In the South, a Force to Challenge the G.O.P.
By ADAM NOSSITER and JANNY SCOTT
Published: May 16, 2008
NEW ORLEANS — The sharp surge in black turnout that Senator Barack Obama has helped to generate in recent primaries and Congressional races could signal a threat this fall to the longtime Republican dominance of the South, according to […]

A question submitted from the online audience asked Bush whether he felt he had been misled about Iraq as he made the decision to go to war.
“‘Misled’ is a strong word,” he said. “Not only our intelligence community, but intelligence communities all across the world shared the same assessment. And so I was disappointed to […]

The N.C. Community College System will no longer allow illegal immigrants to enroll in curriculum degree programs.
Community college officials made the announcement on Tuesday in response to recent advice from N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office.
“We asked the Attorney General’s Office for clarification of our present policy and will abide by their advice,” N.C. Community […]

Judge Drops General From Trial of Detainee
By WILLIAM GLABERSON NYT
Published: May 10, 2008
In a new blow to the Bush administration’s troubled military commission system, a military judge has disqualified a Pentagon general who has been centrally involved in overseeing Guantánamo war crimes tribunals from any role in the first case headed for trial.
The judge said the […]

Petronomics 101
Friday, May 09, 2008
By Col. Oliver North
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 Mobile Press Register (Alabama)

Battling over justices

 
Thursday, May 08, 2008
BACK IN January, U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona was asked about the type of judges he would appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“It’s not social issues I care about,” Sen. McCain said. “It’s the Constitution of the United States I care about.”
Sen. McCain’s answer turned […]

Democrats are prepared to bring to the House floor legislation purportedly written to assist Americans impacted by the recent housing slump. But in recent days, it has become increasingly clear who this legislation is really out to serve: scam artists, speculators, and trial lawyers.
That’s right: the bill forces taxpayers to pay for a massive $300 […]

Senate Republicans Call on EPA
  
to Ease Ethanol Requirements
Monday, May 05, 2008
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Heritage Foundation:
High Gas Prices:
Fuel for Thought
Friday, May 02, 2008
By Ben Lieberman
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US strike takes out suspected militant hideout in Sadr City

By BRADLEY BROOKS, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military fired guided missiles into the heart of Baghdad’s teeming Sadr City slum on Saturday, leveling a building 55 yards away from a hospital and wounding nearly two dozen people.
Separately, the U.S. military said late Saturday that […]