Last week, UN special envoy Martii Ahtisaari met with the Security Council to discuss his proposal for Kosovar independence. Ahtisaari’s plan is the basis for a resolution being discussed this week i…

DOYLE MCMANUS:  (In progress) -- this evening, but my sole function is to get a good conversation going.Before we get started, please remember to turn off your cell phone, your BlackBerry, anything …

Henry Wallace is the most important, and certainly the most fascinating, almost-president in American history. As FDR’s third-term vice president, and a hero to many progressives, he lost his place o…