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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 'I've seen fire and I've seen rain," James Taylor sang sweetly, back when I was in college and both of us had more hair. If Taylor were writing that song today, given that much of the country is experiencing severe drought, he might want to rethink the "rain" part.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Rudy? Fred? Mitt? McCain? How about Cheney? Lynne Cheney, that is. The beloved wife, mother and grandmother is an accomplished historian and the author of more than 10 books, several of them best sellers.
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Hot off the presses, a new national '08 poll from Bloomberg/LA Times (October 19-22, 469 Democratic Primary voters and 364 Republican Primary voters). For the Democrats, the poll shows Clinton strengthening her lead by a net 20 points over the...
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Don't miss Jeff Birnbaum's column this morning on how lobbyists are busy devising "workarounds" (which Birnbaum refers to "clever cheating") to make sure the new ethics package passed by Congress is as ineffective as possible....
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Sen. Hillary Clinton will be endorsed next week by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union, Newsweek's Howard Fineman reports. The group boasts 30,000 members in Iowa, and large contingents in other early states. That's many more...
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Ben Smith has the news today that Obama campaign manager David Plouffe will hold a conference call today to try to reassure gay donors upset about the campaign including Donnie McClurkin, a black gospel singer considered anti-gay by a segment...
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The power of Tibet on the imagination lives on.
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The confluence of American, Arab, Israeli and European concerns encourages hope.
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President Hu Jintao of China has been consistently underestimated.
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The EU's problem is the absence of a clear social and political message.
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Everyone wants book reviews but no one is willing to pay for them.
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Inclusive peacemaking; Israel and the U.S.
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Hillary Clinton released a new ad on Friday in Iowa and New Hampshire; Barack Obama followed on Monday with a NH ad. Both feature the candidate speaking to adoring audiences. Taken together, they tell a lot about why each campaign...
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Interesting: CONCORD, N.H. -- Fred Thompson's one-time New Hampshire primary adviser, Dan Hughes, who for a time was identified as the campaign's state chairman, has resigned and thrown his support behind Arizona Sen. John McCain for president. Hughes is now...
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John Edwards lays out his military-spending cut plan: Meanwhile, Barack Obama makes a pitch of his own: Picking up a theme here. More videos in the Vlog....
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Supermarkets aren't making enough of their packaging recyclable. What more can businesses and customers do?
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The EU is set to unveil its version of the US Green Card - a Blue Card targeting skilled immigrants. Is it necessary?
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The most telling moment from Sunday's GOP debate didn't take place during the debate itself, but in the focus group of Republican primary voters conducted by pollster Frank Luntz after the debate had ended. Watch the reaction Luntz gets as...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 It's been 16 years since Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' contentious confirmation hearing. Why dredge it up now? Because he has. Thomas has just published a memoir, "My Grandfather's Son," and has not been shy about spreading the word.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007 President Bush's approval ratings are still in the low 30s, but White House aides insist that he's now on policy offense across the board.
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One week after his first post, Scott Johnson knocks on Frank Foer's door again. Still no answer....
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Does this sound like it's coming from the side that's winning? Bin Laden urges Iraq insurgents to unite DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden called on insurgent groups in Iraq to unify their ranks, in an audio recording aired by...
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From the AP: Republican Party leaders on Monday recommended punishing five states for shifting their nomination contests earlier, moving to strip New Hampshire, Florida, South Carolina, Michigan and Wyoming of half their delegates. At least one state, South Carolina, is...
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America needs to have a working immigration policy, one that corresponds to economic realities and is based on good sense and fairness.
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Alan Greenspan's latest pronouncement - that the market rescue plan being pushed by Henry Paulson is likely to make things worse - looks all too accurate.
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