Palin allies report rising campaign tension

Even as John McCain and Sarah Palin scramble to close the gap in the final days of the 2008 election, stirrings of a Palin insurgency are complicating the campaign's already-tense internal dynamics.Four Republicans close to Palin said she has decided increasingly to disregard...

Democrats err on immigration, Latino issues

As they recall the failure of immigration reform in Congress, Democrats want to come off as the good guys."This means burying the fact that their patrons in organized labor instructed them to kill any compromise that included guest workers — a concept AFL-CIO President John...

Poll disaster for Bavaria leaders

Elections in the German region of Bavaria yesterday saw a major blow dealt to Germany's conservative party. The result was the party's worst result since 1954. The result is bad news for Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel."Bavaria's ruling conservatives, the Christian Social...

US okays $1b arms sales; Pakistan to get Cobra helicopters

"WASHINGTON: The U.S. Defense Department said on Friday it approved sales of radar and aircraft upgrades, missiles and other equipment valued at $1.01 billion to four U.S. allies including Pakistan. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said these U.S. allies...

Palin on Ahmadinejad: 'He Must Be Stopped'

"By SARAH PALIN | September 22, 2008Governor Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, was scheduled to speak today at a rally in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to protest the appearance here of President Ahmadinejad of Iran. Her appearance was canceled by rally organizers...

Palin allies sue to halt trooper probe

"Palin allies sue to halt trooper probe" ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Allies of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin asked a judge Tuesday to halt the state Legislature's investigation into the firing of her public service commissioner, calling the probe a "McCarthyistic" inquisition. ...

Cheney seeks to bolster Ukraine

USA is still meddling and still blaming Russia for the war Georgia started truthfully it buggers belief.  This is obvously going down the wrong path.  "US Vice-President Dick Cheney is in Ukraine on the last stop on his tour of the region aimed at showing support...

EU meets as Russia calls for Georgia embargo

The Russian foreign minister has gone a step further than criticising the West's moral support of Georgia. He is now saying that the world should engage in an arms embargo against the country until its current president is out of power.Meanwhile, the EU is holding another...

U.S., Allies Weigh Punishment for Russia

" Scrambling to find ways to punish Russia for its invasion of pro-Western Georgia, the United States and its allies are considering expelling Moscow from an exclusive club of wealthy nations and canceling an upcoming joint NATO-Russia military exercise,...

Secret deal kept British Army out of battle for Basra

Reports today in British papers are claiming that a secret deal between the al-Mahdi militia in Basra prevented British forces from entering Basrea for nearly a week while US forces were bogged down there. At the time, there was great confusion and speculation about why the...