Mark Bergin | Word that incumbent Democrats aren't supposed to lose this year hasn't yet reached the Pacific Northwest
An overview of hot-button measures across the nation
Jill Nelson | Instability in Pakistan puts a region-and U.S.
Alisa Harris | Proposals gaining steam at the UN concern freedom and life advocates
Marvin Olasky | All of us have good reasons to refrain from panic during a financial crisis-and even a Depression
Mindy Belz | Candidates spar over Iraq as the once-dominant campaign issue takes a backseat to domestic troubles
Lynn Vincent | In the first weeks of a new term, the high court meditates on bad words, Gnostic gambits, dolphin rights, and compulsory union payments
Marvin Olasky | Dickens and Palin don't go over well at the Times
