Nation and World
-
Volunteers from suburbs stump door to door in a small Iowa townDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - INDEPENDENCE, Iowa -- It's not quite 11 a.m. Saturday and Ray Spencer is among the first to arrive at Barack Obama's main street storefront campaign office. B...
-
FEMA official's attempt to speed up aid to was countermandedDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- A week after Hurricane Katrina, a FEMA official in charge of streamlining the flow of disaster aid issued a directive that would have cut through the red ...
-
Morningstar purchases HemscottDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Morningstar Inc., the U.S. research firm known for its five-star mutual-fund rankings, agreed to buy the Hemscott financial-data unit of Ipreo Holdings LLC for $51.6 mil...
-
Aruba prosecutors close investigation into Natalee Holloway disappearance
Dec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - ORANJESTAD, Aruba -- Authorities have closed the investigation into the disappearance of Natalee Holloway and do not have evidence to charge anyone, the prosecutors' off...
-
Congress to hold hearings on legislation to limit access to steroids
Dec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Congress announced plans Tuesday to review the use of performance-enhancing drugs, with star-studded hearings scheduled next month and legislation to limit...
-
Lieberman endorses McCain
Dec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - HILLSBOROUGH, N.H. -- Republican John McCain is having quite a moment. He's rising in the polls. He's got major newspaper endorsements in Iowa and New Hampshire. And now...
-
Lesser-known candidates find 'highly motivated' helpDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Barack Obama lives in Chicago; Hillary Clinton grew up in Park Ridge. Naturally, their campaigns mine lots of volunteers from the area. But other campaigns also have sta...
-
Violence in Iraq at lowest level
Dec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Violence in Iraq is at its lowest levels since the first year of the American invasion, finally opening a window for reconciliation among rival sects, the sec...
-
Can Thompson shore up his falling star?
Dec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican Fred Thompson, Hollywood celebrity and former Tennessee senator, went from hot to not in short order. Now, he's trying to create another p...
-
Clinton, Bush share wrong idea on mortgagesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - She who would be president excoriates, as Democratic presidential candidates must, the current president and almost all his works. But she and he largely agree regarding...