God loves a cheerful giver (but Uncle Sam is not so picky)

The flat tax.

Unholy matrimony

Lawmakers face the gay cultural assault on biblical marriage

Terrorism syndrome

Londoners battle IRA; Irish MPs just want to do business

A tough row to hoe

The spiritual terrain in Ireland is as rugged as the soil

A do-nothing summit

The governors' meeting, phonics battle, and the courts

The taxpayers' trough

Bringing home the bacon: Washington's pork-barrel awards