Zell Miller

WASHINGTON -- Although states are usually eager for Hollywood to come calling, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is asking MTV to cancel a TV show that he says "plays to ugly, inaccurate stereotypes” of his state. "Buckwild" has been compared...

Two Democratic lawmakers in Annapolis want to spur a debate about the influence of money in politics and send a rebuke to tea party leaders by having the General Assembly ratify the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, which required that U.S. senators...

Today's question: Name your VP for both parties. Click here to read previous installments from this week's Dust-Up. Obama's and McCain's picks should amplify their messages Point: Ezra Klein The veepstakes, huh? I guess it was unavoidable. I'll say,...

Today's topic: What's lurking out there that could fundamentally reshape the race, or are the basic story lines all in place? What if Osama bin Laden were captured? What if more banks fail? Previously, Welch and Crayton discussed the changing demographics...

by Mark Silva Vice President Dick Cheney - the "magic man'' of the Bush administration, in the words of the now-renowned Scott McClellan - stirred up the Republican faithful last night in New York, scene of the party convention that......

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor whose Republican presidential bid failed earlier this year, will be the keynote speaker at the GOP Convention in St. Paul, the GOP confirmed today. Giuliani likely will highlight what he will......

Sen. Joe Lieberman (due to serve at the GOP convention as this year's Zell Miller) is relatively new to the partisan apostasy game. For decades, ex-Mayor Ed Koch has traded on his being an enrolled Democrat to help Republicans he......

by Mark Silva Good ole' Zell Miller. The former Democratic governor of Georgia, who delivered the keynote address at the Republican National Convention in 2004 with his passionate appeal for President Bush and stern warnings about Sen. John Kerry, has.......

WASHINGTON - The Senate has become so deadlocked over the creation of a Homeland Security Department to protect Americans against terrorism that the chances the agency will be established this year have all but vanished. After a month of debate and...

In his first appearance before Congress to defend the Bush administration's anti-terrorism tactics, Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft lashed out Thursday at his harsher critics, accusing them of spreading fear, dividing the country and helping the enemy. "We need...

First, I wish to convey my sincerest condolences to the bereaved families of the victims of the atrocious crimes of September 11, and my solidarity with all of you. I share your sense of loss, for I studied, worked, married and was blessed with my first...

Max Cleland has just finished speaking at the Veteran's Memorial in downtown Anchorage when the swarm begins, people lining up 14-deep for a chance to meet the former Democratic U.S. senator from Georgia. He looks almost regal, perched on a white pillow...