The Shuttle: Rep. Michele Bachmann
June 13, 2008
The Minnesota Republican talks about grocery shopping and the beauty of a Scalia dissent.
Schumer fights GOP with Winehouse
June 13, 2008
New York Democrat quotes the British singer to protest obstructionism in the Senate.
Olbermann: Worst taxpayer in the world?
June 13, 2008
MSNBC pundit Keith Olbermann, who spotlights misbehavior nightly with his "Worst Person in the World" recognition, owes New York state for unpaid business taxes, according to a tax warrant notice.
And his conservative counterparts and bloggers are making sure the debt is fodder in the ongoing political commentators’ feud.
Ron Paul ends Presidential bid
June 13, 2008
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Thursday night he is ending his campaign but will keep spreading his message by working to help elect libertarian-leaning Republicans to public office around the country.
NRCC treasurer embezzled $725,000
June 13, 2008
A former treasurer apparently stole at least $725,000 from the committee that runs House Republican campaigns, investigators for the group said Thursday.
Obama moves quickly to reshape DNC
June 13, 2008
By merging key elements of the DNC into his Chicago headquarters, Obama tries to centralize his party.
F.C.C. Chief Offers Plan to Curtail Phone Fees
June 13, 2008
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission laid out a plan to regulate the high fees that cellphone companies charge consumers for canceling their contracts early.
M.L.B. Questioned Over 2004 Steroid Testing
June 13, 2008
A congressional oversight committee asked whether steroid testing was suspended during the 2004 season and why Congress was not informed.
Obama’s Campaign Opens a New Web Site to Strike Back at ‘Dishonest Smears’
June 13, 2008
Senator Barack Obama is confronted with one of the trickiest problems in politics: when to ignore rumors and misrepresentations and when to risk giving them greater visibility by rebutting them.
McCain and Obama Split on Justices’ Guantánamo Ruling
June 13, 2008
John McCain expressed concern about the Supreme Court’s decision on suspects at Guantánamo Bay, while Barack Obama lauded it.