In the intergalactic scheme of things, $25.5 million is mere chump change in the federal budget. ...more

February 16, 2008

No More Torturing Regarding "Waterboarding Legal, White House Argues" (Nation/World, Feb. 7): ...more

February 13, 2008

Even though fans of "Jericho" managed to turn around CBS' decision to cancel the apocalyptic drama, the doomsday yarn may still be doomed. ...more

February 11, 2008

Sen. John McCain of Arizona all but sewed up the Republican presidential nomination Thursday after Mitt Romney withdrew from the race, saying the war in Iraq and the terrorist threat made it imperative that the party unite. ...more

February 8, 2008

The Republican presidential candidates sing from the same book, but if you listen to each of them on individual issues, they flip-flop depending on their audience. On the war in Iraq, with one exception, they agree on continuing the war until we have victory. Their timetable is several years to eternity. The Middle East is in shambles. All agree on making the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent. As for the corporate tax cuts, they also agree we should let them have more money to create jobs (lower wage jobs.) The number of people in our country who live in poverty has grown during this administration. Corporate America has moved jobs to India and they buy products they sell to us from China that have also caused many problems in recalls. ...more

February 7, 2008

The U.S. military faced complaints Tuesday from its Sunni allies over claims that more civilians had been killed by American forces, amplifying tensions as the Pentagon tries to calm anger over an airstrike last week that claimed innocent lives. ...more

February 6, 2008

Chalk another one up for the old folks. And the veterans. ...more

February 5, 2008

Multiple new efforts aimed at stemming suicides in the Army are falling short of their goal: The service anticipates another jump in the annual number of soldiers who killed themselves or tried to, including in the Iraq and Afghanistan war zones. ...more

February 1, 2008

President Bush appealed Saturday for swift congressional action on an economic rescue initiative and an electronic surveillance law that soon expires. ...more

January 27, 2008

Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama stepped back from the brink in their war of words Thursday, with each pulling harsh radio ads from local airwaves and seeking to play down intraparty tensions. ...more

January 25, 2008