Frank James

by Frank James Stuart Bowen, the special inspector general for Iraqi reconstruction, is using a memorable phrase to describe the corruption that continues to be a major drag on U.S....

by Frank James Take any group of workers in the nation--doctors, car technicians, Wall Street money managers, miners, teachers, journalists, software programmers—and it's a near certainty that the workers in...

by Frank James A quick guided tour of some of the morning's most important or interesting (or both) Washington-related stories. Iraqi and U.S. officials are pinning some of their hopes...

Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney walks to a news conference, Friday, July 27, 2007, in Adel, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) by Rick Pearson DES MOINES--After first belittling the squabble between...

by Frank James At the bottom of Capitol Hill yesterday, outside the giant glass greenhouse of the U.S. Botanic Garden building, was a ponderous, armor plated truck-sized tan vehicle that...

by Frank James A quick guided tour of some of the morning's most important or interesting (or both) Washington-related stories. Saudi Arabia has angered U.S. officials for what is perceived...

by David Lightman Chris Dodd jumped into the battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama this afternoon, calling their feud over meeting with controversal world leaders a "false debate" that's...

Former Sen. John Edwards speaks about his tax reform policy, Thursday, July 26, 2007, at Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall. by Rick Pearson DES MOINES—Railing...

by Frank James It was only a matter of time before Karl Rove, President Bush's chief political aide, received an official summons to appear before Congress to explain his role...

by Frank James A quick guided tour of some of the morning's most important or interesting (or both) Washington-related stories. Mortar and rocket attacks by insurgents into the Green Zone...