There might be one thing worse than hundreds of academics and journalists ignoring the Right: the same group writing about it.

Senator Edward Kennedy's time in the Senate has been marked by hard work, a strong staff, and commitment to find bipartisan solutions to national problems.

Public opinion results on Democratic leaders in Congress, the do-not-call registry, Massachusetts liberals, President Bush's National Guard service, and John Ashcroft's standing.

Among the women who saw Vice President Al Gore's famous kiss, 27 percent thought it was spontaneous, and 16 percent a planned political move.

Bush has brought his own signature style--nicknames--into the Oval Office.