September 7, 2010
Chicago Mayor Daley Opts Against Re-Election, Opens Door for Rahm

Longtime Chicago Mayor Richard Daley announced Tuesday that he will not seek re-election, a stunning decision that apparently ends a political dynasty that dominated the city for more than a half…

September 7, 2010
Obama to Mark 9/11 Anniversary at Pentagon

The White House says President Obama will mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon.


September 7, 2010
U.S. Officials to Discuss N. Korea Impasse in Asia

U.S. Officials to Discuss N. Korea Impasse in Asia


September 7, 2010
Alaska's Murkowski 'Still in This Game' Despite Conceding GOP Senate Primary

The incumbent senator says she’s been inundated with calls and e-mails from supporters, asking her not to leave the race, and she’s weighing her options


September 7, 2010
Rice Advised Bush to Stay Away From D.C. After 9/11 Attacks

Condoleezza Rice advised President Bush to stay away from Washington in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by raising her voice in a heated exchange and hanging up the phone, the former…

September 7, 2010
Some Dems Campaign Against ObamaCare While Others Stay Mum

While President Obama touts the new health care law everywhere he goes, many members of his party are saying just the opposite in re-election ads, making sure their constituents know they voted…

September 7, 2010
Town Hall Foe Returns to Challenge Rep. Frank in Massachusetts Primary

The questioner who triggered an Internet-sensation retort from Rep. Barney Frank at a town hall meeting last year is challenging the 15-term Democrat’s re-election bid.


September 7, 2010
Los Angeles School Named After Al Gore Built on Toxic Site

In an honor that could be misinterpreted as a slap in the face, a Los Angeles school district has named a new academy after Al Gore — the only problem is the school was built on toxic soil.

September 7, 2010
Will Holder Be Next to Wade Into Mosque Debate?

Attorney General Eric Holder was meeting Tuesday with Muslim and other religious leaders to discuss recent attacks on Muslims and the uproar over a planned mosque near Ground Zero in New York.

September 7, 2010
Obama Says Jobs Are Coming, But His Team Says Not So Fast

The Obama administration’s latest get-the-economy-out-of-its-rut proposal will create jobs “immediately,” the president says — so long as immediately doesn’t mean this year.


September 7, 2010
Sharpton's Nonprofit on the Brink, Audit Finds

An accounting firm hired by Al Sharpton’s National Action Network found the civil-rights group in such financial disarray that it flunked its record-keeping — and may not even survive, The New York…

September 7, 2010
56 Days to Decide: Voters Sour Toward Dems, Odds Improve for GOP House Takeover

A new wave of polls and projections capping the Labor Day weekend shows voters are souring, perhaps irreversibly, toward the idea of giving Democrats another chance at shaping the agenda in…

September 7, 2010
State Department Calls Plan to Burn Korans 'Un-American'

The State Department described as “un-American” plans by a controversial church to burn Korans in memory of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks — though the head of that church says he is not…

September 7, 2010
U.S. to Spend Billions in Afghanistan for Years After Troop Pullout

The U.S. government’s financial commitment to Afghanistan is likely to linger and reach into the billions long after it pulls combat troops from the country, newly disclosed spending estimates show….

September 7, 2010
Obama's New Jobs Program: Stimulus II or GOP Obstacle Course?

It may look like a second stimulus and smell like a second stimulus, but President Obama insists that’s no way to describe the new set of initiatives he’s introducing this week in his latest effort…

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