Bruce E. Ivins, the government's leading suspect in the 2001 anthrax killings, borrowed freeze-drying equipment from a bioweapons lab that fall that allows scientists to convert wet germ cultures into dry spores, according to sources briefed on the case. ...more

August 5, 2008

Just A Ponzi Scheme Regarding "Being Right About Social Security Can Make McCain Sound Wrong" (Our Opinion, July 10): ...more

July 19, 2008

CHICAGO - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's campaign announced Friday that he will campaign with former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton next week, a step toward unifying a fractured Democratic Party after a bruising primary fight. ...more

June 20, 2008

It's official: Sen. Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee for president. ...more

June 7, 2008

A lot of people blame George Bush for all our country's problems, but we are the ones to blame, being as we elected him two times. We the people just keep on electing the same U.S. senators over and over again; some of these senators have been in office four to six times. When are we going to wise up? We the people are the only ones that can change it, we must insist on term limits for all Congress and House of Representatives. ...more

June 6, 2008

Want to put your own spin on Barry McGuire's song, "Eve Of Destruction?" Fill out the form completely, and submit your lyrics (the actual lyrics appear below). We'll judge the best submission, the winner will receive a copy of McGuire's latest CD, "Trippin The 60s." ...more

June 6, 2008

The climate change bill that senators are to begin debating this week is a hugely important signal of intent on behalf of U.S. legislators. Yes, negotiations could still alter the legislation. But the bill's core proposition is correct: Unless the United States radically reduces its greenhouse gas emissions, along with other major emitters, the damage to the climate will be irreversible. ...more

June 2, 2008

In 1972, Angel Rivera joined a chapter of the Disabled American Veterans in New York after the organization helped him get veterans' benefits. ...more

May 31, 2008

Sam Lasley oF Clearwater says drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and off the coast of Florida and California will help with high energy prices. ...more

May 24, 2008

Regarding "Kennedy Prognosis Not Good, Experts Say" (front page, May 21): Like him or hate him, Republican or Democrat, you have to admit that Sen. Ted Kennedy is a politician. Not in the new sense of the term, but the old. A legislator who realizes that to get things done requires compromise. He has been one of the few senators who have been able to "reach across the aisle," as is commonly said today. ...more

May 22, 2008