Top Stories
Former Republican candidate for Congress in New York's 23rd district, Dede Scozzafava
(AP Photo/Todd Bissonette)
Scozzafava and the GOP civil war
Besieged by the hard right, moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava withdrew from NY-23: Is the GOP going too extreme?
Ban the NFL?
With new evidence that football causes brain injuries, Congress is asking tough questions
Health care reform’s endgame
Now that the House and Senate both have health-care bills to vote on, the final round begins
The CIA-Afghanistan bombshell
What the CIA’s alleged payments to President Karzai’s drug-lord brother mean for the Afghanistan war
Joe Lieberman vs. a public option
Democrats lose a key ally in the fight against a Republican filibuster. Is a government-run insurance plan dead?
Harry Reid’s public option gamble
Why is the Senate majority leader staking his career on a polarizing “opt-out” health care public option?
Obama and the public option
Why congressional Democrats don't think the president likes their version of health insurance reform
Obama's swine flu 'emergency'
Was Obama wise to declare H1N1 a national emergency -- or is he just "covering his behind"?
Whose fault is Afghanistan?
Dick Cheney accuses Obama of "dithering," and the White House fires back
ESPN's sex scandal fallout
With another on-air personality embroiled in a sex scandal, should ESPN fire Steve Phillips to save itself?
Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, and the fight for Republican ‘purity’
What conservative infighting over a New York congressional seat says about the GOP's future
Obama and the ‘enemies list’
Is the Obama White House playing dirty in a Nixon-like fight against Fox News and other critics?
'Give us the public option!'
Can rising poll numbers for a government-sponsored health insurance plan be trusted?
Is the H1N1 vaccine pointless?
Amid the growing panic to get the controversial swine flu vaccine, debate rages over whether it’s too little, too late
Obama’s medical marijuana truce
How the Obama administration’s deferring to local drug laws will change the national debate on pot use
Is Afghanistan another Vietnam?
A majority of Americans say yes, according to a new poll, but opinion makers are sharply divided.
Obama's war with Fox News
What the White House gains and loses by escalating its feud with the cable news channel
Obama’s New Orleans TLC
Has President Obama been paying enough attention to the recovery of New Orleans?
Obama, New Orleans, and Katrina recovery
What President Obama's brief visit means for the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast
Olympia Snowe vs. the GOP
What the Maine Republican risked by voting for health-care reform
