Nov 5th, 2008 · In 2004, Ohio went President Bush's way. This year, the Buckeye State went in the win column for Democrat Barack Obama. Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland tells Steve Inskeep that one reason Obama carried the state is that he visited it many times.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · It's hard to imagine a scenario in which Barack Obama doesn't win the White House. By our count, every state John Kerry carried four years ago is in the Obama column today, and he is also ahead in several states that President Bush won. In addition, expect the Democrats to pick up seven seats in the Senate and 17 in the House.
Oct 15th, 2008 · A blog posting titled, "Sorry, Dad, I'm Voting for Obama" cost that son his job at the family business The family business: the conservative magazine, the National Review. The author: Christopher Buckley. After posting his endorsement, the backlash made it clear he had to give up his column at the magazine his late father, William F. Buckley, Jr., founded more than 50 years ago. In Christopher Buckley's words, he's been "fatwahed" by the conservative movement.
Aug 14th, 2008 · The Puppini Sisters' shtick is to take the style of The Andrews Sisters and add postmodern zing. In the group's outstanding original tune "Jilted," the result sounds like a confessional column from a Swing Era edition of Cosmo.
Aug 5th, 2008 · After being diagnosed with a brain tumor, Washington-based political commentator Robert Novak has announced his retirement. Novak has been a force to reckon with in American politics since the 1960s, a bastion of right-wing opinion and a crusader for conservative causes. His biweekly newspaper column, frequent television appearances, and role in a scandal involving the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson's cover gave him a measure of notoriety rarely matched even in the media age.
Jul 26th, 2008 · The housing bill doesn't just help out Fannie Mae and Freddie Macs; it could make a big difference for regular folks, too. Ron Lieber, who writes a column for The New York Times called "Your Money," talks about the incentives, rebates and credits in the bill.
Jul 15th, 2008 · O, the Oprah Magazine, explores everyday ethical challenges in its column "Now What Do I Do?" Jancee Dunn, the column's editor, and Faith Salie, a member column's ethics panel, discuss what not to say to new mothers, and whether it's ever okay to your dog into a restaurant.
Jun 5th, 2008 · Warming to his role as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. Barack Obama holds two events in Virginia. He's hoping to put the state in the Democratic column this fall.