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Alaska Legislator Charged With Bribery, Conspiracy
A grand jury has indicted an Alaska legislator on bribery and conspiracy counts in an ongoing federal investigation of corruption that already has led to convictions against three former Alaska lawmakers.
Senate Republicans have dropped the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from their energy policy discussions, focusing instead on persuading Democrats to lift a moratorium on offshore drilling.
Microsoft, Google back broad privacy legislation
Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. told lawmakers Wednesday that Congress should pass basic privacy legislation to protect information about consumers, such as the data being gathered about people's Web surfing ...
Fed chief: Gov't needs more power when firms fail
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress Thursday that new regulatory powers are needed to insulate the national economy from damage if a big Wall Street firm ...
Iran's missile tests divide Obama and McCain
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday that Iran's missile tests highlight the need for direct diplomacy as well as tougher threats of economic sanctions and strong incentives to persuade ...
VIDEO: Boeing To Get Another Shot At Contract To Build Retooling Airplanes
Report by Lizzie O'Leary of Bloomberg News; Analysis by Robert Gates, US Defense Secretary; Analysis by Representative Duncan Hunter, California
Ventura says he'll reveal Senate deci...
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura - ' who has been hinting broadly for months of a possible U.S. Senate run - ' denied a report Wednesday that he had announced his intention to enter the race, ...
Probe finds dead doctors used in Medicare scams
Sellers of wheelchairs, drugs and other medical supplies collected as much as $93 million in fraudulent Medicare claims based on prescriptions from doctors who actually were dead, some for 10 years or more, a ...
Top Story: Pentagon Trumps Air Force Authority, Will 'Re-Compete' $35B Contract
The Associated Press 21 comments Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. will submit new offers for a disputed $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, and the Pentagon will pick a winner by the end of the year.
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Online Battle Shapes Election '08
As Obama makes many "friends" on the Web, McCain changes online tactics to target bloggers and new media.
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Obama Faces Supporter Backlash as Stances Suggest Move to Center
After primary victories in June made him the presumptive Democratic nominee, Barack Obama's critics and supporters alike are debating his apparent move toward the political center.
LA considers involuntary treatment for sex offenders
Louisiana is considering joining more than a dozen other states that allow the confinement of sex offenders beyond their prison sentences, by involuntarily placing them in mental health facilities for ...
Candidates to tout plans to fix economy
Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama on Monday are focusing on the economy as they court voters in key battleground states.
Kerry says McCain lacks judgment to be president
In this Dec. 1, 1992 file photo, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, listens to Sen.
McCain goes to church, visits VA hospital
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and his Cindy McCain, right, walk into worship service at the North Phoenix Baptist Church in Phoenix, Sunday, July 6, 2008.
Congressman Young paying aide's legal bills
Congressman Don Young is once again under fire, this time for paying for one of his aide's legal fees.
Perfect storm brewing for Senate Republicans
"Democrats are running strong Senate campaigns in states such as Mississippi, Alaska and North Carolina that Republicans have long taken for granted," according to the L.A. Times .
3 Oklahoma congressmen ask for disaster declaration [18 mins ago]
Three Oklahoma congressmen are asking the U.S. agriculture secretary for an agriculture disaster declaration for drought-stricken counties in northwestern Oklahoma and the Panhandle.
State lawmakers report gambling income, government contracts
BATON ROUGE - Louisiana lawmakers have filed their required 2007 financial disclosure forms, the last time they report income from just two sectors: governments and gambling interests.
Lindsay Graham Emerging As McCain's One-Man Kitchen Cabinet
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