…group said Tuesday, in a report that fell far below forecasts by private economists. The Conference Board, a business research group, said its confidence index sank to 98.2 from a…

…is blatantly untrue and I’m in a unique position to say I was there, I feel it’s my responsibility to step forward,” McCann said. In a letter published in Tuesday’s…

…have diminished greatly. It’s pretty tough to read this as anything other than getting caught engaging in wilfull deception: In a telephone interview Tuesday evening … Thurlow said he lost…

…commitment to building an antimissile system, accusing opponents of the program of “living in the past.” Although Bush did not mention his Democratic rival by name on Tuesday, his speech…

Kevin Drum points out that on Tuesday, Bush said this about a national sales tax: “It’s an interesting idea. You know, I’m not exactly sure how big the national sales…

The Real Deal I’ve liked Obama — the “skinny kid with a funny name” — since I first took a closer look at him last March. His speech Tuesday night…

…On Tuesday, the Commerce Department announced preliminary tariffs on shrimp imported from China and Vietnam. Tariffs on sales from Thailand, Brazil, Ecuador and India may be imposed by the end…

…would sell Tuesday in the United States, a record debut for a nonfiction book. On Wednesday, Borders also reported a record first day for nonfiction, with worldwide sales topping 50,000,…

Good News, Everyone! The pseudonymous PGL, former Angry Bear guest-blogger, will be a regular contributor to the blog starting, I believe, today. His posts will be centered around Tuesday, but…

…made at a think-tank conference on the budget deficit on Tuesday. “My friends, we are at war. Throughout our history, wartime has been a time of sacrifice,” McCain said. “But…