Barack Obama's moment
Cleveland: Where hope has wrestled with fear
I could not have imagined that less than four years later, he would be elected president. More...
EDITORIAL BOARD ENDORSEMENT
The Los Angeles Times endorses Obama
It is inherent in the American character to aspire to greatness, so it can be disorienting when the nation stumbles or loses confidence in bedrock principles or institutions. That's where the United States is as it prepares to select a new president: We have seen the government take a stake in venerable private financial houses; we have witnessed eight years of executive branch power grabs and erosion of civil liberties; we are still recovering from a murderous attack by terrorists on our own soil and still struggling with how best to prevent a recurrence. More...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
'Congratulations, America. Today you have fulfilled the dream'
I am 77 years old, born during the Great Depression and schooled in the great promise of America; tempered and tested by wars; and led to believe that anything -- any dream, any desire -- can be fulfilled in this great country. Today, with the election of Barack Obama, I can for the first time say "with liberty and justice for all" honestly. More...
COMMENTARY
Obama, pro and con
A quantum leap in racial progress, but not the end More...
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