At 'SNL,' I wrote political stuff, but I never felt the show should have an axe to grind. But when I left in '95, I could let my own beliefs out.

I grew up in Minnesota, where we treasure our tradition of civic engagement - and our record of having the nation's highest voter participation.

I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you're sure of what you're doing and you're working with allies.

Service dogs raise their masters' sense of well-being.

Russia has cultivated an opaque network of patronage across the region that it uses to influence and direct decision- making.

Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating jobs or helping Americans struggling in a difficult economy.

No one is more sensitive to the issue of overeating than the creator of Stuart Smalley.