Byrd slams McCain at U.S. 35 ceremony
Presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain "cries and moans about congressional earmarks," but doesn't understand why they're necessary, Sen. Robert C. Byrd said Friday at a ceremony to open part of the new U.S. 35 - a road primarily funded by earmarks.
Tying Capito to Bush, Hillary Clinton backs Anne Barth
With the gold-and-blue Capitol dome in the background, Sen. Hillary Clinton spoke to an enthusiastic audience at the University of Charleston Friday afternoon, urging West Virginia voters to elect Anne Barth to Congress.
Leading in polls, Obama playing it safe
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Barack Obama is playing it safe. Leading in polls with 25 days to Election Day, the Democratic nominee is offering careful proposals to address the economic crisis while letting allies respond to John McCain's sharpest charges.
GOP raises charges of voter fraud
Accusations of voter fraud have hurled a giant mud ball into an already messy presidential campaign, with Republicans alleging that Democrat Barack Obama has close ties to an activist group accused of compiling fake registration forms, including ones for the starting lineup of the Dallas Cowboys - submitted in Nevada.
Exclusive: McCain to unveil more economic policies
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As part of a plan to reinvigorate his flagging campaign, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is considering additional economic measur...
ACORN probe gives GOP new line of attack
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It’s the newest charge against Sen. Barack Obama in the presidential campaign: that he worked, as a young community org...
McCain breaks with Bush on N. Korea
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Calling the diplomacy hasty and incomplete, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is criticizing President Bush's decision to remove...
Obama calls Ayers charges 'smears'
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Sen. Barack Obama says in a new ad that he launched his first campaign at the Ramada Inn in Chicago, not the living room of f...
Civil rights icon says McCain stirs hate
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Civil rights icon John Lewis compared Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to George Wallace and accused him of fostering “an atm...
McCain breaks with Bush on North Korea
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Calling the diplomacy hasty and incomplete, Sen. John McCAin (R-Ariz.) is criticizing President Bush's decision to remove...
Obama cautious, vague in economic crisis
Senator Barack Obama has taken a commanding lead in the race for president not because of any dramatic gesture, but because o...
The parts left out of Stone's 'W.'
There’s a heckuva lot to see in “W,” Oliver Stone’s new George Bush biopic that portrays the presiden...
Palin abused authority in firing, panel decides
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday.
Leading in the polls, Obama plays it safe
Obama says McCain trying to stoke anger, division