"April," T.S. Eliot warned us at the beginning of his epic 1922 poem, "is the cruelest month." ...more

April 1, 2009

After a month of personnel appointments and canine selection, last week was the Obama administration's week of revelation. ...more

March 4, 2009

Frustrated by repeated dead ends in the search for Osama bin Laden, U.S. and Pakistani officials said they are questioning long-held assumptions about their strategy and are shifting tactics to intensify the use of the lethal Predator drone spy plane in the mountains of western Pakistan. ...more

September 10, 2008

The United States is committed to Ukraine's security and freedom, Vice President Dick Cheney pledged Friday, suggesting that Russia was posing a "threat of tyranny, economic blackmail and military invasion" to its neighbor. ...more

September 6, 2008

The White House and the CIA on Tuesday adamantly denied a report that the Bush administration concocted a fake letter purporting to show a link between Saddam Hussein's regime and al-Qaida as a justification for the Iraq war. ...more

August 6, 2008

We are facing difficult times with gas prices rising nearly every day, the stock market falling precipitously, food prices rising, floods and tornados in the heartland and other disasters. ...more

July 5, 2008

She is one of the highest-ranking women in the U.S. military. Barbara Faulkenberry, who grew up in Clearwater, doesn't dwell on that distinction during routine workdays. But early mornings? Quiet moments? Those can be different. ...more

May 25, 2008

She is one of the highest-ranking women in the U.S. military. Barbara Faulkenberry, who grew up in Clearwater, doesn't dwell on that distinction during routine workdays. But early mornings? Quiet moments? Those can be different. ...more

May 23, 2008

Soldiers Aborted ...more

May 22, 2008

Tensions mounted between the two leading Democratic candidates for president Sunday, as Hillary Rodham Clinton launched a newly aggressive attack on Barack Obama, suggesting his much-vaunted opposition to the Iraq war was all talk and little action. ...more

January 14, 2008