One of the more bizarre controversies that refuses to die this campaign is the subject of Barack Obama's birth certificate and whether in fact he is a "natural born citizen" of the United States and thus eligible to become president
Al Qaeda in Iraq [AQI] is all but defeated, Marie Colvin reports for The Sunday Times.A huge operation to crush the 1,200 fighters who remained from a terrorist force once estimated at more than 12,000 began on May 10. Operation
President Bush reiterated his intention to attend the opening ceremonies in Beijing and stated that doing otherwise would be an "affront" to the Chinese people.President Bush said Sunday he does not feel the need to boycott the opening ceremonies of
The Skip To My Loo Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over.REUTERS/Steven Shi (CHINA) THE WINNERS First: Wyatt Earp - "Whatever you do, don't ask for shitake mushrooms!"Second: Charles Austin - Stalls are bourgeois and were destroyed in the cultural
As I was sorting through my Sunday Washington Post so that I could throw everything but the Parade and Washington Post Magazine my wife reads into the recycle bin, my attention was grabbed by this photo montage on the front
A WaPo editorial takes the Supreme Court to task for a significant error in a recent decision:There was quite a goof in the court's 5 to 4 decision on June 25 banning the death penalty for those who rape children.
CNN features, on the 4th of July no less, a piece entitled "National Mall in monumental disrepair, activists say." This gathering place known as America's "front yard" stretches from the Capitol to the Potomac River and is home to the
Seeing the headline "10 Taliban killed while planting bomb" on YahooNews, I was expecting a feel-good story. Alas, not so much. In addition to the fact that this occurred on the same day that parliament member and former military commander
The resilience of the Hillary Clinton dead-enders is surprising. CNN reports that the number of holdouts is actually growing.According to a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Friday, the number of Clinton supporters who plan to defect to Republican Sen. John
Former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms died this morning, joining John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in the distinction of passing on Independence Day. Raleigh's WTVD notes,In North Carolina Helms was a polarizing figure, and he freely admitted that many people
OTB Latenight seems to have fallen by the wayside somewhat. In the hopes of rebooting it, I offer this little gem I've had sitting in the queue for some time:Yes, it's that catchy tune from that iPod nano ad that
Happy Independence Day!I don't know about my OTB colleagues but I'll be taking the rest of the day off, honoring the sacrifices made by the Founders by sitting around watching television, grilling and consuming meat products, and drinking beer with
Barack Obama gave a speech yesterday in which he said there was some flexibility in his plan, touted throughout the Democratic primary season, to withdraw combat troops from Iraq within 16 months followed by another speech in which he explained
A while back, I asked for reader suggestions on posts but, alas, have published no posts in response to said suggestions. Most of the suggestions were for posts and post series requiring research. Three of my colleagues have volunteered to
An industry report claims that a non-trivial amount of the Bush tax relief checks were spent on adult web sites, with many sites reporting a 20-30 percent growth in membership during a normally slow period and claiming that "thirty two
I found this earlier and had to share:As best I can tell from Googling, this is not a PhotoShop but an actual ad circa 1930. The image has the watermark of the Georgetown Book Shop, which offers the poster for
Shaun Mullen wonders "Why Are Right-of-Center Bloggers So Silent On Torture?"He searched high and low and could find no right-of-center bloggers who made any mention at all, for example, of yesterday's NYT story "China Inspired Interrogations at Guantánamo." I'd note
The NYT editorial board want you to know that they're very disappointed in the Roberts Court, particularly its upholding of Indiana's law requiring would-be voters to be able they are who they claim to be, allowing Kentucky to continue using
Blogger Brian Beutler was shot in DC's Adams Morgan neighborhood Monday night, Greg Sargent reports for TPM.Brian Beutler, a well-known progressive blogger, was shot and seriously injured during a mugging last night in Washington, D.C.One bullet damaged Beutler's spleen, and
Íngrid Betancourt Pulecio was freed yesterday in a daring rescue by the Colombian National Army after more than five years of captivity by FARC narco-terrorists.[S]he and 14 other hostages — including three U.S. military contractors held since 2003 — were
