Barack Obama, under attack from President Bush and John McCain for pledges to meet with Iran's leadership, has started to qualify his prior bold stance, setting new preconditions and qualifications.

Posted : Mon, May 26, 2008

   Economy Emerges as New Dominant Issue; Young People see Changing U.S. Role in the World

Posted : Fri, Apr 25, 2008

   Today, President Bush vetoed an intelligence bill because he opposed a provision in it that would ban the use of torture.

Posted : Sat, Mar 08, 2008

   Overall, the federal government continues to spend more than it expects on technology and at faster growth rates than originally budgeted.

Posted : Sat, Feb 09, 2008

   Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid released the following statement following President Bush's State of the Union Address.

Posted : Tue, Jan 29, 2008

   The following is a transcript of the State of the Union address by President Bush.

Posted : Tue, Jan 29, 2008

   Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) today announced that it has signed an advisory agreement with Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Great Britain.

Posted : Mon, Jan 28, 2008

   I strongly condemn the terrorist bombing in Beirut that killed Lebanese Internal Security Forces Captain Wissam Eid and many other Lebanese.

Posted : Sat, Jan 26, 2008

   Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey today announced that the President's fiscal year 2009 budget proposal for the Department of Justice is $22.7 billion.

Posted : Fri, Jan 18, 2008

   The November 15th Democratic debate at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas was billed by CNN as a forum for students and "undecided voters" to ask the candidates questions of their choosing.

Posted : Sat, Dec 01, 2007

   Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on World AIDS Day.

Posted : Sat, Dec 01, 2007

   The Department of Justice today announced more than $82.7 million in grant funds and assistance to tribal communities for law enforcement and justice system improvements in fiscal year 2007.

Posted : Sat, Dec 01, 2007

   The Democratic majority isn't sticking to "fiscal discipline." Though House Democrats each called for a savings average of $731 million, this offsets 0.2 percent of their spending-hike bills, resulting in a net agenda of $470.1 billion - the highest among the past nine Congresses.

Posted : Mon, Nov 05, 2007

   In an interview that airs this weekend on the BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) program "Political Capital with Al Hunt," former US National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski threw his support behind Barack Obama's presidential candidacy.

Posted : Sat, Aug 25, 2007

   Millions of Americans, shocked by the Senate grand bargain on immigration that gives the precious gift of legalization to millions of illegal aliens and felons, have taken to the phones to demand no amnesty.

Posted : Tue, Jun 19, 2007

   Latest Harris Poll finds Senator Clinton has since strengthened her position and that Senator Obama has slipped. She now leads Obama by fully 13 points -- 40 percent to 27 percent.

Posted : Wed, May 16, 2007

   Nicolas Sarkozy, the conservative candidate, is elected President of the French Republic with 53-55% of the vote, defeating Socialist Segolene Royal, television projections said.

Posted : Sun, May 06, 2007

   Hrant Dink, the 53-year-old Turkish-Armenian journalist of the weekly Agos newspaper, was shot and killed Friday as he left his Istanbul newspaper building.

Posted : Sun, Jan 21, 2007

   Democratic U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton confirms that she will run for the 2008 presidential race.

Posted : Sat, Jan 20, 2007

   Germany has taken over the rotating presidency of the European Union, which now has two new members, Bulgaria and Romania.

Posted : Mon, Jan 01, 2007