I think it's ironic that the Academy Awards directed YouTube to remove all clips from the weekend show at the same time that Rep. Rich Boucher (D-VA.) and John Dolittle ... Read More

A suicide bomber killed as many as two dozen bystanders outside of the US base in Kabul, Afghanistan today, and the Taliban claimed that Vice President Cheney was the target. ... Read More

In January, I pointed out that the Whitehouse had edited the (in)famous "Mission Accomplished" clip, removing the banner from the official image on the White House website. (See YouTube explanation.) The ... Read More

Courtesy Paramount Former Vice President Al Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth, won best documentary at the 79th Academy Awards. Environmental Guide Larry West has the details. Although Gore says this isn't a ... Read More

Abdel Kareem Nabil Suleiman, an Egyptian blogger, has been sentenced to four years in prison for expressing personal political beliefs at odds with the government. About's Journalism Guide Bridget Johnson ... Read More

In an effort to provide context as well "what's up now" ... here are updates to two stories: The Peolosi Plane and DP World's squabble with New York and New ... Read More

"Super Tuesday" is a modern political construct -- and in 2000 there were 16 states holding primaries on the same day in March. But the 2008 presidential election is historic: ... Read More

Seven of 21 Republican Senators who stand for re-election in 2008 voted with the Democrats to end the filibuster blocking a vote on the Iraq War troop escalation resolution. The ... Read More

Have an extra 10 minutes to spare? Consider helping the Sunlight Foundation conduct a review of Congressional web sites. It's easy (if the web site is logically organized) and informative ... Read More

This fundamental truth underlies the audacious effort Conversation Week 2007, slated for 25-31 March. The goal: kick-start conversations -- around the world -- that can change the world. The event marks ... Read More

Updated at 1.30 pm Pacific and 10.50 pm Pacific In short: No. My optimistic projection for votes to end debate was 57 (60 are needed). The actual vote was 56-34 -- ... Read More

Soldiers are dying in Humvees in Iraq in sufficient numbers that Marine Corps and Army officials are petitioning Congress for extra money for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPs), at ... Read More

Updated 1.50 pm Pacific On Friday, the US House of Representatives passed (246-182) a non-binding resolution opposing additional troops in Iraq. The vote was suprisingly partisan: only 17 Republicans voted for ... Read More

Updated 12.45 pm Pacific House Vote Results Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has called a special session of the Senate to vote on the House resolution opposing troop build-up in Iraq. ... Read More

The saga of foreign ownership and management of US ports took a tabloid turn on Thursday. DP World and its partner, AIGGIG, released a letter that accused -- in ... Read More

With little attention from the national press, the US has started down the road to privatizing the federal highway system. Last summer, on the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower's signing ... Read More

Newark causes snag in proposed sale of US assets Last year, Dubai Port World (DP World) found itself in a political firestorm after the Bush Administration approved its purpose of ... Read More

Political Friendster is a parody of Friendster with the stated goal of helping people "[visualize] the connections between players in the political game." Using a distributed content development model ... Read More

Part biography of Clinton, part psychological probe of the American psyche, this is a must read for Clinton supporters and detractors alike. John McCain: Prisoner of Conscience explores the conflict between ... Read More

Eight months ago, House Republicans pushed through an Iraq war resolution saying the US must complete the mission to create free Iraq. This week, House Democrats are expected to easily ... Read More

I missed this last week. Before the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) handed the keys to the country over to Iraqi officials in June 2004, the US government reportedly shipped more ... Read More

Official Washington -- at least on the House side -- spent much of Thursday focused on the size plane that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) should be allowed ... Read More

Charles "Cully" Stimson, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, created a firestorm last month on the fifth anniversary of Guantanemo Bay's status as a holding pen for ... Read More

According to the Washington Post and others, Norm Coleman (R-MN.), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR), Sen. Olympia J. Snowe, (R-ME), Sen. John Warner (R-VA), Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-OH) ... Read More

Updated: 1.15 am Pacific, Thursday The judge overseeing the court martial of Lt. Ehren Watada for failure to deploy to Iraq has declared a mistrial. Lt. Col. John Head believed that ... Read More

At least six witnesses -- Administration officials and journalists -- have testified for the prosecution at the jury trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby. All insist that they discussed former ... Read More

I'ts budget day in DC, as President Bush delivers his 2007-2008 proposal to the House of Representatives, where all fiscal bills must originate. This should be the first budget that ... Read More

US Liberals Guide Deborah White details a few online games that political junkies might find more interesting than the SuperBowl ... or at least something to do when you're bored. ... Read More

Chesapeake Bay Salt Marsh Courtesy Chesapeake Bay Program I got stuck on A3 of the Seattle Times this morning. When I was in grad school, a trip to the Chesapeake Bay was ... Read More