politics
'Stop Iran becoming another Zimbabwe', Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi begs
The only Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner begged the world to stop her country becoming “another Zimbabwe” yesterday as the regime gloated at foiling the opposition’s plans for another massive demonstration.
Schwarzenegger, lawmakers clash over California lieutenant governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Assembly on Thursday rejected Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's pick for lieutenant governor, setting up a potential legal showdown after the governor said he would attempt to seat his nominee despite the vote.
Rhode Island officials elect 1st openly gay speaker
PROVIDENCE - Representative Gordon Fox became yesterday the first openly gay lawmaker elected speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
Texas gubernatorial candidate questions any US role in 9/11
AUSTIN, Texas -- A Republican gubernatorial candidate said Thursday she has questions about whether the U.S. government was involved in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks - a statement she swiftly backed away from and one that drew immediate criticism...
New York Gov. Paterson points blame at disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer in Larry King chat
ALBANY - Gov. Paterson has a new scapegoat for the breathless rumors of womanizing and drug use that have dogged him the past few weeks - Eliot Spitzer.
Sen. Scott Brown may win seat on key panel
WASHINGTON - Republican Senator Scott P. Brown has a strong chance of winning a coveted seat on at least one committee with jurisdiction over national security spending, according to Senate aides, which could give him a boost as he tries to fill t...
WASHINGTON — A can't miss rung on the ladder to celebrity status in Washington: Newly seated Sen. Scott Brown will write a book about his life leading up to his upset election to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.
Poll reads Palin's palm: no chance in 2012; 71% of Americans don't think she's qualified to be president
WASHINGTON -- Looks like the bloom is off the Rogue. More than half the nation - 55% - see Sarah Palin unfavorably, and 71% believe the "Going Rogue" author is not qualified to be President, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll Thursday.
Rep. Patrick Kennedy won't run for re-election in Rhode Island, spelling end to family era
WASHINGTON - US Representative Patrick Kennedy has decided not to seek reelection, capping a dramatic year for the Kennedy family and probably leaving it without a member in Washington for the first time in more than six decades.
New Rules Proposed On Campaign Donors
WASHINGTON—Democrats rolled out their response Thursday to last month's Supreme Court ruling that threw out restrictions on corporate and union political spending, proposing new disclosure requirements and limits on spending by foreign companies.