Obama: We’ll ‘value science’
With the nomination of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu for energy secretary, President-elect Barack Obama made sure no one missed the message in the resume. "His appointment should send a...
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So just how much is that Senate seat worth?
A Senate seat, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich allegedly said, "is a [expletive] valuable thing, you just don't give it away for nothing." But apparently you don't charge market value either....
Harsh economic, political realities will test Obama’s mettle and ideas
WASHINGTON—Forget "hope" and "change" and "yes we can." The word that will matter most, when Barack Obama assumes the Oval Office, is "doable." Teary-eyed jubilation is giving way to clear-eyed...
Barack Obama, our next president
Barack Obama won the presidency Tuesday, the first African-American to claim the highest office in the land, an improbable candidate fulfilling a once-impossible dream. A nation that in living memory...
For McCain, mountainous task awaits
Forget Ohio, forget Florida, forget Missouri and North Carolina and Indiana. John McCain could sweep them all and still lose the presidency -- unless he can engineer a comeback worthy...
We need answers, gentlemen
Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama debate for the third and final time Wednesday night, and you can expect both presidential candidates to talk a lot about their plans for...
Palin report a sting for ticket
It wasn't technically an October surprise -- because it should not have been, by any definition, a surprise to the GOP presidential ticket -- but an Alaska investigator's declaration that...
The Talk’s guide to watching the vice presidential debate
Not only is tonight your only chance to see Sarah Palin and Joe Biden trade barbs, but they'll be doing it up against a Cubs playoff game. Here are some...
2 Americas, a world apart
The America here has no suffering middle class to speak of, just like the America in Denver barely sweats terrorist threats. In Denver's America, George Bush is the president, he's...
5 QUESTIONS FOR . . . Rep. Mark Kirk
With the nation's eyes turned to back-to-back presidential nominating conventions and now a major hurricane, it's easy to overlook the wave of hot congressional races across the country that will...