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Bridget Johnson is PJ Media's Washington, D.C., editor.
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Conservative Confab Ends with More Questions than Answers

Monday, February 13th, 2012 - by Bridget Johnson

One of the messages sent strongly by CPAC voters — and a corresponding national poll — is that electability isn't their point.

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GOProud Expands Mission with Message: ‘We’re Truly Conservatives’

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 - by Bridget Johnson

As CPAC gathers in Washington, the gay Republican group puts its focus on unity to defeat President Obama.

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Paul Ryan to Tell CPAC: ‘Go Bold’ in 2012 or Go Home

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 - by Bridget Johnson

The budget chairman will tell conservatives in a keynote address that they can't just run against Obama's record.

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Eric Cantor: Not Washington’s Role to ‘Jack Up the Economy’

Monday, February 6th, 2012 - by Bridget Johnson

House Republicans look for other ways to stimulate a pro-growth environment. See also: "Cantor: Adding Jobs in January is Good, but is it Sustainable?".

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Facebooking with Bibi Netanyahu

Saturday, January 31st, 2009 - by Bridget Johnson

Israeli politicos have discovered the 2.0 version of precinct walking.

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Hugo Chavez Still Trying to Become President for Life

Saturday, January 24th, 2009 - by Bridget Johnson

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

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The Death of Broadcast Network Series

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 - by Bridget Johnson

Cable shows like Dexter are the best thing on television today.

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Ten Lessons Learned in 2008

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Like what it really takes to be elected president...

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Putin’s Authoritarian Steamroll in Russia

Sunday, December 28th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

The groundwork for the extended — perhaps eternal — Putin regime of the future has been laid.

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The Bush Shoe-Tosser: Life Imitates Brian

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Footwear-chucking Iraqi correspondent Muntader al-Zaidi has a lot in common with a famous Monty Python character.

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Adam Walsh Homicide Case Closed, Many More Remain Open

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Despite technological advances, many homicides stay frustratingly unsolved. (Also, Ron Rosenbaum asks Did Obsession with “Closure” Let Adam Walsh’s Killer Go Free?)

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Goodwill Ambassador: The New Celebrity Fallback Career

Monday, December 15th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Stars like Ben Affleck and Nicole Kidman are busy distracting public attention from everything the U.N. doesn't do.

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Mumbai Attacks Highlight the Threat That Is Pakistan

Thursday, November 27th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

India's neighbor has chosen to bed with the terrorists. (Also, Claudia Rosett on Today’s Terror in Bombay and Tomorrow’s Iranian Bomb)

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U.N. Chokes in the Face of Congo Atrocities

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Why are "peacekeepers" doing nothing as Rwanda II threatens to unfold?

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President-Elect Obama Faces a Dangerous World

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

So much will ride on the new president's willingness — or refusal — to accept and act upon global realities.

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Will Election Day Be Scarier Than Halloween?

Friday, October 31st, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Both parties are haunted by fears of what will happen in the White House over the next four years.

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Neither McCain Nor Obama Understands Pakistan

Friday, October 10th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

It's frightening to think that our next president will have a shallow grasp of this powder-keg country.

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CAIR Attacks Anti-Terrorism DVD

Friday, October 3rd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West has been dubbed "hate speech."

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Should McCain Have Picked Jindal Instead?

Friday, September 26th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

The governor of Louisiana may have been the smarter choice to be No. 2 on the GOP ticket.

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Drilling Issue Could Kill Dems’ Senate Hopes

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Energy policy may well swing a key race.

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Sarah Palin’s Baby and the Rights of the Disabled

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

The VP pick's decision to raise a Down Syndrome baby should spark a debate on the value of "imperfect" human beings.

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Obama as Nero

Friday, August 29th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

The candidate preaches to the choir.

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Democratic Party Crashers Target Denver

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

They will do what they can to disrupt next week's convention.

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Requiem For the Los Angeles Newspaper Industry

Friday, August 1st, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Drastic cutbacks signal the end of an era in journalism.

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Senator, You’re No Henry Kissinger

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 - by Bridget Johnson

Does Obama really think he can prove himself a foreign-policy pro by eating chow with U.S. soldiers and delivering a few wrist-slaps to our allies?

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