Military families weigh in on Saddam’s death
Stephanie Dostie says she thinks it's ironic that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed on the one-year anniversary of her husband's death. "I think it was a very generous…
December deadliest month of year for Americans in Iraq
Three more Marines and a soldier were killed in battle in Iraq, the military said Friday, making December the year's deadliest month for U.S. troops with the toll reaching 108. In…
Saddam Hussein executed in Iraq
Clutching a Quran and refusing a hood, Saddam Hussein went to the gallows before sunrise Saturday, executed by vengeful countrymen after a quarter-century of remorseless brutality that killed countless thousands…
Saddam ruled with a ruthless iron hand
Within days of taking power, Saddam Hussein summoned about 400 top officials and announced he had uncovered a plot against the ruling party. The conspirators, he said, were in that…
Congressional junkets: Another example of waste
Incoming Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid is "leading" a delegation of three other Democrats and two Republicans on a "fact finding" mission to South America this week. Because of the trip,…
A textbook example of the problems with newspapers
The McClatchy Co. is selling the Minneapolis Star Tribune for $530 million, which might seem a remunerative coup until you get the ouch news: Just eight years ago McClatchy paid…
The case of the overreaching DA
The sensational rape allegations surrounding three Duke University lacrosse players presents an almost perfect testimonial to growing concerns about the violence being done to the nation's justice system by ambitious,…
George W. Bush: Both the best and worst of 2006
Bad guy of 2006: President Bush. Good guy of 2006: President Bush. When people were asked in an AP-AOL News poll to name the villains and heroes of the year,…
Dems plan hearings on Iraq
Influential Democratic Senator Carl Levin opposed a "surge" of US forces in Iraq if it is not linked to a troop reduction program, and said his committee would meet in…
Bush needs more time to craft a ‘new’ Iraq plan
President Bush worked nearly three hours at his Texas ranch on Thursday to design a new U.S. policy in Iraq, then emerged to say that he and his advisers need…
