began a lonely walk to the locker room. A 60-yard stretch of solitude was an opportunity to contemplate the bleak state of the Washington Redskins. Shanahan stared up into the stands with a steadfast scowl. He spoke no words.

As Americans fought for their lives in Benghazi, Libya, the Pentagon's options for direct intervention were narrowed to one: a fleet of F-16 fighters parked across the Mediterranean at NATO's air base in Aviano, Italy. How the best military in the world came to having only one real choice in a terrorist attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other U.S.

Voters in the District will decide Tuesday whether to reshape the D.C. Council in election contests that serve as a referendum on the makeup of a body that has faced a steady trickle of ethical problems in the past two years.