
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the day before his swearing-in, President Barack Obama's Inaugural committee stimulated a more than doubling of volunteer activity around the country.
Friday, Jan. 2, 2009
President-elect Barack Obama has plenty of serious problems on his agenda, but here's another worthy one: a war on obesity.
Friday, Dec. 26, 2008
For the sake of national security and national unity, President-elect Barack Obama should put a stop to efforts to investigate or prosecute Bush administration officials for anti-terror "war crimes."
Monday, Dec. 15, 2008
The good news is that, now that Democrats have won total control of the government, all Americans are likely to have health insurance.
Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama is proving to be remarkably pragmatic and centrist as he tackles the global economic crisis. Big tests are yet to come on energy, however.
Monday, Oct. 20, 2008
Along with a deep recession, President Bush is bequeathing his successor a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan - but there are positive signs across the border in Pakistan.