Republican chaos could help Obama
December 25, 2010
The great wall of GOP resistance, the Berlin wall of modern Washington politics, is already crumbling and threatening to the GOP takeover of the House
Bristol Palin shells out 172 grand in cash for house
December 25, 2010
Paperwork shows the recent “Dancing With the Stars” diva and daughter of Sarah Palin is the sole purchaser of the house in the town of
Winter storm heads for Washington, DC
December 25, 2010
A rare white Christmas in parts of the South was complicating life for some travelers as airlines canceled hundreds of flights, while snow was predicted
Black author produces look at Jim Crow south
December 25, 2010
Growing up in segregated Memphis during the Jim Crow era, Augustus White III knew about those certain places off-limits to him as a black man
Cell phones: The new activist tool
December 25, 2010
If you voted this fall, there’s a good chance you were texting about it. Twenty-six percent of adult Americans used their cell phones to encourage
Female suicide bomber kills 43 at Pakistan food aid center
December 25, 2010
A female suicide bomber detonated her explosives-laden vest killing at least 43 people at an aid distribution center in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, while army
Tax bill packed with goodies for business
December 25, 2010
The massive new tax bill signed into law by President Barack Obama is filled with all kinds of holiday stocking stuffers for businesses: tax breaks
Joe Biden predicts gay marriage will win acceptance
December 25, 2010
Vice President Joe Biden is predicting that the evolution in thinking that will permit gays to soon serve openly in the military eventually will bring
Did lame duck session breathe new life into a lackluster Congress?
December 25, 2010
In the middle of a House debate, Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky handed the woman in charge of the rules a paper bag. Rep.
Life imitates art on ‘Law & Order’
December 25, 2010
A star of the TV series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is getting her own taste of law and order — in real life.