by Maureen Turner | Jun 5, 2008 | News
Tradition holds that newly elected politicians be evaluated after 100 days in office. It's an arbitrary time period, but as good as any to take a look at how the newbie is doing: whether the transition to a new administration has been bumpy or smooth; whether the...
by Alan Bisbort | Jun 5, 2008 | News
There's a time and place for all styles in politics. Take Bob Edgar. A former U.S. Congressman (1974-1986)—the first Democrat elected from his arch-conservative Pennsylvania district since 1868—and current president of the nonpartisan watchdog group...
by our readers | Jun 5, 2008 | News
SUV Lust Dies HardJim Motavalli's recent column about auto buyers eschewing SUVs as gas prices have risen [Wheels: "Small Is Beautiful," May 15, 2008] was encouraging, but we shouldn't read too much optimism into this trend. There's no...
by Alan Bisbort | Jun 12, 2008 | News
In late January, 1993, my future wife and I attended a performance of Phantom of the Opera at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Unknown to us beforehand, this was the "coming out" party for the new president and first lady, Bill and Hillary Clinton,...
by James Heflin | Jun 12, 2008 | News
The primary season is over. Still, one gets the uncomfortable feeling that, come next January, if Barack Obama lifts his right hand to take the oath of presidential office, Hillary Clinton will suddenly somersault onto the podium a la Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon...
