On this day in 1944, President signed the G.I. Bill to provide World War II veterans with money for education, unemployment compensation plus home and business loans. Three years later, vets made up half of the nation's college enrollment, according to the History Channel. Published June 22, 2008
The two sides in the Associated Press-blogosphere spat are talking now, but a war may loom anyway. America's biggest wire service wanted bloggers to pay for its content, as news organizations do, and threatened a lawsuit against Rogers Cadenhead, a Florida-based journalist who oversees the online Drudge Retort, a liberal answer to the much-viewed Drudge Report. Published June 21, 2008
The ongoing war between the traditional "old" media and Internet-driven "new" media has gotten noisier, with peace and common ground still elusive. Published June 20, 2008
Talk about a hot-button issue. Texas Republicans are wincing over a cultural gaffe that has put their party on notice. Published June 19, 2008
The world is talking trash. Seriously. Unwieldy garbage is piling up around the planet - along with ideas for its creative disposal. Published June 18, 2008
A Sikh musician has filed a $1 million class action discrimination suit against Walt Disney World, claiming the Florida theme park denied him employment because his religion requires him to wear a beard and a dastaar - a turban - which ultimately compromised company dress code. Published June 18, 2008
In the wake of the Martin-Lyon nuptials, close to 170,000 gay couples from California and beyond will wed in the Golden State in the next three years, according to estimates from the University of California at Los Angeles. Published June 17, 2008
Outbursts and all, Senator James Webb of Virginia is rumored to be on the short list as Sen. Barack Obama's potential running mate. Published June 15, 2008
Republicans remain a firearm-friendly group for the most part. Published June 13, 2008
Macel Falwell, who was married to the controversial minister Jerry Falwell for 49 years, is intent on setting the record right. Published June 12, 2008
It's been 12 days since former White House press secretary Scott McClellan dropped his memoir/tell-all/improvised explosive device upon the Washington power establishment. Published June 8, 2008
Gray matter Published June 8, 2008
Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the Democratic nomination for president because of "gender bias" in the news media, according to a Johns Hopkins University analysis. Published June 6, 2008
Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, there was no escaping the sense Wednesday that a barrier had been overcome. Published June 5, 2008
Thanks to rising gas prices, the proverbial all-American road trip has shrunk from a long stretch of highway to a neat snip of asphalt, with little left to chance. Published June 3, 2008
"Rolling Thunder" is a most fitting motto. Thousands of bikers are rolling along the Washington area's roadways today with plenty of gumption and an unabashed carbon footprint. Exhaust pipes are vibrating, pistons are pumping, and it is, well, thunderous. Published May 25, 2008
Thousands of bikers are rolling along the Washington area's roadways Sunday with plenty of gumption and an unabashed carbon footprint. Exhaust pipes are vibrating, pistons are pumping, and it is, well, thunderous. 4:09 p.m. Photos: Rolling Thunder bikers up close Published May 24, 2008
Well, sort of. The news that had again been subpoenaed to appear before lawmakers regarding the matter of nine fired U.S. attorneys has rankled a few of his fans. Published May 23, 2008
Spats between President Bush and a voracious press have been a fixture of his presidency, and the media landscape is pockmarked with the salvos of their contention. Published May 23, 2008
For sale: Big home with mountain view, ideal for large family, pets. Fixer-upper, potential in-law suite or home office. Formal dining, fireplace. Nice. Plumbing as is; may need exterminator. $77 million, OBO. (Please contact Igor in little cottage down by the lake before sundown.) Published March 24, 2007
