politics
Ousted Illinois governor Blagojevich claims he's 'blacker' than Obama
Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's "blacker than Barack Obama" and tells Esquire magazine that he was a real person in a political arena dominated by phonies.
WASHINGTON — Top US senator Harry Reid apologized Saturday for racially loaded comments about President Barack Obama's appeal to voters during the 2008 presidential campaign.
Sen. Lieberman, McCain Seek “Accountability’ in Christmas Day Bomber Case
Intelligence and State Department officials should be disciplined for their roles in a chain of failures that allowed a would-be terrorist bomber aboard an airliner on Christmas Day, two U.S. Senators said today.
Northern Ireland's Leader Affair With Teen Rocks Country
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) -- A political scandal riveting Northern Ireland has a certain cinematic feel: an affair by 58-year-old woman named Mrs. Robinson with a 19-year-old male lover.
Iran opposition leader Karroubi survives shooting, son says
The son of Iranian opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi on Friday accused hard-line pro-government militiamen and Revolutionary Guard members of trying to assassinate his father a night earlier.
Hillary Clinton urges Israel, Palestinians to plunge into talks
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday urged Palestinians and Israelis to plunge into negotiations over the most difficult issues dividing them as a way of breaking an impasse in peace talks.
Afghan president resubmits cabinet nominees
KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai's new cabinet nominees were presented to parliament on Saturday, in his second attempt to form a functioning government and end a drawn-out political crisis.
Obama speech won't bump 'Lost' premiere: White House
WASHINGTON — US fans of the show 'Lost' can breathe a sigh of relief Friday after the White House pledged a key speech by President Barack Obama won't displace the premiere episode of the show's final season.
New York: Ford Says He Won’t Be Bullied by Allies of Gillibrand
Under assault from allies of Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, former Congressman Harold E. Ford Jr. fired back on Friday afternoon, saying he would be not be “bullied or intimidated” by “party bosses” as he considers challenging her in this fall’s D...
White House Gate Crashers Befriended Obama in 2005
President Barack Obama may have been shocked to see Tareq and Michaele Salahi attend a White House state dinner last fall, uninvited, but that doesn't mean he never met the couple. As a matter of fact, they met at a 'Rock the Vote' event on June 9...