Archive for October, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) — President John F. Kennedy’s aide and speechwriter, Theodore C. Sorensen, a symbol of hope and liberal governance, died at a time of contempt for Washington and political leaders.

Sorensen’s passing Sunday came just as supporters…

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Canvassers and party loyalists came out to a parking lot, hockey rink and banquet hall on Sunday to see Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate candidates as they vie for support in Philadelphia’s heavily populated suburbs packed with…

In the final weekend of the campaign, a confident Gov. Martin O’Malley headlined events across the state, from Southern Maryland to Baltimore, while former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. took a more low-key approach, mostly checking in at gatherings organized…

President Barack Obama on Sunday implored Democrats to get out and vote this week in his final campaign speech for the upcoming congressional elections.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, handed out Halloween treats to area children and military families at the White House Sunday evening.

Local students between 6 and 14 years old, along with children from military…

NEW YORK ( KTLA) — Theodore C. Sorensen, the man who wrote some of the late President John F. Kennedy’s most memorable speeches, has died following a stroke in New York City. He was 82.

Of the architects of Camelot, special counsel Sorensen ranked…

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — With public opinion polls showing a tight race for governor in Connecticut, both major party candidates spent the final weekend before the election trying to boost turnout at the polls, and Democrat Dan Malloy received an…