1st Vietnamese-American elected to Congress
The first Vietnamese-American elected to Congress took advantage of dissatisfaction with an incumbent dogged by corruption allegations and reflects the changing nature of New Orleans politics since...
View ArticleDemocrat wins Ohio congressional race
Democrats have taken a seat from House Republicans after the counting of provisional ballots in a race in central Ohio.
View ArticleAl Franken gets boost in Minn. Senate recount
The decision by the Minnesota board overseeing the U.S. Senate recount has cleared the way for counting of wrongly rejected absentee ballots in the unresolved race is seen as a boost for Al Franken.
View ArticleFew mysteries found in Minn. Senate ballots
Jesus, Bob Dylan and Mickey Mouse will play a part in determining Minnesota's next senator. So will voters who scrawled the same name for every local race.
View ArticleMinnesota panel reviews disputed ballots
With the winner of Minnesota's U.S. Senate race still a mystery, a five-member board now steps in to see if a winner can be decided between rivals Norm Coleman and Al Franken.
View ArticleMinn. court weighs rejected absentee ballots
Republican Sen. Norm Coleman went before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to block improperly rejected absentee ballots from Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount, with his lawyer warning that justices...
View ArticleMom of Palin daughter's boyfriend arrested
The mother of Levi Johnston, the 18-year-old boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter, has been arrested on drug charges, the Anchorage Daily News reported Friday.
View ArticleFranken opens first lead in Minn. Senate race
The Democrat edged ahead of his Republican incumbent on Friday for the first time in Minnesota's long-running U.S. Senate recount.
View ArticleMinn. Senate winner won't be known in 2008
With the state Canvassing Board ready to award the last pile of votes in Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount, Democrat Al Franken clung to a narrow lead over Republican incumbent Norm Coleman. The final...
View ArticleFranken lead at 49 with absentees left to count
Democratic candidate Al Franken now holds a 49- vote lead over Republican Sen. Norm Coleman with almost all of the counting in Minnesota's Senate race done.
View ArticleJoe the Plumber to become war correspondent
The Ohio man who became a household name during the presidential campaign says he is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative Web site pjtv.com.
View ArticleOfficials turn down Franken request
Democrat Al Franken is asking the Minnesota governor and secretary of state to issue an election certificate that would let him take office in the Senate.
View ArticleObama campaign head gets big book deal
David Plouffe has agreed to a seven-figure deal to write a book about last year's presidential election. “The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory” will also...
View ArticleJoe the Plumber to become war correspondent
The Ohio man who became a household name during the presidential campaign says he is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative Web site pjtv.com.
View ArticleObama campaign head gets big book deal
David Plouffe has agreed to a seven-figure deal to write a book about last year's presidential election. “The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory” will also...
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