Republican John McCain, reaching out to both independents and green-minded social conservatives, argues that global warming is undeniable and the country must take steps to bring it under control while adhering to free-market principles.

Not that I would vote for Ralph Nader, but why is it that he is never even given a tumble or idle thought by any of the news media? He is never mentioned on TV or any of the newspapers. Is he even going to be on any ballot? It sure is interesting how dirty politics can play games.

Hillary Rodham Clinton was just warming up the crowd in a cramped and muggy middle school gymnasium when she switched her pronouns.

He's a Republican, for starters. He describes himself as "older than dirt." And he makes no apology for an Iraq war that is especially unpopular on college campuses.

It has been 40 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The year 1968 was a turbulent year not only for the civil rights movement, but it was also the year racial politics became a permanent part of the presidential campaign playbook. During the 2008 presidential election, race has become the “elephant in the room.” However, it is our best opportunity yet to heal the nation’s racial divide.

Once again, as the end of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination seems close at hand, the words of that great American philosopher, Yogi Berra, are apropos: “It ain’t over till it’s over.”

Ah, the fruits of prosperity. The federal government is so flush with our money that it not only pays for 800,000 “nonessential” employees; our money sends them to training conferences that are worse than nonessential.

With the Democratic presidential nomination slipping from his wife's grasp, former President Bill Clinton urged residents from Eastern Oregon to Western Oregon to give her an important victory in the state's upcoming primary.

Jurors heard about schemes involving alleged bribes and kickbacks. They learned sordid details about a star witness's drug and party binges. And they were told the governor's chief fundraiser was awarding jobs and contracts in exchange for campaign contributions.

The Ohio standoff between Gov. Ted Strickland and company against Attorney General Marc Dann ought to appear to followers of this year's contentious Democratic presidential primary as just more of the same.