Opposing Views is a new site for debate that's launching today. The content on it is great reading. And as CEO Russell Fine said, "I get a lot of people angry. Which is...

In advance of his Thursday address in Berlin, Obama chats with reporters on the plane, Carrie Budoff Brown reports: Asked if he expected a million screaming Germans, as...

Q: Before your trip to Iraq, you said that you intend to give the military a "new mission" -- all of the combat troops withdrawn within 16 months. Why bother traveling to...

(click for full size) image 1 from: For Obama, a First Step Is Not A Misstep (NYT) For more of the visual, visit BAGnewsNotes.com. (image 1: Ssg. Lorie...

John at Power Line notices another in a seemingly endless series of gaffes from the Naive Messiah: The Fine Line Between Pandering and Lying. Obama continued:Now, in...

Obama went to Afghanistan and Iraq aboard O-Force One (via The Hill’s Briefing Room Blog, the Tribune’s Swamp Blog, and the NY Times’ Maureen Dowd), and all...

Today, CNN’s John Blake has an article titled, “Could an Obama presidency hurt black Americans?” In the piece, Blake notes that some commentators...

My Salon column, , "Obama is saying the Wrong things about Afghanistan," , is now available online.Excerpt:' The governor of the North-West Frontier province, Owais...

CNN today today published a long piece on its website about what an Obama presidency would mean for the African American community. The article fronts an absurd title...

On the issue of depth, Obama’s campaign appears on track to be the first ever to look up to the “Today” show writers. “Today” (and most of...

Now we're in the presidential campaign's silly season. The primaries are over; the conventions yet to come. Americans are tuning out politics and dialing in baseball...

Part One: How Big a Deal is Maliki's Endorsement of Obama's Withdrawal Plan? Part Two: McCain Tries to Blame Obama for Gas Prices, Might Pick VP This Week

This just in: General Electric and the government of Abu Dhabi announced an $8 billion joint venture for commercial finance in the Middle East. Through Abu Dhabi's...

In the wake of the flap that followed the New Yorker's intended satirical cover art last week, a shock anti-Obama t-shirt has made news. The shirt raises questions about...

Many of us have known for years that it is indeed possible to withdraw our troops from Iraq in an orderly and sane fashion in a comparatively short period of time. Any...

In a campaign season in which most polling news tends to bring good news to Democrats, yesterday’s delivery is remarkably strong for the McCain campaign and should...

Obama is scheduled to speak to reporters in Jordan at 10am EST. Watch it live in this CNN Module (note: click on the player and then select the channel airing Obama's...

Yesterday was, of course, just one day in a very long campaign. But, it comes at a crucial time as Americans are getting to really know the Democratic nominee. This...

At least one major right-wing smear attack on Obama may be gearing up. I'll call it the "Who Sent You" campaign. As weird as it sounds -- and it is weird stuff -- the...

Yesterday I posted an item called "Obama's Revenge: New Yorker Reporter Banned From Press Plane For Overseas Trip." It was based on this excerpt from a Politico piece by...