The Obama-Brown Presser: How Special Special Really Is

I have been dwelling on this for about a month: Which is more intimate, a “special partnership” or a “special relationship”? It is not an idle question, since it lies at the heart of the imaginary split that the Obama administration has caused between Britain and the United States. For years, both sides called the [...]

NY-20

Here you were, wondering what was going to become of all those election lawyers, now that it appears there may be an end to the recount saga in Minnesota. Could it get much closer than this one?: A mere 65 votes separated the two candidates late Tuesday in a Congressional contest in upstate New York [...]