Editor's note: Paul Begala, a Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor, was a political consultant for Bill Clinton's presidential campaign in 1992 and was counselor to Clinton in the White House. Paul Begala says presidents need to keep ...

9 Jan 2009

One of the most appealing aspects of skiing and boarding in this rugged part of the country is the enduring presence of a mountainous landscape over one shoulder or another. It might strike flatlanders as odd that cold, remote, unforgiving slabs of ...

9 Jan 2009

MIAMI — One by one, the Florida players posed next to the crystal football they hoped to claim three days later in the BCS title game. When a photographer asked what the trophy would say if it could talk, cornerback Janoris Jenkins replied: “I ...

9 Jan 2009

From host Queen Latifah's lilac stunner to Jewel's flower regalia, the fashionistas were on full patrol last night. Beautiful dress, fab accessories and classy looks all around. Here are a few of my favorite choices. Jewel - I love this floral dress ...

9 Jan 2009

J.K. Rowling has spun a few fairy tales from a plot device in her last novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . In that book, Hermione Granger reads to Harry and Ron Weasley from Tales of Beedle the Bard , written into the plot as a book left to ...

9 Jan 2009

So I had this simple idea: I would fire up Pandora Internet Radio , create a Marc Ribot channel, and then write about this first record played that's in my collection. Occasionally I get stuck in these thought pools and a recent eddy has me back at ...

9 Jan 2009