Cheney to Speak at GOP Convention

Denying rumors he was asked to stay away, aides say the Vice President will speak on the first day of next month's convention. Get the latest political news on The Page

Tuned In

McCain-Obama: The Pop-Culture Debate

For all the talk of Obama as "rock star," McCain is actually more the pop-culture candidate of the two, in the traditional, blowing-sax-on-Arsenio sense. McCain projects himself into the pop culture; Obama lets himself be projected upon.

Swampland

Cheney's Convention Speech

I personally look forward to the flashback section of the Vice President's speech — in which he suggests Mohamed Atta met with an Iraqi official in Prague and calls energy conservation a "personal virtue."

The China Blog

China's Other Olympic Team

Here's the thing. We have been such assiduous nationalists that we've forgotten that Hong Kong has an Olympic team of its own.

Sydney

The Political Rock Star Helps Another Odd Bird

Former Midnight Oil lead singer Peter Garrett, now Australia's environment minister, races to the rescue of the Southern Cassowary, a creature that does a fair job of protecting itself

Madrid

Spain's Children of the Boom Confront the Bust

For the thirtysomethings that surfed the crest of Europe's economic boom, the downturn is a new and anxious experience

The Flag Man Stands Down

Lopez Lomong, the Sudanese refugee who carried the US flag into the Opening Ceremonies, hasn't spoken out against China's ties with Sudan. Why he deserves a pass