Local politics, like everything else, are not what they used to be. But the fact is that our political system - like our physical existence - still breaks down along geographical lines. ↗
We are united in the hope that every individual will someday enjoy at least the intellectual privileges we have had, if not always the material advantages. ↗
But to be self-obsessed is simply not o.k. for the most important country in the world, the United States, which affects every other country in the world. ↗
I leave CNN with the utmost respect, love and admiration for the company and everyone who works here. This has been my family and shared endeavor for the past 27 years, and I am forever grateful and proud of all that we have accomplished. ↗
I was planning, I told everybody, to take him on the road with me. At the very least I fully expected to keep up my hectic pace, and my passion as a war correspondent. ↗
Everyone knows about the substantive issues of concern, like federal health care, but very little is said about the process, the lack of accountability. ↗
I'm not thinking about me that much anymore. Every time I look, I'm looking for my daughter, you know? If I'm in a store, I'm looking at baby clothes. It's so much cuter to find things for her than to find things for me. ↗
