The event drew criticism from one Catholic group, Catholics United, which called it a "shameful attempt to shoehorn authentic Catholic teaching into a partisan political agenda." more >>

To do something about unsafe toys and other products, start by blaming the right people. more >>

Romney had to finish first and did. For the also-rans, it was a decidedly mixed result. more >>

"This guy is brain dead. I know I’ll be quoted; I’ll be killed for that. more >>

Antiabortion conservatives, burned in the polls when they tried to stop the family of Florida's Terri Schiavo from removing her feeding tube, are planning another assault. But this time it won't be targeted on a single person. more >>

Here's my U.S. more >>

In a typically thorough, fair-minded, well-written article, the Washington Post's Dan Balz examines the indications that despite many predictions, Rudy Giuliani has a serious chance to win the Republican presidential nomination. You might have read a similar though at the time necessarily more speculative analysis six months ago. more >>

The latest Gallup/USAToday poll shows Rudy Giuliani with a big lead in the race for the Republican nomination. Giuliani gets 40 percent to 24 percent for John McCain, 9 for Newt Gingrich, 5 for Mitt Romney, and 3 for Sam Brownback. more >>