Keep an eye on Virginia politics
By MARGARET TALEV
McClatchy Newspapers
Virginia wields neither the size nor the swing-state reputation of a Florida or Ohio. It can't flaunt…
No verdict yet in Moussaoui case
By GREG GORDON
A federal jury sorted through hundreds of exhibits and conflicting testimony for seven hours Thursday but did not reach a verdict on…
Don’t worry, be happy
By THOMAS HARGROVE and GUIDO H. STEMPEL III
The keys to happiness are simple -- grow up, get married, have children, go to church…
Immigration debate avoids real issues
By BERND DEBUSMANN
President Vicente Fox paused for a long moment before answering a question on how long it would take Mexico to reach a stage where citizens no…
Abramhoff gets five years, 10 months, in cruise line fraud case
Jack Abramoff, the scandal-ridden lobbyist at the center of a Washington influence-peddling scandal that threatens to gut the Republican party, was sentenced to nearly six years in prison on Wednesday for fraud…
Everything new is old again
By DALE McFEATTERS
When all else fails, the White House has not been afraid to boldly blame the supernatural.
In 1973, Alexander Haig, a backup chief of staff brought…
A lesson in the excess of access
By BARBARA BARRETT
McClatchy Newspapers
Here's a lesson about history and democracy:
Try to get something done in Washington, and there's a good chance it…
Did a GOP Rep get a sweetheart deal on a House?
Rep. Jim Ryun on Wednesday denied allegations by Democrats that he received a "sweet real estate deal" when he purchased a town house from a nonprofit group with connections to…
Did Rep. Cynthia McKinney take a swing at a Capitol Hill cop?
U.S. Capitol police said they were investigating reports that Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney hit a police officer after an incident at a metal detector in the House building on Wednesday. …
Moussaoui’s fate in jury’s hands
By GREG GORDON
McClatchy Newspapers
A jury began weighing the death-penalty case against Zacarias Moussaoui Wednesday after prosecutors blamed his lies for contributing to the Sept. 11 carnage,…
