Legitimacy at stake: Both parties risk eroding confidence in ...
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It&#39;s possible that everyone who votes by Tuesday will wake up Wednesday morning a loser. The presidential election could produce a clouded result because of disputed ballots or challenges to ballot tallies.
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Sometimes, the two concepts can blur.
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MARK COLVIN: After a long phoney election campaign, and still with no polling date in sight, the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition have now settled into a slug-fest over each other&#39;s credibility.
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Surprise, surprise -- CEOs' rosy remarks can't always be trusted.
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Some Democrats say they fear their party's method of picking a nominee might turn undemocratic, with it unlikely Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama will get the delegates needed for the nomination. Party rules call for superdelegates to tip the balance.
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As results come in, party appears highly conflicted about its direction and guiding principles
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As candidates come under increasing pressure, accuracy is sometimes sacrificed on the stump.
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Economy: With consumer confidence down and spending up, shoppers wrestle with &#39;stop-and-go&#39; mixed signals. By Andrea K. Walker.
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Can a newspaper maintain editorial independence under the shadows cast by its publisherâs conduct?
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Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: Brown may look assured, but it's risky to stake all on stability and Tory folly
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A survey has shown that the public has low levels of trust and confidence in politicians and also wants MPs be more truthful.
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Some of President Bush&#39;s Republican allies on Capitol Hill are warning of a credibility gap between Mr. Bush&#39;s more optimistic statements concerning Iraq and what is actually taking place in the country.
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"When we Americans first began, our biggest danger was clearly in view: we knew from the bitter experience with King George III that the most serious threat to democracy is usually the accumulation of too much power in the hands of an Executive, whether he be a King or a president. Our ingrained American distrust of concentrated power has very little to do with the character or persona of the individual who wields that power. It is the power itself that must be constrained, checked, dispersed and carefully balanced, in order to ensure the survival of freedom. In addition, our founders taught us that public fear is the most dangerous enemy of democracy because under the right circumstances it ...
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At a time when much of our public discussion is riddled with disagreement, there is an emerging bipartisan consensus in one vitally important area: that the challenges facing
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Outpolled, outmaneuvered and out of power, Democrats are suffering an identity crisis.
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When senators from opposing parties call each other "friend" and pat each other as they talk, there's a fighting chance they're angling to wring each other's neck.
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HAMISH ROBERTSON: It seems that many voters will still be making up their minds as they enter the polling booth. And while the fortunes of both major parties could well lie with these undecided voters, just what will influence their vote remains unclear.