Politics Sep 24 Alaska Senate Contenders Duke It Out in Campaign Ads Despite Alaska's solid Republican base that handed George W. Bush a resounding win over Al Gore in the state in 2000, the Senate race between Republican incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski and former Democratic Gov. Tony Knowles remains tight.
Politics Sep 24 Louisiana Senate Candidates Debate Iraq, Weapons Ban Louisiana's four major candidates seeking to fill retiring Democrat John Breaux's Senate seat covered issues such as the war in Iraq, the recently expired assault weapons ban and education at their first statewide televised debate Sept. 19.
World Sep 22 Hostage Body Recovered; NATO Agrees to Help Train Iraqis U.S. officials on Wednesday recovered the body of American hostage Jack Hensley, who was beheaded, after militants demanded the release of female Iraqi prisoners.
World Sep 21 Iran Starts Enriching Uranium Against U.N. Wishes Defying the United Nations, Iran said Tuesday it has started converting uranium into a gas needed for enrichment, a process that can be used to make nuclear weapons.
Politics Sep 20 Florida Senate Campaign Begins Anew in Wake of Hurricanes The combination of three major hurricanes temporarily knocked the Florida U.S. Senate race off local front pages, but both campaigns have now launched a series of ads aimed at shoring up support from key constituencies and reaching out to voters.
Politics Sep 20 Competitive Indiana Governor’s Race Continues to Heat Up While Indiana's former first lady Judy O'Bannon has started making campaign appearances for Democratic Gov. Joe Kernan, Republican candidate Mitch Daniels received a nod from first lady Laura Bush.
Politics Sep 20 Quiet Race in North Carolina May Get Rougher in Last Weeks The sleepy, yet civil, contest to replace outgoing Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., took on new energy and fierceness in the last week as the candidates debated tobacco and planned an all-out advertising assault on North Carolina voters.
Politics Sep 20 Daschle, Thune Clash Over Iraq, Leadership in National Debate In a heated, and at times personal, exchange, Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle and former U.S. Rep. John Thune clashed in a nationally televised debate Sunday on NBC's Meet the Press.
Politics Sep 20 Hoeffel Hopes for Coattails As Specter Rakes in Endorsements In Pennsylvania, John Kerry appears to have two running mates, his vice presidential pick Sen. John Edwards and this year's Democratic Senate nominee U.S. Rep. Joe Hoeffel.
Politics Sep 20 Taxes, Security Dominate U.S. Senate Race in Colorado U.S. Senate candidates Pete Coors and Ken Salazar are going head-to-head over the key issues of taxes and security -in hopes of wooing Colorado voters.