Terminally ill Oregonians are the only Americans who may legally ask their physicians to help end their lives. The U.S. Department of Justice opposed Oregon’s law both under former Attorney General John Ashcroft (search) and now Alberto Gonzales (search) and has been keen to see it overturned. On Wednesday, the …

You’re sober. Congratulations. Now let me buy you a nice tall glass of Shut-the-Heck-Up. I don’t mean to diminish the importance of cleaning up one’s act. Conquering a demon as powerful as alcoholism is truly a feat. And having never been a victim of alcoholism, I don’t pretend to know …

A divided Supreme Court on Monday struck down Ten Commandments displays in two Kentucky courthouses, but ruled a 6-foot granite replica on state government land in Texas is acceptable. In the first ruling, McCreary County v. ACLU (search), the court said the Kentucky displays violated the Establishment clause of the …

WASHINGTON – Even before Hurricane Katrina blasted through the Gulf Coast, dominating newspaper headlines and television news broadcasts, some Americans were starting to wonder what happened to the ongoing story of Iraq (search). According to recent polls, many Americans think the U.S military is not doing a good job of …

There is a lot that I cannot do. Open heart surgery looks particularly hard. Ditto brain surgery, rocket science, heck, even simple algebra is over my head. But one thing I do know how to do, and very well I might add — all by myself — is go to …

The influence of the movie “Sideways” (search) has some wine drinkers’ favorite tipple turning to vinegar in their mouths. Though the vino-drenched comedy has inspired more people than ever to flock to their local cafes, wine shops and vineyards to sip a glass of red or white, it also has …

Recall Atlanta District Attorney Paul Howard (search): that is the subject of this evening’s “Talking Points Memo.” You may remember we investigated Howard because he allowed a woman who killed her baby to avoid jail time. The case of little Destiny Ashe was outrageous, and we have found hundreds of …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Questions about Gannon Critics have accused the White House of granting unusual access to Jeff Gannon (search) — the reporter who recently resigned as White House correspondent for a conservative Web site. But the White House clears in other reporters with partisan …

I remember when I was a kid in college, I worked at this factory and new owners were coming in. Most of my fellow floor workers didn’t like what they were hearing about the new owners. So they came out the block opposed to any changes the new owners might …

I don’t know about you, but one of the things I’m most fascinated by is time. How quickly it goes by and how much it changes. What’s got me thinking deep here is an old newspaper I had sitting around in my office. How old? One week. Just seven days …