With the parties at virtual parity and the ideological gulf between them never greater, the stakes of majority control of Congress are extremely high.

All of this suggests that while citizens became more comfortable with President Bush after September 11 and thought him to have the requisite leadership skills, they continue to harbor doubts about his priorities, loyalties, interests, and policies.

Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome.

With the parties at virtual parity and the ideological gulf between them never greater, the stakes of majority control of Congress are extremely high.

Knowledge of the soul would unfailingly make us melancholy if the pleasures of expression did not keep us alert and of good cheer.

Beer soothes the upset soul.

It is impossible for ideas to compete in the marketplace if no forum for their presentation is provided or available.