Politics Oct 06 South Carolina Senate Debate Focuses on Local Issues The first of five televised debates between South Carolina Senate candidates Republican Jim DeMint and Democrat Inez Tenenbaum was an acrimonious affair that continued to focus on more local, less national, issues.
Nation Sep 30 Series of Bomb Attacks Kill Scores in Baghdad A succession of bombings that appeared to target U.S. and Iraqi forces in and around Baghdad Thursday killed more than 40 people, including dozens of children, and injured at least 180 more.
Politics Sep 29 Indiana Gubernatorial Candidates Outline Differences in Debate Indiana's three major gubernatorial candidates met in a debate at Franklin College Tuesday night, outlining sharp differences on critical issues such as the economy, roads, prescription drugs, and taxes.
Politics Sep 28 Burr, Bowles Spar Over Key Issues in First Televised Debate North Carolina Senate hopefuls Democrat Erskine Bowles and Republican Richard Burr outlined clear policy differences and varied strategies for representing the state in the first televised debate between the two on Monday night.
Nation Sep 28 Post Columnist Sparks Media Ethics Debate, Criticism Washington Post reporter and columnist David S. Broder's charge of a decline in journalistic standards in covering both the presidential campaign and other newsroom scandals has prompted a wave of negative reactions from media critics and bloggers.
World Sep 27 Hurricane Jeanne Leaves Path of Destruction Hurricane Jeanne was downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved into Georgia on Monday after pounding Florida, where residents were still struggling to recover from three other hurricanes that battered the state over the course of six weeks.
Politics Sep 24 S.C. Senate Candidates Go Head-to-head Over Tax Plans The race between South Carolina Senate candidates continues to heat up as Democratic nominee Inez Tenenbaum launched a new wave of attacks against Republican candidate Rep. Jim DeMint over his plan for a national sales tax.
Politics Sep 24 Candidates Launch First Negative Ads in Missouri Governor’s Race The hotly contested Missouri governor's race took a turn in mid-September, as both candidates and their supporters began airing ads that attacked the opponent's tax proposals and even personal tax practices.
Politics Sep 24 Candidates Clash Over Voting Records in Close Oklahoma Senate Race Two men with very different voting records as congressmen representing the same district are battling for one of the few open seats in the U.S. Senate.
Politics Sep 24 Porter Goss Sworn in As New CIA Director Porter Goss, a former undercover operative and Florida congressman, was sworn in Friday as head of the CIA, an agency battered by criticism for faulty intelligence ahead of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and Iraq war.