After a turbulent week that included new disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin and signs that Senator John McCain was struggling to strike the right tone for his campaign, Republ ... Discussion
Recently I went to an upscale Hollywood eatery with some friends where I was introduced to a young woman from Arizona who will be voting for the first time in November. After ... Discussion
E&P reports that Sarah Palin was greeted with a chorus of boos at the Philadelphia Flyers game where she dropped the puck at the Flyers' opener:
You never know where you are ... Discussion
PORTERVILLE, Calif. — National forests and parks _ long popular with Mexican marijuana-growing cartels _ have become home to some of the most polluted pockets of wildern ... Discussion
BAGHDAD — Hundreds of terrified Christian families have fled Mosul to escape extremist attacks that have increased despite months of U.S. and Iraqi military operations t ... Discussion
From the Sports Desk: You never know where you are gonna find a political scoop, but Lyn Zinser at her NYT hockey blog just posted that Sarah Palin, in her much-ballyhooed app ... Discussion
In a recent email a friend asked: "How concerned are you about the dirt being hurled [in the presidential campaign]? It's getting rough out there... politics as usual or somet ... Discussion
Sometimes a political documentary plays like a horror movie, and Return of the War Room scared me more than anything I've seen in a while (not Palin-could-be-president fear le ... Discussion
When several Wall Street titans were on the verge of collapse, our elected leaders threatened that, if we don't act immediately, America will face its worst financial collapse ... Discussion
IF you think way back to the start of this marathon campaign, back when it seemed preposterous that any black man could be a serious presidential contender, then you remember ... Discussion
Between having one of our senators on the sort-of losing ticket in 2000, a former governor imprisoned, a House representative with the narrowest margin of victory in congress ... Discussion
It is no secret that Americans today have little regard for either the President or Congress. This fundamental lack of trust in our elected officials is part of the crisis of ... Discussion
As I watched Senator Joe Biden tear up at the tale end of the much ballyhooed vice presidential debate, I had a visceral moment of déjà vu. In case you missed what jumpstart ... Discussion
It is now clear the approval by Congress of President Bush's $700 bailout package on Friday October 3rd has done nothing to ease the current financial crisis. Credit markets h ... Discussion
The political word today is that the Republicans will return to personal attacks on Obama and Biden to draw attention away from McCain's erratic performance during the days be ... Discussion
"G-7 Leaders Agree on Principles To Confront Crisis, but No Joint Plan," The Wall Street Journal, October 11, 2008
Right now restoration of financial confidence isn't everyt ... Discussion
Sarah Palin may be the only woman on a presidential ticket this year, but that doesn't mean women ought to vote for her, her Democratic opponent Joe Biden told 1,000 women at ... Discussion
Jailed political fundraiser Antoin ''Tony'' Rezko, the Chicago real estate developer who helped launch Barack Obama on his political career, is whispering secrets to federal p ... Discussion
Georgia congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis, reacting to the increasingly incendiary atmosphere at McCain-Palin campaign rallies, condemned the GOP for using tactic ... Discussion
LOS ANGELES — Lisa Marie Presley is a mom again. A publicist says the 40-year-old singer gave birth Tuesday to twin girls, whose names were not released. One baby weighe ... Discussion
