As President Bush noted at the national conference of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, his first executive order was to establish that office. The controversy over his initiative began then and continues. Liberals who measure compassion only by tax dollars spent say it hasn't gone far enough, while zealots about church-state separation say that it goes too far and should be shut down. But this program is transforming lives. And in an election campaign lacking for new ideas, this one is worth saving. ...more

July 6, 2008

Over the past seven years, an imposing building on the outskirts of this city has served as a secret holding cell for the CIA. ...more

December 1, 2007

The tattoo on Jason Carter's throat reads: 'sober.' It's a badge of honor for the recovering drug addict and former prison inmate. ...more

October 8, 2007

Sen. John McCain's famous 'Straight Talk Express' was gone, replaced by a bus emblazoned with a sign reading 'No Surrender.' ...more

September 13, 2007