Topic: Harry S. Truman

Robert Byrd: a reading list

Sen. Robert Byrd will be remembered for his words – both as an author and an orator.

General McChrystal, Obama conclude talks; McChrystal's future unknown

General McChrystal and President Obama have concluded their meeting. Fate of McChrystal, however, is not known.

The Icarus Syndrome

How hubris – in various shapes and forms – played a role in America’s decision to go to war in Iraq.

Countdown

A 12-year-old faces down the Cuban Missile Crisis in this highly appealing coming-of-age story for middle-school-age readers.

Don't ask, don't tell: How do other countries treat gay soldiers?

Don't ask, don't tell doesn't fly with NATO members, except Turkey and the US. NATO nations now allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. But 53 nations, including North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, and Syria, ban homosexuals from military service.

Cameron-Obama: A UK-US special relationship forged in syllables?

Ever since Winston Churchill coined the phrase 'special relationship' in 1945, the number of syllables in US presidents' and British premiers' names have often matched. Was David Cameron destined to become a three-syllable premier alongside Barack Obama?

The Monitor's View: Nuclear summit can't ignore origins of conflicts

The nuclear security summit is a baby step toward total nonproliferation. But that worthy goal can't divert Obama's attention from the prime US role of resolving conflicts that create a desire for nukes.

Obama vs. his enemies

Does President Obama still think he can charm his opponents? To save his presidency, he must take them on.

Bomb Power

Has modern warfare given US presidents too much power?

Opinion: What Haiti needs now: a personal visit from Obama

US presidents visit disaster areas in America all the time. President Obama can build on his good response to the Haitian quake so far by bearing personal witness to this tragedy.

Harry Reid is no Trent Lott, White House says

The White House stepped up its defense of Senate majority leader Harry Reid. But Republicans claim his racially insensitive comments resemble those made by Trent Lott in 2002, which led to his resignation as majority leader.

Obama follows turkey pardon tradition, but who started it?

The tradition of the Thanksgiving turkey pardon has a long (and awkward) history. But which president started it? Hint: It wasn't Harry Truman.

More bad poll numbers for Obama - six year olds with crayons again?

Is Hiroshima memorial a fair legacy for Harry Truman?

In Potsdam, Germany, debate rises over a memorial that marks President Harry Truman's 1945 decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

Et tu lefties? Obama takes flak from his liberal 'friends'

They supported him during the presidential campaign, but liberals are beginning to criticize Obama on everything from Afghanistan to the economy to climate change.

Fort Hood review may challenge political correctness up the ranks

Critics want Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey fired for being too concerned about ‘diversity’ amid Fort Hood carnage. Will Obama go that far?

Lynn Vincent, the other voice behind the Sarah Palin book

Snapshot of US political parties since 1900

How the balance of power has shifted between the Republicans and Democrats.

Opinion: A day of reckoning for Bush's 'torture' lawyers

Attorney General Eric Holder must follow the gold standard of Nuremburg.

Obama proclaims an end to Bush's regime-change doctrine

His Cairo speech asserted that a country should not impose its system of government upon another.

To probe detainee abuse, Congress leans toward outsourcing

Success of the 9/11 commission means lawmakers often punt toughest investigations to independent bodies – despite some internal resistance.

Blagojevich is still everywhere – and some can smile about it

Illinois' ex-governor, the subject of a hit musical, is relentlessly seeking the limelight. Will it help him if he ends up going to trial?