With 100 days remaining in the race for the White House, Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois said that he has succeeded in expanding the electoral map in his race against Arizona Sen. John McCain, principally in southern and southwestern states but also in Montana and North Dakota. ...more

July 28, 2008

ON IRAQ Then /From Obama's campaign Web site: "Obama will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq. He will remove one to two combat brigades each month, and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months." ...more

July 8, 2008

In keeping with his "messiah" image, Barack Obama might have been more at home in Bethlehem, Pa., than in Unity, N.H., when he and his "former" nemesis, Hillary Clinton, opened their new act on the road to mixed reviews. ...more

July 2, 2008

I knew Tim Russert – although I never met him. I know you know what I mean. In an era of electronic media as show-business staple, Russert was refreshingly old-school. For openers, he had, as he often acknowledged, "a face for radio." He was camera comfortable but never mirror mindful. He took the work of political analysis dead seriously; IT was the focus – not him. He was a journalist's journalist, a pro's pro; a pre-eminent information enabler. ...more

June 25, 2008

NBC announced Sunday morning that Tom Brokaw, the former anchor of "NBC Nightly News," will host "Meet the Press" in Tim Russert's place through the November elections. ...more

June 23, 2008

NEW YORK - Veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw will moderate NBC's "Meet the Press" through the November election in the place of the late Tim Russert, the network announced Sunday. ...more

June 22, 2008

Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton will campaign together Friday, the first joint public event for the former rivals, as the senator from New York returns to the political scene after her defeat in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. ...more

June 21, 2008

Hundreds of friends, colleagues and strangers joined President Bush and his wife, Laura, in paying respects Tuesday to Tim Russert. ...more

June 18, 2008

Only with Tim Russert's sudden death at the age of 58 has his true stature as a landmark journalist become as widely recognized as it has long deserved to be. ...more

June 18, 2008

Before he was a journalist, Tim Russert, who died suddenly Friday, was a pol. In both incarnations, he was a pro's pro. Throughout, he was an awfully good guy. ...more

June 17, 2008