Other Voices • Retired GOP lawmaker: Missouri Legislature is a "scam."

Our view • Critics of red-light cameras haven't proven their case.

12/15. Likely Republican primary voters. MoE 5% ( results) Crist (R) 43 (49) Rubio (D) 43 (35) I've said from day one, when Florida Gov. Charlie Crist was up by 50 points, that Marco Rubio was going to win this

In a functional political party, Joe Lieberman's newest threat -- that he's considering joining the Republican Party when he runs for re-election in 2012 -- would be grounds for automatically revoking his committee chairmanship and nixing any political deals made

Fox News has solved the unemployment crisis: As Pat G. at Think Progress points out: There are plenty of job creation ideas being bounced around these days, but you can count on Fox News to seize on one that would

By now most everyone has seen : Mr. Lieberman said that he grew apprehensive when a formal proposal began to take shape. He said he worried that the program would lead to financial trouble and contribute to the instability of

In the House, courtesy of the FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2009 House Meets At... 9:00 a.m.: Legislative Business First Vote Predicted... 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Last Vote Predicted... Evening "One Minutes" (15 per side) - Same Day Consideration

From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE... No. Thank you. Yesterday I poked my head into some of the healthcare diaries. Wow---they're a bit intense. In the first one, I lost a buttock. In the second, someone stole my shoes. In

If you have an opinion, it must be Wednesday. : In a bit of unpoetic justice, Bob Gates helped create the mess in Afghanistan decades ago and now has to try to clean it up. At the C.I.A. in the

The popular image of college-bound students has them sweating blood to gain entry to their coveted college of choice. And the more blue-ribbon the school, the more enthusiastically they seek that credential. Also Online On The Education Front: Read what

The Maxwell Award. The Davey O'Brien Award. The Walter Camp Football Foundation's player of the year. The Chic Harley Award. The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. DMN Texan of the Year Coming Sunday, Dec. 27 "A Texan (or Texans) who

As climate talks continued to creep forward and heads of state prepared to pose for a group portrait in the plenary hall of the meeting site, the Bella Center, a crowd of youth, activists, indigenous peoples, and perhaps some delegates,

Only a few hundred American troops are policing the southern border of one of Afghanistan's major smuggling areas, leaving open a vast expanse of desert that the Taliban use to shuttle in weapons and fighters from Pakistan.

President Barack Obama has written a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il as part of an intense effort to draw the reclusive nation back to nuclear disarmament talks, a senior State Department official said Tuesday.

A comprehensive peace deal can be reached between Israel and the Palestinians within six months if Israel completely freezes its settlement construction, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview published Wednesday.

After taking part in a fight that left a Mexican immigrant mortally wounded on the street, teenagers Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak fled. They didn't get very far before running into two police officers responding to a 911 call about

A spokesman for Silvio Berlusconi says the hospitalized Italian premier had more pain in the night but enjoyed receiving a phone call from President Barack Obama.

South Africa's ruling party is trying to rein in a young firebrand who is sowing disunity among its old Communist allies, threatening President Jacob Zuma's efforts to build unity as the country grapples with economic recession.

Police are using tear gas and batons to disperse crowds of protesters trying to disrupt the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen.