Politics Jan 09 In Wake of New Hampshire, McCain, Romney Battle in Michigan Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., fresh off his New Hampshire victory, headed to Michigan for its Jan. 15 primary in hopes of repeating his 2000 win there, while Mitt Romney, whose father was governor of the state, worked to rally his…
Politics Jan 08 President Heads to Mideast to Help Restart Talks Six weeks after Israeli and Palestinian leaders relaunched peace talks in Annapolis, Md., President Bush is scheduled to arrive in Israel Wednesday for meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Nation Jan 08 Joint U.N.-AU Convoy Comes Under Attack in Darfur Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a United Nations-African Union supply convoy in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, the first attack on the newly formed peacekeeping force, officials said Tuesday.
Politics Jan 07 Kenyan President to Meet with Opposition Leader After Week of Violence Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki invited opposition leader Raila Odinga to his residence for talks Monday, hours after Odinga called off nationwide rallies in an effort to curb violence in the country over the recent disputed presidential election.
Economy Jan 04 President Weighs Economic Options As Unemployment Tops 2 Year High President Bush met with economic advisers Friday to consider possible stimulus packages, as the Labor Department announced that low hiring in December pushed the U.S. unemployment rate to 5 percent, a two-year high.
Politics Jan 04 Republicans Shift Gears, Set Sights on Fast-Approaching New Hampshire With an unprecedented five-day turnaround before the New Hampshire primary, Iowa caucus victor Mike Huckabee and the rest of the Republican field are forgoing sleep, refocusing their attention and tweaking their messages.
Politics Jan 04 Galvanized Democratic Campaigns Head to New Hampshire The top three Democratic contenders in Iowa's caucuses, Sens. Barack Obama, Ill., Hillary Clinton, N.Y., and former Sen. John Edwards, N.C., had little time to celebrate before dashing to New Hampshire for Tuesday's primary.
Politics Jan 04 Iowans Issue Call for Change with Wins for Obama, Huckabee Iowa's voters sounded a call for political change Thursday as they backed two candidates whose campaigns fought uphill battles prior to the caucuses.
Politics Jan 03 Musharraf Dissatisfied with Bhutto Death Probe Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation into Benazir Bhutto's death on Thursday, but he denied accusations of government involvement in the attack.
Health Jan 02 Study: Hospital Response Slow in Cardiac-Arrest Cases Nearly a third of patients who suffer cardiac arrest in a hospital don't get potentially life-saving defibrillator shocks quickly enough, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.