2008 Presidential Election News

US Attorney-General Eric Holder is mulling over whether to appoint a criminal prosecutor to investigate claims CIA staff tortured terrorism suspects after the September 11, 2001 attacks, a report says.

Barack Obama has said his heart went out to British soldiers killed in Afghanistan after eight troops died in the space of 24 hours.

Hundreds of protesters, many of them Iranian-Americans, marched from Capitol Hill to the White House on Saturday, most holding Iranian flags and chanting demands for the U.S. to take more action after Iran's disputed election.

Women's groups, euphoric when President Barack Obama chose Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, have been remarkably quiet in the weeks since on the judge who would be the court's third woman ever.

President Barack Obama on Friday tapped Jon Jarvis to head the National Park Service, turning to a 30-year-veteran who oversees the national parks across the Western states, and who also has angered a powerful U.S. senator and backers of a Northern California oyster farm.

A spokeswoman for Gov. Sarah Palin is scoffing at comments by Bristol Palin's former fiance, who says he thinks Palin resigned to cash in on her fame.

Key House Democrats decided Friday to raise taxes on the wealthy to help pay for health care legislation, at the same time they sought to quell concerns among moderate and conservative lawmakers about other elements of the bill atop President Barack Obama's domestic agenda.

Text of President Barack Obama's news conference on Friday in L'Aquila, Italy, as provided by the White House: ___ Obama: Thank you.

Former GOP presidential candidate Bob Dole is recovering from leg surgery performed after he sought medical treatment for heart problems.

The share of Americans who see science as the nation's greatest achievement is down sharply, even as the public continues to hold scientists in high regard.

The White House says it expects "frank" but constructive talks in President Barack Obama's meeting Friday with Pope Benedict XVI - two men who share similar views on helping the poor and pushing for Middle East peace but disagree on abortion and stem cell research.

Since Sarah Palin abruptly resigned as governor, she has repeatedly cited the bombardment of ethics complaints against her while conceding the financial burden of defending herself had taken its toll.

Riot police fired in the air to disperse pro-reform demonstrators in central Tehran on Thursday, nearly four weeks after a disputed election triggered mass protests across Iran, a witness said.

July 9 - Protesters have occupied new houses in L'Aquila, Italy on demand that they are given to earthquake survivors.

Jim DeMint may be a ridiculous asshole: [W]e're about where Germany was before World War II where they became a social democracy.

As lawmakers prepare to debate intelligence legislation, Democrats are accusing senior CIA officials of repeatedly misleading Congress.

More than half of potential homebuyers say they're still not prepared to jump into the market, and fear of losing their jobs is the No.

A former chief of staff to ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded guilty Wednesday to taking part in a scheme to sell or trade President Barack Obama's Senate seat and vowed to testify at the ex-governor's corruption trial.

First lady Michelle Obama tops her husband, President Barack Obama, results from several polls indicate.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan appears before the Illinois Reform Commission in Chicago.