1. It has been noted that John McCain has two sons currently in the military and one serving in Iraq. When was the last election in which a major party nominee had a son serving in the military in combat? 2. President Bush did not attend the Republican National Convention but instead addressed the convention by video. Who was the ...

Letter No 741, October 28 1962 Today was one of those New York days that are almost as crystalline in January as they are in June or October. Like many millions of other people, I put the clock back last evening to justify staying up later than usual. A couple of friends came in, the man a member of the ...

John Edwards could have taken the Jim Webb route when NPR grilled him yesterday about his interest in reprising his role as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, but instead he said this: "I am prepared to seriously consider anything, anything he asks me to do for our country." If Barack Obama were to choose Edwards, it would create an unusual ...