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Secretive Agency Under the Spotlight
Soon after accepting the post of CIA director two years ago, Michael V. Hayden set an unusual goal for his scandal-beset agency: virtual invisibility.
President Remains A Skilled Fundraiser
LITTLE ROCK -- After less than an hour visiting a housing assistance agency, President Bush and his motorcade sped to a private home here last Tuesday to make a quick appearance -- and deliver a whole lot of money -- for the Republican Party.
In Montana on the Fourth, a Barometer of Obama's Chances
BUTTE, Mont., July 4 -- With Sen. John McCain taking the holiday off, Sen. Barack Obama wrapped up a week-long swing through Republican America swathed in the pageantry of a Fourth of July parade and family picnic, trying to mesh his theme of activist change with an emphasis on family and...
N.C. Senator's Hard-Line Conservatism Helped Craft Republican Social Agenda
Jesse Helms, the North Carolina Republican senator whose uncompromising conservatism made him one of America's leading crusaders against communism, liberalism, tax increases, abortion, homosexuality, affirmative action and court-ordered busing to integrate schools, died yesterday at Mayview...
Obama May Consider Slowing Iraq Withdrawal
FARGO, N.D., July 3 -- Sen. Barack Obama raised the possibility of slowing a promised gradual, 16-month withdrawal from Iraq if he is elected president, saying that Thursday he will consult with military commanders on an upcoming trip to the region and "continue to refine" his proposals.
Debate Over Guantanamo's Fate Intensifies
The Bush administration is developing a long-range plan to empty the Guantanamo Bay military prison that could include asking Congress to spell out procedures for scores of suspected terrorists whom the government does not plan to bring to trial, administration officials and others familiar with...
Celebrity Passport Records Popular
Government workers repeatedly snooped without authorization inside the electronic passport records of entertainers, athletes and other high-profile Americans, a State Department audit has found. One celebrity's records were breached 356 times by more than six dozen people.
Latin America Policy at a Crossroads
MEXICO CITY, July 3 -- Sen. John McCain's trip to Colombia and Mexico this week made one thing clear: The shape of the United States' relationship with Latin America will hinge on the outcome of the 2008 election.
Bush Speaks at Walter Reed Medical Center Groundbreaking Ceremony
MIKE EMANUEL, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: President Bush told me that he finds that Supreme Court ruling very disappointing. The White House has warned one consequence of the ruling is that detainees could be freed here in the U.S. if a judge determines there's not enough evidence to hold them. Now, the pre...
McCain Puts New Strategist Atop Campaign
Facing growing dissatisfaction both inside and outside his campaign, Sen. John McCain ordered a shake-up of his team yesterday, reducing the role of campaign manager Rick Davis and vesting political adviser Steve Schmidt with "full operational control" of his bid for the presidency.
Obama Calls for National Service
COLORADO SPRINGS, July 2 -- Continuing to press the themes of values, faith and patriotism, Sen. Barack Obama exhorted Americans on Wednesday "to step into the strong currents of history" and volunteer for service to their country, pledging to dramatically expand opportunities for those accepting...
Colombians Briefed McCain Before Rescue
CARTAGENA, Colombia, July 2 -- Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) spoke repeatedly Tuesday and early Wednesday about how he would work as president to free three American hostages held by leftist guerrillas in Colombia, but he declined to reveal one key fact: Colombian President Ãlvaro Uribe and his aides...
The Trail
Barack Obama does not support a proposed California constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in the state, he announced in a letter sent to the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club of San Francisco this week. "I oppose the divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the California...
Bush Makes Final Push for Global Climate Deal
In his final months in office, President Bush is mounting a last-ditch effort to forge a new global deal to limit greenhouse-gas emissions but finds himself once again at odds with much of the rest of the world on how to address climate change.
Echoes of War
It is, I suppose, the curse of the baby boomers: Every presidential campaign is ultimately about Vietnam.
Bush Addresses Focus Of Final G8 Summit
BUSH: Good morning. Next week I'm going to travel to Japan for the eighth and final G-8 summit of my presidency. In recent summits, G-8 countries have made pledges to help developing nations address challenges from health care to education to corruption. Now, we need to show the world that the G...
A Backlog Of Cases Alleging Fraud
More than 900 cases alleging that government contractors and drugmakers have defrauded taxpayers out of billions of dollars are languishing in a backlog that has built up over the past decade because the Justice Department cannot keep pace with the surge in charges brought by whistle-blowers,...
Obama Got Discount on Home Loan
Shortly after joining the U.S. Senate and while enjoying a surge in income, Barack Obama bought a $1.65 million restored Georgian mansion in an upscale Chicago neighborhood. To finance the purchase, he secured a $1.32 million loan from Northern Trust in Illinois.
Obama Proposes Expanding Faith-Based Program
ZANESVILLE, Ohio, July 1 -- Sen. Barack Obama, seeking to reach out to religious voters, proposed strengthening the White House program assisting faith-based social service organization Tuesday, while insisting that those groups not discriminate against aid recipients or aid workers.
McCain Stressing Trade On Latin American Trip
CARTAGENA, Colombia, July 1 -- Sen. John McCain arrived here Tuesday night on his third foreign trip since clinching the Republican presidential nomination, the latest attempt to embellish his international credentials at a time when the electorate is increasingly focused on domestic issues.
D.C. Council, School Leaders Differ on Funds
D.C. Council members balked at pressure from school officials to reprogram $83 million for building repairs that the officials say are needed before classes resume on Aug. 25. Instead, the council authorized less than half of that amount, with Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray saying that a hearin...
State Gets Leeway to Design Own Plan for Fixing Schools
For many Maryland schools that miss academic targets year after year under the No Child Left Behind law, the stigma associated with needing help will ease under a precedent-setting program the federal government announced yesterday.
Obama Delivers Remarks on Faith
SEN. BARACK OBAMA, D-ILL.: ... a particular meaning for me, because, in a way, they are what led me to public service. It was a Catholic group called the Campaign for Human Development that helped in part funded the work I did many years ago in Chicago to help lift neighborhoods that were devasta...
McCain Remarks Before the National Sheriffs' Association Annual Conference
[*] MCCAIN: Thank you, Sheriff Webre, for the kind introduction, and thank you all very much. I appreciate the warm welcome to Indianapolis, and I am proud to be in the company of more than two thousand sheriffs and deputy sheriffs. I'm very honored, and have never felt safer.
Obama Fiercely Defends His Patriotism
INDEPENDENCE, Mo., June 30 -- Dogged by persistent rumors questioning his belief in country, Sen. Barack Obama journeyed to Middle America on Monday to lay out his vision of patriotism, conceding that he has learned in this presidential campaign that "the question of who is -- or is not -- a patriot...
Senators Fault Pentagon On Bases' Toxic Cleanup
Five Senate Democrats wrote to Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday, chastising the Pentagon for resisting orders from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up three contaminated military bases in their states.
Obama Speaks With Bill Clinton
Bush signs $162 billion war spending bill
WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Monday signed legislation to pay for the war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the rest of his presidency and beyond, hailing the $162 billion plan as a rare product of bipartisan cooperation.
Obama Delivers Remarks About Patriotism
SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D), ILLINOIS: Thank you so much.
President Bush Delivers Speech After Signing Appropriations Bill
SPEAKER: PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH [*] BUSH: Good morning. A few moments ago, I signed legislation that funds our troops who are in harm's way. Our nation has no greater responsibility than supporting our men and women in uniform, especially since we're at war. This is a responsibility all of ...
Pentagon Fights EPA On Pollution Cleanup
The Defense Department, the nation's biggest polluter, is resisting orders from the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up Fort Meade and two other military bases where the EPA says dumped chemicals pose "imminent and substantial" dangers to public health and the environment.
U.S. Is Said to Expand Covert Operations in Iran
The Bush administration told Congress last year of a secret plan to dramatically expand covert operations inside Iran as part of a long-running effort to destabilize the country's ruling regime, according to a report published yesterday.
GOP Sharpens Attacks on Obama
CLEVELAND -- Sen. John McCain's allies have seized on a new and aggressive line of attack against Sen. Barack Obama, casting the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee as an opportunistic and self-obsessed politician who will do and say anything to get elected.
In Flag City USA, False Obama Rumors Are Flying
FINDLAY, Ohio -- On his corner of College Street, Jim Peterman stares at the four American flags planted in his front lawn and rubs his forehead. Peterman, 74, is a retired worker at Cooper Tire, a father of two, an Air Force veteran and a self-described patriot. He took one trip to Washington in...
A New Political Geography
When Sen. Barack Obama chose the Nissan Pavilion in the outer suburbs of Northern Virginia to kick off his general-election campaign, one of the 10,000 supporters there was David Bruzas, who recently moved to the fastest-growing part of a state that is moving rapidly away from its Republican past.
A Win by McCain Could Push a Split Court to Right
For much of its term, the Supreme Court muted last year's noisy dissents, warmed to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.'s vision of narrow, incremental decisions and continued a slow but hardly steady move to the right.
The Talk Shows
Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows:
Setback for Philadelphia Schools Plan
Six years ago, the Philadelphia School District embarked on what was considered the country's boldest education privatization experiment, putting 38 schools under private management to see if the free market could educate children more efficiently than the government.
Poised for a Flip
Fewer than five months remain before the November election, and, slowly but surely, the outlines of the national playing field are coming into focus.
Obama Plans Meetings With Leaders in Mideast, Europe
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama announced plans yesterday for a midsummer trip that will take him to the Middle East and Europe for firsthand observation and consultations with foreign leaders while providing him an opportunity to bolster his national security credentials for the fall...
Candidates Court Latino Leaders
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) yesterday accused Republican Sen. John McCain of retreating from a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws that the senator from Arizona had championed in Congress, contending that his rival for the White House "walked away" from his own legislation to win the GOP...
Political Maneuvers Delay Bill After Bill in Senate
The Senate went home yesterday for the Fourth of July holiday to face voters, having failed repeatedly to address critical economic issues from skyrocketing gas prices to climate change to the nation's housing crisis.
New Campaign for Democrats: Unity
UNITY, N.H., June 27 -- Sen. Barack Obama wanted a symbolic beginning for his alliance with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and he achieved it Friday when the former rivals traveled here together for an afternoon rally designed to unite Democrats for the fall campaign.
U.S. Settles With Scientist Named in Anthrax Cases
The Justice Department agreed yesterday to pay biological-weapons expert Steven J. Hatfill a settlement valued at $5.85 million to drop a lawsuit he filed after then-Attorney General John D. Ashcroft named him a "person of interest" in the investigation of the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks.
Medicare Pricing Frozen As Congress Leaves Town
With congressional leaders engaged in heated brinkmanship, the Bush administration yesterday gave a reprieve to thousands of doctors expecting to get hit Tuesday with a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments.
U.S. Looked Into Kidnapping of Woman Related to Lawmaker
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents helped investigate the kidnapping last week of a Mexican citizen who is related to the chairman of the powerful House intelligence committee, Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-Tex.), officials confirmed yesterday.
In Campaign, One Man's Pragmatism Is Another's Flip-Flopping
Last February, in the heat of the Democratic primary campaign, Sen. Barack Obama proclaimed himself "proud to stand" with Sens. Christopher J. Dodd, Russell Feingold and "a grass-roots movement of Americans" in opposition to President Bush's demand to offer telecommunications companies legal amnesty...
The Trail
As Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton were pledging unity in Unity, N.H., the convergence of the Obama and Clinton camps continued in Chicago on a more tangible level, with a new round of campaign mergers and acquisitions.
Anti-Drug Assistance Approved For Mexico
MEXICO CITY, June 27 -- A U.S. plan to provide Mexico with a major anti-drug aid package has received congressional approval, following months of negotiations in which Mexico proved itself to be a far more assertive neighbor than in the past, according to current and former high-ranking officials in...
Bad Tomatoes May Still Be on Shelves
Tomatoes carrying a rare form of salmonella that has sickened more than 800 people may still be on the market, federal officials said yesterday, two weeks after they first warned consumers about the risk.
Radiation Monitors To Cost More Than DHS Estimated in '06
The cost to put a new kind of radiation monitor in place at borders and ports across the country would be far more than the Department of Homeland Security initially told Congress, according to budget documents and interviews with officials.
Historic Decision Renews Old Debate
With yesterday's decision, the Supreme Court pushed the gun issue back to the forefront of the nation's agenda, opening a new chapter in what has been one of the most contentious and divisive debates in American politics for the past four decades.
Justices Reject D.C. Ban On Handgun Ownership
The Supreme Court struck down the District of Columbia's ban on handgun possession yesterday and decided for the first time in the nation's history that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual's right to own a gun for self-defense.
Senate Passes Broad War Funding Measure
In a 92 to 6 vote, the Senate yesterday approved unrestricted funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that allows continuation of the current military course of action through the end of President Bush's term and beyond.
Bush Policy Authors Defend Their Actions
Two key architects of the Bush administration's controversial interrogation policies defended their legal positions yesterday, sparring with House Democrats over whether discredited Justice Department opinions led to mistreatment of military and CIA detainees.
Obama, Clinton Join Together in Show of Unity
Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton showered each other with praise yesterday in their first joint appearance since the end of the Democratic presidential primary season at an event in which the senator from New York urged hundreds of her top donors to get behind the party's presumptive...
High Court Deals Blow To Campaign Finance Law
The Supreme Court dealt another blow yesterday to the landmark 2002 campaign finance law crafted by Sens. John McCain and Russell Feingold, declaring unconstitutional a provision that eased fundraising restrictions for political candidates running against wealthy opponents who were bankrolling their...
An Edge for Obama
Barack Obama holds narrow leads over John McCain in Colorado and Michigan, two of the most competitive states in two of the most competitive regions of the country, heading into the general-election campaign, according to surveys conducted by Quinnipiac University for washingtonpost.com and the Wall...
White House Tried to Silence EPA Proposal on Car Emissions
White House officials last December sought to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from submitting a proposed rule that would limit greenhouse-gas emissions on the grounds they pose a threat to public welfare, agency sources said yesterday. And upon learning that EPA had hit the "send" button...
Bush Remarks on the North Korean Nuclear Declaration
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Good morning. The policy of the United States is a Korean Peninsula free of all nuclear weapons. This morning, we moved a step closer to that goal, when North Korean officials submitted a declaration of their nuclear programs to the Chinese government as part of the si...
On Obama's Coattails, an Uninvited Rider
Just a month ago, Republican strategists were trying to closely link Democratic House candidates to Sen. Barack Obama, convinced that in certain parts of the country Obama would drag candidates from his own party down to defeat.
Top McCain Adviser Has Found Success Mixing Money, Politics
As Sen. John McCain's top presidential campaign adviser, Richard H. "Rick" Davis has worked for almost a year without compensation, telling reporters that the sacrifice shows his dedication to the cash-strapped Arizona Republican. He also took a protracted leave from his Washington lobbying firm to...
Justices Slash Damages for Exxon Oil Spill
Nearly two decades of legal battles over the Exxon Valdez oil spill came to an end yesterday when the Supreme Court slashed the punitive damages imposed against Exxon Mobil from $2.5 billion to $500 million.
Senate Debates Rewrite of '78 Law That Created Secret Intelligence Court
The Senate, clearing a key parliamentary hurdle, yesterday voted to begin debating a broad revision of U.S. intelligence laws that includes a controversial plan to grant immunity to telecommunications companies that assisted in the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program.
McCain-Obama So Far: Positively Negative
A campaign between Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain once offered enormous possibilities for something new. Instead, the two presumptive nominees have opened their campaigns for the White House with what looks and sounds like a repeat of the kind of politics both have promised to leave behind.
The Trail
LAS VEGAS -- John McCain on Wednesday gave a name to the grab bag
DHS Lags in Preparations for Transition of Power, Study Says
The Department of Homeland Security is moving too slowly to prepare for the risks that will accompany the first presidential transition for U.S. counterterrorism agencies formed after the 2001 terrorist attacks, according to a study scheduled for release today.
Bush, Talabani discuss complex Iraq security deal
WASHINGTON -- President Bush and Iraq's president expressed cautious optimism Wednesday about prospects for completing a complex agreement that would keep U.S. troops in Iraq after a U.N. mandate expires at year-end.
On the Web, Supporters of McCain Wage An Uphill Battle
Ryan Mitsotakis is 19 years old, a sophomore at New York University and -- as his Facebook page practically screams -- a stalwart John McCain fan. He's also a history buff, which is why he reaches back a few decades to describe his life as a McCainiac on the Internet.
Fear and Loathing
Was Charlie Black right? Did he simply commit the political sin of saying something that is unspeakably true?
Bush, President Jalal Talabani of Iraq, Address the Media
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: It's been my honor to welcome a friend, President Talabani, back to the Oval Office. He is the president of a free Iraq. He is a man who's been on the front lines of helping to unify Iraq and to help Iraq recover from a brutal regime; that of Saddam Hussein.
McCain Has Plan to Make Government More Green
Sen. John McCain pledged yesterday that he would make the federal government more environmentally friendly, while Sen. Barack Obama mocked his rival as crafting energy policies that merely pander to voters, in the latest skirmish over which presidential candidate is better prepared to tackle the...
African Leaders Press Mugabe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, June 24 -- Influential leaders in South Africa and Senegal on Tuesday joined the global condemnation of Zimbabwe's lethal political violence and called on President Robert Mugabe to cancel Friday's election on grounds it would not reflect the free will of voters.
Teacher Bonuses Get Unions' Blessing
One of the most ambitious pay-for-performance initiatives in Washington area schools is drawing strong teacher interest and local union support even though many national labor leaders have long asserted that it is unfair to link teachers' paychecks directly to their students' test scores.
Vietnamese Premier Meets With Bush, Gates
President Bush met with the prime minister of Vietnam yesterday to discuss closer ties on trade and greater religious freedom, signifying another step forward in the slow warming of relations between the United States and its communist former enemy.
House Passes Bill Postponing Cut in Medicare Payments to Doctors
By a surprisingly large bipartisan margin, the House voted yesterday to postpone a planned cut in payments to physicians who treat Medicare patients by approving a reduction in payouts to private insurers.
McCain Adviser May Have Struck a Nerve
Sen. Barack Obama and his surrogates continued to criticize Charles R. Black Jr., a top adviser to Sen. John McCain, on Tuesday for saying a terrorist attack before the November election would help the presumptive Republican nominee. But behind their protests lay a question that has dogged Democrats...
Obama Asks His Top Donors To Help Clinton With Debt
LOS ANGELES -- Two days ahead of his meeting in Washington with Hillary Clinton's top donors, Barack Obama has urged his own biggest givers to help retire her $10 million vendor debt.
Pentagon Contractor Was Suspect
AEY Inc., the company run by a 22-year-old Miami Beach arms dealer who was indicted last week for conspiring to defraud the government on a $298 million Pentagon contract in 2007, was on a State Department watch list for suspicious international dealings the year before that contract was awarded,...
Vacancies on FEC Filled As 5 Win Senate Approval
The Senate confirmed five new commissioners for the Federal Election Commission last night, ending a six-month impasse during which the agency was paralyzed by its lack of a quorum.
Ideology-Based Hiring at Justice Broke Laws, Investigation Finds
Senior Justice Department officials broke civil service laws by rejecting scores of young applicants who had links to Democrats or liberal organizations, according to a biting report issued yesterday.
The DOT Cafeteria, Not So Accommodating
Disabled employees at Department of Transportation headquarters are most unhappy these days with their new digs down by the Navy Yard in Southeast Washington.
Potholes in Obama's Path
What could stop Barack Obama from becoming president?
The Post's Top Editor to Step Down
Leonard Downie Jr. said yesterday he is stepping down as The Washington Post's executive editor, ending a 17-year tenure in which the paper became a major online force and won a slew of prizes for high-profile investigations, including one that Downie published over President Bush's objections.
The Post's Top Editor to Step Down
Leonard Downie Jr. said yesterday he is stepping down as The Washington Post's executive editor, ending a 17-year tenure in which the paper became a major online force and won a slew of prizes for high-profile investigations, including one that Downie published over President Bush's objections.
Terror Strike Would Help McCain, Top Adviser Says
A top adviser to Sen. John McCain said that a terrorist attack in the United States would be a political benefit to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, a comment that was immediately disputed by the candidate and denounced by his Democratic rival.
Clinton to Join Obama As He Courts Female Vote
ALBUQUERQUE, June 23 -- As Hillary Rodham Clinton prepared to return to life in the Senate and announced that she will campaign with Sen. Barack Obama in New Hampshire on Friday, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee began reaching out to female voters who had formed the backbone of...
High Court to Review Naval Sonar Dispute
The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to the Bush administration's request that it review a dispute between environmentalists and the Navy about whether training exercises off the Southern California coast endanger whales, dolphins and other marine mammals.
Report Says Partisanship Reigned in Justice Department Hiring Program
High-ranking political appointees at the Justice Department labored to stock a prestigious hiring program with young conservatives in a five-year-long attempt to reshape the department's ranks, according to an inspector general's report to be released today.
Appeals Court Invalidates Detainee's 'Enemy' Status
A federal appeals court in Washington has invalidated the Bush administration's finding that a detainee held for more than six years in the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba is an "enemy combatant," and has ordered the government to release him, transfer him or offer him a new hearing.
Judge Urged to Order Associates Of President to Honor Subpoena
Lawyers for Congress tried yesterday to persuade a federal judge to take the unprecedented step of ordering top White House aides to comply with a House committee's subpoena for information about the controversial firings of U.S. attorneys.
Obama Campaign Advisers Remark on Energy
JASON GRUMET, OBAMA CAMPAIGN SENIOR ADVISER JASON FURMAN, OBAMA CAMPAIGN ECONOMIC POLICY DIRECTOR OPERATOR: Good day, everyone, and welcome to the "Obama for America" conference call. At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Mr. Hari Sevugan. Please go ahead, sir. SEVUGAN: Thanks, Pa...
For Al Gore, It Was Too, Too Tuesday
It was, Gore aides thought, a sign of the times: A few days ago, a reporter told a senior Gore adviser that the candidate's hair appeared to be growing back.
Early Endorsements of Gore Could Pay Off
NARAL leader Kate Michelman issued the abortion-rights group's endorsement of Vice President Gore on Feb. 15.The vice president spoke to a gay activist group, the Stonewall Democratic Club, in Los Angeles on Feb. 11. The nation's largest gay rights and abortion rights lobbying groups have traditi...
Gore's Greenness Fades
In his 1992 book, "Earth in the Balance," Al Gore described boldly where environmentalism fit in his priorities: "We must make the rescue of the environment the central organizing principle for civilization."
Obama Alters Media Portrait
Barack Obama was chatting with Katrina Davis, a Missouri woman whose daughter was hospitalized with a heart ailment, when he turned the talk to the half-dozen 7-year-olds who had slept over for his daughter's birthday.
Bradley Assails Gore On Fund-Raising Campaign Finance
SEATTLE, Feb. 11 -- Opening a new line of attack, Bill Bradley charged today that Vice President Gore is letting campaign finance excesses continue at the White House while portraying himself to voters as a champion of campaign finance reform.
Abortion Stance Evolved, Gore Says
MILFORD, N.H., Jan. 29 -- Vice President Gore, under fire from rival Bill Bradley for his record on abortion, said today he no longer agrees with his 1987 assertion that abortion is "arguably the taking of a human life."
Gore Steps on a Land Mine . . .
Vice President Al Gore stepped on a land mine during last week's campaign debate. He pledged not only to allow gays to serve openly in the military but to make the issue a litmus test for anyone he appointed to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The campaign tried to contain the damage and by week's end ...
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Rising Convention Costs and Delays Worry Democrats
Planners of the convention in Denver may be forced to scale back on their original design or increase their fund-raising goals.
McCain Battles a Nemesis, the Teleprompter
A politician who has thrived in informal settings is now trying to meet the more scripted speaking demands of a general election campaign.
A Political Agitator Finds a Double-Edged Weapon
Senator Barack Obama’s social networking website has become a source of organized criticism of some of the candidates positions.
The World: For Some Foes the Chat, Some the Cold Shoulder
The U.S. didn’t talk to Castro. But it did talk to Mao, and that is the path most taken.
Bush Welcomes 72 New U.S. Citizens
Addressing the honorees, who hailed from 30 countries, President Bush spoke of the path to citizenship, Thomas Jefferson’s legacy and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.
Jesse Helms, Beacon of Conservatism, Dies at 86
The former senator had a courtly manner and opposed civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and modern art.
Accounting Plan Would Allow Use of Foreign Rules
Officials say regulatory changes would attract investment and enhance U.S. competitiveness, but critics say the changes would dilute safeguards.
White House Memo: Tiptoeing on Bush and Convention
The Republican Party is grappling with how best to pass the torch from an unpopular president to its nominee.
In Montana, Obama Tries to Rally Support on Iraq
Senator Barack Obama struggles to balance broadening his appeal to voters in mostly Republican states, and maintaining his support among critics of the war.
Beliefs: Obama Sets Off a Debate on Ties Between Religion and Government
A remark by the candidate focused on the responsibilities of religious groups receiving federal money.
Offer of a Vote for Sale Draws Unwanted Attention
A student looking to profit from his indifference has been charged with a felony for trying to sell his vote on eBay.
Important Supreme Court Decisions, 2007-2008
Here are summaries of the most important decisions from the court’s 2007-2008 term.
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Obama: I've 'been very consistent' on Iraq
Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will appear together at three fundraisers next week in New York City, an Obama spokeswoman said Saturday.
Bush lowers expectations for G-8 summit
President Bush heads to Japan on Saturday for his final G-8 summit of world leaders as the global economy slumps, energy prices soar and food shortages loom in the developing world.
Bush helps swear in citizens, heckled
President Bush traveled to the home of Thomas Jefferson Friday to help swear in new U.S. citizens as part of Independence Day celebrations.
Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies
Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, a North Carolina Republican who became an icon to conservatives, died Friday at the age of 86, a senior congressional source told CNN.
Obama remarks on Iraq prompt flip-flop charge
Sen. John McCain's campaign again called Sen. Barack Obama a flip-flopper after the Democratic candidate held a do-over news conference to clarify his remarks on the Iraq war.
National Mall in monumental disrepair, activists say
About half a million people are expected Friday on the National Mall in Washington for the nation's birthday celebration, but they may be shocked at what they see.
Student charged with trying to sell vote on eBay
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National speed limit pushed as gas saver
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Report: Celebrity passport files viewed repeatedly
The State Department inspector general Thursday blasted the security of U.S. passport files, saying the repeated access of over 100 celebrities' files had gone undetected and unpunished.
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Obama "puzzled" by Iraq comment frenzy
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Saturday his plan to end the Iraq war was unchanged and he was puzzled by the sharp reaction to his statement this week that he might "refine" his timetable for withdrawing U.S. combat troops.
Former Senator Jesse Helms dies at 86
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jesse Helms, a die-hard anti-communist firebrand who championed a wide range of conservative causes in his 30 years in the U.S. Senate, died early on Friday, aged 86, his foundation said.
McCain, in Mexico, faults Obama on trade
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain took a veiled swipe at Democratic rival Barack Obama over trade on Thursday in the final leg of a Latin American trip aimed at showcasing the Arizona senator's foreign policy credentials.
Obama mixes holiday and politics in Montana
BUTTE, Montana (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama mixed presidential politics with parades and barbecue on Independence Day on Friday, celebrating his daughter's birthday with a picnic and fireworks in Montana.
Panama says no to U.S. military base
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama has ruled out hosting a U.S. military base to replace one in Ecuador which is being reclaimed by the Quito government, a senior Panamanian official said on Friday.
Poland rejects U.S. missile shield offer
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland spurned as insufficient on Friday a U.S. offer to boost its air defenses in return for basing anti-missile interceptors on its soil but said it remained open to talks with Washington.
Kimmitt confident in economic fundamentals
BERLIN (Reuters) - Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt said on Friday he was confident about the United States' economic fundamentals in the long term despite a current rough patch and was quite optimistic about the future.
Bush to attend China Olympics opening ceremonies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush will attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in China next month, the White House said on Thursday.
Long presidential campaign not yet tiring voters
LONG BEACH, New York (Reuters) - With his wetsuit around his waist, Peter Flintoft walks wearily along the Long Beach boardwalk. While worn out by the surf, he is not yet tired of the lengthy U.S. presidential campaign.
U.S. in period of slow growth amid job losses: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Thursday a report showing a sixth straight month of job losses in June was another sign of slower U.S. economic growth.
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Obama: Media response to Iraq remarks overblown
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Barack Obama celebrated "active faith" as an obligation of religious Americans and a chief agent of societal change while speaking Saturday to a nearly all-black roomful of churchgoers, but hoping to reach far beyond them....
Analysis: McCain struggles to regain footing
WASHINGTON (AP) -- John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement....
Play of the Day: Malia Obama's "best birthday"
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Malia Obama told her parents that spending her 10th birthday helping her father campaign for the presidency far from home and "rocking out" with her family after takeout in a modest hotel room was the best she has ever had....
Foreclosures to rise whoever wins White House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Home foreclosures will keep rising next year no matter who is elected president in November....
Veterans group plans ad campaign touting Iraq war
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican John McCain, who has made support for President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq the centerpiece of his presidential campaign, is getting from help from a veterans group that's launching a national TV ad campaign next week....
Obama, Clinton to hold joint fundraisers in NY
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) -- Now that they're allies, Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton will help each other raise money in a series of fundraisers in New York next week....
Franken tries the switch from comic to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn't mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide, smooth road....
Analysis: Obama's centrist emphasis gives GOP ammo
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) -- Is Barack Obama close to being shadowed by giant flip-flops and, worse, having the image stick with people all the way to the voting booth?...
Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist proposes to girlfriend
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Charlie Crist won't be sleeping alone in the governor's mansion much longer - he is engaged to a woman he met in New York City last September who quickly captured his heart....
Obama looks to turn Montana blue in the fall
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Only two Democratic presidential candidates have carried Montana since 1948. Barack Obama is betting he can do it in November....
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After D.C. gun ban overturned, city seeks new rules
Dale Metta, who manages a gun shop just outside the District of Columbia limits in Maryland, has had to turn away dozens of city ...
Obama denies any change in war stance
Barack Obama denied Saturday that he intends to do anything but end the war if he wins the White House, attempting to put an ...
Challenges abound for Bush as G8 summit nears
The problems do not get any easier as President Bush attends his final summit with leaders of industrialized democracies.
Bush honors troops, new Americans in radio address
President Bush, serving almost seven years as a wartime president, marked the nation's 232nd birthday by honoring the U.S. armed ...
Employers use federal law to deny benefits
Dying of cancer, Thomas Amschwand did everything he was told to make sure his wife would collect on the life insurance policy ...
Environmentalists gird for battle with Bush over rule changes
Environmentalists are bracing for a final battle with the Bush administration over its efforts to weaken clean water, air and ...
Bush welcomes new U.S. citizens
President Bush has invoked the memory of Thomas Jefferson in welcoming new U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Thomas ...
Former Sen. Jesse Helms dies at 86
Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who served 30 years in Congress, has died, the Jesse Helms research center says. He was 86.
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