Clinton, Dodd win union endorsements
Democrat Chris Dodd has earned the backing of the International Association of Fire Fighters, a major coup for the presidential hopeful, while leading contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton secured the…
Playing the Washington scandal game
Idaho Sen. Larry Craig isn't sticking to the script about how Washington sex scandals play out. In fact, he's following it backwards. The rich history of powerful figures accused of misbehavior…
Bush plays the nuclear card
US President George W. Bush on Tuesday raised the specter of a "nuclear holocaust" in the Middle East if Israel's arch-foe Iran gets atomic weapons, and demanded that Tehran end…
Impeachment may be the solution
President Bush is, quite reasonably, appealing to history to salvage his legacy since his prospects don't look good in the short term. Despite current efforts to put the best…
A circular firing squad
Before anyone gets excited about Democratic presidential prospects next year, a perusal of modern day political history should amply remind one of the fallacy of overconfidence about a party that…
The Gonzales feeding frenzy
Alberto Gonzales is resigning as U.S. attorney general, and here is what critics of all stripes are saying: He was blindly, brainlessly loyal to President Bush, gave atrocious advice, was…
Foley victim satisfied with case’s outcome
A former congressional page who received sexually explicit online messages from former Rep. Mark Foley said through his lawyer that he would not file a civil suit against Foley, and…
For Democrats, winning is the thing
It was just another refueling stop on the long, long drive to the convention in Denver. When six Democratic presidential contenders took their turn addressing an Iowa labor group here this…
