Patty Murray

1992 was hailed as the "Year of the Woman" for the record number of female candidates elected to national office. But this term suggests women in politics are outliers. Is that right?

This weekend's NFL playoffs include a face-off between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. That game is being billed as the second "Ice Bowl."

These teams have played each other often since that cold game on Dec. 31, 1967, but this is the first time since then ...