Wednesday February 25, 2009 Updated12:08 AM PST
Should voters choose who fills vacant Senate seats, even if it requires amending the U.S. Constitution?
The case of Chandra Levy, the Washington intern who vanished in 2001 and later turned up dead, may have been a media circus. But once...
With the nation watching from the depths of a recession, President Obama did his best to lift the mood and broaden the path to...
The Obama administration's response to the problem of unsafe imports from tainted foreign-made toys to adulterated drugs must reflect...
Read my lips: Like everyone else, I'd prefer no new taxes. Americans are taxed too much as it is and politicians - in both parties ...
Regarding "Civil rights high on agenda of Attorney General Holder" (Feb. 23): While I applaud Attorney General Eric Holder's efforts...
For much of his retirement, my father traveled back and forth between New York and Florida, joining many other so-called snowbirds who...
Traditional fiscal and monetary policy will not solve the financial crisis because this recession is nothing like those of the past...
Few films are as emotionally stirring and socially eye-opening as the Oscar best picture winner "Slumdog Millionaire," the...
We've heard it a million times: the Hollywood rags-to-riches story. Thousands of actors flock to Tinsel town to make it big, where...
The Obama administration must not try to speak to something called the "Muslim world." It does not exist! To offer a dialogue with the...
Sunday, February 22, 2009 Edition
California is broken. That point is no longer debatable. Every day, new evidence shows that the state government is not only broken...
Just a patchwork The current California Constitution is one of the biggest factors behind our dysfunctional state government. Rather...
The Chronicle asked nearly two dozen politicians and academics this question: What ideals should our state Constitution affirm? Here's...
A side-by-side comparison of the U.S. and state constitutions: United States 1788 Year ratified 27 Number of amendments 8,114 Number...
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AFP/Getty Images Calling Wall-E You think the Nimitz Freeway is hairy on a rainy day. A week ago a half-ton American...