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.
Politics Sep 20 China Completes Power Shift Chinese President Hu Jintao assumed control of the military from former president Jiang Zemin on Monday, completing the orderly transfer of power in the communist country.
World Sep 17 Cleanup Begins in Wake of Deadly Hurricane Ivan National Guard troops and rescue teams moved into hurricane-ravaged areas of the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday, as the cleanup of damaged homes, fallen trees and other rubble left from Hurricane Ivan began.
World Sep 16 Hurricane Ivan Drenches Gulf Coast, Spawns Deadly Tornadoes Hurricane Ivan roared ashore along the U.S. Gulf Coast early Thursday, bringing with it deadly tornadoes and torrential rainfalls. At least eight deaths have been blamed on the massive storm.
World Sep 15 Residents Seek Higher Ground As Hurricane Ivan Approaches Gulf Coast Hundreds of thousands of people clogged roads heading north out of low-lying areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida as Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast Wednesday.