To speak with anyone who's ever been in close proximity of Sarah Palin for any length of time, there is a constant thread in their commentary: she will say anything, lie about anything, if it is to her own benefit ...Read More
NEW DELHI, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday it was not clear if Pakistan's president was in control of the army and said Pakistan's objectives in Afghanistan were not necessarily those of the United ...Read More
A woman who will keep on making wavesIf you're a fan of Sarah Palin, I have a distressing prediction: She isn't going to run for president in 2012.
If you're not a big fan of hers, you might be cheered by ...Read More
Bloomberg—Democrats united to bring a sweeping health-care plan to the U.S. Senate floor in a party-line vote that kept Republicans from blocking debate on President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative. Majority Leader Harry Reid won over two holdouts in his party ...Read More
WASHINGTON -Senate moderates on Sunday threatened to scuttle the health care bill if their demands weren't met, frustrating rank-and-file Democrats who say their colleagues' views were out of step with American voters. The inter-party dispute foretells of a rowdy floor debate ...Read More
NEW DELHI — The Dalai Lama defended President Barack Obama from criticism that he has been too soft on China, saying Sunday that the U.S. leader just has a different approach to dealing with the Asian giant.
Obama made his first ...Read More
MIAMI, Fla. -- As Sarah Palin takes her whirlwind book tour to the Sunshine State next week, at least one Republican Senate primary candidate is welcoming an endorsement from the former vice presidential nominee. Marco Rubio has no scheduled meeting with ...Read More
WASHINGTON - A bruising debate on health care awaits the Senate after Thanksgiving now that the historic legislation has cleared a key hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.
The bill would ...Read More
The United States reportedly has begun helping anti-Taliban militias in Afghanistan to promote tribal rebellion against the militants.
According to the New York Times, the US hopes this could supplement American and Afghan forces already in place, as well as any ...Read More
Updated at 11:17 p.m. EST Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack ...Read More
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) - U.S. Sen. John McCain said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal."
"I enjoyed the book and she and I ...Read More
is an Inquirer staff writer You are what you quote. That might be the moral of Sarah Palin's new book, Going Rogue: An American Life. It brims past the scuppers with quotations from the living and the dead, from Aristotle ("Criticism is ...Read More
WASHINGTON - -- By admitting over the weekend that the world will have to wait at least until next year for a legally binding treaty to curb global warming, President Barack Obama and fellow Pacific Rim government leaders dramatically lowered ...Read More
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Saturday that he enjoyed reading running mate Sarah Palin's new memoir and downplayed any tension between their campaign aides as "no big deal." "I enjoyed the book, and she and I are dear friends. I talked ...Read More
Nov 21 (Reuters) - The debate over U.S. healthcare reformis full of terms familiar to lawmakers and lobbyists but oftenobscure to the public. Here is a glossary of words and phrases being bandied aboutas Congress considers President Barack Obama's top domesticpriority: ...Read More
WASHINGTON — ViaOprah, Facebook and a bus trip that resembled a campaign swing more than a book tour,Sarah Palin reappeared on the national stage last week, minus her governorship and running-mate status, but with a new role as principled “rogue” ...Read More
WASHINGTON -Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was ...Read More
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — When tickets to see Sarah Palin in Michigan ran out, people drove to her appearance here, three hours away. Thousands had lined up overnight, starting nearly 24 hours before she was to begin signing books, camping out ...Read More
President Barack Obama is considering setting a provisional target for cutting America's huge greenhouse gas emissions, removing the greatest single obstacle to a landmark global agreement to fight climate change.
The Observer has learnt that administration officials have been consulting international ...Read More
WASHINGTON, Pa. — When Sarah Palin made her first trip to western Pennsylvania as GOP presidential candidate John McCain's fresh-faced running mate, the Arizona senator warned locals that she "doesn't let anyone tell her to sit down." Palin returned to Washington, ...Read More
