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Author Laura Lippman shares a "timeless" Baltimore Sun column her father, who died Saturday, wrote after his own dad died 30 years and one day earlier.

Only former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida has the potential to best Mitt Romney for the nomination if he decides to run

The latest disclosures of Secret Service breakdowns in the agency's prime mission, the physical protection of the president, are grim reminders of a most disturbing particularly American malady — the assassination of the nation's political leaders.

Mitt Romney should select a running mate with one thought in mind — can he or she be trusted with the top job?

If Mitt Romney is interested in shoring up his weaknesses as a general election candidate, he needs to pick someone like Sen. Rob Portman, not Sen. Marco Rubio or Rep. Paul Ryan.