What do people see when they look at Barack Obama? Whatever they want to see. But what happens when he has to define himself?

They vanquished the Republicans. But the fight over how to get out of Iraq may be tougher.

In the Missouri Senate race are signs that the Bush-era division of the country into red and blue is obsolete.

The GOP is giving Nancy Pelosi a Halloween costume—and she’s plenty scary. But is she really frightening enough to lose an election?

Control of the Senate could turn on one of the bluest states—and one of the nastiest races—in the country. And Jon Corzine is sweating it.

With these poll numbers, they look like a lock—but don’t forget, they’re the Dems. And winning may bring its own set of problems.

Iraq was supposed to trigger a democratic chain reaction in the Middle East. Instead—see the missiles over Haifa—the tumbling is going backward.

Rabble-rousing, hard-partying Mark Cuban is the spitting, high-def image of Ted Turner—with technology (and Dan Rather) on his side.

Liberal blogs like Daily Kos have made Joe Lieberman their first domino. But without a bigger vision, they may be the ones who fall.

Back in the nineties, Jason Calacanis was a Silicon Alley cowboy. Now, at AOL, he’s in full corporate harness. Is that the only way for an entrepreneur to get to the top?