Osama bin Laden

"America can do whatever we set our mind to," President Obama said. In mid-September 2001, Ground Zero was still smoldering when another president made aRead More

Donald Trump in NH

"You know it's very cool being a television star," Donald Trump said. The president's release of his birth certificate guaranteed Trump's trip to New HampshireRead More

Kate’s dress revealed

PLYMOUTH, N.H. — As attention focuses on bride-to-be Kate Middleton, many are comparing her to her fiancée's mother Princess Diana. And just in time, aRead More

Obama’s Budget Speech

But, this time, I'm afraid the President's words will become "just words"…lost in the deep divide between political parties. Because, once again, the President contradictedRead More

Government Shutdown

But a government shutdown would be just a zero:  nobody wins, and everybody loses. With time running out before Washington may go dark, they're doingRead More

Crisis in Libya

Begin with "why".  As in, why are we there? At a minimum, you might think the U.S. is in Libya because our national security isRead More

Obama on Crisis in Libya

Most of the president's speech was an explanation – a defense – of why we're there. And I think the president was persuasive – arguingRead More

Libya and the War on Terror

Defense Secretary Bill Gates said, "I don't know – 4 o'clock tomorrow?… In the next, I assume in the next few days." But we do knowRead More

Evacuation Day: Holiday or Not?

If you look hard enough – you can find some people on the job. But they're not losing out:  in exchange for showing up today,Read More

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Begin with Bob Haynes, the president of the Massachusetts AFL-CIO. When it was reported he was paid nearly $73,000 a year to be on theRead More