3 in 10 Americans Admit to Race Bias  —  Survey Shows Age, Too, May Affect Election Views  —  As Sen. Barack Obama opens his campaign as the first African American on a major party presidential ticket, nearly half of all Americans say race relations in the country are in bad shape and three …

Brokaw to ‘Meet the Press’ through election  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw will moderate NBC's “Meet the Press” through the November election in the place of the late Tim Russert, the network announced Sunday.  —  Brokaw is scheduled to start on June 29.

History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush  —  As he leaves the White House at the end of his second term, the President has a poll rating of only 23 per cent, and is widely disliked and even despised.  His foreign policy has been judged a failure, especially in view of the long …

Everything seemingly is spinning out of control  —  WASHINGTON - Is everything spinning out of control?  —  Midwestern levees are bursting.  Polar bears are adrift.  Gas prices are skyrocketing.  Home values are abysmal.  Air fares, college tuition and health care border on unaffordable.

McCain Driving Debate, But Some Fear Swerving  —  GOP Insiders Want More Consistent Theme  —  In the two weeks since Barack Obama became the presumptive Democratic nominee, John McCain has demonstrated a knack for driving the daily political debate, forcing his opponent to respond to a challenge …

Obama calls for oil crackdown  —  With the cost of gas a top issue in the presidential campaign, Barack Obama on Sunday will announce a plan to crack down on oil speculation by tightening regulations on energy traders.  —  The announcement is further evidence that an Obama administration …

Pantsuits and the Presidency  —  SOME supporters of Hillary Clinton believe that sexism colored news coverage of her presidential campaign.  The Times reported in a front-page article on June 13 that many are proposing boycotts of cable news networks and that a “Media Hall of Shame” …

Kristol: Bush Might Bomb Iran If He 'Thinks Senator Obama's Going To Win'  —  On Fox News Sunday this morning, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol said that President Bush is more likely to attack Iran if he believes Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is going to be elected.

Europe Fears Obama Might Undercut Progress With Iran  —  European officials are increasingly concerned that Sen. Barack Obama's campaign pledge to begin direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program without preconditions could potentially rupture U.S. relations with key European allies early in a potential Obama administration.

The Carla Effect  —  The French are different from you and me.  —  Yes, they have Sarkozy.  —  And they have Carla.  —  And they have “the Carla effect,” as it's known in Paris.  —  If an American first lady, or would-be first lady, described herself as a “tamer of men” and had a …

June Polls Don't Hold Up  —  This week's polls showing Barack Obama with small, but significant, single-digit leads among likely voters are certainly welcomed by Democrats, but recent history hasn't been kind to early frontrunners.  —  In fact, only one of the last five June election-year polling averages …