Taxes, not Iraq, Bother New Jersey Voters Most

Americans often receive a skewed picture of their country's deepest concerns when the news is filtered...

Donald Lambro May 4, 2006

Political Breakthrough Boosts Iraq's Nascent Democracy

Iraq's new governing coalition is the most compelling evidence yet that President Bush's decision to topple...

Donald Lambro April 26, 2006

More Great News About U.S. Economy

Expectations that the Federal Reserve's interest-rate hikes are nearing an end has re-energized Wall Street's...

Donald Lambro April 24, 2006

Is the 401(k) a GOP Secret Weapon?

Of all the economic trends in our country today, none is more potentially far-reaching politically than the...

Donald Lambro April 20, 2006

Tough Campaign Looms for Ohio Senator

Republican Sen. Mike DeWine, in trouble with parts of his conservative base in Ohio, went looking for some...

Donald Lambro April 13, 2006

Pro-Life Democrat Could Face Liberal Backlash

Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has the dubious distinction of being the GOP's most vulnerable incumbent, but...

Donald Lambro March 30, 2006

Too Many Americans Ignorant About Economy

The resilient U.S. economy remains the envy of the industrialized world, but it gets no respect from a...

Donald Lambro February 13, 2006

Pullout Talk Will Hurt Democrats in '06 Elections

The anti-Iraq War, troop-pullout message coming from Democratic leaders risks resurrecting, and this time...

Donald Lambro December 15, 2005

Things in Iraq Are Better Than They Seem

Americans are by nature and experience an optimistic people who tend to be skeptical of those who see nothing...

Donald Lambro December 1, 2005

GM's Down, But the Auto Industry Chugs Along

General Motors' plant closings will no doubt deepen America's pessimism about the U.S. economy, even as other...

Donald Lambro November 28, 2005

Frustrated Fitzgerald Used Libby to Justify Fruitless Probe

Was the CIA leak investigation really worth it?

Donald Lambro November 7, 2005

Despite Media Funeral for GOP, New Jersey and Virginia Show Dems in Trouble

With all the problems besetting President Bush and his party's leaders in Washington, Republicans must be...

Donald Lambro October 17, 2005

Good News from the Middle East:Democracy Blooms in Iraq and Afghanistan

It took hurricanes Katrina and Rita to all but eliminate any recent mention of the war for peace and...

Donald Lambro September 29, 2005

Rove and Dole try to Talk Chafee Challenger out of Running

Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who opposes much of President Bush's agenda, including the tax cuts that helped pulled...

Donald Lambro September 15, 2005