Politics May 11 Unions Look to Wield Clout in Frontloaded Democratic Primaries With prominent union-friendly states such as Nevada and California moving up their primaries in the 2008 presidential race, organized labor hopes to only increase its traditional influence in the Democratic nomination process.
World May 10 Racial Divide Persists in New Orleans' Katrina Recovery More than a year after Hurricane Katrina inundated the city, New Orleans residents remain economically and psychologically affected by the storm, according to a survey released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Health May 10 Hospitals Charge Uninsured Patients More, Study Finds Some of the highest costs for hospital care are borne by those who can least afford it, according to a study published this week in the journal Health Affairs.
Politics May 09 Economic Conservatives Hunt for Likeminded Candidate While the Iraq war continues to dominate the current political debate, Republican candidates are jockeying to position themselves as the true fiscal conservative in the race. The question is whether voters are satisfied with what they are hearing.
Science May 04 U.N. Panel Outlines Plan to Reduce Global Warming The world needs to significantly change its use of energy resources and cut greenhouse gas emissions in order to stem rising global temperatures, according to a U.N. climate report issued Friday.
Nation May 04 Kurdish Issues Cloud Turkey's Dealings with Iraq After years of tensions, Turkey is considering military action in northern Iraq to root out Kurdish extremists, as the country's frustration with the inaction of U.S. forces and the Baghdad government grows.
Politics May 03 Rice Urges Syria to Keep Fighters out of Iraq In a rare face-to-face meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged Syrian officials Thursday to do more to prevent foreign fighters from entering Iraq in order to help stabilize the war-torn nation.
Politics May 03 Fledgling Palestinian Government Faces Internal, External Challenges Six weeks after its formation, the Palestinian unity government is struggling with many of the same challenges it faced at its inception, including a crippling economic embargo and continued tensions between leaders of rival parties.
Nation May 02 Karzai Denounces Reported Civilian Deaths from U.S., NATO Raids Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared Wednesday that his government could not tolerate the continuing civilian deaths caused by international military operations, even as thousands protested his government and the U.S. presence.
Politics May 01 Turkish Court Annuls Presidential Vote Amid National Tension Amid large-scale protests, Turkey's highest court Tuesday annulled the parliamentary vote held last week to elect the ruling party's controversial presidential candidate.