A deadline for the DemsE. J. Dionne: "Face the facts: At this moment, President Obama is losing, Democrats are losing, and liberals are losing." Read Article
De Niro: more humble every day"The subject of fatherhood is a delicate one for De Niro. According to a recent biography by John Baxter, De Niro’s father, a painter, came out as gay shortly after leaving the actor’s mother, poet and artist Virginia Admiral – not exactly something you could discuss with much candour in Forties America. It has also been claimed that De Niro Sr, a Greenwich Village resident until his death in 1993, had affairs with the poet Robert Duncan, the playwright Tennessee Williams and the painter Jackson Pollock."
Sandy Huffaker / For The TimesICE making examples of employersBy Richard Marosi and Anna Gorman U.S. immigration officials are aiming at high-profile businesses that hire illegal workers. An upscale San Diego restaurateur denies the charges against him.Read Article
Obama Speech Signals a U.S. Shift on Middle EastThis shift, described by administration officials who did not want to be quoted by name when discussing internal discussions, is driving the White House’s urgency to help broker a Middle East peace deal. It increases the likelihood that Mr. Obama, frustrated by the inability of the Israelis and the Palestinians to come to terms, will offer his own proposed parameters for an eventual Palestinian state. Read Article
