Nation and World
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Highlights of Super Tuesday exit poll results
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Highlights from preliminary results of exit polling in the Super Tuesday primary states for The Associated Press and television networks: RACE AND GENDER In the Democrat...
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Obama candidacy spurs activismFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - This ethereal dream floats on a higher plane than the mundane analysis of Super Tuesday states won and delegates gained. "Our time has come. Our time has come. Our movem...
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French president, wife win lawsuit against ariline
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - PARIS -- President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, won a lawsuit against Irish low-cost airline Ryanair, which was ordered to pay nearly $89,000 for an advert...
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McCain in control of GOP; Obama, Clinton in Democratic dogfightFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - John McCain surged far ahead in the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday -- far enough to turn his thoughts to the task of uniting the party behind him. For Democr...
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New Iraqi flag loses Saddam's stars, adds 'God'
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- A new Iraqi flag -- stripped of the three green stars of Saddam Hussein's toppled Baath party -- was hoisted over the Iraqi Cabinet building Tuesday in a sym...
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Tainted pills from Puerto Rico drug plants reach U.S.
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The first warning sign came when a sharp-eyed worker sorting pills noticed that the odd blue flecks dotting the finished drug capsules matched t...
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Kansas' top court blocks records in abortion case
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Kansas Supreme Court temporarily blocked a grand jury Tuesday from obtaining patient records from a physician who is one of the nation's few provider...
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At least 50 dead as violent storms rip across South
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - LAFAYETTE, Tenn. -- Residents in five Southern states tried to salvage what they could Wednesday from homes reduced to piles of debris, a day after the deadliest cluster...
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Attorney's conduct gets no pardon
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department attorney responsible for recommending presidential pardons has been transferred out of his office following accusations of mismanage...
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Companies view volunteerism as a career-builder
Feb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Colleen Bramhall's friends used to think she sold out by going to work for Accenture as a consultant after college. Now she says they're jealous. She's been ...