Why spies, counterspies, and counter-counterspies are so popular right now.
July 2010 Archives
A long career could end in jail time.
Filmmaker has never-before-seen photo of the reclusive author.
In celebration of Chelsea Clinton's weekend nuptials, a photo retrospective of the designer's greatest White House hits. - Story by Feifei Sun
Friends in Fashionable Places
Fashion guru Oscar de la Renta has reportedly designed a dress for Chelsea Clinton's wedding, but his relationship with First Family women is far from nouveau. Since outfitting Betty Ford, his East Wing legacy has only grown. And in the sharply divided world that is politics, de la Renta is that rare figure that transcends partisanship -- he has dressed Nancy Reagan, Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton (and says he voted for each of their husbands, too). Hillary Clinton accompanied de la Renta to the 2002 Council of Fashion Designers of America gala in a floor-length, pouf-sleeved ensemble.
Fishing Family
Raymond Landry Jr., his son, Raymond III, work the waters off of St. Bernard Parish. The spill occurred at the height of the crabbing season.
As former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton heads into her wedding weekend, TIME takes a look at other presidential kids and their nuptials. -- By Kate Abbott
Nellie Grant, 1874
Ulysses S. Grant's only daughter wed in the White House at the age of 18, in "perhaps the greatest American social event of the nineteenth century," according to presidential historian Doug Wead. Nellie's romance, which captivated the nation with its storybook overtones, began when she met Englishman Algernon Sartoris on an Atlantic cruise.
As the expiration of Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy approaches a suggestion for Obama in changing the conversation
President tells daytime talkers "I draw inspiration" from Americans who are "optimistic" in tough times.
Jesusland, an internet phenomenon born of the 2004 election.
Those who make claims about the 'Culture War' and the Religious Right seldom employ data or facts
Bush brother says he's 'not running for president.'
U.S. President Barack Obama
Bob Schieffer hosts a roundtable discussion on the state of "race in America", in the wake of the the Shirley Sherrod controversy and the Justice Department's decision not to pursue a voting rights case against the New Black Panther Party
Treasury Secretary: Private Job Growth 'Pretty Good'
Geithner Praises Elizabeth Warren, Calls for Expiration of Tax Cuts on Rich
Arianna Huffington at her home in July.
The Huffington Post may have figured out the future of journalism. But it's going to be a very difficult future.
Why the indefatigable Al Sharpton still has work to do. And what his evolution tells us about race and politics in Obama's America.
Tim Geithner, David Brooks, E.J. Dionne, Anita Dunn, Marc Morial, Rick Santelli
Georgetown Professor Says Obama Admin. Scared of Tea Party; Cornell West Says Real Race Issue Is Poverty
Plus, NJ Governor Chris Christie and the roundtable
Geithner Praises Elizabeth Warren, Calls for Expiration of Tax Cuts on Rich
Interview With Mort Zuckerman, Steve Forbes; Interview With General Michael Hayden
Jerry Brown, speaks to a small crowd at the Nokia Theater in June.
And other myths of the recession.
Superspy Jolie on the run.
Joshua DuBois melds his higher calling with one to help the nation's highest office: He bridges religious groups and sends the president his daily BlackBerry devotional.
The human price of indiscriminate politics.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Sri Lanka
Fifty years ago, Sirimavo Bandaranaike was elected, becoming the first female head of government the world had ever known. Her victory was so groundbreaking, no one knew what to call her. "There will be need for a new word," London's Evening News wrote the day after she was elected as Prime Minister in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). "Presumably, we shall have to call her a stateswoman." Bandaranaike assumed the role of party leader after her husband was assassinated by a Buddhist monk in 1959. When her party won the July 1960 election, she took the country's reins and held them until 1965. She would serve as Prime Minister again from 1970 to 1977 and from 1994 to 2000. It was her daughter, who had become the country's first female President in 1994, who appointed her to her final term, though the position had become largely ceremonial at that point. She stepped down in April 2000 and died later that year -- on the very day she cast her ballot in the country's elections.
Tea Party Express leader and conservative talk radio host Mark Williams addresses the crowd during a stop at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City.
The election of the first black president hasn't exactly improved the national dialogue on the subject.
ROSS DOUTHAT
In March of 2000, Pat Buchanan came to speak at Harvard University's Institute of Politics. Harvard being Harvard, the audience hissed and sneered and made wisecracks. Buchanan being Buchanan, he gave as good as he got. While the assembled Ivy Leaguers accused him of homophobia and racism and anti-Semitism, he accused Harvard -- and by extension, the entire American elite -- of discriminating against white Christians.
Pope Benedict XVI
Bartholomew Cooke for TIME
We're surrounded by the fruits of his genius, from electric light to recorded sound, while the example of his "invention factory" at Menlo Park lives on in Silicon Valley. So who was this tireless man, and what are his lessons for us today?
John Cornyn, Bob Menendez, Pete Sessions, Chris Van Hollen
Bob Schieffer spoke with two men with very different takes on Arizona's new immigration law--former Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) and Governor Bill Richardson (D-N.M.); Schieffer also brings in the head of the NAACP, Ben Jealous, and one of the leaders of the Tea Party, David Webb to discuss NAACP's racism charges against elements of the Tea Party; Also, a final word on a real shakeup in Washington--its own Earthquake!
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Denies Bigots Speak for Movement's Members or Leaders; Civil Rights Figure Calls Remark Disingenuous
Vice President Joe Biden: July 2011 Might Mean Just 'a Few Thousand' Troops Returning
Vice President Joe Biden Weighs in on Afghanistan, the Stimulus and Politics in Wide-Ranging Interview
Clarifies Earlier Quote on 'Whole Lot of People' Exiting; Responds to McChrystal Zingers
ABC's Jake Tapper Interviews Vice President Joe Biden on 'This Week'
Interview With Mitch McConnell; Interview With Steny Hoyer
Seventh Heaven
This was only the ninth major that South African Louis Oosthuizen has played in and the 27-year-old has missed the cut in seven of them. But seven turned into the key number for the player who goes by the nickname of "Shrek," as that was his margin of victory over the rest of the field. As a result of his shock win -- British bookmakers were offering odds of 250/1 beforehand -- Oosthuizen has shot up from 54th to 15th in the world rankings.
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, left, and former governor Mitt Romney.
What the Apple CEO should do about the iPhone 4's antenna woes.
Family Business
Before he was ever a New York Yankee, George Steinbrenner III was born into an Ohio shipping family. After attending Williams college, Steinbrenner served a stint in the U.S. Air Force, picked up a master's degree in physical education from Ohio State University and went on to assistant football-coaching positions at Northwestern and Purdue universities. In 1957, Steinbrenner returned to Ohio to help run his father's Kinsman Marine Transit Company and later the American Shipbuilding Company.
President Barack Obama speaks about immigration reform on July 1, 2010, at American University in Washington.
The hustlers and high rollers at Wall Street's gaming tables are starting to feel lucky again.
Leticia Ruiz hugs granddaughter Angelina Ramirez after Phoenix service.
In this image from a video provided by BP, deep-sea robot lowers a containment cap onto the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
When policy solutions don't work, America turns to foreign investment and homegrown ingenuity.
Robert Gibbs, David Brooks, Harold Ford Jr., Ed Gillespie, Rachel Maddow
On this Face the Nation Exclusive, Bob Schieffer interviews Attorney General Eric Holder from the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado discussing his views on Arizona's new immigration law, the administration plans for closing Guantanamo, and when and where he now plans to try 9/11 mastermind Kahlid Sheik Mohammed; also Bob Schieffer comments on the wise men who created our national parks.
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Attorney General Says Ruling Out Civilian Trial Would Make Country "Much Weaker"; Says Politics Also Delaying Gitmo Closure
Plus, Rep. Brian Bilbray, Rep. Luis Gutierrez and the Roundtable
Senior White House Adviser Tells 'This Week' Focus on Tax Cuts, Small Business Loans
Interview with David Axelrod; Arizona's Immigration Law; Feinberg Speaks about BP
William Temple attends a Tea Party rally in the desert outside Searchlight, Nev.
All together now: To help sustain the orchestra, Conductor Slatkin took a pay cut.
For the first time, research shows that American creativity is declining. What went wrong--and how we can fix it.
The threat of political damage remains serious for Emanuel, Jarrett and Obama.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has not commented on the bill, which he signed into law Tuesday night.
A Miller environmental team scour Mississippi's sands for beached oil.
An open letter to Pastor H. Wayne Williams.
Ten questions for Jonathan Ebel
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama during a meeting at the White House on July 6, 2010.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth I, 1939
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth I became the first British monarchs to set foot in the U.S. when they arrived stateside on June 7, 1939. The visit had incredible significance. Not only was it a historically huge moment between the former colony and its ruler, but it also marked the dawn of American-British cooperation on the brink of WWII. Perhaps most memorably, the King and Queen enjoyed their first hot dog at a good old fashioned American picnic with President Franklin Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor. While the King ate his by hand like an American and asked for seconds, the Queen daintily cut hers with a fork and knife.
Graham during the Kagan confirmation hearings.
Anti-government zeal is now a common component of the American discourse.
Vice President Joe Biden (left) meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (right) in Baghdad.
Nikki Haley is earthy, attractive, articulate--and the GOP's newest star in a fast-changing South.
The Gore story is following the well-worn path of other sex scandals into the tabloids.
Former President George W. Bush is in the bottom 5
Most of the players in the region are already planning for it--except maybe the Taliban.
There was a time when everyone took it for granted that unemployment insurance, which normally terminates after 26 weeks, would be extended in times of persistent joblessness. It was, most people agreed, the decent thing to do.
John Dickerson talks with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) from Afghanistan as he gives an update on a war that's not going so well. Then; The politics of the war, the fallout from Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation hearings, this week's bad news on the economy, and the latest on the battle over immigration on this edition of Face the Nation.
Calls Michael Steele's Statement That Afghanistan is "War of Obama's Choosing" Comment "Uninformed"
Sen. John McCain joins ABC's Jake Tapper from Afghanistan.
Sen. John McCain Appears on 'This Week' From the Ground in Afghanistan
Interview With Said Jawad; Interview With Congressmen Boccieri, Coffman, Hunter
CHARLES M. BLOW
Which political party's members are most likely to believe that Jesus will definitely return to earth before midcentury? The Republicans, right? Wrong. The Democrats.
Resume counselor Frank Borzilleri, near left, helps job seeker Jay McWaters, right, fine-tune his resume at the second annual Anaheim/Orange County Job Fair in California on June 2, 2010.
George Washington's selfless virtues are needed today more than ever.
Senator Robert Byrd
In the busy year since she abruptly announced her planned resignation as Alaska governor on the eve of Independence Day, Palin has made lots of money and headlines
Detroit's Subbasement
The Detroit Salt Co. extracts salt from a mine that winds through 5 miles of tunnels beneath the city.
President Obama speaks about comprehensive immigration reform at American University in Washington on July 1, 2010.
Our children may be most vulnerable to damage from the economic downturn.
Sen. Robert C. Byrd is making his final sojourn to a Senate chamber that for 51 years echoed with his impassioned speeches and came to be the place he called home.
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