Lorie Byrd

399 days ago - When I think back to the moment I saw the second plane hit the World Trade Center live on the “Today Show,” I always see it in slow motion, similar to watching the minivan door sliding toward my daughter’s fingers still clutching the edge. I could see what was going to happen in freeze frames, but it was happening so quickly that there was no way anyone could stop it.

427 days ago - E lvis Presley may have left the building many years ago, but his impact on the culture can be seen to this day, even in presidential campaign politics.

453 days ago - ----CORRECTION----

A July 19 oped by Lorie Byrd (New Web site will keep track of questionable news stories) incorrectly reported that the Associated Press had retracted a story it ran in late November that six people had been burned to death during sectarian violence at a Sunni mosque in Iraq. Byrd also raised questions about the AP's source, police Capt. Jamil Hussein, saying that he could not be found and that his name was a pseudonym. In January, the Iraqi Interior Ministry, which initially denied Hussein's existence, confirmed that he was an Iraqi police officer and said he faced disciplinary action for speaking to the media.

455 days ago - On a series of maps just released by the Multi-National Force-Iraq, control of the country is shown shaded in green. On a January 2006 map, the shaded areas showing where Iraqi forces were “in the lead” were few and far between.

476 days ago - There won’t be an official report on the effectiveness of the U.S. military surge in Iraq until September, but sometimes-conflicting reports are already coming daily on operations occurring in and around Baghdad. How will we know whether or not the surge is working?

490 days ago - My 6-year-old daughter has a “Drama Queen” T-shirt that was passed down to her from her older sister. The saying on the shirt accurately refers to the royal level of drama both kids bring to everything they do.

509 days ago - An aspect of the war on terrorism that gets too little attention, yet is as important as any other, is the media war. Whether they realize it, members of the mainstream media are participants in the war on terrorism, and nowhere is that more evident than in Iraq.

546 days ago - "Hate is not a family value” is a popular bumper sticker slogan many liberals have proudly displayed on their vehicles alongside Gore/Lieberman and Kerry/Edwards stickers.

574 days ago - Of Watergate it is often said the problem was not so much the initial crime, but the cover-up. When it comes to the Bush White House controversies, the problem has often been not so much the initial actions of the administration, but rather the communications effort after the fact.