This Week's Whispers

Picking Up Where Ron Brown Left Off
Why Not Impeach Bush? Dick Cheney • The Ragin’ Cajun, Frothing Over ’08

Archive

November 12, 2006
Out of the Fire and Into the Frying Pan
The Speaker and Her Smackdown Roots? • Political Ads, From Bad to Worse

November 5, 2006
Back and Looking at the Bright Side
A New York State of Mind? • Job No. 1: Fixing Public Schools

October 29, 2006
No. 2 Democrat Is Maryland's No. 1
A Compliment But Steeped in Politics • Why a Rice-Obama Race Isn't Crazy

October 22, 2006
No Pigeonholing Paulson
Chatty Abramoff Gets an FBI Desk • Spectator Is Wild About GW

October 15, 2006
School Boss's Fear: Failing Jeopardy!
Why Katie's not all bad for Bob • Don't say no to who has the dough

October 8, 2006
Jackie's Desperate Plea: Don't Publish
Dean says Clinton was right • Abizaid can blame Turner for getting sick

October 1, 2006
Boehlert says goodbye to barbecues and hello to baseball
Ashton invades D.C. • Albright unhappy about ABC's 9/11 miniseries

September 24, 2006
Pelosi: Tough but With a Sweet Tooth
Politicians using Facebook • Pollster to GOP: Shut up and leave

September 17, 2006
President Bush loves Sharpies just like his dad
Can Magnum P.I. Replace Moses? • Ann Richards's U.S. News secret

September 10, 2006
Is It Time for Kofi to Turn Out the Lights?
Schwab in upgrade heaven • Will Harvard look to D.C. for its president?

September 3, 2006
Clock watching in the West Wing
Lawyer suggested Armitage keep quiet • Barenaked Ladies do NASCAR

August 27, 2006
Coleman plays ping-pong in China
Congress could get cozy with the NFL • The official book on Cheney

August 20, 2006
Up Politics Creek With a Kayak Paddle
Animal House in the West Wing • Is it Gingrich's to lose in '08?

August 6, 2006
Wolf TV: Nobody Says 'No' to Nancy Haddad
Dean finally gets DSL • News on the case about the fake doctor

July 30, 2006
Wolf TV: Not as Easy as It Looks
Katie crashes Washington • Is Spitzer eyeing the oval office?

July 23, 2006
False Advertising: DeWine Take 2
Reviewing Those Signing Statements • Buying Rooms and Losing Goodwill

July 16, 2006
Greta Van Susteren
That Times leak was no surprise • First family feud

July 9, 2006
The Wal-Mart vote
Will Hillary start dating an Iowan? • Cheney is hooked

July 3, 2006
This FEMA chief knows hurricanes
Better late than never for Kerry • In dad's footsteps: a Bush for veep?

June 26, 2006
Dave Matthews: No political chicken
Three for 2008: Hill, Russ, and Mark • Bubba agrees, Texans do it best

June 19, 2006
Chertoff avoids E-mail
Time for some hill hazard pay? • Brangelina's baby isn't Namibia's No. 1

June 12, 2006
Coach Denny now House principal
Fight for Taiwan? Fuggetaboutit • Maybe boot camp for NFL bad boys

June 5, 2006
A few good spooks
The more you know, the more you get • Officials and hometown ties

May 29, 2006
Practicing therapy that he preaches
100 women, 100 frocks • Ugly Americans, in black and white

May 22, 2006
Tampering with the Zapruder film?
A high-level voice on climate change • And now the Tony Snow Show

May 15, 2006
Biloxi puppy lift via Air Force One
The ex-secretary and X-Mins • A Mexican mission to Little Rock

May 8, 2006
Church and state: A cue from JFK
Arkansas Royalty: Huckabee or Times• Maybe 2008 Is the Third-Party Charm

May 1, 2006
Today's lesson: Pandemic 101
New orders for Pentagon press • On Iran, more hawkish than Bush

April 24, 2006
Iranian nukes? Hey, what's the rush?
New take on a decades-old trend • That Tofurkey might just save your life

April 17, 2006
A judge's paycheck
Kerry greases the skids for 2008 • The dinosaur still has game

April 10, 2006
Skin mags? Not at this department
It's all in the politics • An old warrior may be losing the fight

April 3, 2006
D.C. Style: Brooks Brothers cowboy
When younger is not always better • One Newt under God

March 27, 2006
SpongeBob on Brit Hume's target list
Rummy's really a pressroom junkie • California Condi?

March 20, 2006
I love you, man'-–this time in person
Gingrich swinging for the 2008 fence • Fat soldiers? Blame Halliburton

March 13, 2006
For Kerry, it feels like 1972 again
Oscars' MIA still shooting in Iraq • Al Jazeera's take on the world

March 6, 2006
Stewart for the 'Congressional 500'
OnStar? Help, I'm lost in Baghdad • Beauty and the media beast

February 27, 2006
The 'Jo-No' effect
A little paper is thinking big • Redskins get their place at State

February 20, 2006
Almost like dining with the president
Prof. Bubba • Dinner and a movie on Air Force One

February 13, 2006
Looking good in the green eyeshades
10 Democrats and counting • More Richard Nixon tapes

January 30, 2006
Senator 'Taz' to the rescue
Where there's smoke there's Bill • Odds favor a Bush nuke proposal

January 23, 2006
Vegging out with the soup Nazi
No White House wedding bells • The secretary of Starbucks

January 16, 2006
Everybody's favorite
Al Gore says no • Al Capone's caddy

December 26, 2005
Dingell says the darndest things
Drug smugglers • Saving CBS

December 19, 2005
Hastert's helper
Kerry's go-to guy • Alito backlash

December 12, 2005
Kerry's Christmas goose
Putting the tree in Christmas • Kennedy on bloggers

December 5, 2005
The Oval Office felt square to some
A panda promise • How the other half lives

November 28, 2005
A modern-day Thomas Jefferson?
Out of the frying pan • First spouses for literacy • Rush shushed?

November 21, 2005
'Regular guy' Alito
Better call Bubba • Teddy has a future in TV

November 14, 2005
Albright's secret
Plus: Hoover back in a closet • Feng Shui in war plans?

November 7, 2005
Dems rebuild
Plus: What does france know? • How Hillary wins the White House

October 24, 2005
The male Harriet Miers'
Plus: Mel's passion • Girls rule in Dee Dee Myers's world

October 17, 2005
Air Condi
Plus: Cable TV Junkies • Feelin groovy with the General

October 10, 2005
Jenna's other side
Plus: Harley hogs to heaven's angels • Oh, to have been in Joe Biden's shoes

October 3, 2005
Another presidential library
Plus: This gentleman prefers Natalie • At least they saved the bubbly

September 26, 2005
A different path for Hurricane Campbell
Plus: Jumping back in the saddle • Hollywood still loves New Orleans

September 19, 2005
'Love or let me die'
Plus: The Mormon thing • You're protesting a Katrina food drive?

September 12, 2005
For job-or wedding
Plus: Are Arnold's woes Clinton's gain? • Freedom walk stirs antiwar passions

September 5, 2005
Bush thinks Texas big
Plus: Jailed reporter's Emily Post touch • Gassing about illegals back home

August 29, 2005
Don't dare spy without it
Plus: An Al Qaeda man gets his due • Selling just about anything on eBay

August 8, 2005
They all scream for ice cream in D.C.
Plus: Even the library will be faith-based • Injured, but still able to serve

August 1, 2005
Pols rockin' out, on iPod or 8-track
Plus: Yankee lefty might pitch to the right • The fortieth time is the charm

July 25, 2005
One childhood wish comes true
Plus: Daschle's defeat didn't end election • The heat is on for a Waco run

July 18, 2005
It's 1776 all over again
Plus: Anchors ahead for Henry and Bash? • Once a dealer, always a dealer

July 4, 2005
Hello, this is Walter Cronkite
Plus: The 'Black Track' • A Wolfowitz in sheep's clothing

June 27, 2005
Nats fever
Plus: Will Barbara Bush tuck Bubba in? • Playboy adviser

June 20, 2005
Hillary is 'Sen. eBay'
Plus: Out-takes from Osama • Hunted down, this Fox bites back

June 13, 2005
Six months later, good medical news
Plus: Condi's new French 'do' • The last secrets of Sergeant Presley

June 6, 2005
Comics & Curfews
Plus: In North Korea, a hostage-free zone • A congressman's private passion

May 30, 2005
Karl Rove's secret to success: Eggies
Plus: Rice wants it—but in draft form • Coast Guard sinks a tradition

May 23, 2005
McCain's TV movie: It's not an ego trip
Plus: Have it your way, birthday boy • The GOP's new star

May 16, 2005
Only the strong for the Tour de Bush
Plus: Family hour with Idol fans • The Bush boys: No break in 2008?

May 9, 2005
Thumbs up for '08 for the Kerry clan
Plus: Those Sunday morning TV wars • The man who paddled the Prez

May 2, 2005
Yep, Howard Dean takes the Subway
Plus: From the dim mists of history • Where to dine like a Republican

April 25, 2005
America's school boss struggles
Plus: Rummy rumors • Supremely funny gift • Presidential iPod

April 18, 2005
Democratic presidential hopefuls driving in the red
Plus: Frank talk on gay marriage • PETA's fish warning

April 11, 2005
A spy chief gets down, on the farm
Plus: Hollywood's one-man police force • Simple Life too weird for Pelosi

April 4, 2005
Extreme makeover, congressional style
Plus: Nuclear forecast • Where's Deano? • Causing a ruckus

March 28, 2005
Taming the jokes for D.C.
Plus: Is Haley the new Jimmy? • Caviar for Colin • Gas guzzlers

March 21, 2005
Ford felt dissed by Reagan and Bush
Plus: No chill for the CIA • Animal talk • A few good voices

March 14, 2005
At the U.N., 'beating a wave with a hammer'
Plus: A marine first? • Baseball's solo shot • Shushing Bubba

March 7, 2005
The follow-up to AP's hit on NASA's O'Keefe
Plus: Condi vs. Hillary? • The 2008 five • Denzel's big donation

February 28, 2005
Call him the "people's lawyer," Gonzales says
Plus: Oscar politics • Short on tort • Rove's deputy debut

February 21, 2005
Shareholders gun for a peek at secret donations
Plus: Who's on first? • Capital blogs • Just like Clinton

February 14, 2005
Bob Dole finds irony in his fall
Plus: Spotlight on Lockhart • NBC's go-to guy • Encore for Rice

January 31, 2005
Al Franken TV
Plus: Bubba for Arnold • Reagan off the cuff • White House fairy tale

January 24, 2005
Colin Powell's exit strategy
Plus: Hillary's in • Wheels of fashion • Fockers fan

January 17, 2005
Could Jeb and Colin last beyond tsunami relief?
Plus: Travels with W • Air Spice One • The dogs of war

January 10, 2005
PETA has a beef with Jimmy Carter's fishing
Plus: Taffy for Cheney • A $40 million bet • Bubba's bounce

December 20, 2004
Press corps whines: food, access, carry-ons
Plus: Siriusly weird • The Rove Senate • Carter on canvas

December 13, 2004
Not sick of 2004 yet? Here come the books
Plus: Guns? What guns? • Absentee host • Poison poppies

December 6, 2004
Hillary keeps 'em guessing
Plus: Barney, the red-nosed scottie • Do it or die? • Never too soon

November 29, 2004
With pundit vs. pundit
Plus: Alien Arnold • Little big man • An All-New York Series

November 22, 2004
Looking out for Iraq veterans
Plus: Jackie's bubble-top • Honest Abe's secret • Rove's last stand

November 15, 2004
The spies are still around
Plus: The Obama factor • Monica who? • Brain over brawn

November 8, 2004
Publishing war begins over Tenet's CIA book
Plus: Rushing marriage? • Justice Hillary • Comeback Cocktail

November 1, 2004
Vera Drake: a cue from The Passion of the Christ
Plus: Betting on Bush • Unity Call • Wayne's world

October 25, 2004
Wait a minute–aren't we on the same side?
Plus: Sad state of spying • Secret sickness • The power of words

October 18, 2004
Gridiron Club considers joining the 21st century
Plus: The anti-Moore • It's Yahoo! baby • Help the homeless

October 11, 2004
Life as a military brat aids Elizabeth Edwards
Plus: John's GOP threads • Shushing the spooks • Breck girl attack

October 4, 2004
20 million Clintonite E-mails, for the nosy
Plus: High noon it ain't • Gettin' on down • Ad wars, continued

September 27, 2004
CNN, Fox News eclipse Big Three nets after 9/11
Plus: Bush Poster child • Bedtime For Bill • Sticky waffles

September 20, 2004
Flyboys go all sensitive in new TV ads
Plus: Peek-a-boo • Shotgun John • Trump cards

September 13, 2004
Bubba bellies on up to a brand-new salad bar
Plus: The bachelor's pick • Tiger in the tank • Pedaling prez

September 6, 2004
Beijing comes under the spotlight
Plus: Dick Clark's golden rule • Lady in red • Capitol octopus

August 30, 2004
GOP goes gospel, Latin to counter groovy Kerry
Plus: First lady race • Blackball • Retirement bummer

August 16, 2004
Minority scribes have a dream, and it's not D.C.
Plus: Grrrl talk • Chelsea's way • Hughes unvarnished

August 9, 2004
Dems' new deal? Bully for better news stories
Plus: Coming and going • Spy Kids • Political non-idol

August 2, 2004
Oh yeah, and don't forget to bring those gas masks
Plus: Olympic cheats • Cuss-Word Fallout • The JFK way

July 19, 2004
The new conspiracy: Rush and Rupert's Fox
Plus: Cheney the spook? • Waco or Dallas • Pardon the king

July 12, 2004
Cussing's no stranger to the Bush White House
Plus: Calling the shots • DeLay's consigliere • Running while black

June 21, 2004
Four more years? Think 'Reagan-sized ideas'
Plus: Kerry, Reagan–not what you think • Domino's delivers • A new money honey

June 14, 2004
Still seeking forgiveness, this time on al Jazeera
Plus: Rock the twins • Kerry's final three • Gore vs. Clinton

June 7, 2004
Dems say 'toon in this week, turn out this fall
Plus: Handling the Truth • Rush to judgment • Campaign from home

May 31, 2004
Inside the Ragin' Cajun's struly bizarre crystal ball
Plus: Rapping Ralph • Bubba's big book • You're Fired!

May 24, 2004
From the White House, a nightmare scenario
Plus: Shut out on Sunday • Getting Ralph • The Bush Meter

May 17, 2004
A Golden Boy's guide to the Bush-Kerry contest
Plus: Saving Jessica II? • The Daddy deferment • From dork to prez

May 10, 2004
No more freebies for those foreign pressies
Plus: Bill's free pass • The Senate's D.A. • The wrong helmet

May 3, 2004
Air Kerry: Nonunion and previously Air Bush
Plus: The ketchup embargo • Ebert & Bush • Oilman to oilman

April 26, 2004
Dean needed two more weeks for his comeback
Plus: Telling the big guy to go stuff it • Yep, more on Omarosa • Psychedelic prez

April 19, 2004
High gasoline prices fuel campaign clash
Plus: Bush won't eat Bart's shorts • Snuffed out? • Specter of defeat

April 12, 2004
Team Bush lends a hand to a brand-new TV show
Plus: Mama Matalin's rule: Be loyal • President. . .Rice? • A kibosh on Chalabi

April 5, 2004
Veep tips from the last dark horse: Dan Quayle
Plus: Moving the piano • Working vacation • Bill's garage sale

March 22, 2004
Bush's M.B.A. approach takes root in the Army
Plus: Built by McAuliffe • So long, Bill • John's Republicans

March 15, 2004
One year later, muted cheers for all in Iraq war
Plus: Special ops kids • Going AWOL on Stern • Grave shortage

March 8, 2004
Playing the Cheney card. Who woulda thunk it?
Plus: Going for the green • Love her, hate her • No whale left behind

February 23, 2004
Where's the beef? Try God, says political guru
Plus: The Atkins pyramid • Veterans brigade • Teresa with an A

February 16, 2004
Hold the freedom fries, it's back to pâte and brie
Plus: Delay says stuff a ham hock in it • Covert operation • Snubbing Laura

February 9, 2004
In the end, it's still the party of the Kennedys
Plus: P. Diddy joins Mcauliffe's posse • GOP hate mail • Feliz Wes Clark

February 2, 2004
Sports bras, the latest in U.S. Army fashion
Plus: Calendar-girl catfight over Bush • Cold season • I'll be back

January 26, 2004
Contrite W: 'I am just little old Barbara's son'
Plus: Argyle, Part 2 • As we go to press ... • October surprise

January 19, 2004
Phew! Dean won't copy that Al-Tipper smooch
Plus: Hamas Heights • In for the long haul • Help wanted

January 12, 2004
Whoa! Speaker Hastert stiff-arms the Supremes
Plus: Excavating Dean • Seal of approval • The General's Miata

December 22, 2003
'Radio Free NRA' eyes broadcast from Mexico
Plus: Realignment job • He's still daddy's boy • Memo to the boss

December 15, 2003
Some odd side effects of Dr. Dean's donor advice
Plus: Holiday flu Blues • Hankies, please • Gen. Big Mouth

December 8, 2003
Ready, set, and (almost) go for Team Bush in '04
Plus: Washroom chatter • In for a dime... • Flight of the bird

December 1, 2003
From Wilson to Saddam: hide-and-seek advice
Plus: Crazy economics • Isabel elbow • Fighting for No. 3

November 24, 2003
Would Bush want his girls on Iraq's front line?
Plus: Leno For Cheap • Leno For Cheap • Leno For Cheap

November 17, 2003
Forget the Gipper flap. Mel Gibson is next up
Plus: Rebels for Dean • California dreamin' • Kennedy chic

November 10, 2003
Even Whitney had bad White House manners
Plus: Egging growth on • Bisexual politics • Reader-in-Chief

November 3, 2003
Why those Bush state dinners end so early
Plus: The K Street shuffle • Pumpkin head • Breaking news

October 27, 2003
GOP black-flagged on Democrats' 'Spin Alley'
Plus: Go Marlins! • Baghdad Don • Go Army!

October 20, 2003
Wilson adds ammo to hit war credibility gap
Wedding bells? • They sue, they score • Back on the list

October 13, 2003
Clinton's old consigliere joins the Clark campaign
Wishful thinking • Hi, this is Al Gore • Too cool

October 6, 2003
Just name it the USS Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Plus: The Two-Front Draft • Here Comes Dean • Dialing In

September 29, 2003
`Mission accomplished': Bush brag or Demo fib?
Plus: Barking at terror • Ditching Dick • Crime pays

September 22, 2003
Is the Vietnam `wall' inviting a terrorist hit?
Plus: Clooneymania • Hanging around • Wes and Hillary

September 15, 2003
President Carter's novel: more than a few peanuts
Plus: On A Short Leash • Warren And Gray • Running On Empty

September 8, 2003
Dean moves to end the Democratic family feud
Plus: Bought And Paid For • Just Call Him K-R • Fobs For Clark

August 25, 2003
Better dead than zooed, say Dumbo's protectors
Plus: Squeezing play • Chinese checkers • Brother act?

August 18, 2003
No reporter cover-up: Kennedy kept sex secret
Plus: Nader's 9/11 plan • The girls club • Family ties

August 11, 2003
Bush's not-ready-for-prime-time players
Plus: Truth in tips • High steppers • Unfriendly fire

July 28, 2003
Now it's the Democrats' turn to boycott–Fox
Plus: Quayle Hunting • Condom Keepsake • The Joe Factor

July 21, 2003
Seabiscuit finally gets the roses
Plus: Smoking Section • War Council • Cutting the Cards

July 14, 2003
Sen. Joe Biden likes his chances in '04 prez race
Plus: The air up there • The colonel's suit • California

June 30, 2003
Bill's pals push N.Y. mayor job
Plus: Designer uniforms • Robbing Peter • Travel tips

June 23, 2003
Spooks: No reliable intel on Iraqi weapons
Plus: Gee-whiz TV • Major leaguer • An inflatable what?

June 16, 2003
The GOP's Gilligan plan: Thurston Howell III lives!
Plus: Quiet, Karl! • Party animals • Ready to run

June 9, 2003
M1-A1 Abrams: tough to kill, but not invulnerable
Plus: Cabinet campaign • Get her now • White House bam!

June 2, 2003
Office Depot, Microsoft bow to Bush's bargainer
Plus: Watching Hillary • Packing heat • Clark's sequel

May 26, 2003
Attacks on Heinz Kerry may unlock ketchup cash
Status symbol • Labor pains • Comeback kid

May 19, 2003
It's payback time for those nations that helped Iraq
Driving Ms. Hillary • Who's on first? • Call waiting

May 12, 2003
The 2004 White House race is already taxing you
Plus: Experience pays • A new Torie? • First phone attack

May 5, 2003
Next, a new big-picture guy bound for Baghdad?
Plus: Shock and awe • $10,000 question • Ace of Saddam

April 28, 2003
Easing an Asian arms race during a ski fling
Plus: Out of juice • Latrine duty • Pet power

April 21, 2003
Bookworms, pack rats: the nation's secret warriors
Plus: Patriotic duty • Charity case • Jeb vs. Hillary

April 14, 2003
Newt edits Gettysburg: South's Lee routs North
Plus: Bench-pressing the economy • Nancy's touch • Flying high

April 7, 2003
Pundit patrol: shushing generals, helping Clinton
Plus: Holding the bag • Take no prisoners • Dissing Blair

March 31, 2003
Chris Dodd's hunt for old Senate heirlooms
Plus: Stick to the tube • Rove vs. Cheney • Black power

March 24, 2003
Ex-Clinton aide says Bill lost the nuclear codes
Plus: Blue and gray • CNN gets FOXy • Travels with Newt

March 17, 2003
Speaker's orders: Hire more blacks, Hispanics
Plus: All buttoned up • What dominoes? • A new `Scud stud'?

March 10, 2003
A hot market for the inside scoop on Baghdad
Plus: A new ballgame • Invidious E-mail • Patriot dreams

February 24, 2003
Fox, CNN gear up for the mother of all media wars
Plus: A Hoosier plea • Clark's tease • The story of W

February 17, 2003
Pitching the military to New Yorker moms
Plus: General Gingrich • Rising star • No, you carry it

February 10, 2003
43 ties up 41's loose ends on taxes, elitism, Iraq
Plus: The man show • No more jokes • Pinch hitter

January 27, 2003
Screenplay for Oscar's security goes nationwide
The Bush squeeze • Mile-high comfort • 'I'm no prize'

January 20, 2003
How Bush leads: part Patton, part Dangerfield
Plus: Clark's choice • Kerry's gain • Eyes on Edwards

January 13, 2003
Move over, 'Maverick,' for Iraq's crafty top guns
Castro's other Bush • Famine's army • Bear of a friend

December 23, 2002
'Rhymes with Mitch?' Must be budget time
Plus: Running on empty • Clinton Inn • Burrowing in

December 16, 2002
Bush eyes Fed, Supreme Court sugarplums in '03
Gotta have faith • Making a list • Clinton-gear

December 9, 2002
Saudi kids warned: Keep your nose clean–or leave
Ramping up • Win by losing • Zinging Zogby

December 2, 2002
How the White House helped Bob Woodward
Majority: Part II • Eat at Joe's • The Baghdad flu

November 25, 2002
Even as he splits, Dick Armey is stirring it up
As goes Europe... • Mr. Authentic • Leak patrol

November 18, 2002
A Secret Service 'King' rides off into hog heaven
Digital footprints • Gumshoe work • The enemy within

November 11, 2002
NASA boss keeps his ejection seat very busy
Ari's record deal • Schwab for O'Neill • Internal affairs

November 4, 2002
Whoa, man! Republicans went to Woodstock too
Back to the future • The book on Iraq • Postal plot

October 28, 2002
Foes say 'Gore in '04' ain't worth a worry
Lawyers on parade • Homeland's home • Going nuclear

October 21, 2002
Crossed wires and, oops, the CIA boss takes a hit
'Baby Bushies' • Colin, on line one • Get the patch

October 14, 2002
A cornfield conspiracy: soaking the news media
Nice talk • Extra credit • Off the cuff

October 7, 2002
Neither sleet nor G-men stopped bin Laden's mail
Hillary veepstakes • Velvet hammer • Out of the closet

September 30, 2002
Giving the bum's rush to those graveyard voters
Ranch hands • Pleasure boys • Doves vs. hawks

September 23, 2002
Rummy asked to rescue Rambo's favorite weapon
Harbor lights • A Jewish cause • Little Rock rant

September 16, 2002
Alien offer: a quick buck for an anthrax building
Musical chairs • Saddam Capone • Gas masks to go

September 9, 2002
Extreme TV, CNN-style: Bush on the dog gassing
Baghdad bound? • Green with anger • Tears for Argentina

August 19, 2002
Who needs Viagra? Get the real McCoy–free!
Down-home fight • Digging up Bushes • Trading up

August 12, 2002
9/11 leak probe enters the murky world of politics
Excedrin No. 119 • GOP odds on '04 • Clinton SWAT team

August 5, 2002
The Old Man & the Rivers: A Showdown
Powell's options • Recount redux • Gotta run

July 29, 2002
A bounty hunt for bin Laden yields heads, ears
Army pride • Homeland freeze • The sheen is off

July 22, 2002
Say it ain't so! O'Neill says Washington's all wet
Gunning for Norm • Dividing heroes • Jeb's payback

July 1, 2002
Horrors! The Watergate break-in foiled by a flick
Gringo command • Churchill redux? • Card sharks

June 24, 2002
Who gets all those 'fake' Hill frequent flier miles?
About face • Rum and coconut • Weenie primer

June 17, 2002
Flash! Legal eagle denies Internet deadbeat charge
Cookies, anyone? • Alan's exit • Calling all docs

June 10, 2002
White House prefers 'Me the Press' to 'Gotcha Sam'
Waiting game • Nudie patrol • The 2000 model

June 3, 2002
Shades of Mondale and Dole spark a youth drive
Guns are butter • Getting gassed • Money bags

May 27, 2002
What's all that quacking at Voice of America?
Plus: Rabbi Feinberg • The 30-year itch • Library science

May 20, 2002
Beep-beep: Detroit gets a wake-up call on SUVs
The Rummy Mantra • Air Dubya • General Do-right

May 13, 2002
CIA says Clancy spun it right in "Sum of All Fears"
DNC IOUs • CNN 'girl-cott' • Gotcha journalism

May 6, 2002
Your tax dollars at work: Was al Qaeda at OK City?
Frankly speaking • In the mail • Tag teams

April 29, 2002
Oops! The secret's out on plan to slam Bush, GOP
Father Gay • Banning Clinton • Brass knuckles

April 22, 2002
'W' marks the spot: 'Bush brand' boosts GOP
Drifting left • War queen • Target: McAuliffe

April 15, 2002
New CNN 'Crossfire' has GOP turning the channel
Reverse Robin Hood • Job well done • Arkansas traveler

April 8, 2002
Intrigue and plots lead to absences in Beirut
Embattled Arafat • Free Saigon! • Irish terrorists?

April 1, 2002
Ridge fight is more about hiding Card, Rove, Rice
Roberts Ridge • Golden rule • Skivvy patrol

March 25, 2002
Was Nixon, not Clinton, the 'first black president'?
Ridge Inc. • In the mail–still • The 'Nam ticket

March 18, 2002
Don't look now, but that legacy thing is ba-ack
Ladies who tour • Quayle hunting • Thinking green

March 11, 2002
Fed cops in heated rivalry for Secret Service officers
Eveready Democrat • The Edwards buzz • Senator Sam?

February 25, 2002
The countdown begins: Get your soft money now
The big sell • Grabbing the green • Veep 007

February 18, 2002
Fear factor: Palestinian Valentines–or ambush?
Squishy man? • Naming names • Who's got dish?

February 11, 2002
Anthrax fallout: Late invites, bounced checks
The passion thing • Lott's back • Get over it

January 28, 2002
Aggressive war on terror steps on State's 'diplo-toes'
Is Iran next? • The next Sadat • Senator Squash

January 21, 2002
Afghan success paves the way for USS Green Beret
Partially there • Taxing Tom • Court dates

January 14, 2002
George 'McKinley' trades up to a 'Theodore' Bush
Green with anger • Anthrax, the suit • Secret no more

December 31, 2001
The book on laundering money: 'It's as easy as pie'
Saddam Claus • Ties that bind • Trading zone

December 24, 2001
A coup at Treasury? Not on W's time–count on it
Road warrior Ridge • Secret switcheroo • Cowboys jammies

December 17, 2001
He played president: Now Al Sharpton gets the bill
A Korean pox? • Teachers' pets • London calling

December 10, 2001
A female Right Stuffer takes on the Pentagon
Joining the fight • Postal bonuses • All shook up

December 3, 2001
Going way beyond 'It's the Taliban, stupid!' approach
Plus: Blood's thicker • Gulf War guilt • Dear diary

November 26, 2001
Bush finds his sea legs, with help from his team
Plus: Down on the farm • Tennessee two-step • Book 'em

November 19, 2001
If you can't beat them, give them a job
National treasure • State of State • GOP Taliban

November 12, 2001
You're safe, so stop trying to find out how much so
Black Wednesday • Just in case • Hot wired

November 5, 2001
On Capitol Hill, a bit of the Keystone Kops
Un-Customary cut • Bunkered in • Nut-case alert

October 29, 2001
Pentagon slows Clinton's bid for women in combat
Scandal No. 502 • Eat in • State of anthrax

October 22, 2001
Even as 'Senator Pothole,' Hillary has 'em guessing
The commish • Wishful thinking • Buy bullets!

October 8, 2001
Press agrees to Bush's self-censorship request
Boltin' Bolten • In the middle • Minutemen

October 1, 2001
A new kind of plumbers' unit
AWOL GOP Congress • War council • Suspended politics

September 17, 2001
Al Gore is back
Plus: Girls and guns • Safe cracker • Friendly fire

September 10, 2001
Clinton's 'Travelgate' kin has stepped in it again
Makeup tax • Miami 2004 • Dollar general

September 3, 2001
Rest in peace, Elvis-style
Not on our watch! • What's in a name? • The air up there

August 20, 2001
Navy cringes at heroic tales
Bush-Card • Kay the Great • Bill to Albany?

August 13, 2001
Bush's lure isn't the paycheck
Out Foxed • Prime time Bill • Breaking point

August 6, 2001
That old White House fever
Picky, picky Bill • Going underground • Red or white?

July 30, 2001
Fraud fuels election reforms
Plus: Backfire • Yield the chair • Clinton day

July 23, 2001
A Nixon-in-China moment?
Bob Dole clones • Surplus worry • Misty memories

July 9, 2001
Everyone into the pool–not!
Plus: Promises, promises • One-termer? • Strategizing 2002

July 2, 2001
EPA water clubs shun city taps
Rumor central • Return of Bubba • The energy veep

June 25, 2001
Keep that Nader button handy
Porking out • Blue, Gray, Green • Whole Lotta worry

June 18, 2001
Wild blue yonder bonuses
More Al watch • Turn the Paige • Summer fun

June 11, 2001
Curtains for that civility stuff
Plus: Model grandkid • Go Al Jr. • In Kerry's web

June 4, 2001
Crossing palms at the CIA
No heads up • Supreme pol? • What's in a word?

May 28, 2001
A 'nickel' for your thoughts
Cheap trick • It's the water • What peeves him

May 21, 2001
Senate vets bucked up Kerrey
Now batting ... at Treasury ... • Tricky Terry • Russ for Prez

May 14, 2001
Bush wears on Secret Service
Mopping up • Duck, he's dialing • Florida tease

May 7, 2001
No gold for Olympic security
Hey, big spenders • The drifter • Casting call

April 30, 2001
Colin? Bandar. Call Ariel now!
100-day war • Tough guy • Tacky thieves

April 23, 2001
Private! You are somebody!
Soul searching • Crimson rising • About face

April 16, 2001
Al Gore, teeing it up for 2004
Burning money • Hot rod Lincoln • Enuf awready

April 9, 2001
It's Hillary's turn for intern problems
Separation papers • Lone ranger • Artful dodgers

April 2, 2001
Peeping Toms still tax the IRS
Macho man • Eternally faithful • Queen Margaret

March 26, 2001
It pays to snooze in Congress
Yacht race • Political generals • Party poopers

March 19, 2001
Oh, jeez: Bill admires Dubya
Sue chef • Gravy train • Easter trial

March 12, 2001
Four more of "We wuz robbed"
Now, that's rich • Puff daddy • JFK on the air

March 5, 2001
Dead end to the paper chase
Hanging tough • Checkered flag • Cashing out

February 26, 2001
Rewriting Clinton's messy exit
Fogged in • Split decision • His own man

February 19, 2001
Say so long to the Blue Goose
Follow the money • Only the lonely? • Second opinion

February 12, 2001
Rat Pack II: Frank, Ronnie, Tip
$10,000 a day • Specimen cup • Never say never

February 5, 2001
Plotting GOP gains for 2002
Rolling the dice • Money pit • After Dubya

January 29, 2001
Still fighting the Vietnam War
Volume 1 • Think again • Fantasy league

January 22, 2001
Welcome to Washington
Right stuff • Judge Ashcroft • Virtual president

January 15, 2001
Big mouths walk Bush's plank
Pardon me? • Mission impossible • Benedict Newt

January 8, 2001
The mouth that keeps roaring
Peace dividend • First among equals • Snubbed spoiler

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