Theatre critic Wilborn Hampton finds modern-day resonance in the ancient tale of an "autocratic ruler who runs roughshod over anyone who disagrees with him."
Jim Rutenberg sees the Democrats having "a good shot at recapturing the White House in 2008," while Bush "faces an array of political and policy problems that seem to be growing by the day."
The awards...ended a desolate period in which their music was boycotted and banned by country music stations, their CDs were burned and smashed, and group member's lives were threatened."
How sweet: "After death threats, boycotts and a cold shoulder from the country music establishment, the Dixie Chicks gained sweet vindication Sunday night...."
Philip Shenon puffs partisan Democratic liberal Rep. Henry Waxman, the new chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which will apparently become subpoena central in the new ...