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Can a Good Guy Like Bill Hancock Fix the BCS?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:25:00 EST

New BCS chief Bill Hancock is saintly. But to many, the current system that crowns a national champion is hell. Can the nice guy convert the infidels?

Obama Weighs the Cost of an Afghanistan Military Surge

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:10:00 EST

Skeptical Democrats demand a war tax as Afghanistan's declining security situation raises the financial burden of the U.S. in expanding its commitment there

The 00's: A Decade from Hell

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:10:00 EST

Bookended by 9/11 and a financial wipeout, the first 10 years of the century will likely go down as the most dispiriting decade Americans have lived through since World War II. Can the next one be better?

A Brief History Of Leftovers

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:10:00 EST

Leftovers have been a part of human eating culture since ancient man realized the fruits of a hunt would stay edible for a while if they were stored in the back of a cold, dark cave

Gay Rights: How a California Judge Is Challenging Obama

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:10:00 EST

A powerful judge has ordered the Executive Branch to stop interfering with his decision to allow a court employee to get health coverage for her wife

Leon Panetta Defends CIA Against DNI, Wins Over Doubters

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:10:00 EST

Lately, Panetta has eased CIA staffer doubts, winning kudos for defending the agency's turf from Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair

Are Minorities Getting Enough Out of the Stimulus?

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:10:00 EST

Federal and state governments are missing a great opportunity to use the stimulus to aid the poor and minority communities hardest hit by the Great Recession

Tuition Hikes: Protests in California and Elsewhere

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:10:00 EST

A combination of budget crises and the recession spark protests in GoldenState. But the problem plagues other public universities too

Guantanamo Bay: Inside Obama's Plan to Close the Center

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:10:00 EST

White House plans for terror suspects currently in detention are likely to outrage liberals and conservatives

Army Corps of Engineers Faulted in Katrina Destruction

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:10:00 EST

There can be something thrilling about accountability, so it was nice to see a federal judge declare the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers directly responsible for the destruction of most of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina

Helicopter Parents: The Backlash Against Overparenting

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:10:00 EST

Overparenting got way out of control in the past generation. But now a band of rebels is trying to restore some balance and sanity to family life and help bring all those anxious helicopter parents down for a soft landing