| | Obama says he was too flip on abortion question
Sep 7 2008 2:49PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama acknowledged Sunday that he was probably too flip when he said it was "above my pay grade" to answer a question about when is a baby entitled to human rights. | | |
 Biden says he looks forward to debate with Palin
Sep 7 2008 10:22AM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Joe Biden says he's debated "an awful lot of tough, smart women" throughout his career and that next month's vice presidential debate with Republican Sarah Palin will be no exception. But he'd like to know where she stands on issues. | | |
Obama hits McCain on Social Security
Sep 6 2008 2:14PM CT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama criticized Republican John McCain's approach to Social Security on Saturday, saying it would undermine the government program aimed mainly at retirees. McCain said he would preserve Social Security. | | |
Businesswomen praise McCain on economics.
Sep 3 2008 8:45PM CT
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Several leading women in the business community, addressing the GOP presidential convention Wednesday, said John McCain's plan for lower taxes, less government and a push to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil will do more to help revive the struggling economy than the Democratic agenda. | | |
Hundreds gather for Ron Paul rally in Minneapolis
Sep 2 2008 7:25PM CT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The two major political parties are destroying the country, former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura told Ron Paul loyalists at a protest convention Tuesday, and he offered himself as a possible presidential candidate in 2012. | | |
GOP: Only legal residents should be counted
Sep 2 2008 5:26PM CT
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 2008 Republican platform, in language that is hostile to illegal immigrants, says the makeup of Congress should be determined by counting only those legally residing in the United States in the next census. | | |
Romney `not disappointed' at missing McCain ticket
Sep 2 2008 3:46PM CT
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) - Mitt Romney said Tuesday he was "not disappointed at all" at being passed over for the Republican vice presidential nomination, but also said he wouldn't be interested lin a Cabinet post in a McCain administration. | | |
8 candidates compete for Ariz. congressional seat
Sep 2 2008 1:22PM CT
PHOENIX (AP) - Four Democrats and four Republicans competed Tuesday for their parties' nominations to replace a GOP congressman charged in a land swap that authorities say helped him collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in payoffs. | | |
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