Taxpayers pay for Bush's campaign travel (AP)

" WASHINGTON - Bankrolled almost entirely by taxpayers, President Bush " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> President Bush is roaming far and wide on Air Force One to help Republicans retain control of Congress and capture statehouse contests in high-stakes...

Fishing boats blockade Marseilles port to halt Greenpeace

"The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior II was heading for a confrontation with French fishing boats outside the port of Marseilles last night as part of a campaign to draw attention to the collapse of tuna stocks in the Mediterranean. Thirty tuna boats were blockading the...

China seizes millions of illegal CDs, DVDs in 100-day crackdown

"BEIJING (AFP) - China has confiscated more than eight million illegal CDs and DVDs as part of a 100-day crackdown on pirated movies and computer software. The campaign has had "remarkable success" and coincides with a rise in sales of authorized CDs and DVDs in major...

Ohio candidate booked on domestic charge (AP)

" CINCINNATI - A Democratic candidate for Congress suspended her campaign Monday after she and her husband were charged with domestic violence. Stephanie Studebaker and her husband, Sam, were arrested Sunday night after deputies responded to calls about a fight in their...

House Incumbents at Risk, Poll Finds

"Most Americans describe themselves as being in an anti-incumbent mood heading into this fall's midterm congressional elections, and the percentage of people who approve of their own representative's performance is at the lowest level since 1994, according to a new Washington...

Senator pins Lieberman hope on primary

" Joe Lieberman , a fellow lawmaker and campaign ally suggested Friday that the three-term Connecticut incumbent drop plans to run as an independent if he loses Tuesday's Democratic primary by a wide margin. "I think he really has to take a look at what reality is," said New...

Harvard doctor says he's future for Congo (AP)

" KINSHASA, Congo - Congo's least likely presidential candidate says it's time for Africa to let go of its gun-toting dictators and elect people who can think. Dr. Oscar Kashala, a Harvard-educated cancer researcher and political novice, has left his laboratory in Cambridge,...

Why bother about corruption?

"To strike at the roots that feed corruption in India we need to move quickly on poll campaign finance reform."

Katherine Harris's Campaign Staff To Resign (Hotline On Call)

"Katherine Harris's Campaign Staff To Resign  —  The high command of Rep. Katherine Harris's FL Senate bid plans to resign by the end of the week, two people familiar with the campaign tell the Hotline.  —  The departing staff includes Glen...

Lieberman campaign files forms to run as petitioning candidate (Susan Haigh/N...

"Lieberman campaign files forms to run as petitioning candidate  —  HARTFORD, Conn. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman filed paperwork Monday that will allow him to collect signatures to petition his way onto the November ballot if he loses an August...