No Straw Men

When John McCain, 71, wanted Barack Obama, 46, to join him at a series of town hall meetings, he dispatched a messenger to hand-deliver the invitation. “You know, you could have just e-mailed this,” Obama press secretary Bill Burton told the messenger.

For the first time, Israel has agreed to exchange live terrorists simply for dead men, to be brought back to Israel for mourning and burial and to bring definitive closure for the families.

The Iraqi oil ministry is close to awarding contracts to service its oil fields to some of the largest Western oil companies. While relatively small, these contracts could serve as a foot in the door for much more lucrative licenses to explore widely.

How best can the government finance and direct basic research without stifling something as mercurial as the spirit of invention?

Americans pay, on average, 49 cents per gallon in gasoline taxes, according to the Lundberg Survey released last week. That includes federal, state and local charges.

Australian and U.S. swimmers and others wearing the Speedo LZR Racer suit have set 38 world records since its introduction in February. Australian Libby Lenton said it made her feel she was swimming downhill.

Scholar looks for first link in e-mail chain about Obama.

As a conservative evangelical, I am offended by James Dobson’s dishonest critique of Barack Obama’s theology.

That’s how much we forked over for the privilege of dining with Warren Buffett on June 25.

The best solution to the multiple woes of Windows is starting over. Completely. Now.

Bobby Jindal announced that he had “clearly made a mistake by telling the legislature that I would allow them to handle their own affairs.” And “as with all mistakes, you can either correct them or compound them—I am choosing to correct my mistake now.”