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Reporters Say Networks Put Wars on Back Burner

Getting a story on the evening news isn't easy for any correspondent. And for reporters in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is especially hard, according to Lara Logan, the chief foreign correspondent for CBS News. So she has devised a solution when she is talking to the network.

Papers Facing Worst Year for Ad Revenue

For newspapers, the news has swiftly gone from bad to worse. This year is taking shape as their worst on record, with a double-digit drop in advertising revenue, raising serious questions about the survival of some papers and the solvency of their parent companies.

Better-Qualified Teachers

The United States has a long and dishonorable history of dumping the least-qualified teachers into schools that serve poor and minority students.

First Obama attack book in the works

The same publisher that distributed the 2004 best-seller that took aim at John Kerry's Vietnam service is planning a summer release of what's scheduled to be the first critical book on Barack Obama.

Sunday Roundup: A battle of the 'flip-flops'

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Days after both men reversed course on major issues, the presidential campaigns of Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain spent much of Sunday's talk-show circuit working to ensure accusations of "flip-flopping" don't stick.

Mr. Obama's Washington

He wants to change the culture there. But it's hard to fix a place you've never really known ...

Three women who might join the GOP ticket

While the vice presidential slot may be John McCain's best means of wooing those Hillary Rodham Clinton supporters who remain loathe to embrace Barack Obama, the Republican party is a thin source of politically viable women, leaving McCain with few top-tier options.

Huffington Post To Take on Local Newspapers

Last night at Guardian News & Media's internal Future of Journalism conference, Arianna Huffington revealed that her Huffington Post property is planning to expand into local news.

Obama And Race: Most Whites Open To Black President, But Hate Groups Growing

In a Post-ABC News poll last month, nearly nine in 10 whites said they would be comfortable with a black president ...

3 in 10 Americans Admit to Race Bias

As Barack Obama opens his campaign as the first African American on a major party presidential ticket, nearly half of all Americans say race relations in the country are in bad shape and three in 10 acknowledge feelings of racial prejudice, according to a new Washington Post-ABC  …

Little Elian Gonzalez comes back to haunt Barack Obama

Well, Elian -- or his cause -- is back in the news this weekend. As Democratic presidential nominee-to-be Barack Obama spoke to the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Miami, dozens of Elian protesters demonstrated nearby.

Fourth day of triple digits sends crowds to L.A. pools, beaches

On the second official day of summer and the fourth consecutive day of the heat wave, hundreds of thousands of Angelenos flocked to city pools and beaches as temperatures rose to triple digits in many areas.

Five places Obama and Clinton should go

Mark your calendars for June 27, when Hillary Rodham Clinton will join Barack Obama on the campaign trail for the first time and the one-time Democratic primary rivals should command the media's undivided attention.

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