Obama Back Hauling Campaign Cash

The President raises $1 million – or maybe more – fund raising in Washington.




Portuguese Prime Minister Moves to Satisfy ‘Unfair’ Markets

Financial markets have been “very unfair” to Portugal, forcing the country to adopt more stringent economic measures than the government wanted, Prime Minister José Sócrates said Thursday.




Autocomplete the Candidates

Typing the name of a Senate candidate into Google usually reveals “for senate” or “wiki” as the top item in the list via the search engine’s ‘autocomplete’ function. But not always.




NATO Document Addresses Nuclear Disarmament

A draft of the new strategic concept includes the goal for the first time, but faces many obstacles from members of the alliance.




Ricketts Joins the Big Leagues With Earmarks Crusade

J. Joseph Ricketts, the new owner of the Chicago Cubs and the founder of Ameritrade, is going to bat against Congressional earmarks.




Obama Meets With Freed Hiker Sarah Shourd

Obama Meets With Freed Hiker Sarah Shourd


Russian Parties Making Gains in Latvia

After years of rapid growth, the financial crisis turned Latvia’s West or bust strategy into mostly bust. Now a party rooted in the country’s Russian past stands to gain power.




Obama charges up young voters at concert/rally

President Barack Obama speaks at the Democratic National Committee Gen44 event at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Grasping for the electric energy that propelled him to the White House, President Barack Obama whipped up young supporters at a rally Thursday night, where the boisterous crowd tried to shout down any talk of an “enthusiasm gap” among Democrats.


Lawyer says Whitman’s husband saw ex-maid letter

Meg Whitman’s campaign for governor was thrown into turmoil Thursday as the Republican sought to fend off new evidence that she knowingly had an illegal immigrant housekeeper on her payroll for nearly a decade.

Official: Germans, Brits Behind Europe Terror Plot

Eight Germans and two British brothers are at the heart of an al-Qaida-linked terror plot against European cities, but the plan is still in its early stages, with the suspects calling acquaintances in Europe to plan logistics, a Pakistani intelligence official said Thursday. One of the Britons died in a recent CIA missile strike, he said.




Extinct Penguin Wore Earth Tones, Fossil Shows

Researchers say imprints left by the large bird, which lived in Peru more than 36 million years ago, contain evidence that its feathers were mostly reddish brown and shades of gray.




Britain Is Cautious About Cutting Government Benefits

The government is so worried about alienating middle-class voters that it is proceeding very cautiously in limiting benefits like child subsidies.




McMahon Pulls Even With Blumenthal, Faces Blistering Attack From National Dems

Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon’s sudden surge against the once-invincible Dick Blumenthal in the Connecticut Senate race has put the Democratic state attorney general on the ropes and bolstered Republican hopes of taking control of the upper chamber.


Jimmy Carter released from Cleveland hospital

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter waves from a vehicle as he leaves MetroHealth Hospital in Cleveland on Thursday.Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is released from Cleveland hospital after 2-day stay for viral infection.


Whitman Says She Didn’t Know Housekeeper Was an Illegal Immigrant

Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor, said today she would take a lie detector test to back up her claim.




Top Republican Boehner calls House "broken"

The top Republican in the House of Representatives proposed on Thursday that lawmakers be forced to cut federal spending to offset the cost of any new program.

WikiLeaks Chief Lashes Out at Media During Debate

WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange lashed out at the mainstream media during a debate at a London university Thursday, fighting back at a string of unfavorable stories that have appeared since his organization’s publication of a cache of U.S. intelligence documents.




Smugglers to Help Track Al Qaeda In Sahara: Source

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Saharan countries trying to contain a growing threat from al Qaeda have agreed to recruit smugglers to help them track down the militants’ desert camps, an Algerian government security source said on Thursday.




Smugglers to Help Track Al Qaeda In Sahara: Source

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Saharan countries trying to contain a growing threat from al Qaeda have agreed to recruit smugglers to help them track down the militants’ desert camps, an Algerian government security source said on Thursday.




Political Points: Backyard Conversations and Glenn Beck

New York Times reporters in Washington and New York discuss the week’s political news.




Whitman Fends Off New Evidence That She Knowingly Employed Illegal Immigrant

Meg Whitman’s campaign for governor was thrown into turmoil Thursday as the Republican sought to fend off new evidence that she knowingly had an illegal immigrant housekeeper on her payroll for nearly a decade.


Portuguese Prime Minister Moves to Satisfy ‘Unfair’ Markets

Financial markets have been “very unfair” to Portugal, forcing the country to adopt more stringent economic measures than the government wanted, Prime Minister José Sócrates said Thursday.




Russian Parties Making Gains in Latvia

After years of rapid growth, the financial crisis turned Latvia’s West or bust strategy into mostly bust. Now a party rooted in the country’s Russian past stands to gain power.




Obama, in Iowa, Hears Barbed Questions in a Subdued Backyard

Continuing his tour of American backyards, President Barack Obama received a reception that was polite and friendly, but also pointed.




Party Leaders Enter Final Campaign Stretch With Taunts, Promises

Democratic and Republican party leaders leapt into the final stretch of the congressional campaigns Thursday, using a string of public appearances to trash talk each other and remind the American people why their candidates would fight for the little guy. 


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