Gov. Sarah Palin's home church was badly damaged by arson, and she apologized if the fire was connected to "negative attention" from her campaign as the Republican vice presidential nominee.
Political scientists use a simple litmus test to determine if a country has a mature democracy: Has it had not just one - but two - successful handovers of power from one legitimately elected leader to another?
A South Carolina Roman Catholic priest has told his parishioners that they should refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Obama because the Democratic president-elect supports abortion.
Barack Obama's ailing grandmother died Monday in Hawaii, a day before Obama was to stand election for the presidency, his campaign announced.
Analysis: While both vice presidential candidates succeeded in their only debate, the stakes were much higher for Sarah Palin. So, in the contest of low expectations, Palin won.
It was not until 32 minutes into Friday night's debate - meant to focus on foreign policy - that either presidential candidate so much as mentioned a foreign policy issue.
Barack Obama and John McCain clashed sharply over tax cuts and congressional spending Friday night as they faced off in their first head-to-head debate.
Like a scrambling quarterback calling never-before-seen plays, Sen. John McCain seemed to be engaged in war of nerves with his rival Sen. Barack Obama in the run-up to Friday's debate.
Surge in registrations, failure-prone equipment and new polling procedures worry officials.
A McCain campaign spokesman said� the governor, the Republican nominee for vice president, will not cooperate as long as the investigation "remains tainted."
Sarah Palin, in her introduction to Americans as John McCain's running mate, struck back at news organizations and a "Washington elite" that have raised questions about her qualifications to be vice president.
Austin: It's going to be a memorable match between Venus and Serena Williams. They haven't played each other here in six years and the way they have been competing, it holds promise to be one of the best ever Williams versus Williams contest.
Sarah Palin is as dramatic a contrast as one can envision with Republican presidential candidate �John McCain.
Barack Obama will blame America's economic and foreign policy problems on "a broken politics in Washington and the failed presidency of George W. Bush" when he accepts the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night.
Japan is drawing up an economic stimulus package worth $73 billion to help businesses and consumers cope with soaring fuel and commodity prices, news reports said Saturday.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama has chosen Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his running mate.
1. AMERICA IS BEING PLAYED.
2. REPUBLICANS HAVE STAGED THIS WAR IN HOPES OF GETTING AMERICANS HOOKED ONTO THEIR PUPPET STRINGS.
3. AS OBAMA SAID, "THIS WAR DID NOT BEGIN IN 2007".
4. ALL OF THE RECENT TURN OF EVENTS INCLUDING THE "SURGE" HAS BEEN IN EFFORT TO CORRECT WRONG DECISIONS MADE BY THE REPUBLICANS.
5. AS OBAMA SAID, THE WAR IS AN ISSUE OF NATIONAL SECURITY WHEN WE CHOOSE TO IGNORE ECONOMIC ISSUES AND PURSUE A WAR WE CANNOT AFFORD. EVENTUALLY THE WAR WILL CAUSE US ALL TO BE VULNERABLE.
6. DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT CHANGES WILL BE MADE AS FAR AS WALL STREET IS CONCERNED. IF THE WAR CONTINUES THERE WILL BE NO WALL STREET.
— Shookoby
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