State AGs have accumulated an enormous amount of power. Too much, some people think.

The Justice Department spends a lot of money tracking down state and local corruption. Is that necessary? Unfortunately, yes.

She grew up in Mississippi's Democratic Party, but Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck is now establishing her independence among the Republicans.

Guess who once was given a key to the city of Detroit: Saddam Hussein. The Detroit News discovered recently that in 1980 the Iraqi president was awarded a ceremonial key by a pastor of Detroit's Chaldean Christian community.

A few weeks ago, the chairman of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority descended 100 feet below ground, unfurled a huge American flag, announced the opening of a tunnel, and began scouring history for superlatives. "This project," he boasted, "rivals the Hoover Dam and the Panama Canal."