President Barack Obama entered the pantheon of Nobel Peace Prize winners Thursday with humble words, acknowledging his own few accomplishments while delivering a robust defense of war and promising to use the prestigious award to "reach for the world that ought to be." ...more

December 10, 2009

So, how well will health reform work after it passes? There's a part of me that can't believe I'm asking that question. After all, serious health reform has long seemed like an impossible dream. And it could yet go all wrong. ...more

October 27, 2009

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October 11, 2008

Before he became the greatest Olympian ever, Michael Phelps was a kid who was bullied because he had big ears and a lisp. A teacher once told his mother he'd never be successful because he couldn't focus. ...more

August 19, 2008

The trouble with Americans is they don't know when to leave well enough alone. ...more

May 28, 2008

Amendment One, the package of tax cuts voters added to the state constitution last month, was oversold. ...more

February 10, 2008

Here is the bottom line: Hometown Democracy is too extreme and, if passed, will ultimately result in a costly, ineffective attempt to address Florida's growth issues. ...more

January 16, 2008

Ferrying hardware into orbit may not be the sexiest way to run a space program, but it's a critical part of the world's most ambitious construction job. ...more

October 23, 2007

The NASA official who presided over Columbia's doomed re-entry - and who will make the final call about whether Discovery should launch Tuesday - said that he is confident this will be a safe flight despite lingering questions about wing imperfections. ...more

October 22, 2007

With the nation watching, the Florida Gators were exposed Saturday night. ...more

September 30, 2007