Revisiting evolution
By TOM HUMPHREY A Tennessee lawmaker proposes to use the legislative process to get an answer to the question of whether the universe was created by a "Supreme Being." Under the measure,…
A first-hand look at the attempt to kill Dick Cheney
By KAREN SCHALER Karen Schaler, a reporter for ABC15, KNXV-TV in Phoenix, is in Afghanistan covering the Arizona National Guard's 285th Apache Helicopter Unit. She was at the U.S. military base…
Redistricting, Pelosi Style
 By PHIL HOSKINS The redrawing of district lines for state and national representation is one of the most time honored opportunities for political mischief. In 2002 we saw Tom Delay…
The NRA’s jack-booted thugs
By DOUG THOMPSON I'm a longtime gun-owner, a lifelong hunter and a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment that protects the right of Americans to own and bear arms. I also was,…
Bush launches fundraising drive
Returning to campaign mode, President Bush on Monday began his fundraising drive to help Republicans regain the power they lost less than four months ago. "My political agenda is this: more…
Juror dismissed in Libby trial
After the judge dismissed one of its members, the jury finished a fourth day of deliberations Monday without a verdict in the perjury trial of former White House aide I.…
Failed attempt to kill Cheney leaves 23 dead
By ALISA TANG A suicide bomber attacked the entrance to the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, killing up to 23…
Bush’s purge
By DALE McFEATTERS Congress clearly didn't take much notice of an obscure provision the Bush administration slipped into the USA Patriot Act last year. But now it seems clear that the…
The O’Hare UFO
By LESLIE KEAN The Providence Journal On Nov. 7, during the late-afternoon rush at Chicago's bustling O'Hare International Airport, something truly astonishing happened. Pilots, managers and mechanics looked up from their ground…
