President is crafting &#39;harmonious&#39; team
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Jacob Heilbrunn, Los Angeles Times, in a column: &quot;With the departures of (Secretary of State Colin) Powell and his deputy, Richard Armitage, the State Department, long seen by the administration&#39;s hawks as an alien force that is pro-Arab and anti-Israel
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Match the performers with the presidential candidates they played for or otherwise supported. Hint: Some candidates here are associated with more than one performer or group.
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President Bush is focusing on new American alliances with the tribes and local groups that Washington once feared would tear the country apart.
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In a presidential race not lacking for pundits, at least one person is trying to keep his mouth shut: the president himself.
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Actually, it&#39;s been that way for much of the last 20 years as far as the Ryder Cup is concerned. Displaying the kind of team unity the United States has been unable to attain in recent years
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Campaign aides for the leading Democratic presidential candidates have been working together on how to keep their bosses apart &#151; at least for a while.
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Elected last year as the president of the sportâs governing body in Europe, UEFA, Michel Platini has quickly brought a playerâs sensibility and perspective to the world of European soccer.
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The president's budget mostly looks to the next year in a positive light. But there's some frank talk, too.
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Those who know the Florida Gators&#39; new football coach say he&#39;s the type of person who will unite fans, boosters and alumni, pointing his compass toward national prominence.
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For the first time since the presidential contest became a two-man race this spring, it seems to have a clear leader: President Bush.
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There is some magic in the fraternity of presidents. For the most most part they forgive one another for the insults they have endured on the political battlefield.
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When campaigning for president in a country as large as the United States, it helps to have famous friends to share the campaigning.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia&#39;s new president has named a cabinet line up that includes several surprise choices, appointing professionals and several women to key posts.
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10:18 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Please be seated.  Thank you all for coming.  Welcome. Mr. Vice President, members of my Cabinet, Laura and I are please you could join us on this special occasion.  We're delighted to welcome our distinguished honorees, as well as their families and friends to the White House.  Thanks for coming. ...
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Bush plans to emphasize building alliances, but without softening the policies that rankled many in his first term.
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Mike Shanahan, who runs the Broncos&#39; personnel business in his own secret service way, spent time with President Bush this week during a campaign stop in the area.
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The N.A.A.C.P. is looking for a new leader. It also needs to come up with a new sense of purpose