At Obama campaign offices in Virginia's Tidewater area, yard signs are finally in.

This is welcome news for members of an activist group in Williamsburg called Liberals United and Undaunted (LUAU), who've had to drive through a gauntlet of McCain signs for weeks, leaving them feeling outnumbered and overwhelmed....

Standing before a friendly gathering at the College of William and Mary on Tuesday, Terry McAuliffe, former chairman of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, was the happiest worried person in the room. Just hours before the second debate between Obama and McCain was set to begin, the Dow was plummeting again....

It's crunch time for Wilton Bobo and Hank Lewis. The two retired veterans have been pulling for Obama for months, volunteering in ways they never dreamed, writing letters and emails, rallying friends and neighbors to the cause. And now it's down to the wire.

With thirty-something days and counting, the...

"In life, there are always going to be trade-offs."

That's the advice I received from an old boss of mine, way back in 1977. I was newly married, working at a part-time job as a research assistant, and hoping for something better. Then I found out I was...

I keep wondering how "maverick" and "President of the United States" can possibly belong in the same sentence. As far as I can tell, they don't. Not unless you want an independent operator sitting in the Oval Office. One who doesn't mind breaking the law--or at least bending the law....

Standing in line outside Oscar Smith High School this past Thursday, Obama supporters were excited. Most had never seen him before in person, so this was their chance. He was making a quick swing through Chesapeake, Virginia to make one last appeal to Virginia voters before heading home to Chicago....

Driving through eastern North Carolina last week, I saw the whole election unfold before me, thanks to a single bumper sticker: DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW. McCain's name was a mere afterthought on that one. Instead, it was all about filling up the gas tank and buying American, a poke in...

My husband and I just celebrated our anniversary. I have to swallow hard to say this, but Ed and I have been married 33 years. So what were you doing 33 years ago? Yeah you, all you little whipper-snappers. Were you even born yet?

I know, it's weird for me,...

A couple weeks ago, one of my son's high school friends stopped by to say hello after completing his second year at a university in Alabama. He's a gregarious guy, makes plenty of friends. He's also a good student, I'm assuming, since he was an honors student in high school....

John McCain must be thankful for the Vietnam War. By enduring five years as a POW, he came out a hero. He was given wide praise for withstanding torture; he was admitted to the National War College, despite his poor record at the Naval Academy, and he was...