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.
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.