Times have changed. In 1996, President Bill Clinton, under siege from the right, declared that "the era of big government is over." ...more

December 30, 2008

A deadly clash this month on a jungle highway has become the newest and bloodiest symbol of Bolivia's political crisis pitting President Evo Morales against an autonomy movement in the eastern lowlands that is bitterly resisting his leftist reforms. ...more

September 28, 2008

An attempt at levity by a Canadian Cabinet minister over a tainted food epidemic that killed 17 people has turned the health crisis into an unexpected issue in Canada's election campaign. ...more

September 20, 2008

A suicide bomber in northern Iraq killed nine people on Friday, in the second attack in 24 hours on Shiite pilgrims traveling to Karbala to celebrate one of the holiest days in the Shiite calendar, the Iraqi police said. ...more

August 16, 2008

Regarding "Judge Rejects Challenges To Voucher Amendments" (Metro, Aug. 5): The political vitriol directed by the head of the Florida Education Association at political opponents of the Democratic Party highlights the risks associated with eliminating parental choice from the education system. ...more

August 8, 2008

Pay Attention In Class Regarding "Poor Students Of History" (Letters, July 2): ...more

July 9, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist has abandoned his staunch opposition to offshore oil and gas drilling, saying Tuesday that he supports Sen. John McCain's plan to lift the federal moratorium and will weigh the possibility of drilling off Florida's coastline. ...more

June 18, 2008

Card-carrying member of PETA, she ain't. Pop singer Lily Allen turned heads when she wore a dress emblazoned with decapitated Bambis (complete with hot pink blood) to the U.K.'s Glamour Women of the Year Awards on Tuesday night. The "Smile" singer, who sported a matching pink hairdo, took home the Editor's Special Award - and a hangover that wasn't caused by her dress. ...more

June 5, 2008

Anyone who thought Sen. Barack Obama was getting a free ride in his quest for the White House needs to think again. His Democratic rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, along with many Republicans, have started the mudslinging and body blows. That's because they are scared of the man who seems to be generating interest across party lines and throughout the country. Clinton stomped her feet and cried foul about something Obama said concerning her support for NAFTA in the 1990s. He said that as first lady, when her husband was a big promoter of free trade, that she also supported it. For some reason his statement enrages her now. That's strange, because she never mentioned anything against NAFTA before. ...more

February 25, 2008

Former Indonesian President Suharto, a Cold War ally of the United States whose brutal military regime killed hundreds of thousands of left-wing political opponents, died Sunday. He was 86. ...more

January 28, 2008