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Ex-lawmaker wins race for Lantos' seat
Apr 9 2008 3:54PM CT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Former state lawmaker Jackie Speier, nearly killed the day of the Jonestown mass murder-suicide three decades ago, won a special congressional election to fill the seat of the late Rep. Tom Lantos.
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No partisan politics for pope in US
Apr 9 2008 3:08PM CT
NEW YORK (AP) - Organizers of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States next week have taken great pains to keep him out of presidential politics.
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Wisconsin voters curb governor's power
Apr 2 2008 7:08AM CT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin voters have put a dent in their governor's robust power to rewrite bills, limiting what critics call the "Frankenstein veto."
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Chelsea Clinton criticizes Bush in N.C.
Apr 1 2008 12:10AM CT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Chelsea Clinton returned Monday to North Carolina, telling college students that the world will "breathe a sigh of relief" once President Bush leaves office. Clinton spoke Monday during a town hall meeting with students at North Carolina State University. She later moved on to Peace College in Raleigh to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Suit against conservative group tossed
Mar 31 2008 2:54PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The term "freedom's watch" is not distinctive enough to warrant a lawsuit over trademark infringement, a federal judge has ruled in a case that pitted a one-time hero of conservatives against former aides and financial backers of President Bush.
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McCain visits airfield
Mar 30 2008 7:04PM CT
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain returned to his aviator roots Sunday, attending an air show at a field named after his grandfather.
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Ballot shortages a continuing problem
Mar 30 2008 11:15AM CT
(AP) - It's a simple question with no simple answer: Why do polling places across America keep running out of ballots when it's no secret that this contentious primary season keeps breaking voter turnout records?
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Students not affected by profs' politics
Mar 27 2008 3:30PM CT
(AP) - Conservatives complain that college professors lean left when it comes to politics — and the data mostly show that's true. But new research suggests the personal politics of academics have little effect on what their students think.
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Maryland's Rep. Wynn resigns for law job
Mar 27 2008 1:33PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Maryland Congressman Albert Wynn says he's leaving Congress before his term ends to take a job at a Washington law firm.
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Coleman says he'll campaign on record
Mar 26 2008 5:48PM CT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The first time Norm Coleman went up against a celebrity for statewide office, he was slammed by former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura.
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