White House officials spent hours last week preparing Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for what they anticipate will be a concerted Republican effort to portray her as an "activist" jurist and will counter that her 17 years on the bench are a display of judicial restraint. ...more

July 12, 2009

My most memorable moment from Sen. Barack Obama's campaign occurred as we were on the way to a high-dollar fundraising event. ...more

November 8, 2008

Dear Abby: I work for a small, family-owned business. The owner has strong political views and insists on listening to a political talk show during the afternoon, with the volume turned up quite loud. ...more

November 2, 2008

More than 100 students showed up at Wiregrass High School on Tuesday night to watch the presidential debate and talk politics. ...more

October 12, 2008

Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden stoked a crowd of supporters in a Sarasota high school gymnasium Wednesday with scornful criticism of the Bush administration and pledges that he and running mate Sen. Barack Obama will reverse the policies that have financially drained the American middle class. ...more

September 4, 2008

Democratic vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden stoked a crowd of supporters in a Sarasota high school gymnasium today with scornful criticism of the Bush administration and pledges that he and running mate Barack Obama will reverse the policies that have financially drained the American middle class. ...more

September 3, 2008

Regarding "Ex-Bush Press Secretary Snow Dies Of Cancer At 53" (Nation/World, July 13): ...more

July 15, 2008

Memorial Day About Honoring War Dead ...more

May 29, 2008

The liberal MoveOn.org, a leader of an anti-Iraq war coalition, is asking supporters to help pay for free phone calling cards for soldiers overseas in a partnership with the United Service Organizations, the charity that has helped troops for more than six decades. ...more

December 21, 2007