By ANN McFEATTERS, Scripps Howard News Service
The Democrats' strategy to beat McCain
With Hillary Clinton supporters grudgingly coming on board, the Barack Obama forces are preparing to do battle with the 500-pound gorilla at the Democratic Convention -- John McCain.
In the platform, speakers, electorate, it's all about women
DENVER -- For giddy Democrats assembled in the Mile High city this week, it's all about women.
Hopes and hazards of political conventions
As Democrats flock to Denver, they have some enormous hurdles to jump at their convention, and it's far from certain they're up to the challenge.
Bush's legacy with conservatives won't be kind
How odd that President Bush, once a darling of conservatives, will come to be loathed by most of them.Bush's legacy, all but set in stone as his days in office dwindle, will not only be the crippling war in Iraq, which he will leave to his successor to end, but stunning changes in government.
Obama's great overseas adventure
It's kind of creepy that the network anchors are tagging along after Barack Obama on his great overseas adventure.
America's great tomato scare reveals FDA's inertia
It's been the summer of the great tomato scare, and it's not been pretty.People eyeing their neighbors' salsa with suspicion. Burgers without that wonderful red beefcake on top. Salads without those perky, juicy red slivers. Weeks of wondering if a chilled tomato-cucumber-cilantro mixture is a death sentence. And all over America, one question: Why?
Our government remains broken
WASHINGTON -- Every day there is another example of how our government is broken.The presidential candidates are so busy assuring us that they have good values, love their country and will give us cheaper energy that they have no time to talk about broken government.
For our tough times, candidates offer conventional ideas
WASHINGTON -- It is dawning on us that frightening gasoline prices, the demoralizing housing slump, job layoffs, drained savings accounts and higher health costs are not going away.
Campaign to force Americans to confront race
WASHINGTON -- Keisha Brown, 21, of Chicago, exultant after Barack Obama secured the Democratic nomination, told The Washington Post, "Everything will be different now."Oh dear.
Hillary can learn lesson from McClellan
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton could learn something from Scott McClellan, the former White House press secretary who bit the hand that stopped feeding him.McClellan came to Washington as a close aide to President George W. Bush and became his chief spokesman until a new chief of staff ushered McClellan out the door, basically suggesting he was ineffective.
