Nation and World
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McCain takes swipe at Romney
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - PHOENIX -- Republican Sen. John McCain took a Super Tuesday swipe at rival Mitt Romney's conservative credentials and looked past the GOP nomination race to suggest he w...
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Analysis: Super Tuesday the start of nomination marathon for Dems
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton captured needed states Tuesday night even as Barack Obama ate into her traditional base of support on a topsy-turvy night where a ba...
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Revelers usher in Mardi Gras, but sporadic violence mars festivities
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- Wearing beaded sunglasses with feathers, 83-year-old Lorraine McCaslin waved a green handkerchief as she danced in New Orleans' Woldenberg Park, ushering ...
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U.S. acknowledges use of waterboarding
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats demanded a criminal investigation into waterboarding by government interrogators Tuesday after the Bush administration acknowledged for th...
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Yahoo searches for options
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp.'s $41 billion takeover bid appears to have backed Yahoo Inc. into a corner, leaving the struggling Internet pioneer with the unpleasant ...
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Sampling from Illinois exit polls
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Some highlights of data from exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in the Illinois presidential primary Tuesday. Numbers are preliminary....
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Diddy tells youth to be empowered, vote on Tuesday
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Four years ago, Sean "Diddy" Combs took his hip-hop swagger across the nation in an effort to get young people to vote with the bold slogan "Vote or Die."...
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Super Tuesday delegate count
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ Sen. John McCain jumped to a commanding lead in the Republican delegate race over Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton edged ahead of S...
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Analysis: McCain bids for unstoppable lead, Romney tries to stay alive
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- John McCain hoped to seal the deal. Mitt Romney wanted to stay alive. Either outcome was possible. Super Tuesday's coast-to-coast voting promised either to...
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Senate OKs expanded stimulus bill
Feb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- An economic aid plan to send rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers passed a key test Monday in the Senate, where Democrats are pushing to add more than ...