In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed the 11th day of the month as the first commemoration of Armistice Day.
The U.S. State Department has sold its London embassy building to a Qatari real estate company, the embassy announced Tuesday.
Harvard University, one of America's premiere academic institutions, is coming under fire for running an advertisement in its campus newspaper questioning the reality of the Holocaust.
Perhaps we got too used to living in a nation where the president inevitably becomes persona non grata.
You seemed a little bit interested in last Sunday's column: the one about the prospect of Saturday mail delivery being eliminated by the U.S. Postal Service.
On this sultry weekend in the middle of August, take a look at what's on your kitchen counter.
Halfway through the first year of his historic administration, President Obama will give himself an early report card this weekend, assembling his Cabinet officials to review their performance and set new goals for the months ahead.
Decorated D-Day veteran Lenny Lisovicz says the whispers are true.
It seems as if Republican opponents of President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court are now coalescing around the issue of affirmative action as their main point of attack.
The Constitution gives the president the exclusive power to nominate members of the Supreme Court. But it does not guarantee the political process will run smoothly for him or his nominee.
In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed the 11th day of the month as the first commemoration of Armistice Day.
The U.S. State Department has sold its London embassy building to a Qatari real estate company, the embassy announced Tuesday.
Harvard University, one of America's premiere academic institutions, is coming under fire for running an advertisement in its campus newspaper questioning the reality of the Holocaust.
Perhaps we got too used to living in a nation where the president inevitably becomes persona non grata.
You seemed a little bit interested in last Sunday's column: the one about the prospect of Saturday mail delivery being eliminated by the U.S. Postal Service.
On this sultry weekend in the middle of August, take a look at what's on your kitchen counter.
Halfway through the first year of his historic administration, President Obama will give himself an early report card this weekend, assembling his Cabinet officials to review their performance and set new goals for the months ahead.
Decorated D-Day veteran Lenny Lisovicz says the whispers are true.
It seems as if Republican opponents of President Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court are now coalescing around the issue of affirmative action as their main point of attack.
The Constitution gives the president the exclusive power to nominate members of the Supreme Court. But it does not guarantee the political process will run smoothly for him or his nominee.
How does President Obama compare with his predecessors after nearly 100 days in office?
The phrases have become part of the national lexicon:
As the budget debate heats up, Republicans are warning of socialism in the White House and claiming that Democrats are rushing back to their dangerous tonic of big government.
President-Elect Obama's mother-in-law will be moving to Washington with the first family, at least temporarily, his transition team has confirmed. Marian Robinson will be the latest in a line of presidential in-laws who, for good or ill, lived under the same roof as the president.
President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain will meet for the first time on Monday since the election.
On November 11, Americans pay tribute to everyone who has served in the U.S. military. But why was this particular date chosen, and how does this holiday differ from Memorial Day?
The ten weeks from a President's election to his inauguration are arguably more crucial a period than any during his time in office. And one that history has shown can easily be mishandled
March 30, 1981. Arguably the most powerful man in the world is shot.
Sometimes it seems that the best thing you can be in a presidential election is the new guy.
As the space agency passes the half-century mark, a look back at its genesis
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a registered independent, talked with CNN's Campbell Brown about America's infrastructure, what scares them most and what can be done about the billion-dollar problem.
Just when you think you've heard everything in this race for the White House, along comes something truly surprising. Such was the case on Thursday's "American Morning."
Analysis: Why is the Democratic nominee considering former generals and officers to be his running mate?
A form guide to the former military officers under consideration to be Barack Obama's running mate
Thirty-five years ago today, Nixon was the first President to use the term "God bless America" in an official speech. A look at how the phrase has become de rigueur in American politics ever since.
Hillary Clinton and John McCain are arguing that Barack Obama is too green for the job. But history shows that when it comes to the presidency, experience doesn't guarantee success
As that "great determinator" Super Tuesday quickly draws near, some new high-powered celebrity endorsements – as well as additional bolstering by loyal top-name supporters – are adding further rhetoric to the race.
Excerpted from CARLISLE VS. ARMY by Lars Anderson. Copyright ©2007 by Lars Anderson. Reprinted by arrangement with The Random House Publishing Group.
Fifty years after federal troops escorted Terrence Roberts and eight fellow black students into an all-white high school, he says the struggles over race and segregation still are unresolved.
Even with other states jostling to counter its prime position on the presidential nomination calendar, New Hampshire is holding strong to its traditional, hands-on leading role in the political process.
What a spectacle, what a mess. What a day for thousands and thousands of illegal aliens and their supporters to march through the streets of many of our biggest cities demanding amnesty for illegally entering the country.
Along the left side of the 17th fairway sits a massive loblolly pine tree that former President Dwight D. Eisenhower tried to have removed -- until he ran into the club's chairman and founder, Clifford Roberts. The tree is now a symbol of how ruthless Roberts could be, and another piece of what makes Augusta so special.
When Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952, golf's first golden age was a distant memory, but the conditions in postwar America were ripe for the game's resurgence, and Ike was just the commander in chief to lead the charge. During his two terms in office Eisenhower played nearly 800 rounds. He befriended the game's most beloved players, including Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer, and was the subject of hundreds of golf jokes and cartoons. All an enterprising satirist needed in the 1950s was a pencil and a respectable rendering of a golf ball.
Augusta National's image as an exclusive (and exclusionary) institution is a reflection of the club's co-founders, Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts. As the most famous glam-ateur in the game's history, Jones was the face of the club, the front man who hung out with Hollywood stars and heads of state. Roberts was an enigma -- a man with an eye for detail and innovation both as the club and Masters tournament chairman for 45 years, he was also myopic in his world view, once infamously muttering, "As long as I'm alive, golfers will be white, and caddies will be black." Thirty years ago, Roberts, in declining health, wandered out onto the world's most famous course and blew his own brains out. The legacy he left is one of intrigue, with fact and fiction intertwined like coffee and fresh cream before the spoon gives them a stir. Here's the truth, half-truths and downright fairy tales about the man behind the curtain for so many years at the Masters.
Here, some of the greats recall the two days that could satisfy you for a lifetime: the first time you set foot on Augusta, and the first time you win the Masters (ifyou're lucky enough).
Below is the text of the Democratic response to President Bush's speech, delivered by Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia:
The past three years have given American parents many reasons not to send their precious progeny overseas: terrorist bombings, bird flu, and a tsunami, for starters. But Ambassadors Group (EPAX), N...
Long before Cuban President Fidel Castro's intestinal surgery, his latest foe in the White House was already preparing for the aftermath of his eventual death in the hemisphere's only communist state.
The past three years have given American parents many reasons not to send their precious progeny overseas: terrorist bombings, bird flu, and a tsunami, for starters. But Ambassadors Group, No. 78 on the FSB 100, shows that small firms can overcome a world of obstacles.
Albert Brooks used to be a master at making his audience squirm with laughter. In his early, funny films, like "Real Life" (1979), "Modern Romance" (1981), and the classic yuppie burlesque "Lost in America" (1985), he could spend whole scenes talking his way out of the trouble he'd just talked his way into.
If the results of a recent poll pan out, voters will see two big names from New York on the ballot in November 2008.
Americans are, by actual measurement, the most optimistic people on the planet. It's deep in our genes. With the exception of those whose ancestors were here when Columbus arrived or those whose ancestors were brought here against their will in chains, every American is either an immigrant or the direct descendant of immigrants.
On November 11, Americans pay tribute to everyone who has served in the U.S. military. But why was this particular date chosen, and how does this holiday differ from Memorial Day?
A new book on gaining influence at work offers a crash course in how to manage a bad boss, outfox your enemies, and impress the powerful. Plus, take our quiz to test your political savvy.
Twenty cars that have transported heads of state and other world leaders will be on display starting June 18 as part of the "Presidents, Popes and Potentates" exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
Following is a transcript of a speech on fighting terrorism President Bush delivered Tuesday at the National Defense University.
Years ago, before I began writing a column, one of the nation's great columnists gave me some wise advice.
As you might have noticed, and been too kind to mention, my confident prediction of last week -- that on Jan. 20 John Kerry would give his first presidential inaugural address -- turned out to be 100 percent wrong.
Whether the president is overseas, on the campaign trail or aboard Air Force One, a White House doctor is close at hand in case of a minor mishap -- or a catastrophic event.
Warning: Being U.S. president may be harmful to your health.
Sen. Zell Miller, of Georgia, was the keynote speaker Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention. Miller, a Democrat, has broken with his party and sided with President Bush on such issues his handling of the war against terror. Here is a transcript of his remarks:
When public speaking scholars were asked to list the 100 greatest American speeches of the 20th century, only three nomination acceptance speeches made the cut: William Jennings Bryan accepting the 1900 Democratic nomination, Adlai Stevenson accepting the 1952 Democratic nomination, and Barry Goldwater accepting the 1964 Republican nomination.
Former President Jimmy Carter addressed the Democratic National Convention Monday night. This is a transcript of his speech.
Gentlemen, start your hair dryers.
One was a well-to-do Scandinavian royal, the other an unassuming American athlete born in a one-room cabin in rural, destitute Indian territory. On July 15, 1912, in Stockholm, few could question who ruled the day.
Financial markets will be closed Friday for the state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan, who died last week after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
The story is told of how well and, yes, brilliantly, Lyndon B. Johnson understood the political importance of a politician's relationship with his parents.
When Saddam Hussein was rousted from his spider hole in Dawr, a town near Tikrit, by U.S. soldiers last December, Iraq's fallen dictator was clutching a pistol.
Republicans have long claimed to be fiscal tightwads and railed against deficit spending. But this year big-spending George W. Bush and the GOP Congress turned a budget surplus into a $477 billion...
When histories of the interstate highway system are written, they usually begin with the Futurama exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City. The exhibit, sponsored by General Motors and giv...
You can always count on Peter Drucker to provide a new way of looking at things. After all, he is the man who first recognized that management is a discipline worthy of deep and formal study. Long ...
It's time for the U.S. government to subsidize broadband connections to the home. I never thought I'd say that, but I've gotten over my free-market puritanism. The Bush administration should write ...
It's late afternoon, and Hilly Thompson of Boston is sitting on the back porch of the main house at Gillionville Plantation, chewing on the remains of an ice water. Behind him massive live oaks yaw...
On the opposite side of the sun from Earth is a planet just like ours--except for some differences. There, the inhabitants eat McLean Deluxes, washed down with Crystal Pepsi. They glide across lake...
The presidency isn't the all-powerful institution most people think it is, and given what's happening these days, that's a good thing. A President, for instance, doesn't govern anything. The Framer...
In a year with so many candidates, choosing which campaign buttons to store in the attic can be even more difficult than predicting the next President. The election will be decided in November, but...
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