Bush’s inspired speech makes clear goals, foes
As President Bush asked for long-term sacrifice and patience Thursday night from an edgy nation given to fast food, quick profits and short wars, he defined not only the enemy...
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Capital struggles to regain a semblance of normalcy
Signs of a city fitfully grasping for normalcy were inescapable Monday, underground and in the air, in silence and in the strains of a popular Civil War hymn. Regular subway...
Lucky to be alive
Christine Gottesman would usually arrive at her office at the World Trade Center between 8:30 and 9 a.m. But, for reasons she cannot entirely explain, Tuesday was different. When Gottesman...
Crisis challenges Bush to rise to the occasion
President Bush prides himself on being an inside player, the efficient manager who lies low and eschews the higher-profile theatrics of political life. It helps explain his disdain for Bill...
President’s address somber, if not stirring
When he looked into a camera in the Oval Office late Tuesday, President Bush stared at the greatest challenge of his political career, knowing the nation needed him even if...
Small fry take on the Pentagon
First we had unhinged anchor Howard Beale in the movie "Network," who was mad as hell and couldn't take it anymore. Now there is Republican Rep. Don Manzullo of Egan....
Murder, racism hot topics in capital
When I heard the well-dressed gent with a clipped British accent refer to an "oily bed-hopper," I assumed he had U.S. Rep. Gary Condit in mind. This was, after all,...
Entering a twilight zone at the INS
Condit-mania was building to a fever pitch. In the dog days of summer, the media's obsession with the hollow-eyed weasel congressman seemed unavoidable. What was an intrepid soul to do,...
Some vintage Nixon saves the day
Even in the dog days of a Washington summer, there is Richard Nixon, the audio gift that keeps giving. The more things change, the more they . . . oh,...
Ryan considers run–not that Ryan
So much for America, the melting pot. One guy named Ryan is stepping down as Illinois governor, another guy named Ryan is instantly running to succeed him and a third...