Deception of voters has become an accepted tactic.

Sometimes people are boring not because they are boring but because they want to get rid of the person they are talking to.

The Pointer Sisters have always faced a crisis in their identity. They have dabbled in so many musical streams that, while everybody likes them, nobody knows exactly what to do with them.

As President Bush prepares to visit India, the question is whether he can cement the improvement in US-India ties while avoiding negative spill-over effects.

While we harbor some anxiety about the direction he may push the court, we would be more alarmed at the long-term implications of denying him a seat.

There is an aura of tension and discomfort about him, as though he would rather be listening — more specifically, overhearing — than talking. He is a chain-smoking, stern, imposing, complicated kind of guy.