That candidate won’t hunt
September 16, 2006
A piece of advice to candidates: If you’re going to campaign as a hunter, make sure you have a hunting license.
Defiant Bush declares war on his own party’s Senators
September 16, 2006
An obviously-angry President George W. Bush declared war on Senators from his own party Friday after a Republican revolt in the Senate threatened tough anti-terror legislation that would allow torture of prisoners.
Not much fun being a Republican these days
September 16, 2006
By LYNN BARTELS
At their first televised gubernatorial debate, Republican Bob Beauprez turned to Democrat Bill Ritter and, in the folksy way Beauprez has of speaking, said there was no need to address him as "Congressman."
Lawyers say Frist is lying about Gitmo prisoner treatment
September 16, 2006
By RICHARD POWELSON
Two civil rights attorneys who have visited with detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp strongly disagreed Friday with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist’s public statements that prisoners are receiving good health care and regular access to attorneys.
Ney deal steps up the pressure on others
September 16, 2006
By MATT APUZZO
Rep. Bob Ney’s agreement to plead guilty to federal corruption charges was not only the biggest win yet for the Justice Department in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, it was also a loud reminder that the case is not going away.
Former federal prosecutor wins Ohio special primary
September 16, 2006
By JAMES HANNAH
A former assistant federal prosecutor easily won a Democratic special primary Friday to face U.S. Rep. Mike Turner in November.
All talked out
September 16, 2006
By JAY AMBROSE
When it began broadcasting back in 2004, Air America was supposed to be the great leftist hope, the radio network whose hosts would floor the dominating conservatives on political talk shows, especially Rush Limbaugh, the undisputed champion of the genre.