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Public Option Fades From Debate Over Health CareIt was just one line in a campaign manifesto, and it hardly seemed the most significant or contentious.
White House Affirms Deal on Drug CostWASHINGTON — Pressed by industry lobbyists, White House officials on Wednesday assured drug makers that the administration stood by a behind-the-scenes deal to block any Congressional effort to extract cost savings from them beyond an agreed-upon $80 billion.
Democrats Scramble to Cut Costs From Health PlanThe high cost of securing health insurance for all Americans, the top domestic priority of President Obama, has Congressional Democrats scrambling to scale back their proposals or find ways to trim tens of billions of dollars a year from existing health programs.
Privacy May Be a Victim in Cyberdefense PlanA plan to create a new Pentagon cybercommand is raising significant privacy and diplomatic concerns, as the Obama administration moves ahead on efforts to protect the nation from cyberattack and to prepare for possible offensive operations against adversaries' computer networks.
Despite Major Plans, Obama Taking Softer StandsWASHINGTON — President Obama is well known for bold proposals that have raised expectations, but his administration has shown a tendency for compromise and caution, and even a willingness to capitulate on some early initiatives.
Dealbook - 'No-Risk' Insurance at F.D.I.C.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was set up 76 years ago with the important but simple job of insuring bank deposits.
The Road to DystopiaImmigration zealotry is sending the country into a world of ingrained suspicion, routine discrimination and economic disruption.
New York Times Playing Favorites? Don't Be So Sure.Has The Times been in the tank for Barack Obama and unfairly tough on Hillary Clinton?
Bush's Veto of Bill on C.I.A. Tactics Affirms His LegacyPresident Bush shut down a Congressional effort to limit harsh interrogation techniques, cementing a legacy of fighting for strong executive powers.
Obama in Senate: Star Power, Minor RoleIn Barack Obama's time in the Senate, there are two competing elements: his celebrity and the realities of the job he was elected to do.
Bush's Veto of Bill on C.I.A. Tactics Affirms His LegacyPresident Bush shut down a Congressional effort to limit harsh interrogation techniques, cementing a legacy of fighting for strong executive powers.
And the Good News Is ...While Barack Obama may understand the audacity of hope, only Hillary Clinton really gets the audacity of audacity.
Confronting the Kitchen SinkBarack Obama can't win wrestling in the mud with Hillary Clinton. That will not put him in the White House.
Obama in Senate: Star Power, Minor RoleThere were two competing elements in Barack Obama's time in the Senate: his celebrity and the realities of the job he was elected to do.
Chiefs' Pay Under Fire at CapitolThree prominent executives defended the multimillion-dollar pay they received even as their firms struggled through the spreading credit crisis.
The Anxiety ElectionThe state of the economy could give Democrats a huge advantage — especially with white working-class voters who supported President Bush in 2004.
Playing by Clinton RulesSenator Barack Obama doesn't have an impressive record of experience or a unique policy profile. New politics is all he's got. He loses that, and he loses everything.
What We'd Like to HearIt's unclear how the Democratic campaign will end, but we'd like to hear fewer character attacks and a lot more discussion of the nation's many problems.
Caving In on Hate CrimesHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi must find a way to make the Matthew Shepard Act the law.
A Clean, Fair FightCongress still has time to stop some of the worst offenses of vote suppression by passing two bills intended to prevent cynical dirty tricks.
Winning the Battle, Losing the WarOne general lesson from the Tet offensive is the importance of not putting the best face on a military situation for political reasons.
A Wake-Up Call for HillaryHillary Clinton keeps trying to dismiss Barack Obama's appeal as emotional. But behind that ethereal presence he's a wonky lawyer, just like Hillary.
McCain Channels His Inner HillaryWhatever John McCain's sporadic overlap with liberals, he is emulating almost identically the suicidal Clinton campaign against Barack Obama.
What I'd Be Talking About if I Were Still RunningEight of the candidates who left the presidential race describe issues that should warrant more attention.
The Border and the Ballot BoxAmericans may rally and rage, but they don't decide national elections over immigration.
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