2008 Presidential Election News

Since Sarah Palin abruptly resigned as governor, she has repeatedly cited the bombardment of ethics complaints against her while conceding the financial burden of defending herself had taken its toll.

Riot police fired in the air to disperse pro-reform demonstrators in central Tehran on Thursday, nearly four weeks after a disputed election triggered mass protests across Iran, a witness said.

July 9 - Protesters have occupied new houses in L'Aquila, Italy on demand that they are given to earthquake survivors.

Jim DeMint may be a ridiculous asshole: [W]e're about where Germany was before World War II where they became a social democracy.

As lawmakers prepare to debate intelligence legislation, Democrats are accusing senior CIA officials of repeatedly misleading Congress.

More than half of potential homebuyers say they're still not prepared to jump into the market, and fear of losing their jobs is the No.

A former chief of staff to ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a scheme to sell or trade President Barack Obama's Senate seat and vowed to testify at the ex-governor's corruption trial.

First lady Michelle Obama tops her husband, President Barack Obama, results from several polls indicate.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan appears before the Illinois Reform Commission in Chicago.

G8 leaders have failed to get emerging powers to agree climate change goals for 2050 and conclusions from their summit will not directly refer to a sensitive debate about the domination of the dollar.

Presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono , accompanied by his family, speaks to journalists after his vote in Cikeas.

A military strike to thwart Iran's nuclear weapons capability remains on the table but could have grave and unpredictable consequences, the top U.S. military officer said Tuesday.

Comments on Michael Jackson on the day of his memorial service and videos of the statements: "Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine.

Saying global warming poses unprecedented threats to Americans' way of life, four of President Barack Obama's top environmental and energy officials urged the Senate on Tuesday to pass legislation to reduce the pollution linked to the planet's rising temperature.

Will Michael Jackson's memorial be a more widely watched event than President Barack Obama's inauguration? Comparisons with Obama's January swearing-in - a much-watched event experienced by many on their computers at work - were rife Tuesday, as the King of Pop's memorial service became a media-saturated event.

Democrat Al Franken, who is finally being sworn in Tuesday as Minnesota's junior senator, wants to serve as a "people's proxy" during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

President Barack Obama, working to drastically reshape U.S. relations with a skeptical Russia, said Tuesday the two countries are not "destined to be antagonists." Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting in Moscow on in this Jan.

He's more powerful; she's more popular. He sells millions of books he's written; she sells millions of magazines she's posed for.

David Miliband has called for organisational reform of the Labour Party as he warned that voters were pressing the "fast forward button" on politics.

HARARE: Zimbabwe's state media reported Monday that President Robert Mugabe described the US assistant secretary of state for African affairs as ``an idiot'' after an acrimonious meeting between the two at an African summit in Libya.