One of the pleasant duties of America's most famous announcers during the relatively short swing era of the big bands was to host late-night remotes from some of the most famous ballrooms throughout the country.

Conventional wisdom holds that setting a timetable for getting American troops out of Iraq would be a mistake.

Social Security is at last on the nation's front burner.

Respect and affection for animals, particularly those who share our homes, recognize no geographic borders.

It is statesmanlike for the administration and Congress to look to our nation's welfare beyond their terms in office.

The worst thing that can happen to us in an ideological struggle is to become what we are fighting.

America has faced much more difficult times, including potential national extinction, without flinching.