100 years after evolution went on trial, the Scopes case still reverberates
One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history, over the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution.
In Wisconsin Town, Seniors React To Debate
Voters on both sides of the border from the battleground states of Wisconsin and Minnesota have watched and reacted to Thursday night's vice presidential debate. AARP members — a key swing voting block — in the border town of Superior, Wis., offer their views.
In Wisconsin Town, Seniors React To Debate
Voters on both sides of the border from the battleground states of Wisconsin and Minnesota have watched and reacted to Thursday night's vice presidential debate. AARP members — a key swing voting block — in the border town of Superior, Wis., offer their views.
Quiet Day For Biden, Palin After Debate
A day after their debate, the two vice presidential candidates have kept relatively quiet. Sen. Joe Biden spoke at a deployment ceremony for his son's National Guard unit, which is headed to Iraq and Gov. Sarah Palin attended several private fundraisers in Dallas and San Antonio.
Quiet Day For Biden, Palin After Debate
A day after their debate, the two vice presidential candidates have kept relatively quiet. Sen. Joe Biden spoke at a deployment ceremony for his son's National Guard unit, which is headed to Iraq and Gov. Sarah Palin attended several private fundraisers in Dallas and San Antonio.
Week In Politics Reviewed
David Brooks of The New York Times says the financial bailout shows a fundamental shift toward corporate progressivism. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution says it will lead to a neo-New Dealism. On the vice presidential debates, Brooks says both candidates had a good night. Dionne says nothing in the debate changed the momentum toward Barack Obama.
Week In Politics Reviewed
David Brooks of The New York Times says the financial bailout shows a fundamental shift toward corporate progressivism. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution says it will lead to a neo-New Dealism. On the vice presidential debates, Brooks says both candidates had a good night. Dionne says nothing in the debate changed the momentum toward Barack Obama.
Bush Seeks Free Trade With Latin America
President Bush has talked about free trade with Western Hemisphere leaders, but the comments follow an address to the U.N. General Assembly by Bolivian President Evo Morales, who decried capitalism as the worst friend of humanity.
Bush Seeks Free Trade With Latin America
President Bush has talked about free trade with Western Hemisphere leaders, but the comments follow an address to the U.N. General Assembly by Bolivian President Evo Morales, who decried capitalism as the worst friend of humanity.
