Obama Plans Meetings With Leaders in Mideast, Europe
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama announced plans yesterday for a midsummer trip that will take him to the Middle East and Europe for firsthand observation and consultations with foreign leaders…
Poised for a Flip
Fewer than five months remain before the November election, and, slowly but surely, the outlines of the national playing field are coming into focus.
…Setback for Philadelphia Schools Plan
Six years ago, the Philadelphia School District embarked on what was considered the country's boldest education privatization experiment, putting 38 schools under private management to see if the free market…
A Win by McCain Could Push a Split Court to Right
For much of its term, the Supreme Court muted last year's noisy dissents, warmed to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.'s vision of narrow, incremental decisions and continued a slow…
A New Political Geography
When Sen. Barack Obama chose the Nissan Pavilion in the outer suburbs of Northern Virginia to kick off his general-election campaign, one of the 10,000 supporters there was David Bruzas,…
Radiation Monitors To Cost More Than DHS Estimated in ’06
The cost to put a new kind of radiation monitor in place at borders and ports across the country would be far more than the Department of Homeland Security initially…
Bad Tomatoes May Still Be on Shelves
Tomatoes carrying a rare form of salmonella that has sickened more than 800 people may still be on the market, federal officials said yesterday, two weeks after they first warned…
Anti-Drug Assistance Approved For Mexico
MEXICO CITY, June 27 -- A U.S. plan to provide Mexico with a major anti-drug aid package has received congressional approval, following months of negotiations in which Mexico proved itself…
