Mon, Jul 13th, 2009 | Politics |

There is no shortage of threats to our economy. America's unemployment rate recently hit its highest mark in more than 25 years and is expected to continue climbing. Worries are widespread that even when the economy finally rebounds, the recovery ...Read More

Biden says Senate handed Obama a big victory

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Top Stories |

Biden says Senate handed Obama a big victory DES MOINES, Iowa -- Vice President Joe Biden told Iowa Democrats on Saturday that the Senate handed the president a big victory with its decision to move forward with debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. "Tonight ...Read More

Republicans Eye the Tiger of Populism

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

Republicans Eye the Tiger of Populism 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

Enthusiasm for Palin, and Echoes of 2008 Divide

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

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

Will Palin's book tour jump-start a political movement?

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

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

PHOTOS: See More Levi Johnston Playgirl Pics!

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Entertainment |

PHOTOS: See More Levi Johnston Playgirl Pics! Two new sexy shots from Levi Johnston's Playgirl shoot hit the Web Saturday, and show the 19-year-old Wasilla, Alaska, dad sprawled out giving his best bedroom eyes -- but he's not totally nude. There are 25 photos in the full Playgirl.com ...Read More

FIRST PLAYGIRL PHOTOS: Levi Johnston - dad of Sarah Palin grandson - bares a ...

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Entertainment |

Don't expect the full Levi. Sarah Palin's near-son-in-law, hockey hunk Levi Johnston, hit the Internet Saturday with his first batch of Playgirl photos, showing plenty of skin and a few cheeky shower shots. But the father of the moose-hunting Republican's grandson doesn't ...Read More

McCain says he enjoyed reading Sarah Palin book

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Politics, Top Stories |

McCain says he enjoyed reading Sarah Palin book HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- 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 are ...Read More

'Factor' Debut, Part 2: Sarah Palin Discusses Obama, Iran, Afghanistan

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

This is a RUSH transcript from "The O'Reilly Factor," November 20, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch "The O'Reilly Factor" weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! BILL O'REILLY, HOST: President Obama, ...Read More

Obama Says Asia Trip Focused on Economy and Creating US Jobs

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said hefocused much of his recent week-long trip to Asia on exploringways to increase U.S. exports and thereby create jobs. Obama returned Nov. 19 from a trip to Japan, China andSouth Korea. In his ...Read More

Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails (Update 2)

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Politics |

Measure to change U. of Neb. stem-cell rule fails (Update 2) NU Board of Regent Jim McClurg of Lincoln, left, takes notes during public testimony Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at the regent's monthly meeting in Lincoln, Neb., regarding the expansion or restriction of embryonic stem cell research as Regent Brad Bohn ...Read More

Google Chrome OS: Everything You Need to Know

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Most Viewed, SciTech |

Unless you live in a cave, don't care at all about technology or have been distracted by Sarah Palin's publicity tour, you've probably heard that Google showed its Linux-based Chrome operating system to the world yesterday. Google, a company born and ...Read More

Three Key Lessons from Obama's China Tour

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

President Obama's trip to China yielded precious little Chinesecooperation on the Administration's key concerns, ranging from currencyissues to Iran. That's a sign of the shifting balance of power between twocountries that have been locked in an uneasy embrace for more ...Read More

Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" sells 300,000 on first day

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Business |

NEW YORK — "Going Rogue" is going big. Publisher HarperCollins said Friday that Sarah Palin's memoir sold 300,000 copies its first day, among the best openings ever for a nonfiction book. In 2004, Bill Clinton's "My Life" debuted with sales of ...Read More

GOP: Breast exams show 'rationing'

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | Health |

GOP: Breast exams show 'rationing' Confusing new recommendations on mammograms and pap smears are playing into public fears about the increased role the federal government would play in health care if President Barack Obama’s health care reform efforts are successful. Even some supporters of health care ...Read More

Palin's cover wasn't blown

Sat, Nov 21st, 2009 | U.S. |

COLUMBIA, S.C. In town to give a talk on civility, I was surrounded by women who wondered what I thought of Sarah Palin's Newsweek cover. "Why aren't women coming to her defense?" they asked. "Why are the media being so rough on ...Read More

Sarah Palin, the cynical mean girl

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

SARAH PALIN'S sit-down with Oprah Winfrey this week may have been the most tense TV encounter of the year, a palpable mix of suspicion and mutual need. Oprah was good for Obama, but she's also good for books, and Palin ...Read More

Letters: Sarah Palin's new book

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | Most Viewed |

Regarding "Fact-checking ‘Going Rogue' " (Page A4, Nov. 14), I was underwhelmed by the article on the Associated Press investigation of Sarah Palin's travel expenses. According to the article, Palin and her daughter spent four nights in New York at a ...Read More

Levi Johnston's mother gets 3 years in drug case

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The mother of the man former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol had planned to marry has been sentenced to three years in prison. Sherry Johnston was sentenced Friday in Palmer, about 45 miles northeast of Anchorage. She ...Read More

Sarah Palin apologizes for leaving 100 books unsigned in Indiana

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | Most Viewed |

Based on the above video (found here), the scene in Noblesville, Ind., at the end of Sarah Palin's appearance looked more like a protest than a book signing. Outside the Borders bookstore in Noblesville (wouldn't it be great if it was ...Read More

Army relents, allows media to Palin book event

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | Politics, Top Stories |

RALEIGH, N.C. - The U.S. Army said Friday it would open former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of ...Read More