At the insistence of Congressional Republicans, last week the Director of National Intelligence, John D. Negroponte, began the Web release of tens of thousands of Iraqi documents captured by American troops.

Upon their release, these documents were transformed by Republican spin masters into fresh, taken out-of-context quote lines;...

What the bid of Dubai Ports (DP) World is: a $6.8 billion proposal to take control of the management of the ports of New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Miami, and New Orleans, from the British-based P&O navigation company.

What the bid of DP World is not: a $6.8 billion...

Every Democrat begrudgingly knows that David Brooks understands and explains the strategic position of the Democratic Party as well as and sometimes better than does any Democrat. And every Democrat knows that even when Brooks misses the mark, it's anything but easy to convince the media echo chamber to take...

This past weekend would have marked Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 77th birthday.

So on Monday, when the first black female mayor of a major southern city, Mayor Shirley Franklin of Atlanta, asked us to "comprehend the full message of Dr. King," I could almost hear the late...

In the summer of 2003, I interned with the United States Senate Judiciary Committee, gaining a good sense of Capitol Hill's inner workings and several first-rate mentors. The financial bottom line:

Duration: 8 weeks.
Work Hours: 50 p/wk.
Housing: GWU Dorms, $1800
Food: $800
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“Democrats think the glass is half full. Republicans think the glass is theirs.” Yup, that pretty much says it. Where did I find this witty retort? From none other than a small bumper sticker company hailing from Minneapolis, MN, Northern Sun Merchandising.

Just now you may be...

The above -- can you read it? Unless you are one of about 11,000 Americans studying Arabic or a native speaker, you cannot. 11,000. A decent number, no? It seems so if we consider that in 1998 only 5,500 Americans were studying the language. But not so fast.

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V-O-T-E-R F-R-A-U-D. Got it? Good. So whenever you hear someone say urgently, “We are deeply concerned about voter identification. Fraud is all around us!” Please approach the person, take out your weapon of choice – a red Sharpie – remove the safety (the marker cap), and without hesitation write on...

“Good evening. I am speaking to you from the city of New Orleans – nearly empty, still partly underwater and waiting for life and hope to return.” This is President Bush’s opening remarks in a speech from Jackson Square of New Orleans outlining his greatly anticipated Hurricane Katrina response plan.