Tony Snow, Former White House Press Secretary and FOX News Anchor, Dies at 53  —  Tony Snow, the former White House press secretary and conservative pundit who bedeviled the press corps and charmed millions as a FOX News television and radio host, has died after a long bout with cancer.  He was 53.

Barack Obama doesn't rule out Hillary Clinton for vice president  —  In a phone conversation with a Democratic donor, he says Bill's potential role makes the decision ‘complicated.’  —  WASHINGTON — Barack Obama told a potential donor to his campaign that Hillary Rodham Clinton is on his list …

Phil Gramm Is Right  —  “In serious consideration for ambassador to Belarus.”  That's the role John McCain joked that former senator Phil Gramm might have in a McCain administration.  Gramm is McCain's most senior economic adviser, the one best qualified to lead the finance team of a McCain presidency.

A Blind Eye to Guantanamo?  —  Book Says White House Ignored CIA on Detainees' Innocence  —  A CIA analyst warned the Bush administration in 2002 that up to a third of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay may have been imprisoned by mistake, but White House officials ignored the finding and insisted …

Hummer, How We Need Thee  —  When General Motors announced that it would subject its Hummer division to what in the automotive business is known as a “review,” you could hear the tree huggers, the unreconstructed hippies, the postmodern Greens, Al Gore's organic peanut gallery …

Obama leads McCain slightly in latest Missouri poll  —  Missouri voters are frightened about the economy, hurting over high gas prices, disillusioned with the war in Iraq and convinced the nation is headed in the wrong direction.  —  Such a pessimistic view of the country is prompting …

Feds cite Schumer in collapse of IndyMac  —  An important angle in the IndyMac failure that may get lost in ominous headlines tonight and tomorrow: federal regulators pointedly cited U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., in explaining the bank's failure.  In simple language, federal regulators blamed Schumer for a run on the bank.

Voter registrations in Florida show ‘huge swing’ toward Democrats  —  GOP is way behind in Florida registrations  —  An escalating number of voters registering as Democrats is providing evidence that the 2008 election could produce a wave of support for Barack Obama …

Obama Supporters on Far Left Cry Foul  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — In the breathless weeks before the Oregon presidential primary in May, Martha Shade did what thousands of other people here did: she registered as a Democrat so she could vote for Senator Barack Obama.

Environmentalists Say Yes to Offshore Drilling  —  On the morning of Jan. 28, 1969, a Union Oil drilling site six miles off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., sprang a leak.  The ensuing spill stretched for miles, killed thousands of birds, and gave America the image of wildlife and shorelines covered in black crude.

Obama's Liberal Shock Troops  —  While he is a skilled candidate, Barack Obama's ability to surprise, stun and sweep over the vaunted Clinton Machine to capture the Democratic nomination was rooted in his background as a community organizer.  He's now turning those skills to the general election.