Some of the personnel stumbles of the Obama administration - including the aborted nomination of Bill Richardson as commerce secretary - resulted from incompetent vetting. William Lynn's reception as deputy secretary of defense has been complicated by hypocrisy - the administration's attempt to gain political credit for a restrictive lobbying ban it swiftly violated to get a qualified appointee. ...more

January 31, 2009

In her AIDS-scarred South African township, Sweetness Mzolisa leads a chorus of praise for George W. Bush that echoes to the deserts of Namibia, the hills of Rwanda and the villages of Ethiopia. ...more

January 11, 2009

$48 million Budget for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief for the next five years ...more

January 11, 2009

President George W. Bush will be judged on what he did. He will also be remembered for what he's like: a fast-moving, phrase-mangling Texan who stays upbeat even though his country is not. ...more

January 3, 2009

President Bush rejected proposed Democratic changes to his prized AIDS relief program, issuing a challenge Sunday to Congress to "stop the squabbling" and renew it as is. ...more

February 18, 2008