During the Democratic primaries, I wrote a column for CNN.com about how easy it is for any candidate to tar and feather another about their associations with less-than-acceptable figures.
U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd on Monday became the longest serving senator in history, passing the record held by the late Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.
One of the most powerful leaders of Congress is leaving under fire. It's not only a big story in itself; it's also a sign of a striking change in our political process.
Late on the night of June 12, 1935, Louisiana Senator Huey Long noticed that several of his colleagues were snoozing at their desks. The populist firebrand suggested to Vice President John Nance Ga...
The corporate disaster count seems to be going up, and it's worth asking why. Not that we can tally these things precisely, but think of just the past few months: Enron, the biggest bankruptcy in h...
It might be hard to remember, but there actually was news before the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11. For this edition of the Hype Index, we've torn ourselves away from the disaster coverage...
It's beginning to look as though Jack Welch may never retire. The GE CEO, who was appointed a month after Ronald Reagan's election, announced that he would stay until the end of next year to overse...
During the Democratic primaries, I wrote a column for CNN.com about how easy it is for any candidate to tar and feather another about their associations with less-than-acceptable figures.
U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd on Monday became the longest serving senator in history, passing the record held by the late Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.
One of the most powerful leaders of Congress is leaving under fire. It's not only a big story in itself; it's also a sign of a striking change in our political process.
Late on the night of June 12, 1935, Louisiana Senator Huey Long noticed that several of his colleagues were snoozing at their desks. The populist firebrand suggested to Vice President John Nance Ga...
The corporate disaster count seems to be going up, and it's worth asking why. Not that we can tally these things precisely, but think of just the past few months: Enron, the biggest bankruptcy in h...
It might be hard to remember, but there actually was news before the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11. For this edition of the Hype Index, we've torn ourselves away from the disaster coverage...
It's beginning to look as though Jack Welch may never retire. The GE CEO, who was appointed a month after Ronald Reagan's election, announced that he would stay until the end of next year to overse...
No patience. Not collegial. Uncomfortable in the background. Reluctant to compromise. No respect for institutional traditions. Proven inability to suffer fools. Incapable of small talk. By any meas...
You probably thought the New Puritanism ended with the defeat of the tobacco bill. Think again. Unfazed by the failure of the campaign against Big Tobacco, reformers are bearing down on a new targe...
A BRAWL IS BREWING in the Senate as beer wholesalers once again roll out a bill making it easier for them to get exclusive distribution rights within their territories. Soft-drink bottlers got just...
THE LEGAL DOCTRINE of joint and several liability may seem like so much esoterica, but it has the power to force a chief executive into an excruciating choice. Under the rule, a company convicted o...
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