Politics
June 22, 2006 -
When asked to comment on why he and other House Republicans from the South were holding up renewal of the Voting Rights Act, here's how one representative from Texas responded:
June 22, 2006 -
It's been said that the President and Congress can dicker all they want about the economy, but it's the Federal Reserve Board that really calls the shots.
June 15, 2006 -
This week, some 12,000 members of the Southern Baptist Convention -- the ground troops of conservative fundamentalism in America -- gathered in Greensboro, N.C. to pick a new leader, debate theology, and set their direction for the coming years.
June 13, 2006 -
Here's an interesting item:
June 7, 2006 -
As Rep. Katherine Harris's campaign for Senate continues its seemingly relentless slide, her fellow Republicans are growing more resigned about the outcome. As USA Today reports,
June 5, 2006 -
In the bloody quagmire that is the Iraq war, who are the heroes? Are they the ones who follow orders and garner medals for carrying out the mission? Or the ones who sense they are part of something that has gone terribly wrong, and speak out in opposition -- or refuse to take part?
June 2, 2006 -
Here's how free speech works in the town of Bentonville, Arkansas -- home of the Goliath of retail itself, Wal-Mart.