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| Don’t just ask Gates questions; dig deep ASK THIS In the rare event that a senator asks a real question at a presidential nominee’s confirmation hearing, it is often read off or summarized from a staff memo. The senator most often will get a non-answer and then move on to another scripted question. Here’s how to break that pattern. (Second of three parts) 
Form over substance | Any questions for Gates? (Part 1) ASK THIS The issue is not what questions Senators might ask in confirmation hearings with Secretary of Defense designate Robert M. Gates but whether they will ask any real questions at all. If past is prologue, there will be few questions posed, and those that are asked will be both pro forma and unanswered.
One in a series | GAO weighs in with suggestions for congressional oversight ASK THIS Areas of concern include taxes, government contracting, Defense spending, Homeland Security and intelligence. There’s a lot to be looked at, the question is how probing the Democrats will be. (First in a series)
Motivation | What really gets citizens to turn out to vote in elections? ASK THIS When it comes to getting out the vote, personal tactics work much better than automated ones – while microtargeting may not be all it’s cracked up to be. Yale Professor Donald Green thinks the two parties are evenly matched this year when it comes to outreach.
The 2006 agenda | Ten things this election should have been about ASK THIS It turned into one heckuva horse race, but University of Pennsylvania political scientist Donad Kettl writes that few of the candidates in the 2006 mid-term elections have talked about the issues that really matter most.
Voting security | What makes the media so confident that the election won’t be stolen? ASK THIS Seriously contemplating the idea that a small group of individuals could change election outcomes is terrifying -- but the alternative could be even worse, says an election-integrity activist who has some questions the press should ask itself.
The mysterious veep | 25 questions for Dick Cheney ASK THIS Even after extensively researching their book about Vice President Cheney – 'Vice: Dick Cheney and the Hijacking of the American Presidency' – Lou Dubose and Jake Bernstein found they still had lots of unanswered questions.
Voting security | More last-minute questions about e-voting ASK THIS Are you ready for an electronic voting nightmare in your area? Are your election officials? Here are some questions for before and after the upcoming elections.
Foreigners scratch their heads | Original sin and American politics ASK THIS Professor of religious studies Ira Chernus examines the Foley scandal, hypocrisy, and how being a lowly sinner can be a winning strategy.
Voting security | Last-minute questions about e-voting ASK THIS It's too late to throw out the machines and start all over, but here are some questions from Stanford Professor David Dill that you'll want to ask your election officials before Election Day.
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