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New York Times
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The Supreme Court’s decision yesterday overturning a nearly $80 million punitive damage award against Philip Morris is a win for corporate wrongdoers. It stretches the Constitution’s guarantee of due process in a way that will make it easier for compa..
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SF Gate
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People around the globe widely expect the next American president to improve the country's policies toward the rest of the world, especially if Barack Obama is elected, yet they retain a persistently poor image of the U.S., according to a poll released Th..
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New York Times
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In 1960, John F. Kennedy, who had been shocked by the hunger he saw in West Virginia, made the fight against hunger a theme of his presidential campaign. After his election he created the modern food stamp program, which today helps millions of Americans..
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Los Angeles Times
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THERE'S A LITTLE hustler in every politician. But sometimes there's a little politician in a hustler. Such is the case with John Edwards.
Just last week, we learned that Edwards received $55,000 to give a speech, "Poverty, the Great Moral Issue Facing..
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FOX News
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Responding to more allegations of poor health care for veterans, the Pentagon said Thursday it is investigating conditions at a historic retirement home in the capital.
The Defense Department sent a medical team on an inspection visit Wednesday after D..
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New York Times
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When the nation records the legacy of George W. Bush, 43rd president and self-described compassionate conservative, two competing images will help tell the tale. The first is of Mr. Bush after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, bullhorn in hand, feet plan..
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