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"It is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers."
March 27, 2008
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The speech given by Sen. Robert Byrd on the Senate floor on March 19, 2003, just prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq -- and John McCain's response.
March 19, 2008
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Responding to the "divisive turn" the campaign has taken on racial issues, the candidate calls for Americans to "come together and say, 'Not this time.'"
March 18, 2008
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Yoani Sanchez, the voice of "Generación Y," uses the precious commodity of Internet access to describe her emotions at the "the unnamed one's" resignation.
February 20, 2008
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After dodging the question of waterboarding during his confirmation, Attorney General Michael Mukasey continues to avoid the issue now that he's in office.
January 31, 2008
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Renderings of cells where a prisoner was held as part of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program.
December 14, 2007
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On Monday, former Vice President Al Gore accepted his Nobel Peace Prize. Read his acceptance speech here.
December 10, 2007
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Mitt Romney delivers a speech designed to reassure voters about his Mormonism. Read it here.
December 6, 2007
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Watch and read the JFK speech that current presidential candidate Mitt Romney seems to be referencing for his own speech Thursday.
December 6, 2007
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View some of the documents that set off a new controversy over spending for security details for the mayor, his ex-wife and his affair.
December 5, 2007
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Letters suggest that Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell put partisan politics ahead of good national security legislation.
December 4, 2007
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A new report takes the wind out of Iran hawks' sails, suggesting that Iran has ceased work on nuclear weapons and can be negotiated with.
December 3, 2007
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In a letter to President Bush, the American Psychological Association condemns the use of torture. What makes this time different from any other?
November 6, 2007
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Read Salon's compilation of certain donations to the William J. Clinton Foundation, and a list of those who have paid speaking fees to the former president, here.
October 11, 2007
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A congressional memo looks into the private security contractor's activities in Iraq, the State Department's responses and taxpayer costs.
October 2, 2007
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The Iranian president made a controversial appearance at Columbia University on Monday; read his remarks here.
September 24, 2007
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The full transcript of Gen. William Westmoreland's Nov. 19, 1967, appearance on "Meet the Press" to discuss progress in Vietnam.
September 13, 2007
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Two of the active-duty U.S. soldiers who wrote a controversial Op-Ed in the New York Times questioning the direction of the Iraq war died Monday in Baghdad. Here are their words.
September 12, 2007
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Maverick Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel asks some tough questions of Gen. Petraeus during Tuesday's hearing about the war in Iraq.
September 11, 2007
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A new Government Accountability Office report differs sharply from some of the administration's earlier assessments of progress in the war.
September 4, 2007
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In a letter to Congress, the National Security Network calls for the Bush administration to provide evidence for its claim that violence has diminished in Iraq.
August 30, 2007
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Karl Rove sits down to an interview aboard Air Force One after announcing his resignation.
August 14, 2007
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Newly released reports show that the Department of Veterans Affairs alone is responsible for that many; only 19,000 have received disability benefits.
July 27, 2007
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A new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service estimates that the price tag could reach $758 billion -- most of that is for Iraq.
July 19, 2007
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A top-level intelligence report made public Tuesday warns of more terrorist attacks inside the United States.
July 18, 2007