Reports: Former President Carter en route to NKorea to secure freedom of jailed American![]() McCain handily defeats tea party challenger; novice pol takes gubernatorial primary in Fla.
McCain wins renomination, novice shines in Fla. Brewer wins Arizona Republican primary for governor; will face state AG Goddard in November
Ariz gov Brewer wins Republican primary PHOENIX — Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer is headed to the general election after handily winning a GOP primary marked by a surge in her popularity after she signed a tough law targeting illegal immigration. McCain easily defeats conservative challenger Hayworth in Arizona primary![]() more images GOP voters in Florida choose wealthy newcomer Scott over longtime politician McCollum
Scott gets GOP nomination for Fla. governor Political vets McCain, Murkowski try to turn back challengers; tight GOP governor race in Fla.
Tight battle for Florida GOP governor nomination Solomon Islands lawmakers elect new prime minister as troops on alert for violence
Solomon Islands’ PM elected, country quiet Paraguay’s president takes paternity testAsuncion, Aug 25 (IANS/EFE) Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo had a paternity test as ordered by a court following scandals caused by paternity lawsuits that shook his government during his first year in office. Rep. Kendrick Meek wins Florida’s Senate Democratic nomination Over Jeff Greene
Meek takes Florida’s Senate Democratic nomination Leahy coasts to victory, defeating political newcomer in Vt. Democratic primary for US Senate
Leahy coasts to victory in Vt. Democratic primary Rep. Meek overcomes Greene’s fortune, attacks to win Florida’s Democratic Senate nomination
Meek wins Florida Democratic Senate primary Hitler DNA Test Results !Tea party favorite Marco Rubio wins Republican Senate nomination in Florida
Marco Rubio wins Fla. Republican Senate nomination Alex Sink wins Fla. Democratic gubernatorial nomination; will face Scott-McCollum winner
Alex Sink wins Fla. Democratic gubernatorial nod Hezbollah and Sunni group clash in Beirut with heavy weapons leaving 3 dead
Hezbollah, Sunni group clash in Beirut, killing 3 Justice Department says it will appeal ruling that undercut Obama stem cell regulations
Administration to appeal ruling in stem cell case H&R Block spent $500,000 in 2nd qtr to lobby on consumer financial protection, tax prep reform
H&R Block spent $500,000 lobbying in 2nd quarter Statement by the Vice President on New CBO Report on Employment and Economic Impact of the Recovery ActVice President Joe Biden today issued the following statement on a new report from the Congressional Budget Office on the employment and economic impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Hezbollah leader says government should ask Iran to equip national army
Hezbollah: Iran can equip Lebanese army BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group says authorities should formally ask Iran to help equip the country’s military. Mayor dismisses complaint skyscraper could ruin NYC skyline, hurt Empire State Building view
Mayor: No apologies for changing NYC’s skyline Report: The rush to stem military suicides left prevention programs with some problems, gaps
Report: Military needs new office to stem suicides FACT CHECK: John Boehner’s Attacks on the President’s Job Creation AgendaToday John Boehner proved once again that his party would only take the country back to the failed policies of the past – policies that cost more than 8 million American jobs – and launched a series of false attacks on the measures that the President is pushing to create jobs, invest in our small businesses and cut taxes for businesses and middle class families. Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton and Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security John Brennan, 8/24/201011:17 A.M. EDT MR. BURTON: Hey, guys. We got some new additions here. Tea party, wealthy challengers look to topple political veterans in Arizona, Florida, Alaska
Novice pol Scott wins GOP governor primary in Fla. Hezbollah and Sunni groups clash in Beirut with heavy weapons leaving 1 dead
Beirut sectarian battle kills 1, wounds 3 BEIRUT — Lebanese Shiite and Sunni groups traded machine gun fire in Beirut on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding at least three others, security officials said. Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden at the Recovery Act Innovation Report EventRecovery Act Innovation Report Event Aide: Growth removed from Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin not cancerous
Aide says growth removed from Durbin not cancerous NY governor, archbishop plan private meeting to discuss mosque planned near ground zero
NY governor, archbishop to discuss NYC mosque Left Front partner wants probe into Azad’s killing![]() Gordimer: freedom of expression threatened in S.Africa, calls on other writers to speak out
Gordimer: free expression threatened in S.Africa Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden at the Veterans of Foreign Wars 111th National ConventionVeterans of Foreign Wars 111th National Convention Orissa to examine rejection of Vedanta clearanceBHUBANESWAR - Expressing his surprise over the union environment ministry’s rejection of London-listed Vedanta’s bauxite mining project in the Niyamgiri hills, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Tuesday said his government will examine the decision and take appropriate action. West Bengal’s Left Front to petition PM on price rise![]() White House considering options after judge bars stem cell work under Obama policy![]() Afghan foreign minister briefs Manmohan Singh on peace plan![]() 4 executed in Equatorial Guinea coup plot; opposition calls them political assassinations
4 executed in Equatorial Guinea coup plot JOHANNESBURG — Equatorial Guinea’s government on Tuesday defended the execution of four alleged coup plotters just an hour after they were condemned in a case that Amnesty International called a “pretense of justice.” Karnataka BJP for anti-cow slaughter stir, ticks off governorBANGALORE - The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka will go ahead with its planned state-wide agitation to press for an early presidential nod to the anti-cow slaughter bill despite Governor H.R. Bhardwaj’s displeasure over it. British prime minister, wife announce birth of baby girl
UK prime minister announces birth of baby girl Madani’s hand suspected in Bangalore stadium blasts: V S AcharyaBANGALORE - Karnataka Home Minister V S Acharya on Tuesday said People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasser Madani, the accused in the 1998 Bangalore serial blasts, has had a role in the Bangalore stadium blasts, which necessitated the shifting of two Indian Premier League (IPL) matches to Mumbai. China, South Africa sign ’strategic agreement’![]() Vice President Biden Releases Report on Recovery Act Impact on InnovationNew Analysis Finds U.S. Now On-Track to Achieve Four Major Science and Technology Breakthroughs Due to Recovery Act Don’t infringe rights of states: DMK tells CentreCHENNAI - The ruling DMK party in Tamil Nadu Tuesday urged the central government to desist from actions that infringe upon the state’s rights and expressed opposition to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and combined medical entrance examinations. India reminds Afghanistan of Taliban ‘red lines’![]() British prime minister’s wife gives birth to baby girlLONDON - British Prime Minister David Cameron’s wife Samantha has given birth to a baby girl, who is the couple’s fourth child. Marine commandant predicts that Marines will be in Afghanistan for ‘a few years’ to come![]() |