Outside the Beltway

There are still three days left, but it’s looking less and less likely that a budget deal will be reached in time to avoid a government shutdown.

A handful of young male bloggers have launched themselves to the head of the line, leapfrogging those who’ve spent years playing the game by the old rules.juice

The uneasy coalition that coalesced around action in Libya will be strained by decisions to come.

What are the limits of Resolution 1973? Are there any?

Shailagh Murray becomes the latest reporter to join the Obama White House.

Warren Christopher, Bill Clinton’s first Secretary of State, has died at 85.

Republicans are starting to sour on Sarah Palin, meaning that they’re finally starting to catch up to the rest of the country.

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried is the latest idiot celebrity to damage their career on Twitter.

Public support for the war in Afghanistan continues to plummet, but will that hurt the President when 2012 rolls around?

Add this to the list of things for parents to worry about: Car safety seats for children over 65 pounds are not adequately tested.

John Kerry’s Washington Post op-ed supports U. S. leadership in establishing a no-fly zone in Libya.

The legendary columnist David Broder has died.

At what point does the legitimate right to demonstrate cross the line into infringing on the rights of others?

Intervening to “help” the Libyan revolt is very tempting, but it’s a temptation we ought to resist.

A new site will identify news articles based on press releases rather than journalism.

Calls are coming from both sides of the aisle for the U.S. to do “something” about the situation in Libya. It would be better if we didn’t get involved.

The protests in Bahrain have taken a different path than those in Egypt.

You don’t have to be Admiral Akbar to suspect that the President’s refusal to deal with entitlements in his budget proposal is a trap for the GOP.

Tweeting feels like IM’ing but it’s more like blogging.

Knowing his downfall was imminent, the former Egyptian dictator moved vast wealth out of rich of Western governments.

Egypt entered a second day of chaos with all signs pointing to things getting worse before they get better.

The Obama administration’s slow and cautious response to Egypt’s protest was frustrating. And correct.

Jon Huntsman is running for president. Who the hell is Jon Huntsman, you say?

Thirty years after the hostages were freed from captivity in Iran, the United States still hasn’t figured out how to deal with the Islamic Republic.

The same people who were complaining a week ago that the media was obsessed with Sarah Paln are now complaining that a media figure has suggested she doesn’t deserve the coverage she gets.

Didn’t we just talk about this?

The newest WaPo/ABC News poll numbers.

The first poll assessing the political impact of last week’s events is out, and it has good news for President Obama, and bad news for Sarah Palin.

The current approach of the GOP to health care is not dissimilar to its approach to fiscal policy: not a lot of substance.

Yet more ridiculous political commentary arising out of the tragic shootings in Arizona.

Jared Loughner could have possibly been stopped, and treated, if someone had said something.