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Among the first online tributes to the late Tim Russert are this post from Kevin Thompson of the Palm Beach Post and an especially moving one from John Smyntek of the Detroit Free Press. The latter begins by discussing a column he wrote for his newspaper in 1998...

Robert Novak's column today catches one's attention: Even for the feckless Senate, last week was extraordinary. When Republicans contended that Reid broke his pledge to confirm three of President Bush's appeals court nominees by Memorial Day, Senate Republican leader...

In a column in this morning's Washington Times, Gary Andres notes that with several months to go before the Democratic convention Sen. Barack Obama has already achieved a considerable distinction. He cites the results of a recent Rasmussen poll which shows that 25% of...

Pat Buchanan was on The Colbert Report last Thursday. He understands the terms of the gig, rolls with the flow, and has a good time --- that's all you can do on TCR unless you want want to buy trouble.

The food on the Senate side of the Capitol apparently leaves a lot to be desired; but the ironies in this story are utterly delicious. Last week, in a late-night voice vote, the Senate agreed to privatize the operation of its food service, a decision that would, for...

Slate has put together an entertaining and already nostalgia-laden eight minute mini history of the just-ended contest for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. It skirts but averts being too clever by half, and will recall some already-forgotten events that...

The undercard has been cleaned out, the preliminary rounds are all over, and everyone will now start focusing on the main event. This represents both the good news and the bad news for Senator Obama. It's good news because he has won his party's nomination and can...

Here on the east coast there is still a short time left of the fortieth anniversary of Robert Kennedy's assassination on 6 June 1968. Earlier this evening I was listening to C-SPAN radio's excellent omnibus program: Press Secretary Frank Mankiewicz' brief announcement...

While the question of what women, in general, want may still be up in the air, this afternoon a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll sheds considerable light on what Democratic women want. In a survey of Democratic voters, 60% of the women polled stated they hoped...

Barack Obama’s choice to involve Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late president, as part of a three-person team leading his search for a running mate is another not-so-subtle example of his very real desire to be seen as the present-day embodiment of Camelot. It may...