Wis. Sen. Feingold defends vote for health care reform; GOP’s Johnson says minor tweaks needed

Wis. Senate candidates clash on health care reform

APNewsBreak: New Conn. Senate race ad accuses WWE of lobbying against state drug testing

APNewsBreak: Conn. Senate ad hits WWE on lobbying

Kurdish negotiator says deal is close on pact to keep PM al-Maliki as Iraq leader

Kurd: Deal closer on settling Iraq political limbo

Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo wins Nobel Peace Prize

Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize

Chinese, Afghan activists favorites for Nobel Peace Prize

Chinese, Afghan activists favorites for Nobel

Nobel literature prize a platform for Vargas Llosa’s combative political activism

Nobel a platform for outspoken Vargas Llosa

Republican Sandoval and Democrat Reid spar over budget in Vegas gubernatorial debate

Sandoval and Reid fight over budget in Vegas

Stimulus, Social Security dominate 3rd Colorado Senate debate

Stimulus, Social Security dominate Colorado debate

House ethics panel chairman sets post-election proceedings for Reps. Rangel, Waters

Post-election ethics trials set for Rangel, Waters

Chinese dissident, rights activists from Russia, Afghanistan hot candidates Nobel Peace Prize

Chinese dissident hot bet for Nobel Peace Prize

Meek, Crist say Fla. Senate front-runner Rubio a far-right radical; Rubio says DC a disaster

Fla. Senate candidates critical of each other

NH Dem Hodes critizes GOP Senate rival over her support for repealing health care reforms

NH Dem criticizes GOP Senate foe on health care

Correction: Vermont Yankee’s Lobbying story

Correction: Vermont Yankee’s Lobbying story

Dutch court rejects exiled separatists’ demand to have Indonesian president arrested

Bid to have Indonesian president arrested fails

Greene wants SC Democrats’ chief to resign; says she’s broken party rules by not backing him

Greene calls on SC Democrats’ chief to resign

In a state with a tradition of corruption, NJ residents say no big deal to 3 trials in a day

3 corruption trials in a day? NJ says no big deal

Former New York governor Spitzer, Pulitzer winner Parker promise TV talk show with ideas

Parker, Spitzer aim for ideological center on TV

In television ad, Obama makes a pitch for Democratic House candidate from Louisiana

Obama makes a TV pitch for House candidate in La.

AP Interview: Ill. governor vague on ways to address $13 billion deficit, improve economy

Ill. governor: Education is solution to deficit

State Department official: US paving way to take in exiled Cuban political prisoners

US working to accept exiled Cuban prisoners

Wis. Democrat Russ Feingold runs ad with rare message: touting his vote for health care reform

Democrat Feingold runs ad touting health care vote

Supreme Court says NSA doesn’t have to say whether it has warrentless wiretapping records

Court: NSA doesn’t have to say if it has records

Veteran Japanese lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa to be indicted over political funding scandal

Japan ruling party figure Ozawa to be indicted

Former mayor of Moscow says he will form his own political movement

Ex-mayor of Moscow to form political movement

Brazil’s leading presidential candidate Rousseff is forced into runoff vote against centrist

Brazil’s Rousseff facing runoff presidential vote

Ruling party’s Rousseff has wide lead in Brazil election but runoff likely, early results show

Rousseff leads in Brazil vote, but runoff likely

Brazil exit poll: Ruling-party candidate Rousseff with wide lead, but runoff vote possible

Brazil exit poll: Rousseff with wide lead in vote

Brazil TV exit poll shows ruling-party candidate with wide lead, but runoff vote possible

Brazil TV exit poll shows Rousseff with wide lead

Nobel experts predict low-key peace prize after Obama stunner

Nobel experts predict low-key prize after Obama

Roman Catholic cardinal says about 7 political prisoners don’t want to leave island for Spain

Church: 7 jailed dissidents reject leaving Cuba

North Carolina’s State Bureau of Investigation opens probe into Gov. Perdue’s campaign flights

SBI opens probe of NC Gov. Perdue campaign flights

Obama loses fiery staff leader Emanuel to Chicago mayor’s race, turns to trusted adviser Rouse

Rahm’s gone: New day, new tone for the White House

Republicans hope Democrats’ national struggles will finally make Arkansas a red state

Republicans eye potential gains in Democratic Ark.

Police detain anti-gay protesters at Russia’s first-ever sanctioned gay rights rally

Police detain anti-gay protesters in Moscow

Rare poll of Pakistan tribal belt finds opposition to US missile strikes as well as al-Qaida

Poll: US strikes unpopular in Pakistan tribal belt

NY GOP gov candidate Paladino slams Dem’s ethics, says Cuomo took ‘payoff’ after HUD post

NY GOP gov hopeful: Dem rival took post-HUD payoff

Fed judge dismisses suit by states seeking control over gun rights within their borders

Fed judge dismisses states’ gun suit

HELENA, Mont. — A federal judge in Missoula has dismissed a lawsuit by gun rights advocates and states seeking freedom from federal gun laws, a move that the advocates promised to appeal.

Judge dismisses lawsuit by states seeking freedom from federal gun laws

Judge dismisses states’ gun suit

HELENA, Mont. — A federal judge in Montana is dismissing a lawsuit launched by gun rights advocates and states seeking freedom from federal gun laws.

And they’re out! Congress flees unfinished business, partisan sniping, for campaign trail

And they’re out! Congress flees DC to campaign

Attorney claims California GOP gov candidate Whitman knew housekeeper was working illegally

Whitman bid rocked by maid’s immigration status

Democrat in La. Senate race hopes to sway women with ad focused on Vitter scandals

La. Dem’s ad seeks to revive Vitter scandals

North Korea vows to strengthen its stockpile of nuclear arms

NKorea vows to strengthen nuclear arms

NEW YORK — North Korea vowed Wednesday to strengthen its nuclear weapons stockpile in order to deter a U.S. and South Korean military buildup in the region.

Ireland hunts thousands of escaped minks; animal rights activists deny opening fur-farm cages

Ireland hunting down thousands of escaped minks

Former House aide recants testimony and deprives government of key witness in corruption trial

Key witness recants testimony against lobbyist

House ethics panel faces partisan split over trial dates for Rangel and Waters

Ethics panel faces partisan split over trial dates