When the Republican Party decided to coordinate expenses with John McCain's presidential campaign, who knew it would be color coordinated.Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Asked by a third-grader what a vice president does, Republican candidate Sarah Palin responded that the vice president is the president's "team mate" but also "runs the Senate" and "can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes.Wednesday, October 22, 2008
New Hampshire launched John McCain's two presidential campaigns, and now he's hoping it doesn't end his bid for the White House. The Republican nominee was returning Wednesday to the state whose primary he won in 2000 and again earlier this year. But there were signs it was tilting toward Democrat Barack Obama in the Nov. 4 general election.Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Barack Obama brushed aside Republican charges Wednesday that his tax proposals amount to socialism, and said he wants nothing more than to reverse the cuts for wealthy Americans that John McCain opposed when they were enacted.Wednesday, October 22, 2008
A candidate for the Connecticut General Assembly seat was found dead at his Bristol home Tuesday in what police are investigating as an apparent suicide.Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Bow Wow's voter registration tour is stopping in Detroit.Wednesday, October 22, 2008
If Michelle Obama is her husband's "rock," his grandmother is a big part of the ground beneath it.Wednesday, October 22, 2008
It's great to be here in Missouri. We need to win Missouri on November 4th, and with your help -- we're going to win Missouri, and bring real change to Washington, DC.Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Gov. Sarah Palin charged the state for her children to travel with her, including to events where they were not invited, and later amended expense reports to specify that they were on official business.Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Republican John McCain told voters in this key electoral state Tuesday he was personally tested by the same kind of crisis that Democratic vice presidential nominee Joseph Biden warned Barack Obama will almost certainly face if elected president.Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The president will outline his proposal to spur the economy during a speech on the economy on Wednesday.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
The Republican candidate's father had been suffering for a long time from emphysema and lung cancer.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Some measures on illegal immigration to the United States have improved, but the Obama administration is ignoring violence spilling into the U.S. from Mexico, Arizona Sen. John McCain said Sunday.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Despite the stark contrasts between established party leaders and political novice outsiders, both parties are trying to create messages for campaigns that work in each district up for grabs.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Democrats aren't the only incumbents in trouble this November. With a crop of feisty, fresh-faced conservatives making noise in the House and a wave of Tea Party-backed newcomers determined to join them, senior Republicans could have a mutiny on their hands.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
The Obama administration on Tuesday will launch its most ambitious effort at reducing mortgage balances for homeowners who owe more than their homes are worth.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
A company has sued Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle, claiming she reprinted two Las Vegas Review-Journal articles on her campaign website without permission.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Evidence is mounting that Democrats are facing a midterm wipeout: Hopes for an economic recovery to save Democrats from voter punishment this November are quickly fading as an already high unemployment rate inched up.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
President Obama's former auto czar, Steven Rattner, tried to recruit Nissan-Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn, a Brazilian-born, Lebanese descendant, to run General Motors, a one-time symbol of American success, Rattner wrote in his new tell-all book about the federal bailout of GM and Chrysler.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Mormon leaders have launched an expansive ad campaign in some battleground states designed to rebrand the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as "normal," igniting speculation that the church is laying the groundwork for Mitt Romney to re-emerge next year for another presidential bid without an anti-Mormon stigma.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Nonpartisan candidate "Gino" DiSimone believes people would pay for the privilege to drive up to 90 mph on designated highways -- and fill the state's depleted coffers.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
If Republicans regain control of the House in November, some have vowed to launch investigations into controversies that Democrats have tried to ignore, including the New Black Panther voter intimidation case and the activities of the community activist group ACORN.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
The internal squabble among Delaware Republicans heated up Friday in the run-up to a contentious Senate primary, as the state Republican Party dropped the L-word -- liar -- in calling out Tea Party candidate Christine O'Donnell over her alleged financial problems.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Faced with an economy that won't kick into gear, President Obama nonetheless took to the airwaves Saturday, telling Americans -- particularly the middle class -- they'd be worse off without his economic policies.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Nearly a dozen states have filed a legal brief in support of Arizona's controversial immigration law.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
With the job market stuck in neutral, the Obama administration is moving toward using the revenue from expiring tax cuts for the wealthy to finance about $35 billion of tax cuts for small businesses and workers, administration and congressional officials said Friday.
Saturday, September 04, 2010
The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong criticism for reckless conduct in Iraq, The New York Times reported Friday.
Friday, September 03, 2010
Louisiana health officials suspended an abortion clinic's license Friday, the first time the state has used its new authority to shut down such a facility over health and safety concerns.
Friday, September 03, 2010
A Wyoming man has given more than $1.5 million to help defend Arizona's controversial immigration enforcement measure in court, Gov. Jan Brewer's office said Thursday.
Friday, September 03, 2010
Louisiana Democrats are seizing on Sen. David Vitter's role in a 2007 prostitution scandal for a new campaign attack ad that seeks to cut into the Louisiana Republican's commanding lead over his election opponents.
Friday, September 03, 2010
Pope Benedict XVI has not ruled out getting involved in the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, the Vatican says, calling the practice "brutal."
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Thomas Maresco, 24, an aid worker from Florida, died Saturday from a gunshot wound in Lesotho, the Peace Corps said. Police believe he was the target of a robbery.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Four members of an Uruguayan rugby team who survived a plane crash and inspired the book and movie "Alive" offer their support to trapped miners in Chile.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Police in Ohio say a father cut his family off from the outside world, sexually abused at least one of his daughters and locked one child in a closet-sized room for a year.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
A JetBlue flight attendant whose fame took off after his dramatic exit down an emergency chute is is no longer employed by the airline.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
A 48-year-old man faces several charges stemming from a flight from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Portland, Oregon, authorities said.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
The Basque separatist group ETA released a ceasefire statement Sunday to various media, including the Basque newspaper Gara, which typically publishes information from the group.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
A new blowout preventer was installed atop BP's plugged well and its failed predecessor was being hauled to the surface, officials said Saturday.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
South Korea and the United States postponed joint anti-submarine military exercises due to an approaching tropical storm, U.S. Forces Korea said.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Online classified service Craigslist's decision to censor its adult services section could be a model for other websites, a leader in the fight against prostitution ads said Saturday.
Sunday, September 05, 2010
