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Sometimes sequels can be a good thing -- a very good thing. That's the story with "Turks & Caicos" and "Salting the Battlefield," the second and third films in what PBS is calling "The Worricker Trilogy."

In the original, 1990's British version of House of Cards, Francis Urquhart is a conservative ideological extremist who rises through the political ranks by defeating one starry-eyed opponent after another. The American version — the second season of which is set to launch on Netflix Friday — is considerably different. For one thing, the House majority whip Francis Underwood (Kevin Spacey) may nominally be a blue-dog Democrat from South Carolina, but he is as free of ideology as it's

David Zurawik: Don't trust TV history -- ever. That's the big conclusion I came to this week after starting out on the simple assignment of previewing a two-hour National Geographic special on the Iraq War.

Jonah Goldberg says Margaret Thatcher's embrace of free markets forced change on both her friends and her enemies

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday that the world's challenges have never been greater, nor come with such speed, and championed intervention in struggling countries by powers such as Britain and the United States.

Columnist takes a too rosy view of Iranian intentions

The question no one wants to ask about Michele Bachmann's probe into Huma Abedin's background is, what if she's right?

A state park near Camp David in Frederick County will be closed to the public for three days next month while world leaders gather at the presidential retreat for the G-8 Summit, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

Frederick County officials welcomed news that President Barack Obama will host this year's G-8 summit at Camp David — while acknowledging the potential for protests of the sort that have accompanied past gatherings of the leaders of the Group of Eight most developed nations.