Archive: March 30, 2008 - April 5, 2008
Who Is Being Harrassed?
A six-year-old boy's permanent school record says he committed "Sexual Touching Against Student, Offensive," when he smacked the bottom of a first-grade female classmate during recess.
By Doug Feaver | April 3, 2008; 9:20 AM ET | Comments (28)
When Laws Don't Apply
Our Readers Who Comment are up in arms today about John C. Yoo's 2003 legal memo that said military interrogators could ignore laws against torture when questioning al-Queda captives because the president's authority as commander in chief overrode such statutes.
By Doug Feaver | April 2, 2008; 9:05 AM ET | Comments (156)
Obama-McCain Letter Exchange
Paul Kane writes about a short-lived, 2006 collaboaration between Sens. John McCain (R) and newcomer Barack Obama (D) on a lobbying and ethics reform bill. Readers Who Comment -- depending on which political persuasion they represent -- see it either as a classic example of McCain's famous short temper that might not serve the presidency well, or as a classic example of Obama's eloquence not matched by an ability to get things done.
By Doug Feaver | March 31, 2008; 9:15 AM ET | Comments (44)
