Feb 13, 2008 – Hillary Clinton should be nobody's idea of a paragon of civil discourse in the political arena. … Her personal style of political warfare is ruthless, a bare-knuckles fight to the death. Ask Ken Starr. … A co-worker told NBC News in 1999 that he heard cussing from Hillary that night like he'd never heard before.…

Feb 13, 2008 – So here is the news value of dulled reactions to depravity, news more sorrowful and sobering than sensational: Al-Qaida's terrorists … And it is no longer news. It has, at least in Iraq, produced political and social revulsion. … I think in February 2008 that national rejection is apparent.…

Feb 10, 2008 – You probably heard the news about Rush Limbaugh’s “pledge” to raise funds for Hillary (apparently some of the best and brightest missed … But did you hear the news about the influential conservative who won’t be voting at all in this year’s presidential election? … His choice to “not vote” could potentially signal hundreds of thousands of Americans to do likewise - - and this could be great news…

Feb 10, 2008 – Of course, there is no indication whatsoever that he plans to do anything other than forge ahead, but this political season has been … In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s still a long time until the Republican National Convention, which doesn’t convene until Labor Day … There simply will be no news there. Shadow boxing seldom draws the crowd a real match does – even a seemingly uneven one.…

Feb 29, 2008 – (Paid for by Obama for America).This sort of line will play very well with church-going folks, regardless of political ideology (though … In other news, the IRS is currently investigating Obama's church over a speech he gave at their national convention.  … could hurt certainly Obama, I can also envision a scenario where his standing up to the IRS -- and essentially arguing that a political…

Feb 29, 2008 – The letter was clipped to the newest issue of National Review. On the cover, "A 16-Year-Old's Easter Vacation in Europe." … I gave him the news. He gasped in grief -- and hung up the phone. … That was pretty much my reaction when my sister Maureen called me with the news of Bill Buckley's passing yesterday morning.…

Feb 28, 2008 – As first lady Laura Bush warned in an interview with CBS News yesterday, Mr. … Gun access A pair of complaints filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against the National Rifle Association (NRA) … The FEC says it finds no reason to believe that the NRA and its political action committee, the National Rifle Association Political…

Feb 27, 2008 – And we have good news for the 200-or-so invited wedding guests: a much-needed hotel (if you don't mind staying at a Hampton Inn) will … abandon her $200K a year hedge fund gig to move into the family business," notes Kevin McCauley, editor of O'Dwyer's Public Relations News … " — President Bush, addressing the 2008 Republican Governors Association Gala at the National Building Museum…

Feb 27, 2008 – Clinton also knows the difference between a national and an official language. … many of our national values - political, legal and cultural. … Clinton and Obama tried to outdo each other in ignoring the good news from Iraq on both the military and political fronts.…

Feb 26, 2008 – The front page of the New York Times has increasingly become the home of editorials disguised as "news" stories. … People who share the New York Times' political views are treated as "innocent until proven guilty." … In this latest "news" story about Senator McCain, the standard seems to be that anonymous sources suspected him of "the appearance…

Feb 24, 2008 – Did you hear the news about John McCain being so closely associated with the conservative right, than he alienated some Democrats … headquartered in McCain’s home state of Arizona (the capitol city of Phoenix, no less), and I’ve been covering McCain in both local and national … that, in any event, amending the constitution is very risky business, and should not be utilized by social conservatives as a political…

Feb 24, 2008 – Whatever ultimate judgments people from across the political spectrum might have about Mr. … Nixon, no one can dispute that he knew a thing or two about elections and political campaigns. … aired a program with the catchy title “The Political Obituary of Richard Nixon.”…

Feb 22, 2008 – The way this game is played in Washington (and elsewhere) is the other 1,375 news organizations spent the day rehashing the story but … Now, that's some front page news. … News flash. You don't have to go back eight years to find that kind of activity; you only have to go back about five months.…

Feb 22, 2008 – We get news of the Anbar Awakening, which has now spread to other Sunni areas and Baghdad. … But it's all pointless unless you get national reconciliation. … But oil revenues are being distributed to the provinces in the national budget.…

Feb 21, 2008 – That was the bad news. … But here is good news -- we have the technology to destroy the satellite before it falls to earth and we successfully used that technology … Too often short-term political pressures come to bear and critically important funding for tomorrow's national security is cut or compromised…

Feb 21, 2008 – Noting that some argue the Second Amendment only grants state governments the power to arm National Guard units, Mr. … Because later in that same story it says that in the same news conference where he spoke of an individual right in the Second Amendment … It’s political-doublespeak. It’s Orwellian. In fact, it’s Clintonian. Look for this pattern across the board.…

Mar 7, 2008 – Galen: Then how can good news be bad news? Reporter: But won't all the attention will be on Hillary and Obama? … How is that good news for Democrats in November? Reporter: Ok, but what should McCain do? … McCain had no trouble making news when he was not the Republican nominee, but just one of 100 US Senators.…

Mar 6, 2008 – At my urging, the brains at Kithbridge put together Rezkorama.com on Thursday to provide a continually updating news feed on all things … Suddenly the prince of fresh and the king of change looks very old fashioned, and way too close to the kind of political sleaze that … All of this has exploded on the national scene in just a few short days, and Team Clinton has every incentive to throw gas on the fire…

Mar 6, 2008 – A brand new poll commissioned by the National Campaign Fund shows that McCain can win California. … First, the poll, which was written by Adam Geller of the respected National Research Inc., shows that both Barack Obama and Hillary … When President Bush adopted the McCain strategy of a surge, Iraq news turned more positive.…

Mar 6, 2008 – Some are euphoric about a freshman Illinois senator with no other experience in national government. … McCain will unite us for our national security, as the great Cold War presidents did. … Moreover, he has demonstrated a keen sense of national security.…

Mar 5, 2008 – The big story in the news, not surprisingly, was the presidential primary election in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont. … That’s big news all right. … The California case would have far greater national impact than former Massachusetts Gov.…

Mar 5, 2008 – FARC definitely established a political relationship with Chavez-led Venezuela. … He has squandered Venezuela's oil windfall -- on populist political schemes and Russian weapons. … Colombia, however, demonstrates that political thugs and terrorists can be beaten.…

Mar 3, 2008 – Hillary Clinton's operatives have tried frantically, but not effectively, to interest U.S. news media outside Chicago in Obama's possible … He contended: "There are many questions ... about his relationship with indicted political fixer Tony Rezko that he could answer, that … Clinton agents have shopped this story around the news media since her 10-state losing streak started.…

Mar 2, 2008 – In each of these instances, news sources have been burned by the tempting fire of anonymous attribution. … Newspaper circulations are plummeting, young Americans are rejecting traditional newsgathering methods, and news budgets are being … If the public cannot trust the news to be fair, balanced and truthful, it's no wonder more and more Americans are tuning out.…

Mar 2, 2008 – On one plane sat Walter Cronkite, Eric Severeid, and a host of news anchors and bureau chiefs – the main stream media of the day – … They had first met in 1957, when Nixon was Vice-President and as Buckley’s fledgling periodical, National Review, was developing cultural … and political traction.…