FICTION 1. "Alex Cross's Trial" by James Patterson, Richard DiLallo (Little, Brown) 2. "Blood Promise: A Vampire Academy Novel" by Richelle Mead (Razorbill) 3. "South of Broad" by Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese) 4. "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett (Putnam/Amy Einhorn) 5. "The White Queen" by Philippa Gregory (Touchstone) 6. "206 Bones: A Novel ...

There were plenty of familiar faces on-screen during TV coverage of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, people like James Carville, Laura Ingraham, Karl Rove, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Joe Trippi and Dick Morris. What it lacked, some critics suggest, were people with real expertise in what the ...

Democrats can't stop spreading the tale that Bill Clinton was the fountain of our prosperity during nie "Golden '90s." You probably heard them retelling this hoary myth at that Denver rock concert, with Bill beaming beatifically whenever Obama or some lesser light began publicly bowing and scraping before his economic wizardry. And you'll be hearing it many times ...

Politicians on holiday never quite look at ease. Relaxing is not what statesmen are supposed to do. That has been part of the sport for photographers ever since early experiments in the holiday photo-opportunity emerged at the start of the 20th century. The sight of Lloyd George digging his garden in Wales must have prompted voters to wonder if he ...