Duel about Iraq moves to N.M.
Sen. John McCain stood before hundreds of flag-waving veterans and their families Monday and vowed not to waver in his support of the Iraq War. "Even," he said, "if I...
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Senate heads toward vote on Iraq exit
In the face of determined opposition from the Bush administration, the Senate on Wednesday began an impassioned debate over an exit strategy from Iraq, headed toward a vote on a...
Sudan refugees plead for world’s help
In his own land, he taught geography. He lived in the Darfur region of western Sudan, raising a family of nine and diligently sharpening his English by reading whatever textbooks,...
Obama challenges South Africa to face AIDS crisis
Sen. Barack Obama said Monday that the South African government must awaken from its "denial" over the widespread AIDS crisis, and he pledged to set an example for men across...
Obama returns to Africa with fanfare of celebrity
The last time he traveled to Africa, he wore a backpack and walked with anonymity. Fourteen years later, he arrives with a title, an entourage and such jubilation that some...
Spinning all over the country
The economy is humming along just swimmingly, right? That's the word from the White House, which dispatched its Economic Team across the country on Friday to make that case--in triplicate....
Duckworth praised for stance on abortion
Tammy Duckworth, the Democratic hopeful in Illinois' west suburban 6th Congressional District, was extolled here Thursday by one of the nation's most influential abortion-rights groups as the candidate to replace...
GOP goal: Ring up the inner suburbs
With a worried look toward November, a coalition of Republicans in Congress is hoping to change the subject from the Iraq war and immigration to matters far less controversial as...
Bush pushes immigration bill
President Bush prodded Congress on Tuesday to approve immigration reform this year, assuring senators that he supports comprehensive legislation that would include a guest-worker program as well as improved enforcement....
Bush pushes immigration bill
President Bush prodded Congress on Tuesday to approve immigration reform this year, assuring senators that he supports comprehensive legislation that would include a guest-worker program as well as improved enforcement....