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'God, it's great to be an American'
Thursday, November 6, 2008 Henry Champ
If Obama wins, thank Howard Dean
Monday, November 3, 2008 Henry Champ
Majority government, U.S. style
Monday, October 27, 2008 Henry Champ
Oh no, not more chads!
Friday, October 24, 2008 Henry Champ
The numbers just don't add up for McCain
Monday, October 20, 2008 Henry Champ
Informative exchanges? That's debatable
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Henry Champ
Lawmakers fume at excess of failed firm's execs
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Henry Champ
Now it's up to McCain for the game-changer
Friday, October 3, 2008 Henry Champ
Strange bedfellows pulled the plug on bailout bill
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Henry Champ
Measuring McCain: The 'distraction' of a would-be dealmaker
Friday, September 26, 2008 Henry Champ
A push for politics in the pulpit
Thursday, September 18, 2008 Henry Champ
Candidates, can you spare a solution?
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 Henry Champ
Vapour ads create successful campaign smokescreens
Thursday, September 11, 2008 Henry Champ
The parties are over
Friday, September 5, 2008 Henry Champ
The attack dog fights back
Thursday, September 4, 2008 Henry Champ
The plan for Sarah Palin
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Henry Champ
Paying a high price for Palin
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Henry Champ
Gustav has a Republican silver lining
Monday, September 1, 2008 Henry Champ
McCain's gamble on Sarah Palin
Friday, August 29, 2008 Henry Champ
Is Obama following JFK's New Frontier?
Thursday, August 28, 2008 Henry Champ
Hillary wins for the party and for herself
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Henry Champ
Michelle Obama makes a big hit
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Henry Champ
Restless Democrats ready to punch back with Biden
Monday, August 25, 2008 Henry Champ
Why Obama has not sealed the deal with America's voters
Friday, August 22, 2008 Henry Champ
Obama's choice: A running mate not named Hillary
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 Henry Champ
Oops. Barack Obama has his very own Washington insider
Thursday, June 12, 2008 Henry Champ
A campaign based on issues? It feels almost un-American
Thursday, June 5, 2008 Henry Champ
Roll over Henry Ford, Americans are driving less
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 Henry Champ
Age, the presidency and McCain's health records
Friday, May 23, 2008 Henry Champ
Taking stock of Ted Kennedy
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Henry Champ
The push for an Obama/Clinton 'dream ticket'
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Henry Champ
For Democrats, the black vote is the key to power
Monday, May 12, 2008 Henry Champ
Good try, Hillary. But this race is done
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 Henry Champ
Cutting loose from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Henry Champ
The bloodying of Barack Obama
Friday, April 25, 2008 Henry Champ
It's the economy, stupid! And the cost of the war
Thursday, April 10, 2008 Henry Champ
Why Obama's race gamble may not have worked
Friday, March 21, 2008 Henry Champ
Race in America: Obama's state of the union
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Henry Champ
Blow out the candles, Iraq turns five
Friday, March 14, 2008 Henry Champ
The night Hillary brought the hammer down
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Henry Champ
NAFTA rears its campaign face
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Henry Champ
Fidel's last dance
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Henry Champ
Danger: Falling incumbents
Thursday, February 14, 2008 Henry Champ
Just how big is the Democrat's tent?
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 Henry Champ
Going down to the wire in the U.S. primaries
Friday, February 1, 2008 Henry Champ
Handing over the keys to Camelot
Monday, January 28, 2008 Henry Champ
Better duck, the mud is flying
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Henry Champ
Another primary, another winner. Maybe
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 Henry Champ
Afghanistan: The politics of sending in the marines
Friday, January 11, 2008 Henry Champ
Hillary's moment
Wednesday, January 9, 2008 Henry Champ
Hillary's dilemma: She's not Barack Obama
Monday, January 7, 2008 Henry Champ
The prize that Obama offers
Friday, January 4, 2008 Henry Champ
Turning the corner in Iraq?
Thursday, November 8, 2007 Henry Champ
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
Friday, November 2, 2007 Henry Champ
Future generations ought to be terrified
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 Henry Champ
Waiting for Fidel to die
Friday, October 26, 2007 Henry Champ
Coughing up their customers' records
Friday, October 19, 2007 Henry Champ
So let's ignore Washington
Monday, October 15, 2007 Henry Champ
Will Al Gore run for president?
Friday, October 12, 2007 Henry Champ
Only in America, you say? Must be primary season
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 Henry Champ
Watching Mitt and Fred in the Republican marathon
Friday, October 5, 2007 Henry Champ
Read my lips: Troop reductions may happen
Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Henry Champ
Make them stop lying
Thursday, July 26, 2007 Henry Champ
Excuse me Madam, but your list is showing
Friday, July 20, 2007 Henry Champ
Playing the Osama card
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Henry Champ
Life in George's house
Wednesday, July 11, 2007 Henry Champ
A new day in America's halls of justice
Friday, July 6, 2007 Henry Champ
The problem with a free Scooter
Tuesday, July 3, 2007 Henry Champ
Heading for the exits in Iraq
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 Henry Champ
Brace yourself for a medicare moment
Thursday, June 21, 2007 Henry Champ
Washington's turn at the plate
Friday, June 15, 2007 Henry Champ
Not the smartest border we have here
Monday, June 11, 2007 Henry Champ
Canada and the fate of a Bengal Lancer
Thursday, June 7, 2007 Henry Champ
A particularly bloody May in Iraq
Thursday, May 31, 2007 Henry Champ
Another hearing, another Monica
Friday, May 25, 2007 Henry Champ
Democrats surrender, Iraq war marches on
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Henry Champ
Showdown in intensive care, roll cameras
Thursday, May 17, 2007 Henry Champ
Are we becoming less chummy with Washington?
Friday, May 11, 2007 Henry Champ
Try to keep up, Mr. Bush
Tuesday, May 8, 2007 Henry Champ
When in Canada, leave your fingerprint kits at home
Thursday, April 26, 2007 Henry Champ
Privacy and community safety, a delicate balance
Friday, April 20, 2007 Henry Champ
Gun control and Virginia Tech
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Henry Champ
Love and loathing at the World Bank
Friday, April 13, 2007 Henry Champ
The super-duper way of picking a president
Tuesday, April 10, 2007 Henry Champ
Munching your way to an early grave
Wednesday, April 4, 2007 Henry Champ
A dark horse for president
Thursday, March 29, 2007 Henry Champ
Politicized or not, cancer is a knee-knocker
Friday, March 23, 2007 Henry Champ
Enter the secretive Victoria
Friday, March 16, 2007 Henry Champ
When Democrats go to war
Monday, March 12, 2007 Henry Champ
From Selma to Asian Week, a troubling disconnect
Friday, March 2, 2007 Henry Champ
When the Christian right goes wooing
Monday, February 26, 2007 Henry Champ
Bearing the burden of war
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Henry Champ
Get with the net, that's where the news is
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Henry Champ
For Hillary and Obama, an inconvenient truth
Friday, February 9, 2007 Henry Champ
Sometimes a great game
Monday, February 5, 2007 Henry Champ
The billion dollar presidency
Friday, February 2, 2007 Henry Champ
What to do in Iraq as the Iranians move in
Tuesday, January 30, 2007 Henry Champ
Starting a dialogue
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 Henry Champ
Scootergate? Official Washington goes on trial
Friday, January 19, 2007 Henry Champ
Obama makes his move
Tuesday, January 16, 2007 Henry Champ
Jimmy Carter and the politics of provocation
Friday, January 12, 2007 Henry Champ
Surging troops, surging violence
Monday, January 8, 2007 Henry Champ
Listen to Joe
Friday, January 5, 2007 Henry Champ
Bringing home the bacon
Wednesday, January 3, 2007 Henry Champ
Just doesn't get it
Friday, December 22, 2006 Henry Champ
It's New York, baby!
Monday, December 18, 2006 Henry Champ
Another Arrow?
Friday, December 15, 2006 Henry Champ
Do we bore you?
Monday, December 11, 2006 Henry Champ
Assessment, or indictment?
Wednesday, December 6, 2006 Henry Champ
What a difference a week makes
Monday, December 4, 2006 Henry Champ
Mom's pot roast back on the menu
Friday, December 1, 2006 Henry Champ
The Grinch in Fairfax County
Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Henry Champ
Decision day
Monday, November 27, 2006 Henry Champ
Hard to understand
Monday, November 20, 2006 Henry Champ
Iraq and the art of postponement
Thursday, November 16, 2006 Henry Champ
Playing catch-up with Rudy and Mel
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Henry Champ
In with the old guard
Friday, November 10, 2006 Henry Champ
It's the war in Iraq, stupid
Wednesday, November 8, 2006 Henry Champ
Just a few more days
Friday, November 3, 2006 Henry Champ
Nancy Pelosi's tough new rules
Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Henry Champ
Guns and the U.S. election
Thursday, October 26, 2006 Henry Champ
Is it Obama time?
Monday, October 23, 2006 Henry Champ
The Generals are worried
Friday, October 20, 2006 Henry Champ
Send us your huddled 300 millions
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 Henry Champ
Who will control the U.S. Senate?
Monday, October 16, 2006 Henry Champ
Waiting on China
Thursday, October 12, 2006 Henry Champ
Republicans fighting back
Friday, October 6, 2006 Henry Champ
Republicans feeling the heat
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 Henry Champ
And another Washington scandal
Monday, October 2, 2006 Henry Champ
America's changing face
Thursday, September 28, 2006 Henry Champ
Life in prison
Monday, September 25, 2006 Henry Champ
Rebuilding Afghanistan
Friday, September 22, 2006 Henry Champ
A good man leaves the Hill
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 Henry Champ
Blimps over the border
Monday, September 18, 2006 Henry Champ
Are walls the answer?
Friday, September 15, 2006 Henry Champ
Bill and Melinda's gift
Wednesday, September 13, 2006 Henry Champ
The president's address
Tuesday, September 12, 2006 Henry Champ
No link between Saddam and al-Qaeda
Monday, September 11, 2006 Henry Champ
Nicotine on the rise
Thursday, August 31, 2006 Henry Champ
Paying deserters
Wednesday, August 30, 2006 Henry Champ
Where are the space junkies?
Monday, August 28, 2006 Henry Champ
Troubling questions about our mission in space
Friday, August 25, 2006 Henry Champ
Uncle Sam having trouble recruiting
Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Henry Champ
Who will help Lebanon?
Tuesday, August 22, 2006 Henry Champ
Democratic lobbyists a sign of the times
Friday, August 18, 2006 Henry Champ
Any apologies?
Thursday, August 17, 2006 Henry Champ
'We are in deep trouble'
Wednesday, August 16, 2006 Henry Champ

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South Africa, Australia to share world's largest telescope
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new Canadians planning fewer home reno projects
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Bankia asks Spain for €19B video
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