Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards talked a campaign aide into claiming he fathered a child born to Edwards’ onetime mistress, sources familiar with the issue said Monday.
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Palin to speak before investors in Hong Kong
Former U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will be in Hong Kong this week to address about 1,000 investors from around the globe in what is billed as her first speech outside North America
Karzai’s Presidential Rival Abdullah Says He Will Not Compromise on Runoff
Afghanistan’s former foreign minister and current presidential aspirant Dr. Abdullah Abdullah refers to President Hamid Karzai as “that gentleman” with a kind of icy irony
Commentary: 2010 makes Democrats nervous
Democrats are getting nervous about the way that events have been unfolding this summer.
Poll: Obama seen as more compassionate than McCain
Just hours before the start of the second presidential debate, a new national survey suggests that Sen.
McCain-Palin on defense in must-win red states
Sen. John McCain and his running mate Gov
At synagogue, pope seeks ‘bridges of friendship’
The sight was jarring Friday: Pope Benedict XVI at the Park East Synagogue just before the start of the Jewish Sabbath.
Democrats fear superdelegates could overrule voters
Some Democrats say they fear their party’s method of picking a nominee might turn undemocratic as neither presidential candidate is likely to gather the delegates needed for the nomination. Federal agents searched Najibullah Zazi’s apartment and another home in the same Denver suburb on Wednesday in connection with the terrorism probe, which emerged Monday with a series of raids in the New York borough of Queens.
Four dead in suspected drone attack in Pakistan
An apparent drone attack on Monday killed four suspected militants in northern Pakistan, an intelligence source said. “To the American people, this is my message to you: a reminder of the reasons behind 9/11 and the wars and the repercussions that followed and the way to resolve it,” the message said
Bill designating ‘Harvey Milk Day’ draws fire
Amid conservative opposition, a bill that would designate a day of “significance” in California for slain gay politician Harvey Milk is heading to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk.