Barbara Bush , daughter of former President George W. Bush , has taped a video supporting marriage for gay and lesbian couples in New York. See more »

Former Democratic Rep. John Tanner of Tennessee has a new career with one of the largest lobbying firms in Washington. See more »

Final election reports released Monday show Jerry Brown spent about $36.5 million in his successful bid to become governor, just a fraction of the $178.5 million spent by his Republican opponent, Meg Whitman, in what was the costliest campaign for statewide office in the nation's history. See more »

As I write this, my 8-year-old son sits beside me reading a book that cost just over $13 with the sales tax. See more »

Eminem has struck a deal for a $1 million-plus Super Bowl spot. The rapper, who recently underwent rehab to deal with drugs, alcohol and depression, will appear as a Claymation character in a Lipton Brisk iced-tea commercial, according to the New York Post. See more »

U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, a Republican with potential presidential ambitions, submitted a letter of resignation to the White House on Monday announcing he intends to leave the post April 30, a senior administration official said. See more »

Final election reports released Monday show Jerry Brown spent about $36.5 million in his successful bid to become governor, just a fraction of the $178.5 million spent by his Republican opponent, Meg Whitman, in what was the costliest campaign for statewide office in the nation's history. See more »

We are in a new age, though no one knows yet just how long it will last or what it all means. See more »

The Bush dynasty is no stranger to generational conflict: Father and son differed over deposing Saddam Hussein, raising taxes and the role of the United Nations. See more »

The State Department is prepared to evacuate thousands of US citizens from Egypt on chartered planes starting today, but it is relying largely on friends and families in the United States to relay that information to stranded Americans. See more »

Today is Monday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2011 with 334 to follow. The moon is waning. See more »

The birthers have a plan to end Barack Obama's presidency - and in Arizona, they're making progress. See more »

The Arab revolt underway in Egypt may be unique. Previous popular uprisings were underwritten by anti-colonial sentiments. See more »

Sen. John McCain exemplifies the thin line that United States foreign policy must tread and the careful selective memory we must employ in terms of what's happening in Egypt. See more »

Rachel Uchitel posed for the NoH8 campaign. Alleged queen Tiger Woods mistresses Rachel Uchitel is keeping her silence again. See more »

Isn't it about time that we stopped playing "gotcha" with public figures who inadvertently give offense when none was intended? Several examples come to mind. See more »

Michele Bachmann for president. There's a bumper sticker that should definitely make the Obama team feel more confident about retaining the White House in 2012. See more »

Ambassador Jon Huntsman is likely to explore a bid for the GOP presidential nomination. See more »

Curt Schilling certainly didn't shy away from the spotlight as an ace pitcher who helped bring the Red Sox their first World Series title in 86 years. See more »

She's outspoken, controversial and seemingly everywhere. But, now a prominent journalist says he's giving-up reporting about Sarah Palin. See more »

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's "This Week" - Newt Gingrich; Ronald Reagan's children - Michael Reagan, Ron Reagan and Patti Davis. See more »

Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan and James McNew of Yo La Tengo. Yo La Tengo Tipitina's, 10 p.m. The venerable Hoboken, N.J., trio Yo La Tengo probably has played in New Orleans more recently than you think; as longtime fans of the annual Ponderosa Stomp roots-music fest, husband-and-wife band members Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan often turn up as ... See more »

I've got a knot in my stomach this morning and it isn't from my third helping of turkey, potatoes... Nine wins proves MSU has good football team They won nine games - so they're legit. See more »

I've got a knot in my stomach this morning and it isn't from my third helping of turkey, potatoes... Nine wins proves MSU has good football team They won nine games - so they're legit. See more »

Mark Salter, former advisor to John McCain, has been revealed as the author behind O: A Presdential Novel, about U.S. President Barack Obama. See more »

U.S. Sen. John McCain's son has received his "Wings of Gold" to become a Naval aviator. See more »

So Mike Pence is out. The question remains, as it has for some time: Who, exactly, is in? Here's the quick and dirty answer: Herman Cain, Fred Karger and Jimmy McMillan. See more »

One of Joe Lieberman's possible successors, Congressman Joe Courtney, called the senator's decision not to run again in 2012 "a tectonic shift in New England politics." Really? Maybe he was just trying to be nice, but tectonic means earth-moving, not in the road-construction sense or the Hemingway sense , but major-league earth moving, like the San ... See more »

With a somewhat doleful demeanour, the native of Davenport, Iowa was a Washington insider who disdained the incestuous ways of the American capital and had a sense of propriety and honour that seemed unusual, even old-fashioned. Mr Salter, 55, wrote "Faith of My Fathers", the acclaimed 1999 autobiography of Mr McCain that is widely regarded as ... See more »

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: OETA's "Oklahoma Forum" : The program will discuss proposals for education reform, including charter schools, with guests Steven Crawford, executive director of the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration; Bill Price, chairman of the Oklahoma School Choice Coalition; and Linda Hampton, vice ... See more »