“The State Department is dropping plans to force diplomats to serve in Iraq because volunteers have filled all 48 vacant positions at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and in outlying provinces, The Associated Press has learned. The department will announce that it is dropping plans for ‘directed assignments’ for Iraq once personnel panels give a […]

Eventually, I think, Bush is one of few presidents who has actually sought to transform America’s place in the world — and out of necessity, what with the 9/11 attacks. He is a president that is attempting to establish a democratic-oriented beachhead in a part of the world where nobody thinks it’s possible. Now, we’ve […]

“New York governor Eliot Spitzer said at a private fund-raiser that he wants a Democratic-controlled state Senate to legalize gay marriage — a highly divisive and controversial issue — as one of its first priorities in 2009, a witness to the remarks told The Post. Spitzer, a gay-marriage proponent, pledged to help Democrats next November […]

Now, this I love. You don’t see this much. The Nevada Appeal, Conrad Velin is the columnist. Who is Conrad Velin? He’s regional finance director for Sierra Nevada Media Group, which includes the Nevada Appeal. “Contrary to Reports, the Nation’s Economy is Robust.” Here’s the concluding paragraph: “Therefore, folks, despite all the gloom and doom […]