Mitt Romney found to be in good physical health

Mitt Romney’s physician described the Republican presidential nominee as an “energetic, strong, physically fit” man who looks younger than his age in a letter released Friday that offered the first glimpse into the state of the candidate’s health. Dr. Randall D. Gaz, who practices at Massachusetts General Hospital and has been Romney’s personal physician since … Read more

A Smart Peace Movement Is MIA

George W. Bush seems fixed on going to war against Baghdad no matter what. No matter if Iraq does or does not represent an actual threat. No matter whether Saddam Hussein allows weapons inspectors in. No matter what our allies think or what the regional fallout from such an intervention might mean. No matter what … Read more

Get ready for a lot more housing near the Expo Line and other California transit stations if new legislation passes

A Metro train passes by apartments in Culver City. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) A dramatic increase in new housing near transit stations could be on its way across California under new legislation proposed by a Bay Area legislator. Subject to some limitations, the measure would eliminate restrictions on the number of houses allowed … Read more

Cheney, CIA Long at Odds

For more than a decade, Dick Cheney has tussled with the CIA, first as secretary of Defense and later as vice president. Now that long and tortured history forms the backdrop of a federal probe into who named an undercover agency officer — an inquiry that is centering in part on Cheney’s office. Special Prosecutor … Read more

A Sophisticated Look at Why Dewey Didn’t Defeat Truman

“The Last Campaign” is a lively retelling of one of the oddest yet most interesting presidential campaigns of the 20th century. Despite its subtitle, it is not confined to Truman’s winning “Give ‘em hell” campaign but covers with equal thoroughness the glacial but principled campaign of Republican Thomas E. Dewey; the mystical, self-defeating campaign of … Read more

California Senate leader Kevin de León announces he will challenge Sen. Dianne Feinstein

California Senate leader Kevin de León on Sunday launched a bid to challenge fellow Democrat Dianne Feinstein for her U.S. Senate seat, saying he is ready to wage a more aggressive fight against President Trump’s conservative agenda. “We’re overdue for a real debate on the issues, priorities and leadership voters want from their senator,” De … Read more

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