Archive for January, 2009

Sarah Palin has firmly remained in the media spotlight since her bid for the vice presidency ended four months ago, but the Alaska governor is set to embrace a decidedly lower profile when she travels to the nation’s capital this weekend.

KABUL, Afghanistan — The kids knew what they wanted. They jeered, they teased and they even threw rocks, all determined to get their biggest desire.

For some, pens. For others, money. But for most, candy.

At Camp Phoenix, the major base for the…

BAGHDAD (AP) — Passing through razor-wire cordons and police checkpoints, Iraqi voters Saturday took another step in the nation’s quest for stability in provincial elections that were carried off without major violence but tarnished by claims of…

They are each in their late 60s, these local veterans of civil rights activism. Over the years, they witnessed a time in America when African-Americans were lynched; when people were beaten and killed for daring to seek the right to vote in the segregated…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama poked fun at his volatile chief of staff in a free-for-all roasting of Washington and its politicians Saturday night.

Obama attended the Alfalfa Club dinner, an annual black-tie event where the capital’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday promised to lower mortgage costs, offer job-creating loans for small businesses, get credit flowing and rein in free-spending executives as he readies a new road map for spending billions from the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sure, it’s all about bipartisanship. Not to mention the perks of watching the Super Bowl at the White House with the first fan playing host.

President Barack Obama is inviting a group of lawmakers — some Republicans, many…

President expected to water down “Buy American” plans in his economic stimulus package after Europe threatens retaliation.