Tehran sends ambiguous signals on nuke program Like the U.S. Congress, Iran has pushed its most pressing national problem until after the Nov. 6 presidential elections. Unlike Congress, Iran is indicating that it is then willing to sit down and deal.
It's time to quit spanking children Down here in Texas, spanking is in the news. And I'm not talking about the Texas All-State Spanking Party, a "three-day Spankapalooza" that was celebrated by a couple of hundred of committed adult spankers this summer in Dallas.
What is the context of S. Koreas Africa policy? In keeping with its tradition over the last six years, the just-ended Korea Africa Economic Cooperation Forum was yet another opportunity for Seoul to extend a compelling historical narrative that reconciles empathy with brotherhood as the context ..
Honest loans to support young soldiers We love our troops, but some of us love ripping them off even more.
Cuban missile crisis offers lessons relevant today October is the scary month, and not just because of Halloween. Half a century ago, the Cuban missile crisis dominated global news as Washington and Moscow sparred right on the edge of thermonuclear war.
Scary pictures PRAGUE Campaigners on important but complex issues, annoyed by the length of time required for public deliberations, often react by exaggerating their claims, hoping to force a single solution to the forefront of public debate. But, however well..
Charter-school case underscores divide Gloria Romero grew up in Barstow, Calif., the daughter of a railroad worker, and like many of the desert community's young, left for the big city in her case Los Angeles, where she earned advanced degrees and became a college professor and later..
Missing from the election the fiscal cliff A pressing question that the voters need indeed, deserve answered is how both parties will deal with the "fiscal cliff." Frankly, the range of answers is so unpleasant that President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney would be foolis..
Missouri Senate race serves as model A new poll from Wenzel Strategies shows Rep. Todd Akin leading incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in the race for the Senate seat in Missouri.
Time to test Iran NEW YORK Most of the debate about how to address Irans efforts to develop nuclear-weapons capacity focuses on two options. The first is to rely on deterrence and live with an Iran that has a small nuclear arsenal or the ability to assemble one..
If housing comeback is for real, recovery is for real While political analysts were happily hashing over Mitt Romney's binders of women and what President Barack Obama did or did not say in the Rose Garden about the Benghazi attack, the U.S. Department of Commerce was issuing a report that will have m..
As presidential polls narrow, tensions rise WASHINGTON Do you smell the desperation? The polls show the race between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama has narrowed so tightly there is suddenly talk of a 269-269 tie in the Electoral College.
A leader is born in Venezuela CARACAS The election that just gave Hugo Chavez his fourth term as president was about more than who would lead Venezuela. It was also a confrontation between two worldviews one that aspires to control society and impose a single way of think..
Search for our next world narrows; get used to heat Last month tied September 2005 for the hottest September on record. The previous record holder was September 2003, according to records that go back 132 years.
Libya, Egypt attacks deserve careful response Four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador to Libya, mindlessly murdered. The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi burned to the ground. The U.S. Embassy in Cairo attacked and American flags burned as Egyptian riot police stood idle. And all at the hands ..
Why we still see undecided voters How can anyone be undecided at this stage of the presidential election? It boggles the mind.
Poison-proofing China STANFORD Last January, Chinas environmental authorities barely averted the contamination of nearly three million peoples drinking water after a mining company dumped cadmium a toxic heavy metal used in the manufacture of batteries, paint, ..
