Politics
Clint Eastwood: Obama Greatest Hoax Perpetrated on the American People
Didn't have the idea to take the chair on stage until he was at the convention center and someone kept asking him if he wanted to sit
NBC Leads Ratings Final Night of Convention in Primetime
A swell in the 18-49 demo for the president's speech
Judge Rejects Government Attempt to Limit Guantanamo Detainees' Access to Lawyers
Called the Obama administration's attempt an "illegitimate exercise of Executive power"
The Stunted Vision of the Democratic Party
What "equality of opportunity" has come to mean.
President Obama Faces Reality Check After Convention
He's got a record to defend and the latest economic news doesn't look good
California Lawmakers Refuse to Accept Any Limits on Their Power
Only a return to constitutional principles can save the Golden State.
Local Politician Doesn't Want Baltimore Raven to Publicly Support Same Sex Marriage
The Democrat legislator says he's "aghast"
South Korea to End Media Blackout
Journalists will now be able to report on kidnapped sailors
Russia Not Happy About U.S. Missile Shield in South East Asia
Shield was put in place in response to China's missile capabilities
Tensions Rising on Georgia-Russia Border
Georgian servicemen have been killed in the past few weeks
South Korea Drilling Around Disputed Islands
Japan also claims Takeshima (or Dokdo, depending on who you ask)
Forty Years Ago At the Democratic Convention: Democrats, War and Intervention
Democrats have been more rhetorically anti-war than actually so
Kamala Harris Has Usefully Poor Memory of How Mortgage Settlement Was Spent
It's just as well. How California is spending its portion of the money is slightly better than what Harris wanted.
British Labour Leader Proposes Permanent Wealth Tax
Because being seen a haven for French money and entrepreneurs sucks
Romney Likes to Fire People, But Will He Fire Teachers?
A look at the education planks in the two party platforms
Poor People Need Goodies, Too, Says Clinton
The former president reaches beyond the much-cultivated middle class
Unions Dominant at DNC, But Losing Clout Elsewhere
Percentage of cars purchased that were built by unionized crews dropping