When I was a teenager, one of our fads was to use a beer tap handle on our car’s gearshift lever. Mine said “Schlitz.”
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‘The Hill’ Editor Spends Four-Day Visit With U.S. Army Chief of Staff
There’s good news and bad news about the war in Iraq as it reaches a critical turning point with the end of the so-called military surge that brought an additional 30,000 troops to Iraq 18 months ago, and as the war becomes a key issue in the U.S. presidential campaign.
Dowd On Drinks: Scandal Rocks Tuscan Wine World
Sometimes in business you can be too productive.
Helen Thomas: Bush Admits He Approved Of Torture Of Prisoners
WASHINGTON — The American people have heard President Bush and his spokespersons say many times that the U.S. government does not engage in torture.
Falls Church City Crime Report
April 8 – 14, 2008
Helen Thomas: Letters Maybe a Thing of the Past
WASHINGTON — Sad to say, with the popularity and availability of email, personal letters may soon be a thing of the past.
Helen Thomas: War Without End
WASHINGTON — Surprise, surprise. Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, wants to put a halt to any more troop withdrawals for the foreseeable future.
David Brooks: Playing By Clinton Rules
Barack Obama had a theory. It was that the voters are tired of the partisan paralysis of the past 20 years. The theory was that if Obama could inspire a grass-roots movement with a new kind of leadership, he could ride it to the White House and end gridlock in […]
Maureen Dowd: Clinton Presents A Flawed Test Case For Women
WASHINGTON — Russell Berman, a young reporter for The New York Sun, trailed Bill Clinton around Maryland all day Sunday. The former president was on his best behavior, irritating the smattering of press.
Helen Thomas: Mukasey Mimics Gonzales
WASHINGTON — How strange is this? The nation’s chief law enforcement officer cannot say whether “waterboarding” is illegal.
