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Don't let the Red Cross find out—and other military advice on the use of harsh interrogation techniques. President Bush faces concerns over global warming, oil prices and the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea at his final G-8 summit in Japan. In a 1998 interview, Osama bin Laden — the terrorist who organized 9/11 — listed as one of his many grievances against the U.S. that Americans “have stolen $36 trillion from Muslims” by purchasing oil from Persian Gulf countries at low prices. The real price of a barrel o... From one standpoint, Minnesota's senior Senator Norm Coleman is certainly a lucky man. He has a lovely wife, Laurie Coleman, who has succeeded at several walks of life: she is a former runway model and actress, and currently an inventor and entrepreneur (and mother of the Colemans' two children). L... Vets for Freedom to launch a million-dollar TV buy in states including Ohio, Virginia and New Mexico. American and Iraqi officials are no longer optimistic that a long-term security agreement will soon be reached because “negotiations are complicated by political currents in both countries.” AFP reports that “large crowds of Shiites” gathered yesterday to denounce the securit... President Bush honors new citizens and praises U.S. troops in his weekly radio address. President Bush honors new citizens and praises U.S. troops in his weekly radio address. When we last left our heroes, House Judiciary committee Democrats had... renewed their demand that former White House political adviser Karl Rove testify publicly on the politicization of the Justice Department but suggested they may accept a compromise in which Rove would be interviewed in privat... President Bush will speak on the Republican convention’s opening night in St. Paul, MN. The New York Times reports that while details were still being worked out, a joint McCain/Bush appearance is “highly unlikely.” One GOP representative, however, said that a better plan would involve... Bush will speak on first night of GOP convention, but don't expect to see him appear with McCain. Independence Day weekend, and the pundits are uneasy. Clarence Page: A century ago the satirist Ambrose Bierce defined a conservative as "a statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the liberal, who wishes to replace them with others." Of course, he was being sarcastic, ... Franken would join a long list of entertainers who have found a second or third career in elected office. The GOP increasingly has sought to permanently pin the flip-flopper label on Obama. Sens. John Kerry and Lindsey Graham will appear Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation." Former general, an Obama supporter, isn’t apologizing for his remark about McCain's military experience, but he's looking to put it behind him. Tonight, our 4th of July Rescue Rangers Marching Band is comprised of vcmvo2 on clarinet, srkp23 on trumpet, ezdidit on trombone, dopper0189 on sax, grog on drums, and jlms qkw on flute, with watercarrier4diogenes on tuba, bringing up the rear. Tonight's diaries decorate the skyline with starburs... BUTTE, Mont., July 4 -- With Sen. John McCain taking the holiday off, Sen. Barack Obama wrapped up a week-long swing through Republican America swathed in the pageantry of a Fourth of July parade and family picnic, trying to mesh his theme of activist change with an emphasis on family and... This holiday isn't this holiday without Dave Alvin: His friends and sometimes Knitters bandmates in X have a great version of it, too, but it's Dave's song, so he gets the honors of the video. That song and mcmom's potato salad are pretty much my only requirements for this holiday, since I don't... Read full story for latest details. Most holidays (the meaningful ones, anyway) end up centered around a meal. A holiday meal isn't just food, of course. It's a chance to come together and share, to join in a fellowship that echoes the holy rituals of many religions. Thanksgiving has its turkey, Easter its ham -- and those meals are o... Anything sound familiar? IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the... Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, a North Carolina Republican who became an icon to conservatives, died Friday at the age of 86, a senior congressional source told CNN. Coming Up on Sunday Kos .... georgia10 will explore the new face of activism and what it looks like for the millennial generation.DemFromCT will review recent polling on health care as it relates to the 2008 campaign, and the chances for health reform after the election. DevilsTower will take a... Charlie Crist took the plunge and asked his girlfriend, Carol Rome, to be his wife. Charlie Crist took the plunge and asked his girlfriend, Carol Rome, to be his wife. About half a million people are expected Friday on the National Mall in Washington for the nation's birthday celebration, but they may be shocked at what they see. Gordon Smith has his story, and he's sticking to it, no matter that it's, well, a lie. A few weeks ago, I posted on Gordon Smith's deceptive ad, in which he tried to claim that he was just like Barack Obama. He's a little like Charlie Crist who becomes completely heterosexual just before every elec... One week after Sen. Hillary Clinton made a public show of unity with Sen. Barack Obama, a new survey suggests supporters of the New York senator are increasingly less likely to follow her lead. Helms key to Reagan revolution; McCain strategist worked for Helms' racially charged campaigns. The rising costs of imported fireworks, local budget crunches, “high fuel and transportation costs,” and the tight economy have canceled fireworks shows across the country. What you may not see tonight: Samuel Johnson famously wrote in 1775 that "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." In The Devil’s Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce made the appropriate correction: "With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit that it is the first." The past eight years ... Sen. John McCain's campaign again called Sen. Barack Obama a flip-flopper after the Democratic candidate held a do-over news conference to clarify his remarks on the Iraq war. Lionized by the right and loathed by the left, the outspoken, longtime North Carolina senator helped turn the South red. Swing State Project has been gathering 2Q fundraising reports as they come out. Florida Governor Charlie Crist is engaged. For the fifth time. (He was married once, for 6 months.) Obviously it's not like this could have anything at all to do with his vice-presidential aspirations. Matthew Yglesias e... President Bush traveled to the home of Thomas Jefferson Friday to help swear in new U.S. citizens as part of Independence Day celebrations. |
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