As a candidate, Barack Obama promised to change Washington. Two years in, he may have to change his approach to his job.

As a candidate, Barack Obama promised to change Washington. Two years in, he may have to change his approach to his job.

There may be only one man left in America who can get the United States out of Afghanistan before it wrecks Barack Obama’s presidency. His name isn’t Barack Obama. It’s Colin Powell.

There may be only one man left in America who can get the United States out of Afghanistan before it wrecks Barack Obama’s presidency. His name isn’t Barack Obama. It’s Colin Powell.

Internet icons like Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. have yet to go public, but that isn't stopping a growing number of funds from offering investors a chance to get in on the potential action.

Internet icons like Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. have yet to go public, but that isn't stopping a growing number of funds from offering investors a chance to get in on the potential action.

Will We Elect the Stupid (and Stupidly Rich), or the Sane?

Will We Elect the Stupid (and Stupidly Rich), or the Sane?

For all the money sloshing around in American politics, you still cannot buy the results of elections

For all the money sloshing around in American politics, you still cannot buy the results of elections

Pay on Wall Street is on pace to break a record high for a second consecutive year, growing 4% to $144 billion in 2010 at nearly three dozen of the top financial institutions.

Pay on Wall Street is on pace to break a record high for a second consecutive year, growing 4% to $144 billion in 2010 at nearly three dozen of the top financial institutions.

At least 72 congressional staffers on both sides of the aisle traded shares of companies that their bosses help oversee, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of more than 3,000 disclosure forms covering trading activity by Capitol Hill staffers for 2008 and 2009.

At least 72 congressional staffers on both sides of the aisle traded shares of companies that their bosses help oversee, according to a WSJ analysis of trading activity by Capitol Hill staffers for 2008 and 2009.

There exists in the collective media mind a caricature of Gawker’s Nick Denton as a soulless, Machiavellian puppeteer: the Wizard of Blogs…

There exists in the collective media mind a caricature of Gawker’s Nick Denton as a soulless, Machiavellian puppeteer: the Wizard of Blogs…

In the same way that Bloomberg terminals have become a ubiquitous presence on the desks of Wall Street traders, Bloomberg executives aim to make their new Bloomberg Government service an indispensable tool for lobbyists, Capitol Hill staff members and government contractors.

In the same way that Bloomberg terminals have become a ubiquitous presence on Wall St, Bloomberg LP aims to make its new government service an indispensable tool for lobbyists, Capitol Hill staffers and government contractors.

Malcolm Gladwell: Facebook and Twitter have reinvented social activism? Fifty years after the Greensboro sit-ins, we have forgotten what activism is…

Malcolm Gladwell: Facebook and Twitter have reinvented social activism? Fifty years after the Greensboro sit-ins, we have forgotten what activism is…

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life phoned more than 3,400 Americans and asked them 32 questions about the Bible, Christianity and other world religions. The survey found that atheists, agnostics, Jews, and Mormons knew the most.

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life phoned 3,400 Americans and asked them 32 questions about the Bible, Christianity and other world religions. The survey found that atheists, agnostics, Jews, and Mormons knew the most.

Obama: "We need to make clear to people that the cancer is in Pakistan," he declared during an Oval Office meeting on Nov. 25, 2009, near the end of the strategy review. The reason to create a secure, self-governing Afghanistan, he said, was "so the cancer doesn't spread there."

Obama: "We need to make clear to people that the cancer is in Pakistan," he declared during an Oval Office meeting on Nov. 25, 2009. The reason to create a secure, self-governing Afghanistan, he said, was "so the cancer doesn't spread there."

Glenn Beck is the face of the Tea Party and the heir to Rush Limbaugh. But he sees himself as much more.

Glenn Beck is the face of the Tea Party and the heir to Rush Limbaugh. But he sees himself as much more.

New York has financiers. Las Vegas has gamblers, and Austin has slackers. Washington? Washington has wonks. That's the inspiration behind a new American University effort to distinguish itself among a crowd of local colleges competing for attention by branding the campus as the home of the "American Wonk."

New York has financiers. Las Vegas has gamblers, and Austin has slackers. Washington? Washington has wonks. That's the inspiration behind a new American University effort to brand the campus as the home of the "American Wonk."

Spitzer on Cuomo: "Everybody knows that behind the scenes that he’s the dirtiest, nastiest political player out there"

Spitzer on Cuomo: "Everybody knows that behind the scenes that he’s the dirtiest, nastiest political player out there"

To create jobs, rescue the states

To create jobs, rescue the states

In an era of turmoil, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, then a Nixon adviser, wrote a series of letters and memos to the president on how to make the center hold. It’s still good advice.

In an era of turmoil, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, then a Nixon adviser, wrote a series of letters and memos to the president on how to make the center hold. It’s still good advice.

Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina are charging into the election with very different political personas and campaign strategies.

Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina are charging into the election with very different political personas and campaign strategies.

Beyond Greece's $1.2 trillion debt, there is a more frightening deficit. After systematically looting their own treasury, in a breathtaking binge of tax evasion, bribery, and creative accounting spurred on by Goldman Sachs, Greeks are sure of one thing: they can’t trust their fellow Greeks. [Michael Lewis]

Beyond Greece's $1.2 trillion debt, there is a more frightening deficit. After systematically looting their own treasury, in a binge of tax evasion, bribery, and creative accounting, Greeks are sure of one thing: they can’t trust their fellow Greeks. [Michael Lewis]

Being mayor of Chicago has long been among Rahm Emanuel’s ambitions. But as an opportunity now presents itself, his decision is complicated by the timing.

Being mayor of Chicago has long been among Rahm Emanuel’s ambitions. But as an opportunity now presents itself, his decision is complicated by the timing.