Bush’s hurricane
By DALE McFEATTERS
His administration's belated and inept response to Hurricane Katrina, including a seemingly callous Air Force One flyover of human misery, was a low …
Bush is more complex than people think
By JAY AMBROSE
Back in 1999 during an editorial writers' conference, I was chatting with a Texas journalist who had gone to the same church as George…
Risk, race & reality
By PAUL C. CAMPOS
Suppose 30 students are eating lunch in a school cafeteria. Twenty of them are white, and 10 are…
Dems play the gas pump card
By MARGARET TALEV
McClatchy Newspapers
Filling up your gas tank? Don't be surprised if a Democrat is waiting at the station.
With $3-a-gallon gas…
A match not always made in heaven
By WILLIAM E. TROUTT
Time magazine's recent cover story "Who Needs Harvard?" provides solid advice for American families and students seeking…
Congressional aide cops plea for campaign theft
Looks like members of Congress aren't the only ones who steal. A former aide to Rep. Lloyd Doggett was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty Tuesday to…
Texas Gov. sets special election for DeLay’s seat
In another twist to a tangled tale of politics and corruption, Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday ordered a Nov. 7 special election to temporarily replace resigned U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay,…
Lieberman picks up another Republican supporter
Jack Kemp will hit the campaign trail with a fellow former vice presidential candidate from another party: Sen. Joe Lieberman.…
Frist lied to keep medical license active
A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist admitted Tuesday the Tennessee Senator lied in an attempt to keep his medical license active by falsely claiming he had met all the requirements.…
Another Dem dumps Lieberman
Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye said Tuesday he is supporting Ned Lamont over Sen. Joe Lieberman because of the Connecticut lawmaker's contention that the Democratic Party doesn't stand for mainstream America.…
