Scott McClellan

Trainer Bill Mott has three shots at piece of Breeders' Cup history

2012-10-30 22:01:00

When it comes to winning Breeders' Cup races, trainer Bill Mott has been one of the best. He has won eight, including last year's $5-million Classic with Drosselmeyer. On Saturday, he'll have Flat Out, Ron The Greek and To Honor And Serve set to go in...

Tiger Woods hires Ari Fleischer for comeback. Does this mean George W. Bush is coming back too?

2010-03-11 16:35:06

Truth Can Be Anonymous

2005-06-05 00:00:00

There could be no more dramatic reminder of the value to the public of anonymous sources than the disclosure that W. Mark Felt, once the FBI's second-ranking official, was that most mysterious of anonymous sources, "Deep Throat." The revelation came at...

Los Angeles Times Bestsellers

2008-06-13 13:22:17

++++++++++++++++++++ || Fiction || weeks on list || || 1. || The Host by Stephenie Meyer (Little, Brown: $25.99) A woman refuses to give in to alien invaders who take over the minds, but not the bodies, of humans. || 4 || || 2. || The Enchantress of...

Cusack's 'War, Inc.' finds its niche

2008-06-04 00:00:00

WHILE THE big-budget, large studio movies about the Iraq war all have tanked, John Cusack's intensely personal film, “War, Inc.,” has survived bad reviews to find an audience in its very limited theatrical release. Since "War, Inc." opened...

Between the lyings

2008-06-01 00:00:00

Amid global catastrophes, (famine, cyclones, tornadoes, the Democratic nominating process), a former spokesman threw the book at President Bush, even as the current spokeswoman filed countercharges. Matt Davies penned the perfect review. Rob Rogers used...

Cheney Says He's to Blame in Shooting of Fellow Hunter

2006-02-16 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — Speaking publicly for the first time since he shot and wounded a hunting companion last weekend, Vice President Dick Cheney took responsibility Wednesday for the accident but defended his decision not to immediately disclose the...

Former aide: Bush should tell all on CIA leak

2008-06-20 09:04:00

A former White House spokesman told Congress on Friday that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney wanted him to say that Cheney's chief of staff wasn't involved in the leak of a CIA operative's identity, an assertion that turned out to be false....

Today's Talk Shows

2007-04-13 12:12:51

The Early Show Castoff from "Survivor: Fiji"; Halle Berry ("Perfect Strangers"). 7 a.m. KCBS 26874 Today Lily Allen performs; the healing power of laughter; Vanessa Redgrave and author Joan Didion ("The Year of Magical Thinking"). 7 a.m. KNBC 884690...

NEWS ANALYSIS: Bush Tries for Damage Control at a Critical Point

2005-09-03 00:00:00

It took him most of a week to get there, but President Bush accomplished several goals Friday on his tour of the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. He brought comfort to some of the uncounted homeless. He lent...

Talking back to Alberto Gonzales

2008-07-08 00:00:00

As a fellow Chicano, I read former Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales' recent Op-Ed article, "What Latinos want from their president,” with interest. I can assert with confidence that he remains hugely unpopular in our community. Latinos have called him...

Powell, 3 Others Leaving Cabinet

2004-11-15 16:27:00

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell announced his resignation today, as did three other Cabinet members, but all vowed to ensure a seamless transition by staying until their successors take office. "This will be a smooth process to get their...

This cartoon originally ran on May 30, 2008.

2011-06-13 12:27:55

Scott McClellan photograph

2011-05-22 21:24:00