10313 Stories, most recent news story added Sun Nov 29, 7:46 am ET
Those are the results of a poll conducted by "60 Minutes" and Vanity Fair magazine and issued Sunday. The radio host was picked by 26 percent of those who responded, followed by Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck at 11 percent. Actual politicians — former Vice President Dick Cheney and former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin — were the choice of 10 percent each.
The lives of Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki intersected long before the Fort Hood shooting.
AUSTIN -- His voice has a drone-like quality, and he admits he's not the most television-friendly politician in Texas. Even his name is bland: Bill White.But the Houston mayor has sparked rare excitement -- and perhaps a few sighs of relief -- among ...
Published: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 1:20 a.m. President Barack Obama is expected to nominate Bill Nettles of Columbia to become South Carolina's next U.S. attorney, according to sources familiar with the process.
SPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — The popular Utah cave where a 26-year-old medical student died earlier in the week will be closed permanently and his body will not be removed, state and county officials said Friday.
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Consumer activist and Connecticut native Ralph Nader said Friday he is “absorbing” the reaction he’s receiving about a possible bid for the U.S. Senate, saying he wants to first gauge the level of grassroots support before making a decision.
Organizers of the Bakersfield Business Conference announce that Republican Strategist Karl Rove, Award-Winning Journalist Eleanor Clift, and Democratic Strategist Bob Beckel will address the Business Conference on October 9, 2010.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida banking regulators on Friday shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, marking the 124th U.S. bank to succumb this year to the struggling economy and rising loan defaults.
Rep. Alan Grayson, Florida Democrat, is trying to make it easier to prevent Senate filibusters, arguing that President George W. Bush got better treatment than President Obama is getting. The only problem is, --none of the seven votes the Florida Democrat cites as evidence backs up his claim. Mr. Grayson is circulating a petition asking voters to demand that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ...
AUSTIN, Texas — Barack Obama has erased George W. Bush’s inroads among Hispanics, with these influential voters consistently giving the president exceptionally strong marks and the White House employing an aggressive strategy to keep it that way. Obama’s challenge is to ensure that Hispanics pledge allegiance to the Democratic Party for the 2010 elections and keep supporting him through his own ...
We are worried, here in the newspaper business (motto: "What, YOU never make misstakes?"). We're hearing that you readers have lost your faith in us.
Barack Obama has erased George W. Bush's inroads among Hispanics, with these influential voters consistently giving the president exceptionally strong marks and the White House employing an aggressive strategy to keep it that way.
Activist Being Courted by Green Party to Challenge Democrat Chris Dodd in 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amputations. Combat stress. Divorce. Suicide. For troubled service members, military therapists are at their sides.
Conservative titles top best-seller lists amid postelection blowback
EDITOR’S NOTE — An occasional look at assertions by government officials and how well they adhere to the facts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The typical family would be spared higher taxes from the House Democratic plan to overhaul health care, and their low-income neighbors could come out ahead.
When he heard the rumble of the motorcycles and saw the flashing lights of the police motorcade whizzing by in protection of a Washington VIP, Richard Carter knew right then and there it was the job for him.
(Washington, DC) -- A group called "Draft Dick Cheney 2012" is hoping to put the former vice president back in the White House -- this time as commander in chief.
JASON DePARLE and ROBERT GEBELOFF A program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children.
Saddam Hussein was telling the truth, this time. The United States just didn't believe him. So it took the most powerful military in the world 18 years to find the remains of the only U.S. Navy pilot shot down in an aerial battle in the 1991 Gulf War. Michael... United States - Saddam Hussein - Iraq - Middle East - Society and Culture
Open slideshowAFP/File
Open slideshowAFP/File
Open slideshowAFP/File
Open slideshowAFP/File
