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World politics
Friday, January 28
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush says he has no plans to stump for votes or campaign funds for Republican candidates.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The European Union's ambassador to Haiti said reconstruction work there has halted because international aid teams are worried about political violence.
CAIRO, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Protesters set fire to National Democratic Party headquarters in Cairo Friday amid predictions the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak would fall.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Fundraisers for President Obama are working on repairing relationships with big donors in advance of the 2012 presidential campaign, political insiders say.
EAST LANSING, Mich., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Mitt Romney, son of former Michigan Gov. George Romney, is the favorite of state Republican voters, a poll indicates.
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Jump-starting the European economy will require a shift in direction to address deficits that took time to develop, British Prime Minister David Cameron said.
Thursday, January 27
CHICAGO, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The Illinois Supreme Court Thursday reversed an appeals court decision, ruling that former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel can run for mayor of Chicago.
DALLAS, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Republican Rep. Ron Paul says he is considering a Senate bid, a move analysts say could affect the Texas primary field for those counting on Tea Party support.
Wednesday, January 26
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted 239-160 Wednesday to end the decades-long practice of providing public financing for presidential campaigns.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Lebanon's prime minister-designate, Najib Mikati, says he will form a government to preserve peaceful coexistence between the nation's Shiite and Sunni Muslims.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday inaugurated the new Parliament with a speech claiming "foreign interference" tarnished last year's elections.
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a potential Republican presidential hopeful, visited New Jersey's Gov. Chris Christie, a GOP rising star, officials said.
TUNIS, Tunisia, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The United States will provide support, if requested, to help Tunisia conduct an election after the ouster of its longtime leader, the State Department said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama called on Republicans and Democrats to unite to revitalize the economy, unleash research and technology and respect education.
Tuesday, January 25
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A member of the Florida delegation to the U.S. House is being investigated for possible financial irregularities, congressional officials confirmed.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. congresswomen consistently outperform their male counterparts on several measures of job performance, a study says.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Supporters of Lebanon's caretaker prime minister clashed with troops Tuesday during protests of Hezbollah's nomination of a successor to Saad Hariri.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Illinois Supreme Court Tuesday stayed a lower court order and put Rahm Emanuel's name back on the mayoral ballot for the Feb. 22 election.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Lebanon's former prime minister Tuesday called the appointment of a Hezbollah-backed replacement a "coup d'etat" as angry protesters took to the streets.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Members of former U.S. President George W. Bush's White House improperly conducted political briefings, breaking electioneering laws, a federal report said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The intern credited with saving U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' life when she was shot in Tucson will be at the State of the Union address, the White House said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Afghanistan's Parliament was set to open this week under a deal over a special court's role, the Afghan president's office said.
Monday, January 24
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Monday acknowledged he made a mistake by failing to disclose his wife's income in financial disclosure forms.
CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- An Illinois appellate court Monday ruled former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel does not qualify to run for mayor of Chicago.
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Virginia Republican George Allen announced on the Internet Monday he will seek his old job in the U.S. Senate, the seat held by Democrat James Webb.
BOSTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. regulators are investigating former Massachusetts state Treasurer Timothy Cahill's ties to a Goldman Sachs executive, a source told The Boston Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama may be back in favor with independent voters who helped elect him, then helped boot House Democrats out of power, polls indicate.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Talks on picking a new Lebanese prime minister were to begin Monday amid a report Washington may cut economic ties if a Hezbollah prime minister takes over.
Sunday, January 23
LISBON, Portugal, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva won re-election Sunday to a second five-year term in office, results showed.
BANGUI, Central African Republic, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Voters turned out in large numbers in the Central African Republic Sunday despite long delays and glitches at some polls, local media reported.
Saturday, January 22
DERRY, N.H., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was way ahead of the rest of the pack in a presidential straw poll Saturday of New Hampshire Republicans.
Friday, January 21
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Corporate money has been flowing freely to U.S. Republican leaders, including millions of dollars from healthcare companies, documents show.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel is still shy of the majority he would need to win next month's mayoral election in Chicago, a poll indicates.
DETROIT, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., says he will go for a congressional record and run for a 30th term in 2012.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told an inquiry panel he disregarded legal advice on the legality of the Iraq war without U.N. backing.
Thursday, January 20
ROME, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi blasted Milan prosecutors probing his alleged sex payments to a 17-year-old girl and using his office to cover them up.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner Thursday joked there's "still time" for Caroline Kennedy to run for Congress and keep Camelot alive.
BOSTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Friends of Ted Kennedy Jr. said he may run in 2012 for the seat being vacated by Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- A Washington Post-ABC News poll says three former governors top a list of potential Republican candidates for the 2012 presidential election.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- A U.S. advocacy group trying to overturn the Supreme Court's controversial Citizens United opinion says two justices have a conflict of interest in the case.
NEW DELHI, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whose regime is hobbled by corruption scandals and other issues, reshuffled his Cabinet but left key ministers untouched.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, acting on the recommendation of a special court, ordered a one month postponement of the opening of the new Parliament.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- There is no sign of a peaceful resolution of the political crisis in Ivory Coast, Kenyan Prime Minister Raile Odinga said Wednesday.
Wednesday, January 19
OTTAWA, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper says there's a 50-50 chance his minority Conservative government will be forced into an election this year.
STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who moved from the Democratic fold to independent, confirmed Wednesday he will not seek a fifth term next year.
Tuesday, January 18
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Whether the Afghan Parliament would open as planned this week remained in question as the attorney general said investigators found widespread election fraud.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Republican leaders in the U.S. House opened debate Tuesday on whether to repeal healthcare reform legislation enacted by Democrats in the previous session.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Lots of candidates have Twitter accounts, but the person pretending to be Rahm Emanuel is probably more popular than the real candidate for Chicago mayor.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Former President Bill Clinton headed to Chicago Tuesday to campaign for mayoral candidate and former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday he'll have to make a decision "at some point" about whether to have a heart transplant.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says it's ridiculous to think the Tucson shooter was inspired by a political map her political action committee put up.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- The departure of officials from the Obama administration is making it difficult for the U.S. president to keep a campaign pledge, political observers say.
LONDON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Prince Charles's staff feared he might be assaulted during Princess Diana's funeral, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's press secretary says.
Monday, January 17
KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A former Ukrainian premier suspected of misusing state funds said Monday she won't leave the country to avoid criminal prosecution, as a former minister did.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Two influential conservatives said Monday they've begun a movement to get Indiana congressman Mike Pence off the fence and into the 2012 presidential race.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Lebanon's opposition party says it will support former Prime Minister Omar Karami as a rival candidate to try and oust caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
Lebanon's opposition party says it will support former Prime Minister Omar as a rival candidate to try and oust caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The U.N. special tribunal on Lebanon confirmed it has indicted suspects, who were unnamed, in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' Arizona border district symbolizes the anger seen in the state's politics, political observers said.
TUNIS, Tunisia, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Tunisia's prime minister named three opposition leaders to the interim unity government Monday as new street protests erupted.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty added his voice to the chorus of people calling on congressional Republicans to block an increase in the U.S. debt ceiling.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced Monday he was leaving the Labor Party to set up a new faction called Atzmaut (Independence)
Sunday, January 16
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he did not expect the Arizona shooting spree to discourage congressional Republicans from opposing President Obama's agenda.
Saturday, January 15
CHICAGO, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- An editorial board session with the four candidates for mayor turned into a debate between Rahm Emanuel and the rest of the field, the Chicago Tribune said.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Newt Gingrich is urging the new Republican majority in the U.S. House to learn from his mistakes as speaker in the 1990s, congressional members say.
Friday, January 14
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Wisconsin Republican Chairman Reince Priebus Friday ousted Michael Steele as head the Republican National Committee.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The European Union says Kazakhstan's decision to skip the 2012 presidential election contradicts the country's commitment to democracy.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst says he might seek the U.S. Senate seat of Kay Bailey Hutchinson, who is not seeking re-election.
ABUJA, Nigeria, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Primary elections in Nigeria gave incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan his party's overwhelming support for national voting in April, results showed Friday.
NEW DELHI, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Indian elections officials say some political parties are being set up, not for political activities, but to launder money.
OLDHAM, England, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The British Labor Party got some welcome news Thursday, winning with a healthy margin in a by-election in a district it barely held in May.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A key member of Pakistan's fragile ruling coalition, which had resigned, returned Friday after the government met its demand to roll back fuel price hikes.
Thursday, January 13
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A U.N. panel charged with monitoring the secession referendum in Sudan visited polling centers for the fifth straight day Thursday, U.N. officials said.
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has asked Prime Minister Saad Hariri to assume a caretaker role after Hezbollah and its allies dismantled his government.
Wednesday, January 12
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- South Sudan reached the 60-percent turnout threshold to pass a referendum on secession from the North, the South's ruling party said.
RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Voters peg Mitt Romney as the Republican who could give Democratic President Barack Obama a run for his money in Nevada in 2012, a survey indicates.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin, in a statement Wednesday, called accusations that political rhetoric inspired the Tucson shooter a "blood libel," setting off more controversy.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Carol Moseley Braun says she wants to be the mayor of all Chicago, not just a black mayor.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- A group of Danes can sue the prime minister for ratifying the European Union Lisbon Treaty without giving voters a say, the Danish Supreme Court said Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 11
MOSCOW, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The Russian government will spend $3.8 billion on its national space program in 2011, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.
Monday, January 10
OTTAWA, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Some Canadian public servants, saying they're tired of "toxic" workplaces, want better screening of the political appointees who are their bosses.
RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Voters peg Mitt Romney as the Republican who could give Democratic President Barack Obama a run for his money in Nevada in 2012, a Pew survey indicates.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel is backing an Illinois bill to limit public school teachers' strike rights.
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has the highest favorable rating among possible Republican 2012 presidential candidates, Gallup reported.
MINSK, Belarus, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- A woman in Belarus said even in her "worst nightmares" she couldn't conceive of the government taking her 3-year-old grandson away from her.
Sunday, January 9
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- As Republicans in the House prepare to vote to repeal of the healthcare bill, Democrats say they will fight to win public opinion to their side on the measure.
Saturday, January 8
TUCSON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Jared Lee Loughner, who allegedly shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and killed six others Saturday, posted a video musing if he was a terrorist.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Alassane Ouattara, internationally recognized as the rightful president of the Ivory Coast, rules over a hotel compound of a few acres, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The United States may support invalidating Haiti's presidential election if an international review finds it flawed, the U.S. State Department said.
Friday, January 7
ATLANTA, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A Georgia judge has postponed a lawsuit asking the court to disqualify an NAACP election, saying he wasn't sure the case belonged in his courtroom.
CHICAGO, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Chicago mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun repeatedly has been late to pay her property taxes, public records show.
Thursday, January 6
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell's campaign pledged to review its books and resubmit financial reports with the Federal Election Commission.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- The leader of U.N. peacekeepers posted in Ivory Coast said he will ask for an additional 1,000 to 2,000 troops as the country's political crisis worsens.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Governments in many countries have turned against microlenders, with the prime minister of Bangladesh accusing them of "sucking blood from the poor."
Wednesday, January 5
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- States set to gain congressional representatives have larger Hispanic populations than other states, the Pew Hispanic Center said Wednesday.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- California Gov. Jerry Brown says he intends to decentralize state government by returning many functions to cities and counties.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. voters say "Tea Party" is a little less negative as a political label, while "liberal" and "progressive" are more so, Rasmussen Reports said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- The first vote of the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday was a procedural vote on whether to table an effort to delay enacting a part of new House rules.
Tuesday, January 4
CHICAGO, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- A Cook County judge ruled Tuesday former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel should remain on the ballot in the Feb. 22 election for mayor of Chicago.
Monday, January 3
BOSTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- The parole of a jewel thief killed in a shootout that left a police officer dead could be Mitt Romney's albatross in a U.S. presidential run, observers say.
BELGRADE, Serbia, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Serbian President Boris Tadic said Monday that Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic's Cabinet may be changed.
Sunday, January 2
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Pakistan's MQM party says it is leaving Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani's coalition to join the opposition, depriving Gilani of his majority in Parliament.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A new name has emerged in 2012 presidential speculation: Ambassador to China and former Utah Gov. John Huntsman Jr.
Saturday, January 1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The vice president's use of profanity to describe the passage of healthcare reform was among the Top 10 political quotes of the year, The Hill said.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Ivory Coast is already in a state of civil war, Prime Minister Guillaume Soro said Saturday.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- An Illinois congressman says he dropped out of the Chicago mayoral race in order to bolster the campaign of another contender, former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun.
Friday, December 31
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A Texas judge says he is temporarily halting plans to allow a West Texas radioactive waste disposal site to accept waste from an additional three-dozen states.
Wednesday, December 29
BALTIMORE, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The lawyer for a Maryland Republican campaign operative says robocalls designed to keep voters home are protected by the First Amendment.
DETROIT, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Michigan officials have offered to settle a campaign financing complaint against former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick for $11,000, his lawyer says.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Christine O'Donnell is the target of a federal probe into whether she misused funds from her U.S. Senate campaign, a Delaware Republican said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's tax deal with congressional Republicans hasn't hurt his standing among Democrats, a CNN poll indicates.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- MQM, a key part of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's coalition, agreed Tuesday to return to the federal cabinet, an insider told the Pakistan Observer.
Tuesday, December 28
JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The Alaska governor's office wants more time to produce e-mails from ex-Gov. Sarah Palin and her staff being sought by news organizations, MSNBC.com reported.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Michael Steele, seeking a second term as Republican National Committee chairman, said he will debate his rivals in Washington.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The New York Democratic Committee is facing eviction from the offices it shared with the now-defunct re-election campaign of Gov. David Paterson, officials say.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- President Obama apparently will attempt to win re-election in 2012 with a campaign based in Chicago, political aides said.
CAIRO, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Egypt's ruling party will choose its presidential candidate at a conference in July, said Gamal Mubarak, the son of President Hosni Mubarak.
Monday, December 27
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama is the person Americans most admired in 2010, ahead of business, religious and other political leaders, a poll indicates.
BRASILIA, Brazil, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Brazil's outgoing president says he will decide this week whether to grant Italy's request to extradite convicted terrorist Cesare Battisti.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A general strike called by supporters of presidential aspirant Alassane Ouattara Monday failed to gain much traction and life went on mostly uninterrupted.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Joe Miller said Sunday night he would not fight certification of Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's victory though he would continue his lawsuit.
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- All 10 U.S. states that will lose House seats lean Democratic while five of the eight gaining seats favor the GOP, a Gallup analysis shows.
CAIRO, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- More than 4,500 Egyptian judges asked to be exempt from supervising the country's presidential elections next year, officials said.
Sunday, December 26
TOKYO, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Leading politician Ichiro Ozawa should quit Japan's ruling party if he is indicted, a Cabinet official said Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama's official spokesman said Sunday he did not expect to see any major changes in the White House Cabinet next year.
Friday, December 24
CHICAGO, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Rahm Emanuel, former chief of staff to President Obama, says he can "turn the page" now that questions of his Illinois residency have been cleared.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The man who made headlines as the Rent Is Too Damn High party candidate for New York governor says he is running for president.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Only one likely Republican U.S. presidential candidate has agreed to attend the opening conference of a conservative Hispanic political forum, Politico says.
Thursday, December 23
JERUSALEM, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The world is starting to realize it's the Palestinians, not the Israelis, obstructing Mideast peace, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Thursday.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The head of Pakistan's top intelligence agency will not be forced to appear in any U.S. court, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Thursday.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The Chicago Board of Elections Thursday accepted a hearing officer's recommendation and voted to keep Rahm Emanuel on the Feb. 22 Chicago mayoral ballot.
Wednesday, December 22
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The Alaska Supreme Court Wednesday rejected all of GOP Senate nominee Joe Miller's legal claims and found ballots in the Nov. 2 election were counted properly.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The Senate, by a voice vote, agreed to provide $4.2 billion for first responders suffering health problems after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in New York.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate, in its eighth day of sometimes intense debate, ratified the new U.S.-Russian nuclear arms reduction treaty Wednesday on a 71-to-26 vote.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- About a sixth of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives failed to show for key votes in the waning days of the lame-duck session, a review indicated.
Tuesday, December 21
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate voted 67 to 28 Tuesday to end debate on the strategic arms treaty with the Russians and proceed to a ratification vote.
Monday, December 20
JERUSALEM, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The Palestinian Authority's president Monday rebuked the group's prime minister for contradicting him on unilateral statehood recognition, observers said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate engaged in heated debate on a U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control treaty Monday, with one senator urging colleagues to "stop the politics."
MINSK, Belarus, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Police in Belarus arrested hundreds of demonstrators, including presidential candidates, who protested presidential election results, observers said Monday.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The U.N. mission in the Ivory Coast accused defeated President Laurent Gbagbo of distorting the mission's position and harassing its staff Monday.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- It's been a long time coming but Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is expected to name a new Cabinet Monday, staking out the way forward for the country.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A private U.S. Senate briefing Monday is to focus on secret intelligence after the Senate's GOP leader promised to vote against a nuclear treaty with Russia.
Sunday, December 19
BAGHDAD, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Opposition leader Ayad Allawi indicated Sunday he will join a unity government his archrival, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, plans to present to Parliament.
MIAMI, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep.-elect David Rivera, R-Fla., is being investigated over alleged secret payments from a dog track, law enforcement sources say.
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy, leaving Congress after eight terms representing Rhode Island, says he wants to launch "The Next Frontier" in mental health treatment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Two senior U.S. senators said Sunday that Pakistan would start backing away from the Taliban as the political and military situation in Afghanistan stabilizes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The Democratic party whip of the U.S. Senate said Sunday he believed the Obama administration had the votes needed to ratify the START nuclear arms treaty.
Saturday, December 18
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, still resisting calls to give up his office, ordered foreign peacekeepers out of the country Saturday.
Friday, December 17
LONDON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A total ban on voting rights for British prison inmates, in place since 1870, will be lifted and replaced with new regulations, government officials said.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton says reconstruction in Haiti must continue despite the country's current political crisis.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A hearing on Rahm Emanuel's eligibility to run for mayor of Chicago ended but it will be next week before he will know if he can stay on the ballot.
Wednesday, December 15
CHICAGO, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Rahm Emanuel is far ahead of his rivals in the Chicago mayor's race, a new Tribune/WGN poll indicates.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A huge majority of Washington's insiders say Sarah Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate, isn't qualified to be president, a Politico poll indicates.
Tuesday, December 14
CHICAGO, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Chicago mayoral hopeful Rahm Emanuel answered community activists' questions Tuesday at an election board hearing on whether he meets residency requirements.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate hopeful Joe Miller appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court after a lower court ruled against his challenge of write-in candidate Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Soldiers and police in Zimbabwe took part in politically motivated rapes in three provinces between 2001 and 2008, an investigative report charges.
MITO, Japan, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Japanese police said they are searching for the driver of a truck that ran down the uncle of a candidate for the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly on election day.
Monday, December 13
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told party officials in Washington Monday he will seek a second term.
ROME, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A day before a vote that could bring down his government, Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi appealed Monday for support in the name of stability.
PRISTINA, Kosovo, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci has claimed victory, but Sunday's election results have not been certified yet.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Paperwork to establish Rahm Emanuel's Illinois residency in his effort to become mayor of Chicago is complicating the process, officials said.
Sunday, December 12
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh says he will not run for his old job as governor of Indiana in 2012.
PRISTINA, Kosovo, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The first national election in Kosovo began Sunday under the scrutiny of more than 32,000 international observers, Serbian media reported.
RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Edwards was laid to rest Saturday in Raleigh, N.C., next to the teenage son she lost 14 years ago.
Saturday, December 11
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Russia supports international cooperation in the arctic and will host annual conferences on its future, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Saturday.
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- An Alaska judge has ruled that U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski won re-election fair and square, dismissing a challenge by the official Republican candidate.
Friday, December 10
CHICAGO, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Rahm Emanuel is skipping forums where Chicago mayoral candidates face voters directly, his campaign confirms.
Thursday, December 9
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Haiti's electoral council said Thursday it would rapidly recount the preliminary election results that set off violent protests across the country.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A South Florida ophthalmologist, lobbyist and Republican fundraiser pleaded guilty Thursday to paying off a Democratic legislator by hiring her friend.
TOPEKA, Kan., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- An independent U.S. church known for preaching a gospel of hate said Thursday it would picket the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards who, it claims, is now in hell.
Wednesday, December 8
MOSCOW, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev would easily win re-election if the vote were held today, a survey by a Kremlin-friendly polling agency indicates.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Violence greeted the announcement Haitian President Rene Preval's choice for successor will be in a runoff with a former first lady, police said.
Tuesday, December 7
ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- West African heads of state decided Tuesday to recognize challenger Alassane Ouattara as the winner of a run-off presidential election in Ivory Coast.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The hearing for a former volunteer with Kentucky's U.S. Sen.-elect Rand Paul's campaign on a scuffle with a liberal activist was delayed until January.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The health of Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., has worsened as her cancer has spread, her family said Monday.
Monday, December 6
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Rep. Charles Rangel, censured by the House last week, is now being investigated for using campaign funds for his legal defense, officials say.
Sunday, December 5
CAIRO, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- With boycotts called by Egypt's largest opposition parties, President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party was predicted to win run-off parliamentary elections Sunday.
Saturday, December 4
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The Ivory Coast's president was sworn in for another term Saturday in defiance of a U.N. determination that his opponent won the runoff election.
RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Four relatives of a millionaire John Edwards donor have appeared before a federal grand jury in North Carolina investigating the former Democratic senator.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A Pakistani court has issued arrest warrants against a former police chief in connection with the 2007 assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
Friday, December 3
CONAKRY, Guinea, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Guinean opposition leader Alpha Conde has been confirmed as victor of the West African nation's presidential election.
Thursday, December 2
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The Afghan election commission has certified election results in a Pashtun-dominated province, giving victory to members of the Hazara ethnic group.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- An Alaska judge has put a legal dispute over U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's re-election on the fast track, scheduling arguments next week.
Wednesday, December 1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., says he has received an "early Christmas present," news the U.S. Justice Department has ended its investigation into his conduct.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday called on all parties to refrain from interfering with vote counting in Ivory Coast's presidential election.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The United Nations Wednesday urged Haitians to ignore unofficial results from the country's elections and wait for the official tally to be announced next week.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee says some of its service providers will not be paid this week because of a "cash flow challenge."
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- With the 2010 congressional election less than a month in the past, candidates are beginning to line up for 2012, at least in Missouri.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Russia will have to build its nuclear capability if the U.S. Senate doesn't ratify the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A notary public's signature was forged on more than 400 nominating petitions filed by two Chicago mayoral candidates, she says.
Tuesday, November 30
CHICAGO, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Election records indicate a man who helped collect petition signatures for two Chicago mayoral contenders was homeless and has a lengthy criminal record.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- International observers monitoring Haiti's elections said they saw irregularities but not the massive fraud alleged by the country's presidential candidates.
Monday, November 29
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Haitians "can recognize a fraudulent election when they see one"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review Arizona laws that help publicly funded candidates at the expense of privately funded candidates.
CAIRO, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A human rights group said at least eight people were killed in Egyptian parliamentary election violence but government offcials denied the allegation.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Taiwanese Interior Minister Jiang Yi-huah says he is sorry about an election eve shooting that killed a bystander and injured the son a former official.
Sunday, November 28
CAIRO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Egyptians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections marred by sporadic violence and clouded by allegations of fraud.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Haiti's presidential election Sunday was so chaotic 12 of the 19 candidates held a news conference to demand it be canceled.
WELLS, Maine, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Investigator say a Massachusetts sheriff who was the subject of a budding scandal apparently killed himself in a Maine hotel room this weekend.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- President Laurent Gbagbo has ordered a 10 p.m. curfew in Ivory Coast after polls close in Sunday's runoff presidential election.
Saturday, November 27
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Three new U.S. senators say they are getting used to the Capitol as they get ready for the home stretch of the lame-duck session.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A Chicago lawyer says Rahm Emanuel's tenure as White House chief of staff isn't the type of national service that meets the residency requirement to be mayor.
Friday, November 26
MOSCOW, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he and his former protege, President Dmitry Medvedev, will make a "mutual decision" about the 2012 presidential run.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Many of the million-plus Haitians now living in tent cities months after the devastating earthquake may be no-shows at the presidential election Sunday.
YANGON, Myanmar, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the democratic opposition in Myanmar, says she is prepared to compromise with the military junta.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal got a little more fragile Friday with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai suing President Robert Mugabe over appointments.
Thursday, November 25
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Five Afghans were arrested Thursday for allegedly bribing members of the country's Independent Election Commission, a deputy attorney general said.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was told Thursday to form a new government after eight months of political stalemate, the president's office said.
CAIRO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Arbitrary arrests, wholesale restrictions on public campaigns and widespread intimidation are rife in Egypt ahead of elections, Human Rights Watch charges.
Wednesday, November 24
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Potential U.S. presidential candidate Sarah Palin Wednesday called George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara "bluebloods" bent on anointing the 2012 GOP nominee.
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Former U.S. House majority leader Tom DeLay was found guilty of money laundering Wednesday, the third day of jury deliberations in Austin, Texas.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A longtime associate of Rick Santorum wants to take on the man who knocked Santorum out of the U.S. Senate.
FALLON, Nev., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Sharron Angle, the Tea Party favorite who tried to unseat U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada, says she may run for office again in 2012.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Outgoing U.S. Sen. Roland Burris is deciding whether he'll make a run to be Chicago's mayor once his stint in Washington ends, supporters say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A former House aide will not be fined for stealing campaign funds but must repay $252,000, the Federal Election Commission has decided.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley was convicted of knowingly filing a false campaign report in a deal halting a federal investigation, officials said.
CHICAGO, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- White House adviser David Axelrod says he's preparing for an early return to Chicago to get "geared up" for President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Afghanistan's Independent Election Committee released Wednesday what it termed the final results for September's troubled parliamentary elections.
NEW DELHI, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Voters in India's poorest state backed the platform of Nitish Kumar Wednesday, returning his coalition to power in a statewide election, election returns show.
Tuesday, November 23
MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III expressed condolences Tuesday to the families of the victims of the Nov. 23, 2009, Ampatuan massacre.
CHICAGO, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Chicago election officials said the number of candidates seeking to succeed Mayor Richard M. Daley is the largest in more than 50 years.
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Jurors in the case of ex-U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay in Texas ended their first deliberations questioning money-laundering charges filed against him.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Efforts by liberals to counter Republican-leaning outside groups are starting to gel as the 2012 presidential election cycle starts to form, observers say.
CAIRO, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The Muslim Brotherhood, the main opposition group in Egypt, has accused the government of rigging the upcoming elections.
Monday, November 22
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Deliberations in the money-laundering case against Tom DeLay were halted Monday and the jurors sent home by Texas State District Judge Pat Priest.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- David McCullough has written a book about British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's 1941 Christmas Eve meeting with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the National Congress Party blame each other for low voter registration for a January referendum, officials said.
Sunday, November 21
NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. Web site removed the link to its excerpts from Sarah Palin's new book after a federal judge in New York issued a temporary injunction.
LONDON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Amnesty International is urging Egyptian authorities to prevent security forces from harassing or intimidating candidates in the upcoming elections.
Saturday, November 20
CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun Saturday announced her candidacy for Chicago mayor, saying, "I just want to serve."
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Alaska says a state judge should decide if disputed write-in votes cast in a contentious senate race should be counted.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced the stops for her book tour, many of which are in key presidential primary states including Iowa and Ohio.
Friday, November 19
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- MSNBC has suspended TV personality Joe Scarborough for two days without pay for making campaign donations without the U.S. network's permission.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-N.C., conceded to his Republican challenger Friday, blaming his loss on a bad environment for Democrats and "dirty politics."
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- California is set to enter a new political era as ordinary citizens take over redistricting duties formerly conducted by politicians, officials say.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's absentee ballot cast in Chicago proves he is considered an Illinois resident, an aide said.
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Madagascar's defense ministry has ordered an evacuation of people living near an army barracks occupied by rebels attempting a coup, officials said Friday.
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Testimony in Tom DeLay's money-laundering trial ended in Austin, Texas, without the former House majority leader testifying.
Thursday, November 18
CONAKRY, Guinea, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A human-rights group said Thursday it is calling on Guinea officials to halt extrajudicial executions, arrests and torture in the aftermath of its elections.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A former volunteer with campaign of Senator-elect Rand Paul, R-Ky., pleaded not guilty to assault Thursday in an alleged attack on a protester.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Reality TV star and real estate tycoon Donald Trump said Thursday he is seriously considering running for president and will make his decision by June.
Wednesday, November 17
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she could beat President Barack Obama in 2012 and is "looking at the lay of the land" for a possible presidential campaign.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, forced to run a write-in campaign after losing the GOP primary to Joe Miller, declared victory Wednesday.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Rahm Emanuel was twice purged from Chicago voter rolls, raising yet another aspect of residency questions surrounding his mayoral bid, opponents said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Despite lobbying by some members for a delay, House Democrats voted on caucus leadership positions Wednesday, retaining Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., as leader.
ROME, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Italy will have early elections if the government doesn't survive a vote of confidence next month, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday.
DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he is working on arrangements that would allow him to make a run for president early next year.
Tuesday, November 16
CHICAGO, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Chicago's failed Broadway Bank was done in by going too far astray and getting in too deep in commercial real estate, a federal report Tuesday concluded.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Violent protests that broke out in two cities in northern Haiti amid a cholera outbreak may be politically motivated, a United Nations mission in Haiti said.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The Philippine government failed to seriously investigate killings and other abuses committed by the ruling family on Mindanao island, Human Rights Watch said.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Alaska write-in candidate Sen. Lisa Murkowski leads Republican hopeful Joe Miller in her re-election bid, a tally of absentee and write-in ballots indicates.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Looking ahead to the 2012 U.S. presidential election, no one has dominated the Republican Party as it determines who will be its standard-bearer in two years.
Monday, November 15
MIAMI, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- A campaign debate among Haiti's presidential hopefuls in Miami drew only three of the 19 candidates vying to lead the poor Caribbean island nation.
ROME, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Four ministers quit the Italian Cabinet Monday, putting Silvio Berlusconi's rule in danger and elections closer, politicians said.
Sunday, November 14
CAIRO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Gamal Mubarak, son of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, said he has no personal ambitions to become president but seeks to push for reform.
Saturday, November 13
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon tendered his resignation Saturday, bringing an end to his government, the president's office said.
CHICAGO, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Former Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, formally kicking off his Chicago mayoral campaign, said Saturday he is running because he loves the city.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A handful of big donors are contributing large sums of money to candidates who might become the 2012 Republican nominee for president, observers said.
Friday, November 12
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- New York's famed Times Square "Naked Cowboy" said he is mulling a 2012 run for U.S. president on a conservative platform.
OTTAWA, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday the extension of Canada's mission in Afghanistan does not require a vote from Parliament.
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Former California State Sen. Don Perata has conceded the election for Oakland mayor to Jean Quan, criticizing the rank-choice voting system.
Thursday, November 11
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Texas cheerleaders' group owner says he no longer plans to sue U.S. Rep. Solomon P. Ortiz for defamation because it appears Ortiz lost his re-election bid.
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Tom DeLay's trial jurors heard the former U.S. House majority leader say in a recording he knew in advance of a money swap that proved to be illegal.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Anonymous election night robocalls saying the race was over when polls were still open sought to suppress the black vote, Maryland's attorney general alleged.
Wednesday, November 10
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroder says former U.S. President George W. Bush "is not telling the truth" in his newly published memoir.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Chicago-area congressmen paid their wives hundreds of thousands of dollars for work they did during the lawmakers' campaigns, records indicate.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The FBI is investigating former U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler about his campaign's unusual $150,000 investment in a real estate deal, an online publication reported.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Political ideology -- conservative or liberal -- trumps being a Republican or Democrat when it comes to healthcare reform, a U.S. researcher says.
Tuesday, November 9
AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The Jordanian government is closely monitoring the country's national elections for the 16th parliament, officials said.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Absentee ballots in Alaska take the spotlight Tuesday in the still-unresolved race for the U.S. Senate.
Monday, November 8
NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- TV commentator Keith Olbermann, suspended for contributing to Democratic candidates, apologized to viewers Monday, one day before he is to be back on the air.
IRBIL, Iraq, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Iraq's political leaders met Monday in another attempt to form a government.
ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou squelched speculation about calling early general elections, saying his Panhellenic Socialist Movement maintains control.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A tax-exempt non-profit called the U.S. Navy Veterans Association is really a front for illegal campaign cash, investigators say.
AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Jordanians are to vote in parliamentary elections Tuesday amid voter apathy and a planned Islamic boycott, officials said.
Sunday, November 7
NEW DELHI, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama issued a harsh rebuke Sunday about national elections in military-controlled Myanmar he described as "fundamentally flawed."
YANGON, Myanmar, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Polling stations in military-controlled Myanmar were mostly idle Sunday in a national election criticized by U.S. and British officials as a sham.
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Voters in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan Sunday were expected to support the party led by President Illham Aliyev, officials said.
Saturday, November 6
MOULMEIN, Myanmar, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- On the eve of the first national election in 20 years, citizens of Myanmar are unwilling to talk politics openly, a British newspaper says.
KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- At least four people were killed in shootings in Karachi amid heightened security for the burial of a slain political leader, Pakistani officials said.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Maryland's attorney general has promised to investigate Election Day robocalls connected to a GOP candidate, apparently meant to suppress the Democratic vote.
Friday, November 5
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Democrat Daniel Malloy has evidently won Connecticut's gubernatorial election, vote totals released Friday indicate, but Republican Tom Foley is not conceding.
CHICAGO, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Rahm Emanuel hit back Friday against former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun in the race for Chicago mayor, saying she "says nothing" about her plans for the city.
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann was suspended Friday when the cable channel discovered he made campaign contributions to three Democrats, station officials said.
LONDON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A British court ordered a rerun of one parliamentary race, ruling that former Labor Immigration Minister Phil Woolas made false statements during the campaign.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Opponents of California Proposition 19, the marijuana legalization measure defeated by state voters, say flaws in the law led to its defeat.
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Tanzania's election officials declared Friday that Jakaya Kikwete was re-elected president of the East African country.
Thursday, November 4
OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray declared victory and her Republican challenger Dino Rossi conceded the election Thursday in Washington state.
ROME, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Silvio Berlusconi, once again in the midst of scandal, said Thursday he will remain prime minister of Italy until 2013 unless voters decide otherwise.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin trumpeted victories by candidates she supported in her Thursday Twitter feed and in a new video.
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Ivory Coast elections, held for the first time in five years, resulted in the need for a runoff vote scheduled later this month, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Ten U.S. congressional races, all involving incumbent Democrats, remained undecided Thursday, two days after the election.
PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts town rejected a ballot measure calling for the right of women to go topless in public.
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Votes cast in the New Haven area may be enough to help Democrat Dannel Malloy avoid a recount in Connecticut's gubernatorial race, returns indicated.
CHICAGO, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Thousands of ballots remain uncounted in the Illinois governor's race with incumbent Democrat Pat Quinn's narrow lead growing Thursday, results showed.
Wednesday, November 3
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Karl Rove helped Republican groups overcome suspicion and fear of one another to unify their ad buys to take down the Democratic House, experts say.
Leaders of both major political parties Wednesday surveyed the new landscape after the Republicans' decisive success in the U.S. midterm elections.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Midterm elections produced a mixed bag for 47 Tea Party movement and GOP candidates endorsed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, results showed.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Republican Charles Grassley has been returned to the U.S. Senate for a sixth term by Iowa voters, easily defeating his Democratic challenger, returns show.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Republican Nikki Haley was elected South Carolina's first female governor Tuesday, defeating Democrat Vincent Sheheen in a tight race.
WHEELING, W.Va., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Republican David McKinley held a lead of less than 1,400 votes early Wednesday in West Virginia's 1st Congressional District, returns showed.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Bucking a national trend, Democratic voters in California sent Republican gubernatorial and senate candidates to defeats.
MONTPELIER, Vt., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democrat Peter Shumlin held a slight lead over Republican Brian Dubie in a close race for Vermont's governorship that might be decided by the Legislature.
AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Republican Paul LePage and independent Eliot Cutler were locked in a tight race for governor of Maine Wednesday, returns indicated.
An expected Republican tsunami in the U.S. House of Representatives materialized while the Democrats held on to the U.S. Senate in midterm elections Tuesday.
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Republican Renee Ellmers, a Tea Party candidate, claimed victory in North Carolina's 2nd district Tuesday over seven-term incumbent Rep. Bob Etheridge.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam defeated Democratic lawyer Mike McWherter in the Tennessee governor's race Tuesday, solidifying Republican control of the state.
WHEELING, W.Va., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Republican David McKinley held a lead of less than 1,400 votes early Wednesday in West Virginia's 1st congressional district, returns showed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The Tea Party, which didn't exist two years ago, came out of the 2010 midterm elections as an influential force in contemporary American politics.
ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic state Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo easily defeated Republican rival Carl P. Paladino to win the New York governor's race.
Republicans' Election Day success extended to legislatures across the United States, the National Conference of State Legislatures says.
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democrat Richard Blumenthal defeated pro-wrestling business magnate Linda McMahon to win the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut, returns indicated.
WARWICK, R.I., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Republican-turned-independent Lincoln Chafee was elected Rhode Island's next governor, narrowly beating John Robitaille Tuesday.
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- At least three incumbent Democrats lost House seats in Virginia in Tuesday's midterm election.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Republicans made gains Tuesday across Pennsylvania, retaking four congressional districts the party lost in the Democratic waves of 2006 and 2008.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democrats held on to their majority in the U.S. Senate, albeit in smaller numbers, as the House flipped to Republicans in Tuesday's election.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe easily won a second term Tuesday, but it was all bad news for other Democrats running in the state.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin has lost his seat of 18 years, once thought safe, to his Republican challenger businessman Ron Johnson, results show.
BOSTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick defeated Republican challenger Charles Baker to win re-election Tuesday.
The first Latina governor and the first Indian-American female governor were among top state officials elected in the U.S. midterm elections Tuesday.
ATLANTA, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal defeated former Gov. Roy Barnes for governor of Georgia Tuesday as the Republican Party won big in the state.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Rob Portman won the U.S. Senate race in Ohio Tuesday, keeping the seat in the Republican fold, election results showed.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey appeared Tuesday to have reclaimed the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat now held by Arlen Specter for the Republican Party.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker-apparent John Boehner, R-Ohio, pledged the new House majority would listen to the electorate that elevated them to power.
CONCORD, N.H., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch won a historic fourth consecutive term Tuesday, defeating conservative Republican challenger John Stephen.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Maryland resisted the Republican tide in Tuesday's election, with Gov. Martin O'Malley and U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski winning new terms.
FARGO, N.D., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- North Dakota's lone house seat, held by Democratic Rep. Earl Pomeroy for 18 years, has fallen to the Republican Party, results show.
Tuesday, November 2
DOVER, Del., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The Democratic Party Tuesday held on to the U.S. Senate seat in Delaware long occupied by Joe Biden and won the state's single congressional seat as well.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett defeated Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato Tuesday, claiming the governorship for the Republicans.
TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Republican Sam Brownback moves from the U.S. Senate to governor of Kansas with an easy election win over Democrat Tom Holland, results showed Tuesday.
TRENTON, N.J., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Republicans picked up a House seat in New Jersey when Democrat John Adler lost to Republican Jon Runyan in the 3rd Congressional District.
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin III appeared to be the winner Tuesday in the race for the West Virginia Senate seat long held by Robert Byrd, returns indicated.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Rand Paul, a political newcomer and son of libertarian U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, was projected the winner Tuesday in the U.S. Senate race in Kentucky.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The daughter of the late country singer Johnny Cash Tuesday took offense at one of U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner's stump speech lines.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A poll released Tuesday indicated U.S. adults are split on a quota system for achieving a specific number of women as candidates for public office.
CONCORD, N.H., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- New Hampshire Republican and Democratic campaign workers say they regard each other with suspicion after both parties lost pre-election phone service.
Monday, November 1
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Focusing on corruption in the opposing political party is not necessarily a way to win an election, North Carolina researchers say.
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Lawyers for former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said at his money laundering and conspiracy trial Monday he is being prosecuted for "good politics."
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The campaign of Christine O'Donnell, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Delaware, said a public access station "forgot" to run a 24-minute ad.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Unions, which have spent millions trying to preserve Democratic control of Congress, are dreading a Republican takeover, leaders say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday refused to hear a challenge to restrictions on political action committees.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama entered the final lap before Tuesday's balloting with a round of interviews.
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The president is playing a large role in U.S. voter preferences, with 38 percent of voters saying their ballot is a vote against Barack Obama, Gallup said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- With Election Day upon the United States, Republicans hold a 10-point lead over Democrats in the battle for the control of Congress, a CNN poll indicates.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A Somali-American was elected prime minister of Somalia, officials said.
Sunday, October 31
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner briefly appeared this weekend with an Ohio candidate who has portrayed Nazi SS soldiers in re-enactments.
SAO PAULO, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Brazilians Sunday elected Workers Party candidate Dilma Rousseff their first woman president, election results showed.
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan's former military dictator, is bringing his political comeback campaign to the United States.
CHICAGO, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama, stopping for breakfast at a Chicago diner Sunday, was upbeat and pushed again for a big Democratic turnout on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Republican Chairman Michael Steele said Sunday the party will stand on principle but must use "smart leadership" in the next Congress.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The head of the Republicans' Senate campaign denied Sunday that the party is giving up on Joe Miller in Alaska.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin is predicting "a political earthquake" in Tuesday's midterm elections.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A Republican leader predicted Sunday that if his party captures Congress, it will change the healthcare law so "that you won't recognize it."
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Nearly 6 million people were eligible to vote in the Ivory Coast's first presidential election in a decade, officials said.
KIEV, Ukraine, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Some 33,000 polling stations in Ukraine opened Sunday for 12 hours of voting in local elections, with some voters facing 2-foot-long ballots.
Saturday, October 30
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Tea Party fireplug Sarah Palin and rocker Ted Nugent Saturday urged West Virginia voters to send Republican John Raese to the Senate on Election Day.
CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Former President Bill Clinton was upstaged at a campaign rally in Canton, Ohio, Saturday when U.S. Rep. John Boccieri's wife went into labor.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama was heckled by AIDS activists Saturday during an event to rally the Democratic base in Connecticut.
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The turmoil in Florida's U.S. Senate race could hurt Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink, party leaders, observers and pollsters say.
MOSCOW, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The Kremlin's envoy to the North Caucasus has been granted admission to the Terek Cossacks, officials said.
CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- McDonald's USA says the owner of an Ohio restaurant made a serious mistake when he gave employees a Republican handout with their paychecks.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- In a victory for U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the Alaska Supreme Court found that voters who want to see a list of certified write-in candidates at the polls can.
Friday, October 29
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Republican Joe Miller, his bid to become Alaska's U.S. senator imploding, called on Sarah Palin, an early supporter, to help juice his campaign.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has an 8-point lead over Republican challenger Carly Fiorina in California's U.S. Senate race, a poll shows.
MOSCOW, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Russia will expand and improve its national park system, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Democrats, faced with the possibility of losing control of the U.S. House Tuesday, have gone negative against their campaign opponents, a study indicates.
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Florida Democrat Kendrick Meek denied Thursday night former President Bill Clinton tried to get him to quit the U.S. Senate race.
Thursday, October 28
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. flag has once again become a campaign issue as the mid-term elections approach.
LONDON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Cherie Blair, the wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, spends a great deal of her time shopping for bargains on eBay, her friends say.
SANTA FE, N.M., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Early voting in New Mexico was temporarily disrupted when a voter-registration computer system was made inaccessible due to an expired license, officials said.
CHARLESTON, S.C., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- If projections hold true, the U.S. Congress could see its first black Republican in seven years, political observers said.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The former Rand Paul campaign worker accused of stomping the head of a protester outside a candidates debate in Kentucky says the protester owes him an apology.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Segments of the coalition that swept U.S. President Obama and congressional Democrats into power are committing to Republicans, a New York Times poll indicated.
Wednesday, October 27
HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Connecticut's secretary of state says voters can wear World Wrestling Entertainment gear to the polls even though the WWE's ex-chief executive is a candidate.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Alaskan election officials have asked the state Supreme Court to stay a lower court order barring poll workers from proving lists of write-in candidates.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina was released from a California hospital Wednesday after being treated for an infection.
SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A Republican running against a Democratic California representative sent out a flier with a scratch-and-sniff "stench of Washington."
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The Democrats have asked the Pentagon for correspondence between the military and potential Republican presidential candidates, ABC News said Wednesday.
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger refused once again to take sides in the race to succeed him, calling Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown "great candidates."
PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- More than a quarter of registered voters across the United States said they already voted or plan to vote before Election Day, Gallup reported Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Democratic interest groups are narrowing the spending gap with their conservative counterparts in the U.S. midterm elections, records indicate.
MOSCOW, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says he's worried about the direction of Russia's democracy under Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Tuesday, October 26
CARSON CITY, Nev., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Sharron Angle, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Nevada, released a campaign advertisement on illegal immigration that Hispanic groups say is racist.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Alaska Republican U.S. Senate nominee Joe Miller admitted in 2008 he lied after it was found he used government resources for politics, documents show.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A Rand Paul backer who stomped on a protester outside the Kentucky TV studio where Paul debated Democrat Jack Conway said Tuesday he feared for Paul's safety.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Senate nominee Carly Fiorina will remain in a California hospital overnight for observation, her campaign said Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A federal court has overturned an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration but upheld one requiring photo ID at polling places.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A Nevada political action committee apologized for an automated call that went out to about 50,000 homes at 1 a.m.
DETROIT, Ore., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Proponents of a ballot measure to change the name of Detroit, Ore., say they want to separate the tourist town's image from the Michigan city.
RADNOR, Pa., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A suburban Philadelphia school district has barred a candidate for Congress from holding a rally with Vice President Joe Biden in the high school gym.
CAIRO, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The Egyptian government has banned parties in the upcoming Egyptian parliamentary elections from using religious slogans, officials said.
Monday, October 25
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Incumbent elected officials may face trouble on Election Day as a substantial majority of Americans say they are angry with politicians, a poll indicates.
DOVER, Del., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Christine O'Donnell, Delaware's Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, attributed her bump in recent polls to the power of prayer.
JEROME, Idaho, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Staffers at an Idaho library said Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and other Republican candidates were ejected from a room reserved for a wedding reception.
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- President Obama can take his non-endorsement of Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio and "shove it," the Democrat said in a radio interview Monday.
TORONTO, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Canadians will vote in three Ontario and Manitoba by-elections Nov. 29 and the prime minister announced his support in one high-profile race, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The question isn't whether the midterm elections will be bad for Democrats controlling the U.S. Congress, but how bad, analysts say.
TORONTO, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Managing partners who have faces that look powerful have better bottom lines, Canadian and U.S. researchers suggest.
Sunday, October 24
BAGHDAD, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Iraqi Supreme Court Sunday ordered the deadlocked parliament to get to work, calling the lawmakers' absence unconstitutional.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Republican Chairman Michael Steele predicted Sunday that "a vibration out here that is unlike anything I've ever seen before" will carry the GOP to victory.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Republican strategist Karl Rove Sunday defended raising funds from undisclosed donors, saying Democrats do the same.
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Florida's three Senate candidates differed Sunday on how to lift the Sunshine State out of its dire economic situation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Two candidates in key and very close U.S. Senate races distanced themselves from less popular members of their parties in interviews Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama campaigned for Democrat gubernatorial hopeful Mark Dayton Saturday in Minneapolis before attending a private fundraiser.
Saturday, October 23
JACKSON, Tenn., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- A Tennessee man was sent to prison for 14 years Friday for plotting the mass killing of blacks, including Barack Obama when he was a presidential candidate.
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania couple have been charged with using $1.4 million held in trust for two orphaned relatives they adopted to upgrade their own lifestyle.
HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Voters wearing a T-shirt at the polls promoting World Wrestling Entertainment might be contested by election officials on Nov. 2, Connecticut officials said.
Friday, October 22
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Illinois has agreed to extend absentee ballot deadlines for expatriate voters, including those in the military, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday.
CHICAGO, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has begun laying the financial groundwork for his run for mayor of Chicago, an aide said.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says his Republican opponent would be bad for Nevada and for the Republican Party there if she wins.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- California's ballot proposition to legalize marijuana is sparking a major generational and political divide, a poll indicates.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Much of the money pouring into Republican political groups this year comes from a few very rich people with a long history of political giving, records show.
CONAKRY, Guinea, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The run-off presidential vote in Guinea has been put off to an undetermined date, the head of the electoral commission announced Friday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Some Democrats express concern about the popularity of former U.S. President Clinton, while others say he connects with voters while stumping for candidates.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Myanmar's process for its first national elections in two decades is deeply flawed, an independent United Nations human rights expert said Thursday.
Thursday, October 21
SEATTLE, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama spoke about women and the economy and defended his healthcare plan as he campaigned Thursday in Seattle with Sen. Patty Murray.
WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Christine O'Donnell, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Delaware, says news reports misrepresented her debate with Democrat Chris Coons.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- A majority of voters in battleground races say U.S. President Obama hasn't changed Washington or brought change for the worse, a poll by The Hill indicates.
Wednesday, October 20
MANAMA, Bahrain, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Bahrain's government has cracked down on political opposition in a display of "full-blown authoritarianism as elections approach, a rights group said Wednesday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- More than a million ballots in the Afghan parliamentary election have been disqualified for fraud, electoral officials said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A new poll indicates Republicans have held their momentum heading into the midterm elections despite stepped up campaigning by the Democrats.
Tuesday, October 19
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Americans see Democratic President Barack Obama as a far less divisive figure than Republican lightning rod Sarah Palin, a poll released Tuesday indicates.
RENO, Nev., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin, whose support helped many U.S. Tea Party candidates win Republican primaries this year, expects the "machine" to adopt the movement's beliefs.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- With two weeks left until the U.S. midterm elections, Democrats are circling the wagons to try to blunt their anticipated thumping, political analysts said.
Monday, October 18
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- President Obama, hosting the inaugural White House Science Fair, says student-scientists should receive the same presidential recognition as student-athletes.
RENO, Nev., Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Reno, Nev., is the first stop on the Tea Party pre-election bus tour Monday with Sarah Palin stumping for Sharron Angle.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- An Alaska online newspaper editor was arrested by security guards during a town-hall meeting for Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Joe Miller, witnesses said.
BEIJING, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping has been named vice chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission, the Communist Party announced Monday.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Israel Monday marked the 15th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with calls to keep his legacy alive.
TEHRAN, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki traveled to Iran Monday on another trip to regional neighbors, as his rival accused Iran of interfering in Iraq's business.
Sunday, October 17
KARACHI, Pakistan, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- At least 33 people have died and 50 injured in violence ahead of special parliamentary elections in Karachi, Pakistan, police said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Republican candidates have overtaken Democrats in fundraising with two weeks to go before the United States' midterm elections, finance reports show.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- African-American turnout in the Nov. 2 elections will be crucial to Democratic efforts to hold the U.S. Congress, elected officials and activists say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Both parties are taking negative political campaigning to a new low this year, Politico reported.
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Jeff Hall, running a low-key campaign for the local water board in Riverside, Calif., is the well-known head of a neo-Nazi group, an official says.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The subpoena list for former U.S. House Speaker Tom DeLay's conspiracy trial in Austin, Texas, is a who's who of former power brokers, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Top White House adviser David Axelrod continued his attack on campaign spending by independent groups Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Christine O'Donnell, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Delaware, says the national party has left her to fend for herself.
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The two women on top of the Republican ticket in California were no-shows Saturday at a fundraiser headlined by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
Saturday, October 16
BOSTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- President Obama stumped for Democratic candidates at a fundraiser and rally in Boston Saturday, saying "the worst is behind us" economically.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Proponents of marijuana legalization in California are brushing off Washington's warning that pot smokers won't be immune from federal drug laws.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Former President Bill Clinton turned the tables in California by calling political veteran Jerry Brown the choice for the future.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Early voting began Saturday in Nevada, where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to fend off Republican challenger Sharron Angle.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee raised nearly $16 million during September, its largest-ever monthly total, officials said.
Friday, October 15
MOSCOW, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he's proposing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's chief of staff Sergei Sobyanin as Moscow's new mayor.
WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama traveled to Delaware Friday to campaign for Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Chris Coons.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Rep. Luis Gutierrez has removed himself from contention in the Chicago mayoral race.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Republicans have a significant edge in November in competitive U.S. congressional districts, a poll released Friday indicated.
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden, in an interview with ABC News, said he wants the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other special interest groups to name their donors.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Enthusiastic fans cheered Sarah Palin in a California appearance, but no Republican candidates showed up.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The Chicago elections board says the problem of a name misspelled as "Whitey" on 8,000 voting machines will be corrected.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe says he doesn't want a power-sharing deal with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to be extended.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The largest federal workers union in the United States says it will run an ad attacking Tea Party-backed candidates pledging to cut spending and freeze hiring.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his Republican challenger, Sharron Angle, met in a debate in Las Vegas that featured an exchange of personal attacks.
Thursday, October 14
BROOKLINE, Mass., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Remarks about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., during a 2003 committee hearing have become a campaign issue in 2010.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Voters in battleground U.S. districts see Democrats more dominated by extremists than Republicans, a poll indicates.
CHICAGO, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The last name of Illinois gubernatorial candidate Rich Whitney is spelled "Whitey" on voting machines in some African-American wards, election officials said.
CHICAGO, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Illinois Democratic Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, running for U.S. Senate, botched the state's college savings plan, Republican challenger Rep. Mark Kirk says.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The volatile 2010 midterm elections across the United States have battered the axiom that a huge war chest can be enough to fend off challengers, observers say.
NEWARK, Del., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The "clean-shaven capitalist" Democrat and the one-time dabbler in witchcraft Republican vying for Delaware's Senate seat traded barbs Wednesday in debate.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A New York rabbi accused Republican gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino of "folding like a cheap camera" when he apologized for remarks he made about gays.
Wednesday, October 13
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Republican strategist Karl Rove said Wednesday there have been no foreign contributors to his campaign fundraising group American Crossroads.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- First lady Michelle Obama hit the 2010 campaign trail Wednesday, visiting Milwaukee to stump for embattled Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Swastikas were found painted Tuesday on campaign signs around Toledo, Ohio, for Rich Iott, a former Nazi re-enactor.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The theory of transparent campaign finance is being doused by the reality of huge amounts of untraceable cash flowing into the midterm election, observers said.
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- California gubernatorial nominees Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman sparred Tuesday in their last debate while keeping tight grips on their campaign themes.
Tuesday, October 12
BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Republican New York gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino said Tuesday his "poor choice of words" about gays was a mistake and he asked for forgiveness.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama said Tuesday night it's been a challenge keeping attention focused on the big picture in the face of the unrelenting, 24-hour news cycle.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Former White House adviser Karl Rove says Democratic allegations of shady fundraising and channeling of secret foreign campaign contributions are "bizarre."
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Republican Sharron Angle piled up $14 million in contributions in the past three months in her bid to topple U.S. Harry Reid, D-Nev., her campaign said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The White House says it does not support a nationwide moratorium on home foreclosures because of possible unintended consequences.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama would defeat former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin by 16 points were they to contest the 2012 presidential election, a poll indicated Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Tea Party darling Sarah Palin has had her best three months of fundraising since her 2008 run as the Republican vice presidential candidate, filings show.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will be in campaign mode for the rest of October, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The number of women in the U.S. Congress could drop after the elections, despite Republicans touting 2010 as the year of the GOP woman, observers said.
JERUSALEM, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Settler leaders called on Israel's prime minister to approve new building tenders in West Bank settlements and not extend a building freeze, officials said.
Monday, October 11
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Joe Miller, the Republican U.S. Senate nominee in Alaska, said Monday he will not answer questions about his personal background before the November election.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Voters in four U.S. states will decide next month whether to hold conventions to revamp their states' constitutions.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek says there's no truth to speculation that he's dropping out of the U.S. Senate race and backing Gov. Charlie Crist's independent bid.
MOSCOW, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The voter turnout was up in 77 of Russia's 84 regions and a man was shot to death during a demonstration in one of them, election officials said.
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, in a tough race to succeed Sen. Robert Byrd, said he supports axing the healthcare reform law if it can't be fixed.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- British hostage Linda Norgrove may have been killed by a grenade tossed by U.S. forces trying to rescue her in Afghanistan, Britain's prime minister said.
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- No single party gained a parliamentary majority, meaning a coalition of new and old Kyrgyz government leaders is likely, preliminary election results indicate.
Sunday, October 10
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino called gays "dysfunctional" during a Sunday campaign stop at a Brooklyn borough synagogue.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin shrugged off the "mockery" of the "lamestream media" in a campaign speech in San Diego.
PHOENIX, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- American Indians, historically slow to engage in non-Indian policy and politics, are becoming politically engaged, voting in greater numbers, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Illinois' Senate candidates tangled Sunday over the economic record of the man who held the seat they seek, President Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The head of the Democrats' campaign to hold the U.S. House Sunday defended members who are running against their own leadership in TV ads.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama's top political adviser pressed the issue of foreign funding of U.S. political campaigns, despite reports finding no violations of law.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Republican operative Karl Rove denounced Democratic charges the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was funneling foreign money into U.S. campaigns as a "baseless lie."
MOSCOW, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Russians turned out better than usual in Sunday's regional elections, an official said.
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan held its first-ever parliamentary elections Sunday.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. House candidate Rich Iott of Ohio took part in Nazi re-enactments but that doesn't make him one, his spokesman said.
Saturday, October 9
MOSCOW, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was given a short list Saturday of four candidates to succeed Yury Luzhkov as mayor of Moscow, his press secretary said.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A lieutenant of President Robert Mugabe has struck back at Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai in a spat over power-sharing in Zimbabwe.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Leaders of women's groups say California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown should apologize for the vulgar word used against opponent Meg Whitman.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Political scholars say they have some concerns about a new conservative fundraising push by the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- More than 2,300 people signed up to attend the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention in Richmond, organizers said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The Republican Party has a clear financial advantage in the midterm elections and is spending money to promote long-shot candidates, The Washington Post said.
Friday, October 8
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The Republican Party has a significant advantage in voter enthusiasm going into the U.S. midterm elections, a poll released Friday indicated.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown or an associate has been caught on tape calling his opponent a "whore," the campaign confirmed.
RENO, Nev., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Bill Raggio, minority leader of the Nevada state Senate and a leading state Republican, has endorsed Democratic incumbent Harry Reid for the U.S. Senate.
CHICAGO, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday said campaign funding from "places beyond our shores" is "a threat to our democracy."
Thursday, October 7
DETROIT, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Detroit political consultant Sam Riddle, sentenced to 37 months in prison for bribery and extortion, vowed to return to politics when he is released.
CHARLESTON, W.Va., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee is pulling ads in West Virginia after it was revealed the casting call sought "hicky, blue collar" actors.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A top U.S. administration economic official is being investigated for allegedly snooping into a private company run by politically conservative billionaires.
EVANSTON, Ill., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A top Democratic congressional aide blocked access to his Twitter page after calling foes of the planned Islamic center near New York's Ground Zero "dumbaes."
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Early voting has increased greatly over the last U.S. midterm elections in 2006, state reports show.
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors are calling more witnesses in the investigation of John Edwards' use of campaign funds to cover up his affair.
Wednesday, October 6
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- California Republicans overwhelmingly approve of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin yet her endorsement would more likely hurt candidates than help, a poll found.
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin's endorsement would do a candidate no favors in California, a poll released Wednesday indicates.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Meg Whitman's spending in her run for governor of California hit a record $140 million through the end of September, her reports reveal.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel leased a condominium in Chicago, getting a temporary address in the city he may want to lead, his aide said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- President Obama travels to New Jersey Wednesday to help raise funds for Democrats less than a month before the midterm elections, the White House said.
Tuesday, October 5
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- While serial write-in candidate Josue Larose is a political unknown, the Florida Division of Elections says he has generated more paperwork than anyone else.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Two U.S. election watchdog groups filed a complaint Tuesday, saying a non-profit group set up by Karl Rove has engaged in blatant political campaigning.
OSHKOSH, Wis., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., said Tuesday he would change a campaign ad that uses a clip of wide receiver Randy Moss "mooning" Green Bay Packers fans.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A doll modeled on Christine O'Donnell shows the Delaware U.S. Senate candidate dressed as a witch, its manufacturer says.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Democrats are gaining on Republicans as the U.S. elections near, but the political landscape remains red-tinged, a Washington Post-ABC News poll indicates.
Monday, October 4
HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Connecticut's Democratic and Republican U.S. Senate nominees traded accusations on truthfulness and fitness for office during a debate in Hartford Monday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- If Republicans make congressional inroads in the November midterm elections, U.S. foreign policy in Afghanistan could be affected, experts say.
GELENDZHIK, Russia, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- In his video blog, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev criticized Belarusian President Lukashenko for making Russia look like the country's main enemy.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Supporters of hip hop artist Wyclef Jean's bid for the Haitian presidency say they're backing a new candidate after Jean was ruled ineligible for the ballot.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Contributions that tops $16 million helped make September the best fundraising month for the 2010 U.S. election cycle for Democrats, a party official says.
TOKYO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Powerful Japanese political figure Ichiro Ozawa should be indicted on campaign finance charges, a special citizens judicial committee said Monday.
PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama's approval rating averaged 45 percent in September, a slight improvement from August, a Gallup poll said.
ROME, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The Vatican has condemned Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for telling what it said were blasphemous, anti-Semitic and sexist jokes.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The number of women in the U.S. Congress likely will drop for the first time in three decades after the midterm elections, independent analysts predicted.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Joe Miller, the Tea Party-backed Republican in Alaska's U.S. Senate race, says he would work to drop the federal minimum wage and scale back government's reach.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. health industry leaders may have backed healthcare reform in 2009, but their money in 2010 backs more Republicans than Democrats, data show.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Former congressional members, in a letter, told current congressional candidates of both parties to stop the sniping and start on solving problems.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The trial of Netherlands anti-Islam Party of Freedom leader Geert Wilders, who is charged with discrimination and inciting hatred, began Monday in Amsterdam.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Some Chicago election lawyers say former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel may be kept off the election ballot for mayor because of a residency issue.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Leftist Dilma Rousseff will face centrist Jose Serra in a runoff since results showed neither received a majority in Brazil's presidential elections Sunday.
Sunday, October 3
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski's write-in campaign is bleeding Democrat Scott McAdams' support, polls in Alaska show.
FRESNO, Calif., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman tried to turn the tables on opponent Jerry Brown by saying he left her former housekeeper out on a limb.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul said Sunday the national debt is a higher priority than the Obama administration's efforts to stimulate the U.S. economy.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Polling in national elections in Brazil Sunday extended worldwide to some 200,000 expatriates regardless of their citizenship, consular officials said.
BRASILIA, Brazil, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Mandatory voting in Brazil's national and regional elections began Sunday for more than 135 million eligible voters in the country and around the world.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- More than 5,000 polling stations in Bosnia-Herzegovina opened Sunday in complex national elections to choose five presidents and scores of other officials.
Saturday, October 2
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Political analysts are saying California Republican Meg Whitman may not be getting her money's worth in her record-setting campaign for governor.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. said disaffected U.S. voters could form a splinter group after the midterm elections if Republicans let them down.
RIGA, Latvia, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Polls were largely mixed Saturday as Latvians began voting in national elections tinged by ongoing budget cuts and tax increases.
Friday, October 1
BRANDYWINE HUNDRED, Del., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Christine O'Donnell, the Tea Party favorite now a Republican Senate nominee in Delaware, denied Friday she paid personal expenses from campaign funds.
ALBANY, N.Y., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Carl Paladino, the Republican candidate for New York governor, says he didn't mean to suggest in a remark to a reporter that his rival is an adulterer.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Brazil's presidential election is unprecedented in having two major female candidates, and one of them is poised to win.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says she would take a lie detector test to prove she was unaware of hiring an illegal alien as a housekeeper.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Each calling Friday's events bittersweet, U.S. President Obama and his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, said goodbye to each other in the White House.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Potential Republican presidential candidates have given little to Tea Party candidates in the midterms, campaign reports show.
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- South Korea's National Assembly approved President Lee Myung-bak's choice of Kim Hwang-sik as prime minister Friday.
Thursday, September 30
Sept. 30--It was a great White House photo op: President Obama, flanked by President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, King Abdullah of Jordan, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, kicking off the Mideast peace process with hearty handshakes and reassuring rhetoric about the thaw between Israel and Palestine.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Wealthy Democrats have cut their political donations, leaving Republicans to outspend them on midterm television advertising, a political adviser said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- More than two in five U.S. voters say they don't think it's possible to win an election without special interest money, a Rasmussen Reports poll indicates.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Rahm Emanuel is expected to leave his post as White House chief of staff Friday to run for mayor of Chicago, people familiar with his plans said Thursday.
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., calls Sarah Palin a "half-baked Alaskan" in a response to her endorsement of his Republican challenger.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- After spending several days on the road, President Obama was in Washington Thursday for several meetings and Democratic Party events, the White House said.
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Republican Carly Fiorina and U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., held a long distance debate Wednesday, speaking from studios on opposite coasts.
Wednesday, September 29
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman said Wednesday her former housekeeper, who is charging mistreatment, lied about her immigration status.
DAVIS, Calif., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown sparred on taxes, public employee contracts and immigration Tuesday in the first of three California gubernatorial debates.
Tuesday, September 28
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- More than 30 super political action committees, or "independent expenditure-only committees," have been registered in two months, U.S. election officials say.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The Tea Party movement is gaining influence in U.S. politics and becoming a major force within the Republican Party, a poll issued Tuesday indicates.
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- A Florida congressman is being accused of taking his opponent's words out of context for use in a campaign ad.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Lisa Murkowski, the U.S. Senate incumbent sent packing in the Alaskan Republican primary, has emerged as the dark horse as a write-in candidate, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Sources close to White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel say Emanuel is nearing a decision to leave Washington and run for mayor of Chicago.
MEADVILLE, Pa., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Most Americans agree the tone of political discourse has worsened since Barack Obama was elected president, a U.S. survey indicates.
Monday, September 27
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Chechen separatist leader Akhmed Zakayev, arrested by Poland at Russia's request, was freed but remains wanted on terrorist charges in Russia.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama signed the Small Business Jobs Act in a ceremony in the East Room Monday afternoon.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- President Hugo Chavez's supporters failed to win enough seats in the Venezuelan legislature to secure the two-thirds majority he wanted, results Monday showed.
MINSK, Belarus, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will face 16 opponents in December's election, the electoral commission said Monday.
MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- After his brother Ed narrowly defeated him to head Britain's Labor Party, David Miliband said he wants party infighting to end.
MADISON, Wis., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A visit by President Obama to the University of Wisconsin will be part of an effort to encourage "surge voters" to vote in November, political observers said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Conservative candidates for the U.S. Congress are receiving financial backing from groups outside the regular Republican Party, an analysis indicates.
Sunday, September 26
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- A leader of the U.S. Tea Party said Sunday linking the populist movement to wealthy conservative donors was a smear attempt by the political establishment.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Former President Bill Clinton will attend a re-election rally for Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the result of an invitation made two years ago, Frank said.
LONDON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The new leader of Britain's Labor Party says he will consider political rivals, including his older brother, for positions in the shadow cabinet.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The leader of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee expressed skepticism over the idea that extending Bush-era tax cuts would create jobs.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Republican strategist Karl Rove is amassing millions of dollars to fund a barrage of anti-Democrat attack ads, The New York Times reported Sunday.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Venezuelans are voting in a parliamentary election that could produce a gain for the opposition group Table for Democratic Unity, a poll indicates.
Saturday, September 25
COOPER CITY, Fla., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- A Florida town's new policy of criminal background checks for candidates has led to a false report.
LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Renowned Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka has founded a political party, months before the presidential election, the BBC reported.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday said America needs to "keep pushing" for economic growth and criticized GOP economic proposals as "worn out philosophy."
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- The Afghan Election Complaints Commission said it has received more than 3,000 charges of fraud in last week's parliamentary vote.
Friday, September 24
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday the House may force a vote next week on tax cuts and promised "America's middle class will have a tax cut."
ATLANTA, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sara Palin's political action committee says it created a Web site with a map featuring gun-like cross-hairs targeting incumbent Democrats.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Three-term incumbent Barbara Boxer has widened her lead over Republican challenger Carly Fiorina in California's U.S. Senate race, a poll indicates.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A Florida judge has refused to grant class-action status to a lawsuit by contributors who claim Gov. Charlie Crist cheated them by becoming an independent.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, while promoting healthy habits in her anti-obesity campaign, is undertaking another project: help for military families.
MOSCOW, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The summer heat wave in Russia may reduce the country's agricultural production by 10 percent, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said Friday.
Thursday, September 23
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Three Democratic members of Congress are trying to block a sale of $60 billion in U.S. military aircraft to Saudi Arabia, saying the Saudis are "anti-Israel."
RENO, Nev., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is in pain but is otherwise recuperating a day after surgery for a fractured pelvis, a spokesman for the governor said Thursday.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- In Sunday's Venezuelan parliamentary election, about one-third of voters say they either plan to sit it out or don't know who they'll vote for.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Senate Democrats Thursday failed to break the Republican filibuster blocking the latest attempt at U.S. campaign finance reform.
DETROIT, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Detroit filed a motion Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of a stripper who was killed in a hail of bullets in an unsolved drive-by shooting.
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The son of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy has asked a Senate candidate in Connecticut to pull an online commercial featuring President John F. Kennedy.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- About half of U.S. adults say they are following news about the Tea Party movement, a poll released Thursday indicated.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Voting irregularities in Sweden's parliamentary elections could affect closely contested races, officials said.
Wednesday, September 22
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Republicans plan to issue a "Pledge to America" focusing on taxes, spending and rolling back healthcare reform, an advance draft of the document indicates.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate will vote again on a campaign spending bill that would require those who pay for ads to identify themselves in the ads, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel likely will resign in October and run for Chicago mayor after the elections, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis said Wednesday.
RENO, Nev., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons was recuperating Wednesday after being thrown from a young horse he was helping to break, a spokesman said.
Sept. 22--Wen Jiabao, the Chinese prime minister, has warned of further action if Japan fails to release a trawler captain whose arrest this month set off the worst diplomatic row between the two Asian powers in years.
Tuesday, September 21
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- ABC News and Yahoo! News teamed up on a poll that indicates only half of Americans believe the American Dream is still a reality.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was willing to raise $6 million for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich in return for a Senate seat, a fundraiser says.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Musician Wyclef Jean announced Tuesday he is no longer planning to run for president in his native Haiti in this November's election.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A complaint filed against U.S. Senate Republican candidate Christine O'Donnell can't be withdrawn, the Federal Election Commission said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Social Security has become a campaign issue for Democrats antsy over how their party has handled the economy and healthcare reform, observers say.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Somalia's prime minister resigned Tuesday saying he is "unable to work with the president."
Monday, September 20
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Christine O'Donnell, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate from Delaware, broke election laws by misusing campaign funds, a Washington watchdog group alleges.
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Christine O'Donnell, Delaware's Republican U.S. Senate nominee, said in an interview four years ago homosexuality is "an identity disorder."
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Republicans and Democrats are virtually tied in Gallup's weekly poll of U.S. congressional preferences, the pollster reported Monday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Fundraising for the U.S. congressional elections is shattering midterm records, campaign reports show.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- As campaigning for the U.S. midterm elections picks up, more Democratic candidates are distancing themselves from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, observers said.
COPIAPO, Chile, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Some families of Chilean miners trapped underground since Aug. 5 say they worry that the country's president may be using the rescue to boost his popularity.
Sunday, September 19
HONOLULU, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The Democratic primary for governor in Hawaii gave former U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie the nod to try and wrest the office from Republican control.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday President Obama's should have "a singular focus on the economy and unemployment."
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- GOP political guru Karl Rove Sunday said Tea Party darling Christine O'Donnell has "serious questions" to answer about her background and character.
ATLANTA, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A poll indicates Georgia will go Republican in the November elections.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Sunday defended her write-in re-election campaign as standing up for Alaska against out-of-state Tea Party activists.
MALMO, Sweden, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A Swedish politician who claimed two men carved a swastika into his forehead probably injured himself, a medical examiner said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Western officials in Kabul claimed Afghanistan's weekend parliamentary violence-wracked election was a success, despite just 40 percent voter turnout.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Christine O'Donnell, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Delaware, once said she had "dabbled in witchcraft," an 11-year-old video tape reveals.
Saturday, September 18
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Violence during Afghanistan's parliamentary elections Saturday kept 60 percent of eligible voters away from the polls and left 14 people dead, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Mike Pence, a four-term Republican congressman from Indiana, emerged as the audience choice for president Saturday at the Value Voters Summit in Washington.
NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to work for candidates of all political stripes who are opposed by the Tea Party movement.
PHOENIX, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- An Arizona county Sheriff's Department says it sought an investigation after learning of an internal memo about the activities of its anti-corruption unit.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke in terms of religious war Saturday in a speech to the Value Voters Summit in Washington.
MOSCOW, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Up to 120,000 Afghans living in Russia didn't get to vote in Afghanistan's general elections Saturday, a Russian voting-rights group said.
HONOLULU, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- While Hawaiians voters go to the polls Saturday in the last primary of 2010, state Democrats hope for some closure between the top two gubernatorial candidates.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday accused "special interests" and congressional Republicans of using campaign attack ads in an election season "power grab."
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was a big draw at Iowa's Ronald Reagan Dinner, attracting the event's largest crowd ever, organizers said.
Friday, September 17
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Friday she plans to try to keep her seat with a write-in campaign against the man who beat her in the Republican primary.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Two more election workers have been killed in Afghanistan, bringing the total in advance of this weekend's parliamentary election to 21, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. labor leaders say their members are reluctant to come out and work for the Democratic candidates they support in the upcoming midterm elections.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- An expert on Afghanistan says the country has to go ahead with the parliamentary election even though it will not be prepared to do so for 10 years.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Calling someone a Tea Party candidate has a bigger impact than traditional political labels, a Rasmussen Reports poll released Friday indicated.
LONDON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The estate of deceased British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said it is bringing the "wit and wisdom" of the leader to Facebook, Twitter and an iPhone app.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Republicans eying the White House in 2012 and wanting to follow the Tea Party movement's playbook may want to err on the side of caution, insiders say.
Thursday, September 16
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- An Indiana federal grand jury charged a former city official with soliciting a bribe and attempted extortion.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Mike Castle said Thursday he is too bruised by personal attacks in the Republican Senate primary to endorse GOP nominee Christine O'Donnell.
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Voter reaction to two U.S. campaign ads shows the most effective commercials are short, simple and direct, a polling company said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a critical first vote on the U.S.-Russian strategic arms agreement Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. met to discuss the Chicago mayor's race, Jackson said.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama plans to meet with Sudanese leaders in the hope of ensuring a referendum on splitting the country takes place, officials said.
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Thursday named Kim Hwang-sik as the country's new prime minister. He must be confirmed by South Korea's National Assembly.
Wednesday, September 15
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Wednesday predicted Democrats will hold the House and Senate in November but said Democratic voters need to "get in gear, man."
CONCORD, N.H., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Ovide Lamontagne said Wednesday he was conceding the New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate primary after losing to Kelly Ayotte.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, says Tuesday's elections should send a message to Washington Republicans.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- White House spokesman Robert Gibbs repeated his second prediction of congressional leadership, saying he believes Democrats will keep control of the U.S. House.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee did a 180-degree turn Wednesday, saying it would help Tea Party-backed Christine O'Donnell in the general election.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Former President Bill Clinton endorsed California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown after Brown apologized for off-color comments about Clinton.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she is "absolutely" convinced Democrats will hold on to their majority when voters go to the polls in November.
MADISON, Wis., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Former "Real World" TV personality Sean Duffy won the Republican primary Tuesday for the U.S. House seat being vacated by David Obey, results showed.
Tuesday, September 14
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Challenger Vincent Gray took the early lead over Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty in the District of Columbia's Democratic primary Tuesday, results showed.
CONCORD, N.H., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Ovide Lamontagne was holding an early lead in the New Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate primary over former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte, early returns showed.
BOSTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Barney Frank made it to the general election Tuesday, trouncing challenger Rachel Brown in the Democratic primary in Massachusetts, results showed.
DOVER, Del., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Tea Party-backed Christine O'Donnell headed to a win over U.S. Rep. Mike Castle Tuesday in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Delaware, returns showed.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley appears headed for a rematch in November against the man he ousted four years ago, Republican Robert Erlich, early returns show.
GROVELAND, Fla., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A Florida man running for mayor of his town is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for longest scuba dive by spending seven days underwater.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Democrat Jerry Brown says he has apologized to former U.S. President Bill Clinton after mocking him with a Monica Lewinsky comment while on the campaign trail.
PARIS, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The French newspaper Le Monde says it is suing the office of President Nicolas Sarkozy for attempting to track down its sources on a funding scandal.
CONAKRY, Guinea, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The chairman of Guinea's election commission died in a Paris hospital days after his conviction for voter fraud by a suburban Conakry court, French radio said.
TOKYO, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan was re-elected leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan Tuesday defeating Ichiro Ozawa, his only opponent.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says the Republican Party's economic policies amount to a "Ponzi scheme masquerading as a vision."
Monday, September 13
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., said Monday if his challenger wins the GOP Senate primary, the party will "automatically" lose the seat to Democrats in November.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- A record number of Indian-Americans are running for seats in the United States House of Representatives, USA Today reported Monday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Endangered congressional Democrats are playing up their independence, not party loyalty, in campaign ads, The New York Times reported.
Sunday, September 12
CONAKRY, Guinea, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Confrontations between backers of Guinea's two main political parties turned violent Sunday, with at least one person dead and dozens injured, officials said.
MELBOURNE, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has invited former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to become part of her Cabinet as the country's foreign affairs minister.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates seem to be playing a game of chicken, with contenders waiting for someone to move first, observers said.
Saturday, September 11
CHICAGO, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun says supporters are urging her to run for mayor of Chicago.
MELBOURNE, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has invited former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to become part of her Cabinet as the country's foreign affairs minister.
SALONICA, Greece, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A doctor protesting Greece's recently announced austerity program threw a shoe at Prime Minister George Papandreou in Salonica, officials said.
WARSAW, Poland, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The brother of the Polish president killed in a spring plane crash called on the country's current leadership to resign over the investigation into the tragedy.
EAST LANSING, Mich., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- It's not just ignorance that's fueling the idea that President Barack Obama is Muslim, it is that he is different from many Americans, U.S. researchers say.
Friday, September 10
CONAKRY, Guinea, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A judge has convicted the chairman of Guinea's independent electoral commission and a colleague of election fraud.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The conflict between U.S. and Mexican officials over marijuana is ratcheting up as California prepares to vote on legalizing recreational use of the weed.
Thursday, September 9
CHICAGO, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Fifty-four percent of Illinois voters favor retrying disgraced ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich on the 23 of 24 counts a jury couldn't decide on, a state poll indicated.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Gunmen and suicide bombers tied to al-Qaida killed nine people at Mogadishu's airport Thursday shortly after envoys met the Somali president, officials said.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Insurgent attacks on candidates and Afghanistan's inability to guarantee safety for voters will damage an upcoming election, a watchdog group says.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A Florida pastor's Koran burning Saturday could lead to violence against U.S. troops overseas and become a recruiting tool for terrorists, President Obama said.
Wednesday, September 8
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Hazel McCallion is 89 years old, has been mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, for 32 years and says she's not done yet.
MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A servant of a Philippine political clan has testified he was present when a plot was hatched to prevent a rival from becoming a provincial governor.
Tuesday, September 7
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is set to reject any compromise on extending 2001 tax cuts that would apply to the wealthiest taxpayers, White House officials said.
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Republicans and Democrats are tied in Gallup's weekly poll of congressional preferences, one week after Republicans held a 10-point lead in the generic poll.
CHICAGO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Longtime Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley shocked political observers Tuesday by saying he will not seek re-election to a seventh term.
LONDON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The former editor of News of the World, now British Prime Minister David Cameron's press secretary, faces police questioning, a top official said Tuesday.
CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Following 2 1/2 weeks of political deal-making, Labor leader Julia Gillard will remain prime minister of Australia, an official said Tuesday.
Monday, September 6
DETROIT, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. unions are increasing fundraising and campaign spending for what they say are the most important elections for the labor movement in decades.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The Republicans' advantage over Democrats in the battle for control of the U.S. Congress is on the rise, a CNN poll released Monday indicates.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The parents of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit said they were disappointed after meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to discuss their son's plight.
Sunday, September 5
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Democratic leaders say they are scrutinizing the upcoming November elections to see where their resources will be best spent.
Saturday, September 4
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The leader of the Dutch Liberal Party said Saturday the latest attempt to form a coalition government in the Netherlands has failed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A former Republican Party financial official and consultant pleaded guilty Friday in Washington to embezzling $850,000 from party committees.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A strong majority of U.S. voters approve of setting term limits for members of Congress, a Fox News poll indicated.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Blackwater Worldwide established a large network of subsidiaries vying for military contracts after receiving a black eye in Iraq, a U.S. Senate committee says.
Friday, September 3
LONDON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Queen Elizabeth II is displeased that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's memoir details private meetings between the two, members of her staff said.
PHOENIX, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, awkward in a debate this week, still is a likely winner against Democrat Terry Goddard, The New York Times said Friday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The Democratic Governors Association has filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission accusing Fox News Channel of illegal campaign contributions.
DENVER, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Colorado's Republican U.S. Senate nominee said Friday he is joining other key Republicans in withdrawing support for the GOP nominee for governor, Dan Maes.
DETROIT, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The allegedly fake Michigan Tea Party will not appear on the state's November ballot, the Michigan Supreme Court said in a 5-2 ruling Friday.
CAIRO, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Egypt says it has canceled a meeting with Iran's foreign minister after he called participants in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks "traitors."
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The International Criminal Court has sent officials to Kenya to interview potential witnesses for trials over violence following the 2007 election.
Thursday, September 2
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A statement by the Democratic Governors Association says a $1 million contribution to Republicans by the parent company of Fox News "crosses a bright line."
MIAMI, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A Florida billionaire and defeated primary candidate for the U.S. Senate filed a lawsuit accusing two newspapers of trying to destroy his candidacy.
TOKYO, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan accused challenger Ichiro Ozawa of backing money-driven politics Thursday while Ozawa rapped Kan for a bloated bureaucracy.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The ballot fates of U.S. senators in California, Washington and Wisconsin may determine if Senate power swings to Republicans, a political writer says.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has charged other candidates thousands of dollars to be on mailers and sample ballots, The Washington Times reported Thursday.
Wednesday, September 1
LAVEEN, Ariz., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union says it's backing an Arizona man against a homeowner association rule against flying the Gadsden Flag in front of his house.
Tuesday, August 31
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, conceded Tuesday to Joe Miller, a relative political novice who challenged her in the state's Republican U.S. Senate primary.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin is set to headline the annual Republican dinner Sept. 17 in Iowa, site of the first presidential caucuses in 2012, party officials confirm.
PHOENIX, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The Arizona Democratic Party has accused Republican rivals of running Green Party ringers in some competitive races in an effort to siphon off votes.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Financial disclosure forms indicate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., is Washington's wealthiest lawmaker worth $188.6 million at the end of 2009.
PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The last Gallup weekly tracking poll before Labor Day has Republicans with an unprecedented 10-point lead on the generic Congressional ballot.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Jim Traficant, the ex-Ohio congressman convicted of taking bribes and cheating on his taxes, is close to getting on the November ballot, officials said Monday.
Monday, August 30
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- A Columbus, Ohio, man "voted" in the 2006 general election even though he died in 2005, elections officials said.
Sunday, August 29
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., said Sunday the Republican Party was leaning toward extremist politics.
JERUSALEM, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Washington is funding an ad campaign in Israel featuring billboards of Palestinian officials asking: "We are partners -- what about you?"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Political analysts say the U.S. November elections could result in the first decrease in the number of women in Congress in many years.
Saturday, August 28
Voters in Louisiana and West Virginia Saturday picked candidates for their U.S. Senate general election races.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A big crowd turned out for conservative radio and TV personalty Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington Saturday while others staged a counter rally.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Records show that a Texas ZIP code that is home to a bevy of law firms and energy companies is the leading source of political contributions this year.
MADISON, Wis., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Wisconsin's bid for leeway on sending absentee ballots overseas has been rebuffed by the Pentagon.
VOSTOCHNY, Russia, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Construction of a new space center is one of modern Russia's biggest and most ambitious projects, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Florida voters are fed up with spending by the Obama administration, U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio said in the weekly Republican radio address.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- With the race between Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her Republican primary challenger Joe Miller still undecided, a tweet on Miller's Web site set off a testy spat.
Friday, August 27
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Washington Democrats have filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service accusing the right-wing Americans for Prosperity Foundation of tax law violations.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A salacious Web site that became an issue in a congressional campaign in Arizona faces an $11 million libel judgment in an unrelated dispute in Kentucky.
LONDON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The Taliban planned to shoot down British Prime Minister David Cameron's helicopter during a trip to Afghanistan in June, sources tell The Daily Telegraph.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A contract made public by court order shows former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin got $75,000 for speaking at a California university, authorities said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Some Democrats are getting cold feet about raising taxes for the wealthy as the economy deteriorates, observers say.
Thursday, August 26
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Iranian media are being prohibited from reporting about government opposition leaders under a purported media directive, opposition Web sites said.
DETROIT, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Michigan politics have produced claims of election fraud, calls for grand jury investigations and the resignation of a Democratic Party chairman, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A Harris poll has good news for Republicans in this year's midterm elections for U.S. Congress: Their supporters are more likely to vote.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The Obama administration is responsible for exacerbating a pay gap between public and private workers, a Republican leader says.
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was in China with his youngest son as ex-U.S. President Jimmy Carter was in Pyongyang, South Korean officials said.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, trailing her primary election opponent, said she would wait until all ballots are counted before deciding what to do next.
Wednesday, August 25
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski trails challenger Joe Miller in Alaska's Republican primary election, but she says it "ain't over" yet.
DETROIT, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Michigan Tea Party activists and Republican leaders sued to keep candidates from what the plaintiffs call a fake Tea Party off the November ballot.
Voters in Arizona, Vermont, Alaska, Florida and Oklahoma Tuesday selected who they think should be on the Election Day ballot in November.
Tuesday, August 24
PHOENIX, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain held off a Republican primary challenge by conservative firebrand J.D. Hayworth in Arizona Tuesday, returns indicated.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Republicans James Lankford and Charles Thompson appeared headed to victories in congressional primary runoffs in Oklahoma Tuesday, returns showed.
MONTPELIER, Vt., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy had no difficulty winning the Democratic primary in Vermont Tuesday as he goes after a seventh term, returns indicated.
SENECA, S.C., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate nominee Alvin Greene found himself on the outside looking in at a county Democratic Party meeting in South Carolina this past weekend, police said.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek and Republican ex-state House Speaker Marco Rubio were winners in Florida's U.S. Senate primary election Tuesday, returns showed.
DETROIT, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson and a union leader said they greeted Detroit-area auto workers Tuesday morning to get support for a march scheduled for Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Special interest groups are expected to pour lots of cash into ad blitzes against U.S. congressional candidates as midterm elections draw closer, observers say.
Monday, August 23
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Sunday he would be "vindicated" in a second trial and hinted at a political comeback.
Sunday, August 22
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee enters the final months of the U.S. midterm election campaign with just $5 million in its coffers, filings show.
NORTH MIAMI, Fla., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Marleine Bastien, a Democratic candidate for Congress in Florida's 17th District, and her sister were robbed at gunpoint Saturday outside a church, police said.
Saturday, August 21
MELBOURNE, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Neither the Labor Party nor the center-right Coalition seized a clear parliamentary majority in Saturday's Australian election.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he won't take part in a protest against a proposed mosque near the site of the World Trade Center next month.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday warned of a "corporate takeover" of democracy and said Republicans want the public kept "in the dark" on campaign funding.
Friday, August 20
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden denounced Republican candidates Friday for offering "draconian ideas basically on steroids."
BELGRADE, Serbia, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- War crimes prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic says he will bring former Serbian military leader Ratko Mladic to justice, vowing to "smoke Mladic out of his hole."
MELBOURNE, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The fate of Australia's Labor Party in Saturday's national elections may hinge on support in the state of Victoria, analysts say.
VIENNA, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Political advertising used by the Freedom Party to promote candidates in an upcoming Vienna city election is racist and xenophobic, critics say.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean, who sparked enthusiasm when he said he would seek the country's presidency, isn't on the list of candidates, officials said.
DARWIN, Australia, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Officials at an Australian crocodile park said a 16-foot reptile predicted a victory for Labor leader Julia Gillard in the upcoming election.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mark Neumann won a contest by holding a beer stein with his arm fully extended for nearly 7 minutes.
Thursday, August 19
DENVER, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Three Republican Colorado legislators and four candidates went to Phoenix to study Arizona's new immigration law and "fortify our resolve," one lawmaker said.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Former President Bill Clinton has a busy schedule this campaign season, stumping for Democrats across the United States.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. women are finally getting political "leverage" nine decades after they gained the right to vote, a political scientist says.
Wednesday, August 18
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama pledged during a backyard discussion in Ohio Wednesday not to privatize Social Security and called for pension and 401(k) reform.
ROME, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- In death, as in life, former Italian President Francesco Cossiga drew praise from supporters and derision from detractors, observers say.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Democrats say media conglomerate News Corp. has inserted itself into U.S. politics with its $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A Druze lawyer, identifying himself as a former Israeli military officer, said he has information about the 2005 assassination of Lebanon's prime minister.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Wyoming state Auditor Rita Meyer conceded to U.S. Attorney Matt Mead Tuesday night after he edged her by just 700 votes in the Republican gubernatorial primary.
SEATTLE, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., finished first and Republican Dino Rossi was second in Washington's Senate primary Tuesday to advance to the November ballot.
Tuesday, August 17
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Groups on both sides of the abortion debate are sparring over the so-called Mama Grizzlies that conservative star Sarah Palin claims as her supporters.
SEATTLE, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Two F-15 jets were deployed into airspace over Seattle Tuesday after a plane violated flight restrictions imposed for a presidential visit, authorities said.
SEATTLE, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama praised small businesses and community banks and took big banks to task at a round table discussion in Seattle Tuesday.
CHICAGO, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A federal jury in Chicago Tuesday convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of lying to investigators but was unable to reach agreement on 23 other counts.
BOSTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts gubernatorial campaign said it deleted from its Web site a photo of a supporter in a T-shirt that compared President Obama to Adolf Hitler.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The National Republican Congressional Committee is prepared to invest $22 million in television ads aimed at 40 U.S. House Democrats, party officials said.
Chalk up two "W's" in the Tuesday primaries -- Washington and Wyoming -- where voters select party nominees in several high-profile races.
BIG RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The campaign trail can be a rough road -- just ask U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., who got a pie in the face during a campaign stop in Big Rapids, Mich.
JERUSALEM, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Jibril Rajoub, former West Bank security head and Fatah strongman, says he supports armed resistance against Israel as a legitimate route to statehood.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Suicide rates can increase among people who back losers in elections unless they live in areas where lots of others also backed the loser, U.S. researchers say.
Monday, August 16
TULSA, Okla., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A Tulsa, Okla., woman may be the granddaughter of Winston Churchill, a records search shows.
Saturday, August 14
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Meg Whitman, the Republican nominee for governor of California, has contributed another $13 million to her campaign, state elections records indicate.
Pakistan flooding has left 20 million people homeless, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said Saturday, as authorities confirmed a cholera case and expect more.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Pakistan flooding has left 20 million people homeless, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said Saturday, as authorities confirmed a cholera case and expect more.
Friday, August 13
SEOUL, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Almost 2,500 people, most convicted of election law violations, have been approved for presidential pardon on South Korean Liberation Day, officials said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Gen. Sarath Fonseka, former head of the Sri Lankan Army and a candidate for president, was convicted Friday of engaging in politics in uniform.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Richland County, S.C., Friday indicted Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene on obscenity charges, the county clerk said.
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his Republican opponent, Sharron Angle, are in a tight race for the Senate in Nevada, a poll released Friday indicated.
YANGON, Myanmar, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Myanmar's general election will be Nov. 7, the country's Union Election Commission announced Friday.
Thursday, August 12
CONCORD, N.H., Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A New Hampshire legislator resigned Thursday and apologized for "thoughtless remarks" he made online when he speculated about Sarah Palin's death.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Senate candidates are receiving double the contributions from the financial industry as their Democratic opponents, an analysis indicates.
Wednesday, August 11
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A Republican member of the U.S. House said Wednesday former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is "dividing the Republican Party" by endorsing primary candidates.
CHICAGO, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The federal jury deciding the fate of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is deadlocked on some counts, the presiding judge said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The Democratic Party got a boost from U.S. voters in four states, while Republicans were left wondering about their party's fate in November, analysts said.
PHOENIX, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Ben Quayle, son of former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle and a candidate for Congress, has acknowledged posting on the DirtyScottsdale.com Web site.
Longtime pro wrestling industry executive Linda McMahon trounced her opposition Tuesday, winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Connecticut.
Tuesday, August 10
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Margaret Anderson Kelliher held a less than 10,000-vote lead over Mark Dayton Tuesday in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor in Minnesota.
HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Businesswoman Linda McMahon breezed by former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons Tuesday to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Connecticut, returns indicated.
ATLANTA, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Nathan Deal took a narrow lead over Karen Handel Tuesday in the Republican gubernatorial runoff in Georgia, early results showed.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- The campaign of Rand Paul, running for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky, has denied he was involved in a fake kidnapping of a female student at Baylor University.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Senate candidates are receiving double the contributions from the financial industry as their Democratic opponents, an analysis indicates.
KIGALI, Rwanda, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Voters in Rwanda appear to have re-elected President Paul Kagame by a wide margin, partial election results released Tuesday indicated.
Monday, August 9
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers eager to avoid another offshore oil spill say they want new, tougher standards for blowout preventers, the last line of defense for wells.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Despite having past scandals, Democratic former President Bill Clinton, in demand on the campaign trail, is more popular than Barack Obama, a poll indicates.
LANSING, Mich., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Michigan's gubernatorial nominees from both parties said they will end the reign of the "Michiganian" in the state in favor of the "Michigander."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Money problems could hamper Tea Party candidates starting with the 2010 elections, officials say.
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The effect of Texas Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Bill White's bypassing President Obama's visit to Austin Monday won't be known until November, pundits say.
RWANDA, South Africa, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- About 5 million Rwandans were eligible to vote in Monday's presidential election, officials said.
Sunday, August 8
CAIRO, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Egyptians are turning to Facebook and Twitter to have their say in campaigns launched by the country's presidential candidates.
The air between the Democratic candidates vying to represent Colorado in the U.S. Senate has grown a little thinner over the last few weeks.
Saturday, August 7
JERUSALEM, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The leader of a probe clearing Israel's prime minister in a 1997 assassination will join a U.N. inquiry of Israel's May raid of a flotilla, officials say.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 7 (UPI) -- A consultant to Rand Paul, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, said the campaign was not aware of reports describing Paul as a college graduate.
Friday, August 6
CHICAGO, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Jurors in the case of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich broke early Friday, suggesting a verdict would not come before next week, legal analysts said.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Nominees for governor and U.S. Senate in California are saying little publicly about this week's court ruling on same-sex marriage, electoral analysts say.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel's ethical woes have tempered his birthday celebration, with high-profile guests sending regrets for not attending the bash, aides said.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The new Kenyan constitution, which includes a bill of rights, has been adopted with approval from 67 percent of the voters, officials say.
Thursday, August 5
CHICAGO, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama told a Democratic Party audience in Chicago Thursday "America is moving" but it will take years to repair damage from the recession.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Republican voters in Tennessee Thursday chose Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam as their nominee for governor, election returns show.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- The founder of a lobbying firm has been charged with making illegal campaign contributions and making false statements to a federal agency, U.S. officials said.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama touted the federal bailout of parts of the U.S. auto industry at a Ford Motor Co. assembly plant in Chicago Thursday.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Kenyans approved a new constitution leaders said they hope will alleviate problems that undermined good governance, preliminary results indicate.
LONDON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A descendent of one of Winston Churchill's wartime aides says the British prime minister ordered the classification of a UFO sighting by a British bomber crew.
Wednesday, August 4
WASHINGTON, Alaska, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, said Wednesday he had learned federal authorities will not charge him in their long-running corruption investigation.
NEW DELHI, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Thousands of people in predominantly Muslim Kashmir defied curfew, torching police cars in the streets and shouting anti-Indian slogans, observers say.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Security was tight Wednesday as Kenyans went to the polls to vote on a proposed constitution, observers noted.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- More guarantees are needed before the U.S. Senate will be ready to vote on a new strategic arms treaty with Russia, a key Republican lawmaker says.
TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Jerry Moran was headed for a win in the GOP primary and Lisa Johnston won the Democratic nomination in Kansas' Senate primary, election returns show.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt won the GOP Senate primary and Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan won the Democratic primary Tuesday, election returns show.
Primary voters in Michigan appeared to be booting a veteran congresswoman Tuesday and primary races also were being decided in Missouri and Kansas.
Tuesday, August 3
DETROIT, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic Michigan primary voters Tuesday appeared to be rejecting U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick's bid for an eighth term.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Large majorities in three U.S. states say global warming is a threat and they support government efforts to control greenhouse gas emissions, a poll indicates.
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Nepal's parliament failed to choose a new prime minister Tuesday after neither of the main candidates managed to secure the necessary 301 votes, officials said.
Monday, August 2
ATLANTA, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama Monday told powerful Democrats in Atlanta Republicans have yet to offer up "a single, solitary, new idea" to help the American people.
BANGKOK, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- As Red Shirt protests continue with deadly ramifications, Thailand's prime minister says he won't hold national elections until next year.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- The sodomy trial of a Malaysian politician was delayed after allegations of an affair between a female prosecutor and the politician's accuser, officials said.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A coalition of Shiite parties broke off negotiations with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, weakening his chances of staying in office, observers said.
Saturday, July 31
LONDON, July 31 (UPI) -- The head of Pakistan's military intelligence canceled his trip to Great Britain over remarks made by the British prime minister, a Pakistani official said.
Thursday, July 29
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- A House ethics subcommittee charged U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., Thursday with 13 counts of violating House rules and U.S. laws.
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Ohio Congressman John Boehner has launched a "Boehner for Speaker" campaign to raise money for the Republican election effort.
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday called for more stringent educational standards in touting his Race to the Top education program.
Wednesday, July 28
WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- President Obama met with small-business owners in New Jersey Wednesday and then called for tax cuts and loans legislation he called "as American as apple pie."
MILTON, Fla., July 28 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they were investigating whether a crime was committed when a political candidate was videotaped pulling up his opponent's signs.
WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- A political analyst predicts the 2010 U.S. election cycle will set a new record for the volume of negative political ads.
BOSTON, July 28 (UPI) -- The Massachusetts Legislature has approved a law aimed at ensuring the winner of the popular vote becomes U.S. president.
NASHVILLE, July 28 (UPI) -- A gubernatorial candidate in Tennessee said he was talking about militant Muslims when he dropped the word "cult" in remarks about religious freedom and Islam.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, July 28 (UPI) -- Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean, who set up the humanitarian Yele Haiti Foundation, is mulling a run for president of the island nation, his family said.
BARCELONA, Spain, July 28 (UPI) -- Lawmakers in the Spanish region of Catalonia decided Wednesday to become the first region to bring down the curtain on the controversial sport of bullfighting.
Tuesday, July 27
LEXINGTON, Okla., July 27 (UPI) -- A candidate for a judgeship in Oklahoma's primary elections Tuesday got blindsided by his daughter, who took out an ad urging people not to vote for him.
WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- Democrats failed to bring to the Senate floor Tuesday legislation designed to make sure corporate and union political financing is public.
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 27 (UPI) -- The governor's race topped the ticket for both Republicans and Democrats in Tuesday's Oklahoma primaries.
Monday, July 26
LOS ANGELES, July 26 (UPI) -- Campaigning Democrats hoping to make political capital by blaming George W. Bush for the nation's weak economy may find it harder to do, a new poll says.
WASHINGTON, July 26 (UPI) -- Democratic leaders are urging Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., to make a deal with the House ethics panel before charges against him are announced this week.
Sunday, July 25
GREELEY, Colo., July 25 (UPI) -- A Colorado man says he's going to run for president of his native Nigeria.
BANGKOK, July 25 (UPI) -- An unofficial tally indicates Panich Vikitsreth of Thailand's ruling Democrat Party has won Bangkok's by-election in his district, the Election Commission said.
Saturday, July 24
LONDON, July 24 (UPI) -- The Unite union's political committee has endorsed Ed Miliband as leader of the U.K. Labor Party.
CARACAS, Venezuela, July 24 (UPI) -- International observers say President Hugo Chavez is ramping up pressure on the dwindling number of independent media outlets in Venezuela.
Friday, July 23
WASHINGTON, July 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., held talks with a House committee on settling an ethics case against him, lawyers involved in the negotiations said.
JERUSALEM, July 23 (UPI) -- The United States has upgraded the diplomatic status of the Palestinian Authority in Washington to that of general delegation, authorities say.
Thursday, July 22
WHEELING, W.Va., July 22 (UPI) -- A 96-year-old veteran West Virginian politician has entered the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Sen. Robert Byrd, officials said.
MILWAUKEE, July 22 (UPI) -- A candidate for the Wisconsin state Assembly says she will take the row over language in her ballot statement to the U.S. Supreme Court.
KATHMANDU, Nepal, July 22 (UPI) -- Nepal must hold a runoff election because no candidate secured enough parliamentary votes to select a prime minister, which observers say is a blow to Maoists.
WASHINGTON, July 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has spent more than $150 million lobbying against some of President Barack Obama's major initiatives, records show.
Wednesday, July 21
WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- The treasurer of the U.S. Republican National Committee has submitted documents he says show $2 million in debts were hidden from committee members.
WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- Republican strategists Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie have launched a new group that allows U.S. Republicans to give anonymously to discredit Democrats.
BOSTON, July 21 (UPI) -- Massachusetts is set to join other states in trying to make sure that the national presidential popular vote winner also gets an Electoral College majority.
Tuesday, July 20
ATLANTA, July 20 (UPI) -- Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes won the Democratic primary Tuesday but a runoff will be needed to decide the GOP nominee for governor, election returns indicate.
CHARLESTON, W.Va., July 20 (UPI) -- West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin said Tuesday he plans to run in a special election this year for the late Robert Byrd's Senate seat.
WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- The Obama administration said it weighed the effects of suing Arizona over its immigration law, conceding some Republican candidates may benefit in the fall.
BAGHDAD, July 20 (UPI) -- An anti-U.S. cleric whose followers hold 12 percent of the Iraqi Parliament's seats is poised to influence formation of a government, political observers say.
BAGHDAD, July 20 (UPI) -- An anti-U.S. cleric whose followers hold 10 percent of the Iraqi Parliament's seats is poised to influence formation of a government, political observers say.
Monday, July 19
LOS ANGELES, July 19 (UPI) -- Bristol Palin's publicist says the daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her fiance, Levi Johnston, will not star in a reality TV series.
CHICAGO, July 19 (UPI) -- Rod Blagojevich's brother testified Monday in the former Illinois governor's corruption trial and described his role in the politician's fundraising operation.
PRINCETON, N.J., July 19 (UPI) -- Democrats gained some favor among independents to pull ahead of Republicans in a poll of U.S. voters during the past week, the Gallup organization said Monday.
Sunday, July 18
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Tea Party coalition has expelled the Tea Party Express over Mark Williams' satirical letter from "Colored People" to Abraham Lincoln, a spokesman says.
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Sunday countered suggestions of heavy Democratic losses in November, saying, "We're going to shock the heck out of everybody."
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu headed for Egypt Sunday to talk with President Hosni Mubarak about Palestinians, officials said.
WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden's failed presidential campaign owes the U.S. Treasury more than $219,000 for violating campaign finance rules, a report revealed.
Saturday, July 17
BANGKOK, July 17 (UPI) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told a visiting U.S. official he hopes to hold an election in early 2011, a spokesman says.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 17 (UPI) -- Pakistan's prime minister said Saturday a scandal over bogus university degrees in parliament won't force mid-term elections.
Friday, July 16
CANBERRA, Australia, July 16 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, saying she wants a mandate from the voters, called Saturday for a parliamentary election in August.
DENVER, July 16 (UPI) -- A Republican candidate for governor of Colorado, accused of plagiarism in an essay he was paid $300,000 to write, said Friday he will return the money.
LOS ANGELES, July 16 (UPI) -- Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., has a campaign war chest almost 12 times as large as that of her Republican opponent Carly Fiorina, campaign finance reports show.
Thursday, July 15
TOKYO, July 15 (UPI) -- A judicial committee ordered prosecutors Thursday to reopen an investigation into Ichiro Ozawa, former secretary-general of the Democratic Party of Japan.
NEW YORK, July 15 (UPI) -- The former finance chair of Hillary Clinton's U.S. presidential campaign received a 12-year sentence Thursday for a $300 million financial fraud.
CHICAGO, July 15 (UPI) -- The judge hearing former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case in Chicago rejected most of the tapes the defense seeks to admit into evidence.
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee opened its 12th hearing on the New Strategic Arms Treaty Thursday by welcoming testimony from U.S. nuclear lab directors.
NEW YORK, July 15 (UPI) -- U.S. TV networks CBS and NBC rejected an ad urging Americans to oppose the building of a mosque two blocks from New York's Ground Zero, the ad's sponsor says.
LANSING, Mich., July 15 (UPI) -- Tea Party leaders in Michigan say sham Tea Party candidates are being added to the state's ballot to hurt Republican candidates in November.
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- House Democrats say months of backing risky White House initiatives deserve more support in their re-election bids than they're getting from President Obama.
WASHINGTON, July 15 (UPI) -- An independent ethics panel sent corporate donors and fundraisers dozens of requests for documents in its investigation of fundraising and U.S. House votes.
Wednesday, July 14
DENVER, July 14 (UPI) -- A senior Colorado Republican says Scott McInnis's gubernatorial campaign is "dead in the water" after new evidence of plagiarism against the GOP nominee.
MASON CITY, Iowa, July 14 (UPI) -- A billboard paid for by the North Iowa Tea Party comparing President Obama to Adolph Hitler and Vladimir Lenin was covered up Wednesday, observers say.
OTTAWA, July 14 (UPI) -- Canadian Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff's tour of the country got off to a bit of a rough start Tuesday when his bus broke down.
Tuesday, July 13
MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 13 (UPI) -- State Rep. Robert Bentley was headed for victory Tuesday in a runoff to determine the Republican nominee for Alabama governor in the November election.
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, who said Sunday Republicans could gain control of the U.S. House in November, said Tuesday he doubts that will happen.
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- The chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Forces Committee said Tuesday progress was being made toward getting more Afghan troops into the front lines.
WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- Hispanic candidates in competitive races across the United States are defying conventional wisdom and running as Republicans, political observers said.
MOSCOW, July 13 (UPI) -- The Russian government plans to provide loans and subsidies to farmers in drought-stricken parts of the country, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says.
Monday, July 12
JACKSON, Miss., July 12 (UPI) -- Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, being touted by some as a presidential prospect, says he's not ready to start thinking about the 2012 race.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 12 (UPI) -- The NAACP said it will consider a resolution formally condemning the Tea Party for "explicitly racist behavior."
TOKYO, July 12 (UPI) -- Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority in weekend legislative elections, unofficial returns indicated.
Sunday, July 11
WASHINGTON, July 11 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin's political action committee raised $866,000 in the second quarter of 2010, the most since forming in January 2009, a U.S. filing showed Sunday.
WASHINGTON, July 11 (UPI) -- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs conceded Sunday Democrats could lose their majority in the House of Representatives in the November elections.
TOKYO, July 11 (UPI) -- Exit polls indicated the Democratic Party of Japan lost its majority in parliament's upper house in elections Sunday.
Saturday, July 10
PARIS, July 10 (UPI) -- The investigation into Liliane Bettencourt, the richest woman in France, has become more intense with police raids on her financial managers.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Despite the high profile of the grassroots Tea Party movement, analysts say the November elections will be the most expensive midterms in U.S. history.
HAIFA, Israel, July 10 (UPI) -- Good looking people get better dates, make more money and win more political offices but they also get more media coverage, researchers in Israel found.
Friday, July 9
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 9 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist called for a special state legislative session to debate a constitutional amendment to ban drilling off the state's coasts.
CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich cursed bitterly that voters weren't grateful for all he did for the state, a tape played at his corruption trial indicated.
LAS VEGAS, July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama visited Nevada Friday to boost Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's tough battle in his campaign for a fifth term.
JERUSALEM, July 9 (UPI) -- The parents of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit spent an hour Friday with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife.
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Democrats, facing a tough U.S election as their president drops in popularity, are working to win back the independent voters they had in 2008, analysts said.
LAS VEGAS, July 9 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama will speak about the economy Friday during an appearance at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, the White House said.
Thursday, July 8
LAS VEGAS, July 8 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama campaigned Thursday for Democratic candidates in two key U.S. Senate races, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
NEW YORK, July 8 (UPI) -- Four high-powered semiautomatic guns are missing from a suitcase belonging to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security team, U.S. officials said.
WASILLA, Alaska, July 8 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's political action committee released a Web video Thursday in which Palin speaks of a political awakening of conservative women.
WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama travels to Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, where he will tour a zero-emissions commercial truck manufacturer and speak on the economy.
Wednesday, July 7
AUSTIN, Texas, July 7 (UPI) -- Officials with the Texas gubernatorial campaign of Woodrow the dog said the canine's candidacy is aimed at bringing awareness to animal issues.
WASHINGTON, July 7 (UPI) -- Donations totaling $550,000 put a group led by the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in the thick of Tea Party politics, observers said.
Tuesday, July 6
STANFORD, Calif., July 6 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Senate nominee Carly Fiorina of California had reconstructive breast surgery Tuesday, an aide said.
BOSTON, July 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's rule change on pension funds could affect the run for the top job in Massachusetts and elsewhere, experts said.
DETROIT, July 6 (UPI) -- A Michigan political consultant awaiting sentencing for bribery and extortion wants permission to visit his elderly mother on her deathbed, his attorney says.
DETROIT, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick's re-election bid may be tainted by her son, imprisoned and indicted ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, observers say.
WASHINGTON, July 6 (UPI) -- Voters in the United States could elect a trio of independent governors when they go to the polls in November, political experts say.
Monday, July 5
MEXICO CITY, July 4 (UPI) -- Violence and the threat of it hung heavily over Mexico's elections Sunday, observers said.
Sunday, July 4
WARSAW, Poland, July 4 (UPI) -- Conservative candidate Jaroslaw Kaczynski conceded Poland's presidency to Bronislaw Komorowski in Sunday's hotly contested runoff election.
RAMADI, Iraq, July 4 (UPI) -- Two terrorist blasts killed at least four people and injured 25 others in Iraq Sunday as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged the formation of a new government.
BAGHDAD, July 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he was "optimistic" all political sides would have meaningful, relevant roles in Iraq's pending new government.
Saturday, July 3
WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Mitt Romney says he recognizes his Mormon faith, an obstacle for Evangelical Christians in 2008, will always keep some U.S. voters from supporting him.
Friday, July 2
SACRAMENTO, July 2 (UPI) -- A California appeals court said Friday Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger can order most state workers' pay cut to U.S. minimum wage if the state budget is delayed.
Thursday, July 1
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., July 1 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Edwards, promoting the paperback release of her book, "Resilience," said leaving her husband, former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., is "terrifying."
WASHINGTON, July 1 (UPI) -- Washington lobbyists and politicians had a hectic schedule during the last week in June, with hundreds of fundraisers marking the end of the second quarter.
LOS ANGELES, July 1 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Meryl Streep is in talks to play former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in a 1982-set, fact-based film called "Thatcher."
KATHMANDU, Nepal, July 1 (UPI) -- Maoists in the Himalayan republic of Nepal made a pitch Thursday to return to power -- a day after the resignation of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal,
Wednesday, June 30
INDIANAPOLIS, June 30 (UPI) -- Indiana's voter identification law, possibly the most stringent in the country, was upheld Wednesday by the state Supreme Court.
BERLIN, June 30 (UPI) -- Christian Wulff, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's choice for president, squeaked by with a victory after three rounds of voting Wednesday.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 30 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, now an independent candidate for Senate, is listed as a potential witness against the former state Republican chief.
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Gen. David Petraeus to head up operations in Afghanistan.
CONAKRY, Guinea, June 30 (UPI) -- Initial results from Guinea's first democratic election were expected Wednesday as some candidates leveled allegations of voting irregularities.
Tuesday, June 29
WASHINGTON, June 29 (UPI) -- House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, says the United States should raise the Social Security retirement age to 70 and limit benefits based on need.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico, June 29 (UPI) -- The leading candidate for governor in the violence-torn Mexican state of Tamaulipas was ambushed and killed, officials said.
KRUSEVAC, Serbia, June 29 (UPI) -- The leaders of Serbia's opposition parties say early parliamentary elections are needed to solve the many problems facing their country.
MANILA, Philippines, June 29 (UPI) -- The Philippines' new president promised to fill his cabinet with extraordinary individuals but many of his choices are retreads, political observers say.
Monday, June 28
CHARLESTON, W.Va., June 28 (UPI) -- West Virginia will not hold a special election until 2012 to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Robert Byrd, a top state official said.
BUJUMBURA, Burundi, June 28 (UPI) -- Burundians headed to election booths Monday to cast ballots for or against ruling party candidate and incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza.
Sunday, June 27
NACHIG, Mexico, June 27 (UPI) -- Police say the gunmen who opened fire on a political rally in southern Mexico, killing two and causing a riot, were still at large Sunday.
CONAKRY, Guinea, June 27 (UPI) -- Voters in Guinea headed to polls to elect a president Sunday in the West African nation's first free election since it gained independence from France in 1958.
Saturday, June 26
PHOENIX, June 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, facing a tough primary challenge in his bid for a fifth term, has agreed to two debates with his Republican opponents.
HARGEISA, Somalia, June 26 (UPI) -- Voters in Somaliland are turning out in great numbers despite threats of violence by Islamic militants, observers say.
SACRAMENTO, June 26 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who came to office as a political outsider, now finds himself on the outs with his own Republican Party, observers say.
Friday, June 25
BANGKOK, June 25 (UPI) -- A Bangkok court agreed to extend the detention of 11 leaders and members of the "Red Shirt" movement for 12 days.
BUJUMBURA, Burundi, June 25 (UPI) -- Opposition parties in Burundi have called for a boycott of the presidential election.
Thursday, June 24
WASHINGTON, June 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. House Thursday approved the Disclose Act, which would impose stricter rules on disclosing corporate and labor political campaign donations.
NEW YORK, June 24 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin continues to be a potent force in U.S. politics even out of office as Republican candidates scramble to secure her endorsement, observers say.
JERUSALEM, June 24 (UPI) -- A Jerusalem court Thursday slammed the prosecution for alleged witness coaching in a corruption case against former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
MANILA, Philippines, June 24 (UPI) -- A key witness to the massacre of at least 58 people in the southern Philippines was killed while awaiting government protection, Human Rights Watch said.
Wednesday, June 23
Australia's Labor Party has elected Julia Gillard as its leader, ousting Prime Minister Kevin Rudd weeks before a federal election, officials said.
DETROIT, June 23 (UPI) -- A campaign spokesman for Michigan gubernatorial candidate Mike Cox says he is certain four commercials posted on an anti-Cox Web site were stolen.
CLEVELAND, June 23 (UPI) -- An aide to the Ohio GOP candidate for governor has apologized for saying in an e-mail Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, a Democrat, grew up in a "chicken shack."
WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- Campaign finance reports and election returns indicate self-funded candidates are doing well in congressional and gubernatorial contests.
Nikki Haley's bid to become the first female governor of South Carolina moved ahead Tuesday with a Republican runoff win over U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett.
Tuesday, June 22
PRINCETON, N.J., June 22 (UPI) -- Registered voters are evenly divided about which party's candidate would get their vote if the U.S. congressional elections were today, a Gallup poll indicated.
AGADIR, Morocco, June 22 (UPI) -- The International Whaling Commission meeting in Morocco has suspended the voting rights of 17 mostly pro-whaling nations, officials said Tuesday.
Sunday, June 20
KRAKOW, Poland, June 20 (UPI) -- Acting Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski failed Sunday to win the majority of votes needed to avoid a runoff.
BOGOTA, June 20 (UPI) -- Juan Manuel Santos easily defeated former Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus Sunday to become Colombia's next president.
BAGHDAD, June 20 (UPI) -- Two car bombs exploded minutes apart in a crowded section of Baghdad Sunday, killing 26 people and wounding at least 53, the interior ministry said.
An endorsement by soon-to-be-former Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, may help one man who blocked Bennett from renomination at the state GOP convention, observers say.
Friday, June 18
WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Friday unemployment in Nevada, now the highest in the country, would be worse without federal spending.
COLUMBIA, S.C., June 18 (UPI) -- The South Carolina Democratic Party won't challenge the controversial primary results in the state's U.S. senate race, party executives said.
Thursday, June 17
WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) -- A dozen Tea Party political action committees and 24 Tea Party fundraising committees have raised little money, U.S. election and tax records indicate.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June 17 (UPI) -- A 23-year-old white man pleaded guilty to torching a predominantly black church in Massachusetts hours after Barack Obama was elected the U.S. president.
PRINCETON, N.J., June 17 (UPI) -- It may not be what the U.S. founding fathers had in mind but U.S. and British researchers found voters are heavily influenced by a politician's appearance.
Wednesday, June 16
WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- Lawmakers given donations by business people at fundraisers within 48 hours of a House vote on a Wall Street reform bill are being investigated, officials say.
NEW YORK, June 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Radio Television Digital News Association plans to honor ABC News with an Edward R. Murrow Award, the netwrork announced Wednesday.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 16 (UPI) -- Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is now trailing his rival in the governor's race in both spending and the polls, frustrating his supporters.
FORT MYERS, Fla., June 16 (UPI) -- A Florida man running for local fire district commissioner said he thinks a firefighters union is behind urinal cakes bearing his image.
LANSING, Mich., June 16 (UPI) -- A Michigan gubernatorial candidate's TV ad promoting his "hire Michigan workers first" plan was produced by an Illinois firm, a Detroit newspaper says.
Tuesday, June 15
NEW YORK, June 15 (UPI) -- A Republican consultant has been charged with stealing $1.1 million from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign last year, court records show.
WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) -- A compromise on U.S. campaign finance reform would allow a few large national groups to avoid disclosing big donors, critics of the proposed legislation said.
SACRAMENTO, June 15 (UPI) -- Thousands of mail-in ballots in California's primary election won't be counted because they arrived after the polls closed at 8 p.m., election officials said.
Monday, June 14
COLUMBIA, S.C., June 14 (UPI) -- The candidate who ran second in South Carolina's Democratic U.S. Senate primary election filed a protest Monday, saying there was "a cloud" over the election.
WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- Nine top U.S. House Democrats have raised $50 million for a key campaign committee to try to preserve a majority in this election cycle, documents show.
Sunday, June 13
CHICAGO, June 13 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk of Illinois is under fire again over his characterization of his Navy service record, observers say.
NEW YORK, June 13 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton shows he still has political muscle as he aids Democrats in rough campaign battles, observers say.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, June 13 (UPI) -- Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer Party won the most seats in parliament in Saturday's elections but he may have trouble holding power, results show.
Saturday, June 12
LONDON, June 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the gulf oil spill Saturday, the White House said, but gave few details.
MIYAZAKI, Japan, June 12 (UPI) -- A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak on the island of Kyushu is a "national crisis," Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Saturday during a visit to the area.
COLUMBIA, S.C., June 11 (UPI) -- Election data analysts have found curious voting patterns in Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary in South Carolina, the campaign manager for a losing candidate said.
Friday, June 11
SACRAMENTO, June 11 (UPI) -- Carly Fiorina, who won the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate in California, spent much of her first day as nominee talking about hair after an on-camera gaffe.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 11 (UPI) -- A Taiwanese high court Friday reduced the life sentences of former President Chen Shui-bian and his wife -- both convicted of corruption -- to 20 years.
COLUMBIA, S.C., June 11 (UPI) -- A South Carolina state senator says he "could care less" that Republicans urged him to resign for using a racial slur to describe a GOP candidate for governor.
TORONTO, June 11 (UPI) -- Political preferences do not emerge from a simple rational consideration of issues, they are steeped in biology, University of Toronto researchers say.
Thursday, June 10
WASHINGTON, June 10 (UPI) -- A team of U.S. scientists says the leaking Gulf oil well has been spewing 25,000 to 30,000 barrels of oil a day, more than previously estimated.
CHICAGO, June 10 (UPI) -- A former aide to Rod Blagojevich, testifying at the former Illinois governor's corruption trial, said campaign donors were rewarded with political appointments.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, June 10 (UPI) -- The Dutch anti-Islam Freedom Party gained strength during the country's elections, but observers said whether it would be part of a coalition was unclear.
Wednesday, June 9
WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- The flow of American jobs overseas is growing as a campaign issue, and Democrats say they want to capitalize on it and use it against Republicans.
WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- Political activists are accusing President Obama's new deficit-reduction commission of secretly planning to gut Social Security.
COLUMBIA, S.C., June 9 (UPI) -- South Carolina's Democratic Party has asked the winner of the state's U.S. Senate primary to drop out because of a reported felony charge, party officials said.
CHICAGO, June 9 (UPI) -- Rod Blagojevich's chief of staff from 2003 to 2005 said in court he agreed to testify against his former boss in exchange for a lenient sentence.
LOS ANGELES, June 9 (UPI) -- The two major party candidates for governor of California opened the general election campaign Wednesday with sharp words on spending and education.
U.S. voters may be dissatisfied with incumbent politicians but that anger failed to galvanize wide support for Tea Party candidates in Tuesday's primaries.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, June 9 (UPI) -- The economy likely was uppermost in the minds of Dutch voters Wednesday selecting a new government, analysts said.
COLUMBIA, S.C., June 9 (UPI) -- Democratic nominee Vincent Sheheen will have to wait awhile to find out who his Republican opponent will be in the run for South Carolina's governor.
LAS VEGAS, June 9 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid won the Nevada Democratic primary Tuesday and GOP voters chose Sharron Angles to challenge Reid in November, returns showed.
BISMARCK, N.D., June 9 (UPI) -- Rick Berg easily won North Dakota's Republican congressional primary election Tuesday and will face Democratic incumbent Earl Pomeroy this fall, results showed.
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 9 (UPI) -- Two experienced politicians seemed likely to face off in Maine's gubernatorial election after Tuesday's primary, election returns indicated Tuesday.
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 9 (UPI) -- Roxanne Conlin easily won the Iowa Democratic primary, giving her the chance to become the first Iowan woman in the U.S. Senate, election returns indicated.
PIERRE, S.D., June 9 (UPI) -- Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard won South Dakota's Republican primary election for governor Tuesday night, election returns indicated.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 8 (UPI) -- Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln, bucking a national anti-incumbent trend, claimed victory Tuesday in a runoff election she said was "not about special interests."
Tuesday, June 8
TRENTON, N.J., June 8 (UPI) -- Celebrity and incumbency appeared to be trumping Tea Party enthusiasm Tuesday in New Jersey's Republican congressional primaries, election returns suggested.
RICHMOND, Va., June 8 (UPI) -- The Tea Party and conservatives didn't make serious inroads in Virginia's Republican primary election Tuesday with more-moderate candidates winning.
PRINCETON, N.J., June 8 (UPI) -- Registered voters are more likely to say they'd vote for a political newbie than one who previously served in U.S. Congress, a poll released Tuesday indicated.
UNITED NATIONS, June 8 (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on a new round of sanctions against Iraq over its nuclear program, officials say.
WASHINGTON, June 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday temporarily blocked subsidy payments to Arizona candidates running for state offices with public financing.
If the May 18 primaries were considered super for political pundits and analysts, then Tuesday's primaries in 10 states may be the mother lode.
NEW DELHI, June 8 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, prior to starting an India trip Tuesday, told Tamil leaders at home he'd resolve the problems of the minority people.
MANILA, Philippines, June 8 (UPI) -- Liberal Party candidate Benigno Aquino III has won the presidency of the Philippines, the final tally by the National Board of Canvassers indicates.
Monday, June 7
GAZA, June 7 (UPI) -- The Palestinian Fatah movement is considering asking for a postponement of local elections next month because of internal rifts within the group, observers say.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, June 7 (UPI) -- A right-wing anti-Muslim politician in the Netherlands may gain a position in its next government, a leader of the country's biggest political party says.
WASHINGTON, June 7 (UPI) -- The battle over defense issues moves to the U.S. Senate, where observers say they expect a struggle over the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Sunday, June 6
Virginia Republicans have several Democratic congressmen in their sights in November, but party squabbles could dash their hopes Tuesday, observers suggest.
WASHINGTON, June 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln said Sunday she expects to win her Democratic primary runoff with Lt. Gov. Bill Halter this week despite his outside-Arkansas support.
Saturday, June 5
TOKYO, June 5 (UPI) -- Yoshihiko Noda, known as a fiscal conservative, has been chosen as Japan's next finance minister by new Prime Minister Naoto Kan.
WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- GOP Chairman Michael Steele called for a U.S. Justice Department investigation of job offers the White House made to try to get Senate candidates to drop out.
Friday, June 4
COLUMBIA, S.C., June 4 (UPI) -- A Republican state senator in South Carolina says he was joking when he called Republican gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley a "raghead."
TEHRAN, June 4 (UPI) -- At a rally in Tehran, Iranian leaders have issued warnings against those in opposition to the government and working against the regime, observers say.
MOSCOW, June 4 (UPI) -- Russia's "cash for clunkers" auto-scrapping program has been extended, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday.
RICHMOND, Va., June 4 (UPI) -- Virginia Republicans have several sitting Democratic congressmen in their sights in November, but party squabbles may dash those hopes Tuesday, observers say.
Thursday, June 3
TOKYO, June 3 (UPI) -- Japan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan Friday began the process of picking a new party president, who likely would become the country's next prime minister.
WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) -- The White House said Thursday President Barack Obama "wasn't aware" of an attempt to persuade Andrew Romanoff to drop out of a Colorado U.S. Senate primary.
CHICAGO, June 3 (UPI) -- Mark Kirk, the Republican congressman running for U.S. Senate in Illinois, apologized Thursday for misstatements about his military record.
PARIS, June 3 (UPI) -- Opposition lawmakers called on French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday to be honest about suspicions kickbacks from arms deals funded political activities.
WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) -- Anti-incumbent fervor this year has inspired more U.S. voters to seek political office, USA Today says.
SEOUL, June 3 (UPI) -- Chung Mong-joon, chairman of South Korea's ruling Grand National Party, said Thursday he is resigning following the party's defeat in local elections.
WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) -- The drop in U.S. President Barack Obama's approval ratings is hurting many other black U.S. politicians, an analysis by a political editor indicates.
MONTREAL, June 3 (UPI) -- Canadian war deaths in Afghanistan could increase support for the 9-year-old military operation and support hawkish politicians, two academic studies suggest.
Wednesday, June 2
NEWARK, N.J., June 2 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New Jersey has ruled candidates for office cannot be charged with influence-peddling.
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- A Republican U.S. Senate candidate got a warning from the Navy that reporters were asking about a mistake in his campaign biography, military officials say.
PITTSBURGH, June 2 (UPI) -- Few Democratic elected officials joined President Obama for a speech on the economy Wednesday in Pittsburgh.
TOKYO, June 2 (UPI) -- The main Japanese opposition party was unmoved Wednesday by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's decision to resign, saying new elections should be held.
JACKSON, Miss., June 2 (UPI) -- State Sen. Alan Nunnelee, a favorite among the Republican establishment, won Mississippi's 1st Congressional District Republican primary Tuesday, results show.
ALBUQUERQUE, June 2 (UPI) -- Prosecutor Susana Martinez won the GOP nomination in the New Mexico governor's race, results showed, meaning the state will get its first female governor.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Arthur Davis failed Tuesday in his bid to become Alabama's first black nominee for governor, results showed.
Tuesday, June 1
RENO, Nev., June 1 (UPI) -- Michelle Obama stumped for healthy living and for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid during a trip Tuesday to Nevada.
NEW YORK, June 1 (UPI) -- New York Republican Chairman Edward F. Cox opened the state convention Tuesday by attacking Democrats for a "culture of corruption."
BAGHDAD, June 1 (UPI) -- Iraq's Supreme Court Tuesday approved the results of landmark elections and cleared the way to seat the country's new 325-member Parliament, officials said.
Monday, May 31
TBILISI, Georgia, May 31 (UPI) -- Municipal election exit polls across Georgia indicate President Mikheil Saakashvili's National Movement won a majority of the vote, officials said.
BOGOTA, May 31 (UPI) -- Colombian presidential candidate Juan Manual Santos claimed nearly twice as many votes as his nearest rival but not enough avoid a runoff, officials said.
Sunday, May 30
BOGOTA, May 30 (UPI) -- Colombians began casting ballots for president Sunday in a tight race to choose outgoing President Alvaro Uribe's successor.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, May 30 (UPI) -- Social Democrats leader Jiri Paroubek conceded defeat as Czech voters gave a solid majority to small center-right parties.
WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) -- An Illinois candidate seeking President Obama's seat in the U.S. Senate has backed off his claim he received a prestigious military award, observers said.
Saturday, May 29
WASHINGTON, May 29 (UPI) -- A vote on a new U.S. campaign-finance law has been delayed until after the Memorial Day break, giving business groups more time to lobby against it.
NEW YORK, May 29 (UPI) -- A New York accountant charged with swindling celebrities in a $30 million fraud donated $79,000 to gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo, investigators say.
Friday, May 28
WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate approved $60 billion for Afghanistan and Iraq after rejecting a Republican plan to send the National Guard to the Mexican border.
WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- The White House said it sent Bill Clinton to ask Rep. Joe Sestak to back out of the Pennsylvania Democratic primary in exchange for an unpaid job as an adviser.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, May 28 (UPI) -- The Czech Republic began a parliamentary election Friday after months of interim government.
WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., trailing Republican challengers to his re-election most of the year, has made up major ground, a new poll indicates.
WASILLA, Alaska, May 28 (UPI) -- A neighbor in Wasilla, Alaska, approached author Joe McGinniss about his renting a house next door to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the author's son said.
Thursday, May 27
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 27 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist leads state House Speaker Marco Rubio in the race for the state's U.S. Senate seat, a poll released Thursday indicates.
ATHENS, Greece, May 27 (UPI) -- A Greek telecommunications firm said a technician error led to Prime Minister George Papandreou's home phone being disconnected for two days.
Wednesday, May 26
MEXICO CITY, May 26 (UPI) -- A former Cancun mayor running for higher office has been arrested on money-laundering charges and linked to drug runners, authorities say.
NEW YORK, May 26 (UPI) -- Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for governor of New York, announced Wednesday he has picked an upstate mayor as his running mate.
OLYMPIA, Wash., May 26 (UPI) -- Dino Rossi of Washington, a Republican who lost the closest gubernatorial race in U.S. history in 2004, announced Wednesday he is running for U.S. Senate.
HARTFORD, Conn., May 26 (UPI) -- Former U.S. congressman Rob Simmons, once thought the likely Republican candidate in Connecticut's U.S. Senate race, said he was suspending his campaign.
Tuesday, May 25
MANILA, Philippines, May 25 (UPI) -- A top Philippine lawmaker is urging his colleagues to officially declare the winner of the country's recent presidential election.
WASHINGTON, May 25 (UPI) -- House Republicans tapped into online media Tuesday, unveiling a Web site to help set the tone of discussion while developing a platform for the fall elections.
WASHINGTON, May 25 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes award-winning, small-business owners from across the United States to the White House Tuesday, officials said.
Monday, May 24
HARTFORD, Conn., May 24 (UPI) -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, has apologized for misstating his military record.
LAS VEGAS, May 24 (UPI) -- A free-market economy in which business owners control their fates is best for everyone, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said during a speech in Las Vegas.
MADISON, Wis., May 24 (UPI) -- Wisconsin businessman Dick Leinenkugel says he ended a brief bid for the U.S. Senate and is backing another GOP candidate because "it's the right thing to do."
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 24 (UPI) -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi Monday predicted a win for his party in Sunday's election amid the opposition's allegations of irregularities,
Sunday, May 23
WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- Senate Republican candidate Rand Paul stayed off the air Sunday, but his comments on civil rights law drew fresh scrutiny on U.S. news programs.
WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., repeated Sunday the White House had offered him a job if he would withdraw from the primary race against Sen. Arlen Specter.
BANGKOK, May 23 (UPI) -- Thailand extended a curfew for at least two more nights Sunday as Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said calm had returned to Bangkok.
Saturday, May 22
WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, took aim at the Tea Party's "gloom talk," likening it to that of former President Jimmy Carter.
NEW YORK, May 22 (UPI) -- State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo kicked off his campaign for New York's governor Saturday, vowing to mend the state's ethical and financial problems.
LONDON, May 22 (UPI) -- Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, now deputy prime minister in Britain's coalition government, will be in charge of five cabinet committees, officials say.
Friday, May 21
WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., an original sponsor of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays, is in a hard spot over the law's repeal, observers said.
WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania's special election to fill Rep. John Murtha's seat led former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to revise his forecast on Republicans retaking the House.
WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- Rand Paul, the Kentucky Republican whose civil rights views ignited outrage, backed out of a scheduled appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," the network said.
WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- Influential unions say they will help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents trying to keep their seats in the 2010 midterm elections.
Thursday, May 20
WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) -- A string of losses by candidates backed by Barack Obama had the president's press secretary clamming up when pressed by reporters in Washington Thursday.
TOKYO, May 20 (UPI) -- Japan and the United States should have an agreement on a U.S. Marine base on Okinawa by the end of the month, Japan's prime minister told reporters Thursday.
GEORGETOWN, Ky., May 20 (UPI) -- Officials in Georgetown, Ky., said a deceased city council candidate received 1,002 votes in the primary election, despite signs explaining her recent death.
WASHINGTON, May 20 (UPI) -- Political Cinderella Rand Paul has been busy discussing some seemingly controversial remarks made after his victory in Kentucky's Republican Senate primary.
Wednesday, May 19
WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- Many Americans are not satisfied with the status quo in Washington, if the outcomes of primary elections Tuesday were any indication.
PORTLAND, Ore., May 19 (UPI) -- Former Gov. John Kitzhaber and former pro basketball player Chris Dudley won their primaries for Oregon governor Tuesday and will go head-to-head in the fall.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 18 (UPI) -- Incumbent Blanche Lincoln and challenger Bill Halter were neck-and-neck in Arkansas' Democratic Senate primary Tuesday night and headed to a June runoff.
Tuesday, May 18
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 18 (UPI) -- Rand Paul, the son of a maverick congressman and a Tea Party favorite son, Tuesday won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Kentucky.
WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- Rand Paul, a Tea Party movement favorite, Tuesday won the Republican U.S. Senate primary election in Kentucky, election returns indicated.
HARTFORD, Conn., May 18 (UPI) -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said he takes "full responsibility" for misleading statements about his military service in the Vietnam war.
MONTREAL, May 18 (UPI) -- A Canadian political leader says she is outraged by the Archbishop of Quebec's suggestion that abortion is never justified even in cases of rape.
WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Mark Souder, R-Ind., fresh off a primary win two weeks ago, will resign his seat effective Friday, admitting he had an affair with a female staffer.
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 18 (UPI) -- A late poll showed Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary between U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter and his Democratic challenger too close to call.
Monday, May 17
WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said he was enjoying what maybe his last big hurrah in Washington, as the financial reform bill nears a vote.
Sunday, May 16
MERIDA, Mexico, May 16 (UPI) -- Mexicans went to the polls Sunday in the southern state of Yucatan in local elections expected to favor the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party.
BAGHDAD, May 16 (UPI) -- Iraq's election results in Baghdad and the surrounding area have been upheld by the country's electoral commission after a partial recount, authorities say.
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Sunday he expected Congress to pass legislation raising the cap on oil company liability for oil spills.
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., said Sunday his record would stand up with voters in the upcoming primary despite strong anti-incumbent sentiment.
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, said not to over-estimate the anti-incumbent sentiment that led to his stunning ouster as the Republican candidate in his state.
Saturday, May 15
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 15 (UPI) -- The chairman of Sweden's Center Party says the party will ditch a candidate whose Web site blames Jews for World War II and the 2001 terror attacks.
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urged conservative women to be uncompromising on abortion in a speech in Washington.
Friday, May 14
EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 14 (UPI) -- David Cameron made his first visit to Scotland as U.K. prime minister Friday as protesters gathered outside the Scottish Parliament, observers said.
COLUMBIA, S.C., May 14 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin said Friday Nikki Haley would make a fine Republican candidate for governor in South Carolina.
Thursday, May 13
LONDON, May 13 (UPI) -- The top two leaders of Britain's coalition government pledged a stable, durable alliance and promised to take the country in a new direction.
WASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama travels to New York state Thursday, with visits to Buffalo and New York planned, the White House said.
BANGKOK, May 13 (UPI) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's government Thursday withdrew its Nov. 14 election offer after red-shirted protesters refused to end their rally.
BEIJING, May 13 (UPI) -- Experts in China, the major benefactor of North Korea, Thursday played down Pyongyang's claim of having successfully produced a nuclear fusion.
Wednesday, May 12
OAKLAND, Calif., May 12 (UPI) -- Oakland, Calif., Republican congressional candidate Brad Goehring has posted a comment on his Facebook page suggesting liberals be hunted to "thin the herd."
UCKFIELD, England, May 12 (UPI) -- A British woman said her pet pig received a letter from officials encouraging it to register to vote in the general election.
LONDON, May 12 (UPI) -- A handshake between Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy, Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg, ushered Britain into a new political era Wednesday.
Tuesday, May 11
CHARLESTON, W.Va., May 11 (UPI) -- Primary voters in West Virginia ousted a longtime Democratic congressman Tuesday while in Nebraska the GOP governor and three congressmen all won.
ATLANTA, May 11 (UPI) -- Former state lawmakers Tom Graves and Lee Hawkins Tuesday headed to a June runoff in Georgia's 9th Congressional District special election.
CHARLESTON, W.Va., May 11 (UPI) -- Voters in West Virginia's Democratic primary Tuesday wrested the 1st Congressional District seat from the Mollohan family for the first time in 42 years.
LONDON, May 11 (UPI) -- Conservative Party leader David Cameron pledged to usher in a new era of government responsibility as British prime minister Tuesday, ending days of disarray.
MANILA, Philippines, May 11 (UPI) -- Four candidates have conceded to Philippine Sen. Benigno Aquino III, the front-runner in the country's presidential elections, officials said Tuesday.
Monday, May 10
BERLIN, May 10 (UPI) -- A regional election cost German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc control of the upper house, in what analysts called backlash to the Greek crisis.
DETROIT, May 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, the mother of disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, announced Monday she is running for re-election.
MANILA, Philippines, May 10 (UPI) -- Millions of Filipinos, using a new automated system, voted Monday to pick a new president in an election marred by some acts of violence.
Sunday, May 9
MANILA, Philippines, May 9 (UPI) -- Violence flared prior to Monday's national election in the Philippines, as officials considered delaying it because of voting system problems, observers said.
LONDON, May 9 (UPI) -- Players from last week's British elections met Sunday to try to sort out leadership questions created when no major party captured a majority in Parliament.
WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- The executive board of the Service Employees International Union has elected Mary Kay Henry as president of the fastest growing union in the United States.
Saturday, May 8
LONDON, May 8 (UPI) -- British Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is backed by his party's senior ranks in trying to reach a power-sharing deal with Conservatives, a negotiator says.
LONDON, May 8 (UPI) -- The right-wing British National Party lost 22 of its 34 council seats in the election, officials say.
LONDON, May 8 (UPI) -- The small UK Independence Party may have won enough votes in 10 districts to cost the Conservative Party those seats in the British Parliament, officials say.
WASHINGTON, May 8 (UPI) -- Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele says he has replaced RNC Finance Director Rob Bickhart and Deputy Director Debbie LeHardy.
Friday, May 7
LONDON, May 7 (UPI) -- Experts say Britain's inconclusive national election could put the choice of its next prime minister in the hands of a woman who never votes: the queen.
WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- Federal election voter guides are available in the most commonly spoken American Indian languages in the United States, election officials said.
LONDON, May 7 (UPI) -- Thousands of voters across Britain couldn't vote in elections because polling stations were overwhelmed by the turnout, local election officials said Friday.
WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- Republicans across the United States placed a target on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's back, loading her GOP opponents' quivers with cash, politics watchers say.
Thursday, May 6
DETROIT, May 6 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says he wanted to keep fighting the fallout from a political-sex scandal, but his twin boys convinced him to stop.
LONDON, May 6 (UPI) -- The Labor Party may be heading toward historic losses in Britain, exit polls indicated Thursday, leaving Prime Minister Gordon Brown clinging to power.
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 6 (UPI) -- Ohio's "Joe the Plumber," who gained significant attention during the 2008 U.S. presidential election, is now an elected official, a vote tally indicates.
LONDON, May 6 (UPI) -- A spokesman for a British eurosceptic political party survived the Election Day crash of a small plane towing a party banner, officials said.
MADISON, Wis., May 6 (UPI) -- There's no shortage of potential pretenders to the political throne that is the U.S. House seat being vacated by Wisconsin's David Obey, observers say.
ABUJA, Nigeria, May 6 (UPI) -- Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in Thursday as the country's leader following the death of President Umaru Yar'Adua.
Wednesday, May 5
WASHINGTON, May 5 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday referenced a move by the owner of the Phoenix Suns NBA team to protest a controversial Arizona immigration law.
WASHINGTON, May 5 (UPI) -- At least 32 African-Americans are running for Congress this year as Republicans, the biggest surge since Reconstruction, party officials said.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 4 (UPI) -- Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher won the Democratic primary Tuesday for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring George Voinovich and will face Republican Rob Portman.
WASHINGTON, May 5 (UPI) -- Tea Party activists say they're fighting battles on two fronts: fielding candidates for primary elections and overcoming accusations of racism.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 4 (UPI) -- Voters in Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina Tuesday opened the floodgates of primary tilts scheduled for nearly every Tuesday from now into the fall.
Tuesday, May 4
CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Richard Burr easily won the GOP nomination in North Carolina's primary election Tuesday, but his Democratic opponent was still up in the air.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 4 (UPI) -- Dan Coats, making a bid to return to the U.S. Senate, Tuesday night won the Republican nomination in Indiana's primary elections.
NEW YORK, May 4 (UPI) -- Bristol Palin, the eldest daughter of 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, is confirmed to make her first appearance on "The View," ABC said.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 4 (UPI) -- The Republican Party of Florida made good on its promise to auction an oil painting of Gov. Charlie Crist, now running for the U.S. Senate as an independent.
Monday, May 3
COLUMBIA, S.C., May 3 (UPI) -- South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster Monday declined to pursue criminal charges against Gov. Mark Sanford.
WARREN, Ohio, May 3 (UPI) -- Ohio's James A. Traficant Jr., who spent time in prison for bribery, cheating on his taxes and racketeering, Monday announced his bid to return to Congress.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, said Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., should resign if accusations of infidelity are true.
BAGHDAD, May 3 (UPI) -- Leaders of Iraq's ruling coalition went to court Monday seeking a more in-depth review of alleged irregularities in the country's recent elections.
CHICAGO, May 3 (UPI) -- Scott Lee Cohen, who withdrew as a candidate for lieutenant governor after winning the primary, says he will run as an independent for Illinois governor.
KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 3 (UPI) -- Nepal's opposition Maoist party began the second day of a nationwide strike Monday for the resignation of the prime minister, who has refused to step down.
Sunday, May 2
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- Republican Marco Rubio, who sent Gov. Charlie Crist into independent territory in the U.S. Senate race in Florida, Sunday called him a political weather vane.
ATHENS, Greece, May 2 (UPI) -- A financial deal to rescue Greece's economy has been reached, Prime Minister George Papandreou said Sunday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 2 (UPI) -- If Republicans want to capture majorities in Congress, they must run an error-free campaign for the U.S Senate seat in Ohio being vacated by George Voinovich.
Saturday, May 1
BAGHDAD, May 1 (UPI) -- Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi said Saturday officials will meet next week to discuss what they called a deteriorating political situation.
PALM BEACH, Fla., May 1 (UPI) -- A Palm Beach businessman who made millions of dollars betting on the collapse of Florida real estate has entered the state's U.S. Senate race.
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., said Saturday Republicans are "standing with the American people" by fighting to end bailouts and wasteful spending.
CHICAGO, May 1 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama will not be subpoenaed in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a federal judge has ruled.
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday called on Congress to enact campaign-finance reform to prevent a "potential corporate takeover of our elections."
Friday, April 30
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 30 (UPI) -- The Kenyan High Court threw out the results of a fifth parliamentary contest from the 2007 election Friday.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 30 (UPI) -- A Knoxville, Tenn., jury Friday convicted a University of Tennessee student of hacking into former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's e-mail.
Thursday, April 29
LONDON, April 29 (UPI) -- Conservative Party leader David Cameron won the third and final debate of the 2010 U.K. general election campaign, an Angus Reid Public Opinion poll indicates.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 29 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday he is running as an independent for the U.S. Senate, severing his troubled ties with the Republican Party.
KIEV, Ukraine, April 29 (UPI) -- Eggs were hurled during a rowdy Ukrainian parliamentary debate during the ratification of a Russian-Ukrainian naval base deal, an official said.
OTTAWA, April 29 (UPI) -- Neither of Canada's two largest political parties seems likely to gain from an election, a poll released Thursday indicated.
Wednesday, April 28
WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) -- A vote on U.S. immigration reform this year could cause short-term problems for the Democrats and long-term ones for Republicans, observers say.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 28 (UPI) -- Republican strategists say they wonder what the political fortunes of a popular former Florida governor would be if his last name weren't Bush.
WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama hasn't OK'd any pardon or clemency request so far even though he's received more than 2,300, Justice Department records indicate.
PRINCETON, N.J., April 28 (UPI) -- U.S. registered voters who say they're enthusiastic about voting in this year's election strongly favor the Republican party, Gallup research indicates.
KIEV, Ukraine, April 28 (UPI) -- The stage has been set for Russia and Ukraine to forge new long-term partnerships in a number of areas, Ukraine's prime minister said Wednesday.
Tuesday, April 27
WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. House voted Tuesday to block a scheduled $1,600 annual pay raise for members of Congress next year, while one member called for a 5 percent pay cut.
WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama Tuesday returned to Iowa, the state that breathed life into his presidential run, to reconnect with voters, strategists said.
PRINCETON, N.J., April 27 (UPI) -- Younger voters are less enthusiastic about voting in the U.S. midterm elections this fall than older voters, a Gallup poll released Tuesday indicated.
SALT LAKE CITY, April 27 (UPI) -- Sen. Bob Bennett, R-Utah, is running behind two challengers among delegates to the state Republican convention, a new survey finds.
BRUSSELS, April 27 (UPI) -- National elections may be held just weeks before Belgium is scheduled to take over the European Union's rotating presidency July 1, political observers say.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 27 (UPI) -- A Knoxville, Tenn., jury is deliberating the case of a former University of Tennessee student accused of hacking into political luminary Sarah Palin's e-mail.
BANGKOK, April 27 (UPI) -- Thailand's anti-government demonstrators took their protest to the provinces even as authorities said they discovered a plot to bring down the monarchy.
Monday, April 26
BAGHDAD, April 26 (UPI) -- An Iraqi elections court tossed a winning candidate in last month's election, charging he once belonged to Saddam Hussein's Baath party, officials said.
WARSAW, Poland, April 26 (UPI) -- The twin brother of Lech Kaczynski, the Polish president killed in a plane crash this month, said Monday he is running to replace him.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 26 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch charged Monday Sudan's just-completed presidential elections were marred by "political oppression and human rights violations."
WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will release a video message to try to reinvigorate the grass-roots effort that helped propel him and Democrats into office.
BANGKOK, April 26 (UPI) -- Thailand's anti-government protest gained momemtum Monday with a grenade exploding near a police security area at the Bangkok home of a former prime minister.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 26 (UPI) -- Hungary's voters Sunday handed the center-right opposition Fidesz Party the two-thirds majority needed in Parliament to pass laws and amend the constitution.
Sunday, April 25
VIENNA, April 25 (UPI) -- Austrian President Heinz Fischer coasted to election to a second six-year term Sunday, with exit polls showing he captured 78 percent of the vote.
JERUSALEM, April 25 (UPI) -- Israeli nationalists clashed with Palestinians and police in Jerusalem Sunday as U.S. envoy George Mitchell met with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
Saturday, April 24
WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, said Republicans would "stand firm" against financial reform legislation allowing government bailouts of failing companies.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., April 24 (UPI) -- Broadway Bank, a Chicago community bank founded by the father of Senate hopeful Alexi Giannoulias, was seized by federal regulators Friday.
Friday, April 23
PHOENIX, April 23 (UPI) -- Arizona lawmakers, fresh from passing a divisive immigration bill, tackled a bill that would require presidential candidates to prove they are U.S.-born.
WASHINGTON, April 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Democrats are preparing legislation aimed at limiting political contributions by foreign-owned corporations.
MIGORI, Kenya, April 23 (UPI) -- An Anglican clergyman in Kenya said members of his congregation who don't have voting cards will no longer be offered holy communion.
LONDON, April 23 (UPI) -- Fewer Britons tuned in to watch the second debate by the three men who want to lead their country than viewed the first, unofficial overnight results show.
BRUSSELS, April 22 (UPI) -- Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterne delivered a letter of resignation Thursday to King Albert II after a Flemish party pulled out of his coalition.
Thursday, April 22
LONDON, April 22 (UPI) -- Memoranda by British Liberal Democrats allegedly advising party members to use taxpayers' money for election propaganda were apparently leaked, sources said.
PHOENIX, April 22 (UPI) -- Thousands of people protested outside the Arizona Capitol Thursday appealing to Republican Gov. Jan Brewer to veto the nation's toughest immigration bill.
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, April 22 (UPI) -- Presidential elections will be held in politically roiled Kyrgyzstan Oct. 10, an interim government official in the central Asian nation said Thursday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 22 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka's former military chief Sarath Fonseka, freed from custody briefly Thursday to be sworn as a lawmaker, called for rule of law in the country.
Wednesday, April 21
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 21 (UPI) -- The FBI and IRS have begun an investigation into alleged misuse of American Express cards by Florida Republican Party officials, sources told The Miami Herald.
WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., says he is considering a run for the Republican Party presidential nomination in 2012.
SALTASH, England, April 21 (UPI) -- British Conservative Party leader David Cameron joked after a student threw an egg at him during a campaign stop Wednesday at a school in Cornwall.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 21 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin could be the star witness at the trial of a Tennessee legislator's son charged with hacking into her private e-mail.
WARSAW, Poland, April 21 (UPI) -- The first round of Poland's presidential elections was advanced Wednesday to June 20 from September, the acting president announced in Warsaw.
WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) -- Vast sums of money and limited accountability characterize the national committees of the two major U.S. political parties, spending data indicate.
Tuesday, April 20
WASHINGTON, April 20 (UPI) -- A District of Columbia voting rights bill likely won't come up soon, partly because of opposition to a gun amendment, House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer said.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 20 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, facing a bruising Republican primary to be the GOP U.S. Senate candidate, is being encouraged by party leaders to drop out.
WASHINGTON, April 20 (UPI) -- Some U.S. Democratic senators are taking the long view of fundraising, working now to fill coffers for re-elections in 2012, their offices said.
Monday, April 19
LOS ANGELES, April 19 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama told an audience of Democrats in Los Angeles Monday their party faces a "tough political fight" in the November elections.
WASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- Mitt Romney leads Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee as the early front-runner for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination in 2012, a poll indicates.
BAGHDAD, April 19 (UPI) -- A recount has been ordered in last month's general election in Iraq, raising tensions as U.S. combat troops prepare to withdraw, observers say.
WASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- Americans are less positive and more critical of government, with a growing number saying they want government's wings clipped, a Pew survey indicates.
WASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- Forty-seven U.S. congressional candidates for this year's elections are trying to put a doctor in the House -- or Senate, a USA Today review indicates.
BAGHDAD, April 19 (UPI) -- The bodies of two Iraqi al-Qaida leaders were found in a ditch after a U.S.-Iraqi military operation, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday.
NICOSIA, Cyprus, April 19 (UPI) -- Turkish Cypriots elected a new rightist, pro-independence president, Dervis Eroglu, preliminary data indicated Monday.
JERUSALEM, April 19 (UPI) -- Israel seeks peace in the Middle East but also is taking measures to protect itself, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- After starting work huddled with senior advisers Monday, President Barack Obama meets with Gen. Scott Gration, Sudan Special Envoy, the White House said.
Saturday, April 17
KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 17 (UPI) -- Sudan's first multiparty election in 24 years fell short of international standards, observers said, citing reports of intimidation and harassment.
LOS ANGELES, April 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama may be looking at mixed polls, but he still has plenty of savvy when it comes to fundraising, observers say.
Friday, April 16
KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 16 (UPI) -- Vote counting began Friday in the Sudan amidst charges that the 5-day election had been marred by fraud.
WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- The Democratic National Committee plans to put up $50 million for House, Senate and gubernatorial races in November, a top party official says.
WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., facing a tough fight for a new term, trails his chief rival by 10 points, a poll released Friday indicates..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., April 16 (UPI) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will endorse Marco Rubio over Gov. Charlie Crist in Florida's Senate Republican primary, CNN reported.
WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- Democrats are downplaying the effect of the Tea Party movement on U.S. elections in November while Republicans openly court the disgruntled voters.
MANCHESTER, England, April 16 (UPI) -- Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg's debate performance altered the landscape for the British elections, several polls indicated.
NEW YORK, April 16 (UPI) -- A United Nations probe into the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto says Pakistani officials "failed profoundly" to protect her.
Thursday, April 15
MIAMI, April 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday told a rally of supporters in Florida "the change you fought for is beginning to take hold."
KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 15 (UPI) -- Sudan's national elections concluded Thursday with the ruling National Congress Party expressing confidence of victory.
Wednesday, April 14
WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama expressed optimism Wednesday that a bipartisan bill to overhaul the U.S. financial system could be reached this congressional session.
Tuesday, April 13
WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- A CNN poll indicates Democrats have improved their lot in this year's elections but still have a way to go before their House majority is considered safe.
BUFFALO, N.Y., April 13 (UPI) -- Carl Paladino, a Buffalo developer running for governor of New York, is under fire for forwarding sexually explicit and anti-Obama e-mail messages to friends.
WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama will meet with key U.S. Senate leaders next week to discuss a successor to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the White House said.
SACRAMENTO, April 13 (UPI) -- Documents on an appearance by Sarah Palin at California State University Stanislaus were found in a dumpster, students said Tuesday.
LONDON, April 13 (UPI) -- David Cameron, the Conservative prime minister-in-waiting, kicked off his election campaign Tuesday in London with the promise of a "Big Society."
WASHINGTON, April 13 (UPI) -- The White House and Democratic U.S. congressional leaders are closing in on proposing a bill that would require corporate campaign disclosure, officials said.
Monday, April 12
JUBA, Sudan, April 12 (UPI) -- Problems at some polling stations Monday prompted officials to extend Sudan's national elections by two days, officials said.
LONDON, April 12 (UPI) -- Only English-speaking immigrants could get a public sector job in Britain under a Labor Party plan unveiled Monday by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
TORONTO, April 12 (UPI) -- Canada's minority Conservative government logged a popularity spike in a poll published Monday by the Canwest News Service.
Sunday, April 11
KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 11 (UPI) -- Sudanese voters, using a system officials said was intended to avert fraud, cast ballots Sunday in the country's first multiparty elections since 1986.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 11 (UPI) -- Victor Orban's conservative opposition party defeated the socialist MSZP government in first-round parliamentary elections in Hungary Sunday, officials said.
Friday, April 9
JUNEAU, Alaska, April 9 (UPI) -- Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said he'd push to finance a new university science center in Fairbanks now rather than wait for a public vote on a bond measure.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 9 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan UPFA party's apparent big win in parliamentary elections will help President Mahinda Rajapaksa further consolidate power, analysts said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 9 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's ruling coalition appeared headed for a win Friday in parliamentary elections as vote counting began.
Thursday, April 8
WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) -- An updated version of the Republican Party's "Contract with America" likely will be unveiled in late summer or fall, a freshman U.S. House GOP member said.
WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) -- Republican candidate Pat Toomey has pulled ahead of U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., in the race for Specter's seat, a Quinnipiac University poll indicated.
NEW ORLEANS, April 8 (UPI) -- Republican Party activists and donors from the South met in New Orleans Thursday for four days of strategy sessions on reclaiming Congress.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 8 (UPI) -- Sri Lankans voted Thursday to pick a new parliament in the first polling since President Mahinda Rajapaksa's military ended the prolonged Tamil Tiger civil war.
Wednesday, April 7
WASHINGTON, April 7 (UPI) -- The role of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Fox News Channel is that of commentator, not journalist, Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch said.
WASHINGTON, April 7 (UPI) -- Some prominent Republicans say they are not pulling back from their opposition to the U.S. healthcare reform legislation passed by Congress.
PRINCETON, N.J., April 7 (UPI) -- The two major U.S. political parties are tied at 46 percent in registered voters' congressional voting preferences, poll results released Wednesday indicate.
BAGHDAD, April 7 (UPI) -- The increased violence in Iraq has caused some Iraqis to voice fear a sectarian war is near.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 7 (UPI) -- The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has announced plans to widen its boycott of national elections April 11-13, a Sudanese diplomat says.
WASHINGTON, April 7 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's public statements against the West could cost him his invitation to visit the United States, the White House indicated.
Tuesday, April 6
WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- Publicity about a night at a bondage-themed club in Los Angeles led to the Republican National Committee clipping the wings of its Young Eagles program.
WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) -- The prospect of losing two U.S. House seats in special elections spurred a Democratic effort to avoid a potential domino effect in November, strategists said.
LONDON, April 6 (UPI) -- Conservative leader David Cameron muted British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's thunder when he rallied for a May 6 election before Brown could announce a date.
Monday, April 5
BUFFALO, N.Y., April 5 (UPI) -- Conservative Carl Paladino announced before a crowd of hundreds in Buffalo Monday night he's running for governor of New York.
BANGKOK, April 5 (UPI) -- Political demonstrators stormed Thailand's Election Commission offices in Bangkok Monday in their ongoing protests against the government, officials said.
Sunday, April 4
WASHINGTON, April 4 (UPI) -- U.S. House and Senate Democratic candidates are leading their Republican counterparts in nearly every fundraising category, finance reports indicate.
Saturday, April 3
WOTTON UNDERWOOD, England, April 3 (UPI) -- Tony Blair's staff swears the former British prime minister is a good neighbor despite the grumbling of other folks in the English village of Wotton Underwood.
WASHINGTON, April 3 (UPI) -- Republicans predicted Saturday that President Obama's healthcare plan and proposed banking reforms would deal a death blow to U.S. businesses.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 3 (UPI) -- Sudan's national elections will take place as scheduled this month, the African country's National Electoral Commission says.
CHICAGO, April 3 (UPI) -- The family bank of Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias loaned about $20 million to two convicted Chicago crime figures, The Chicago Tribune says.
Friday, April 2
KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 2 (UPI) -- Several leading opposition parties in Sudan say they have decided to boycott this month's presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections.
WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- A grassroots arm of the U.S. Democratic National Committee predicts its "Big (expletive) Deal" T-shirts will sell better than Apple's iPads.
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau, April 2 (UPI) -- An African Union leader urged Guinea-Bissau to maintain democracy after army officers briefly detained the prime minister.
WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- Democratic strategists, eyeing the midterm U.S. elections, are plotting how to use the party's top campaigner as judiciously as possible, insiders said.
Thursday, April 1
PRINCETON, N.J., April 1 (UPI) -- U.S. registered voters, for the first time this election cycle, said they prefer Republicans over Democrats in their districts, a Gallup poll indicated.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 1 (UPI) -- Sudan's main opposition parties withdrew from a presidential election Thursday after a rebel group pulled its presidential challenger, officials said.
BAGHDAD, April 1 (UPI) -- Followers of militant Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr said they were arranging a special vote to select Iraq's next prime minister.
Tuesday, March 30
NASHVILLE, March 30 (UPI) -- A donor to the National Tea Party convention says in a lawsuit the convention organizer reneged on a partnership deal and spread defamatory comments about him.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 30 (UPI) -- A radio station in Kansas City, Mo., says it has no choice but to air racist and anti-Semitic ads from a write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate from Missouri.
GATINEAU, Quebec, March 30 (UPI) -- Canada will not extend its combat mission in Afghanistan past 2011, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, March 30 (UPI) -- The idea of term limits for the U.S. Congress is making a comeback in the campaign for the 2010 midterm elections, observers said.
YANGON, Myanmar, March 30 (UPI) -- The United States, blaming Myanmar's military rulers, said it respects the decision of Aung San Suu Kyi's party to boycott the elections to be held this year.
YANGON, Myanmar, March 30 (UPI) -- The decision by the party of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to boycott Myanmar's elections was not unexpected, says a human rights expert.
Monday, March 29
WASHINGTON, March 29 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee said Monday "personnel actions have been taken" in connection with a $2,000 expenditure at a Los Angeles strip club.
BAGHDAD, March 29 (UPI) -- Iraq's election overseers say they will seek the disqualification of candidates who won seats in parliament but have ties to Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime.
Sunday, March 28
WASHINGTON, March 28 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio, both vying to be the state's next U.S. senator, clashed over the federal stimulus, illegal immigration and taxes.
ROME, March 28 (UPI) -- Italians are casting ballots in regional elections Sunday widely viewed as a major test of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's popularity among voters.
BAGHDAD, March 28 (UPI) -- Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is courting Kurdish and Shiite parties as he begins forming a government after his alliance's narrow election victory.
Saturday, March 27
BAGHDAD, March 27 (UPI) -- The Iraqi Accountability and Justice Commission may disqualify 50 more parliamentary candidates for ties to the Baath Party, officials said Saturday.
NAY PYI TWA, Myanmar, March 27 (UPI) -- Myanmar's military ruler Gen. Than Shwe said during a parade in the capital Saturday his country's upcoming elections will be free and fair.
BAGHDAD, March 27 (UPI) -- The slight win by the coalition of former prime minister Ayad Allawi means Iraq's political system could remain uncertain for months, officials said.
Friday, March 26
MANILA, Philippines, March 26 (UPI) -- Imelda Marcos, widow of longtime Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, has announced another run for elective office at the age of 80.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 26 (UPI) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has chosen Sheila Simon, daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Paul Simon, as his running mate in November, sources told the Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- A U.S. appeals court in Washington Friday refused to lift the federal ban on "soft-money" contributions in a case brought by the Republican National Committee.
WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove said he opposed the selection of Dick Cheney as a running mate for former President George W. Bush.
BAGHDAD, March 26 (UPI) -- Political blocs aligned with Iraq's incumbent prime minister and his closest challenger awaited the final tallies from the country's parliamentary elections.
Thursday, March 25
NEW YORK, March 25 (UPI) -- Dan Senor, a former adviser to President George W. Bush, says he has decided not to run for the U.S. Senate from New York.
PARIS, March 25 (UPI) -- Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin says he has formed a new political party to challenge rival Nicolas Sarkozy in the next presidential race.
BALTIMORE, March 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, appearing at a fundraiser in Baltimore, addressed healthcare and Democrats' prospects in the fall elections
Wednesday, March 24
WASHINGTON, March 24 (UPI) -- The FBI said Wednesday it is investigating "threats and incidents directed against Members of Congress" following passage of U.S. healthcare reform legislation.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, March 24 (UPI) -- The ruling party in Ethiopia is using its control of the government to squash any opposition in advance of the May elections, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
Tuesday, March 23
WASHINGTON, March 23 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama met Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who earlier thanked members of Congress for supporting Israel.
PRINCETON, N.J., March 23 (UPI) -- Almost half of Americans surveyed after Congress passed healthcare reform legislation said they approved of the bill, a USA Today/Gallup poll indicated.
PITTSBURGH, March 23 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania state lawmaker and two aides have been found guilty of charges connected with an attempt to fund his election campaigns, court records show.
SACRAMENTO, March 23 (UPI) -- Republican candidate for California governor Meg Whitman spent a record $27 million on her campaign in the first 11 weeks of 2010, records show.
WASHINGTON, March 23 (UPI) -- Labor leaders say their unions likely will withhold support from Democratic lawmakers who voted "no" on legislation to reform the U.S. healthcare system.
HAWLEY, Mass., March 23 (UPI) -- Officials in a small Massachusetts town said a deadline passed without a single resident filing to run in the May 3 election.
Monday, March 22
WASHINGTON, March 22 (UPI) -- U.S. congressional campaigns raised $597.5 million last year, the first year of the 2009-2010 election cycle, the federal election watchdog said Monday.
Sunday, March 21
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 21 (UPI) -- Political repression and other rights abuses threaten chances of a fair general election in the Sudan, a rights advocacy group charges.
BAGHDAD, March 21 (UPI) -- Iraq's electoral commission said Sunday it has rejected calls for a recount of votes from the March 7 parliamentary election.
PARIS, March 21 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party was expected to suffer heavy losses in the second round of regional elections Sunday, observers said.
Saturday, March 20
Protesters called for the resignation of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in rallies held Saturday in cities from the Pacific to the Baltic.
BAGHDAD, March 20 (UPI) -- The Iraqiya coalition led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has regained a narrow lead in Iraqi parliamentary election vote counting, officials say.
Friday, March 19
WASHINGTON, March 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, once bitter rivals for the presidency, have hammered out a good working partnership, observers say.
Thursday, March 18
WASHINGTON, March 18 (UPI) -- A federal grand jury investigating possible criminal wrongdoing by a U.S. senator has subpoenaed the National Republican Senatorial Committee, officials said.
Wednesday, March 17
MONROE, Mich., March 17 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman said she wrote a letter to President Obama about her job loss and lack of health insurance -- and received a personal response.
Tuesday, March 16
WASHINGTON, March 16 (UPI) -- Only 15 of the top 150 U.S. fundraisers for the 2008 presidential campaign donated the maximum to the Democratic National Committee in 2009, an analysis said.
MOSCOW, March 16 (UPI) -- United Russia, the pro-Kremlin party, led in regional elections while opposition parties did post some gains, preliminary election results indicate.
Monday, March 15
BAGHDAD, March 15 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appeared on television but did not address rumors he had been assassinated, speaking instead about overall violence in Iraq.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 15 (UPI) -- The ex-mistress of one-time U.S. presidential hopeful John Edwards says they love each other, and she didn't want him to run for president.
PARIS, March 15 (UPI) -- French Interior Ministry figures show the political party of President Nicolas Sarkozy trails the Socialist Party in the country's regional elections.
Sunday, March 14
WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- U.S. House Majority Whip James Clyburn said Sunday Democrats still lack the votes to pass healthcare reform but he is confident the measure will win approval.
MOSCOW, March 14 (UPI) -- Millions of Russians took part in elections in 76 of Russia's 83 regions Sunday, offering support for the country's various political parties, observers say.
Saturday, March 13
BAGHDAD, March 13 (UPI) -- Preliminary election results from Iraq show Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's coalition leading in Baghdad and two provinces to the south, officials said.
Friday, March 12
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 (UPI) -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom confirmed Friday he is officially a candidate for lieutenant governor in California.
BANGKOK, March 12 (UPI) -- Thailand is mobilizing 50,000 security forces to deal with protests planned this weekend to pressure the government into calling elections, a spokesman says.
Thursday, March 11
OTTAWA, March 11 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper became the first in the country's history Thursday to stream a live feed of a parliamentary speech on YouTube.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 11 (UPI) -- The community organizing group ACORN has agreed to give up its license to do business in Ohio as part of a settlement of a lawsuit by a conservative group.
BAGHDAD, March 11 (UPI) -- Early results in Iraq's elections indicated Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's coalition likely would win a plurality in a very tight race, officials said.
Wednesday, March 10
Mar. 10--Top political leaders said on Tuesday that they were sympathetic to demands from Greece's prime minister for a crackdown on speculators who have been plaguing European financial markets.
WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said the State of the Union has "degenerated into a political pep rally" and suggested justices should not attend the address.
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate candidate Tom Campbell is under fire for inconsistent statements about his defense of a Florida academic with ties to terrorism, analysts say.
MOSCOW, March 10 (UPI) -- A Russian cash-for-clunkers program to spur vehicle trade-ins began this week, as part of an overall industry upgrade, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said.
WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- Senators in Washington negotiating financial reform have agreed to excuse payday lenders from new regulatory enforcement, sources close to the talks said.
BAGHDAD, March 10 (UPI) -- The disqualification of candidates in Iraq's recent election threatens to disrupt the formation of a new government, a former Iraqi prime minister said.
BANGKOK, March 10 (UPI) -- Thai military officials say the tough Internal Security Act will be enough to maintain order during a weekend rally by supporters of a former prime minister.
YANGON, Myanmar, March 10 (UPI) -- Myanmar's military government Wednesday released the second of its five election laws that would bar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from the polls.
WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama welcomes Haitian President Rene Preval to the Oval Office Wednesday, the second day of Preval's trip to Washington.
NEW DELHI, March 10 (UPI) -- Deals on defense and nuclear energy are likely to be concluded during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's trip to India, defense industry sources said.
Tuesday, March 9
WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama has not kept a pledge to protect U.S. government scientists from political interference, a scientists' advocacy group said.
PRINCETON, N.J., March 9 (UPI) -- Democrats held the edge over Republicans when registered voters were asked which party's congressional candidate they'd support, a new Gallup poll indicated.
BAGHDAD, March 9 (UPI) -- About 62 percent of registered voters cast ballots during the recent parliamentary elections, exceeding expectations, Iraq's electoral commission said.
YANGON, Myanmar, March 9 (UPI) -- Myanmar's military dictatorship says it has approved laws for elections this year that critics say likely will only see junta loyalists as candidates.
Monday, March 8
PHOENIX, March 8 (UPI) -- Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his rival for the GOP nomination are trading charges about funding sources and alleged smear tactics, political analysts say.
BAGHDAD, March 8 (UPI) -- Former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, trying to regain his job, called for an investigation of Iraq's election because of confusion at some polling centers.
Sunday, March 7
BAGHDAD, March 7 (UPI) -- A series of terror attacks hit Baghdad and other cities as Iraqis went to the polls to elect a new parliament, officials said.
WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney said Sunday he would decide whether to run again for president after the midterm elections in November.
WASHINGTON, March 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. congressional ethics report shows a very thin wall between earmarks and campaign contributions, The Washington Post reports.
JERUSALEM, March 7 (UPI) -- The former leader of Hamas' military wing in Gaza says Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is holding up a deal to free kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit.
LOME, Togo, March 7 (UPI) -- Togo's main opposition party says it rejects election results showing voters returned Faure Gnassingbe to office for a second term as president.
Saturday, March 6
LOME, Togo, March 6 (UPI) -- The incumbent president and an opposition candidate both declared victory in Togo's election as officials awaited paper ballots from polling places.
LONDON, March 6 (UPI) -- British military chiefs disputed Prime Minister Gordon Brown's claim he gave the armed forces all the money they needed.
BAGHDAD, March 6 (UPI) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says his country's upcoming elections will reveal the chances democracy has of flourishing in Iraq.
Friday, March 5
U.K. Prime Minister Gordon brown has hotly denied allegations he underfunded British forces fighting in Iraq, particularly when it came to troop vehicles.
WASHINGTON, March 5 (UPI) -- Activist and political groups said they are using campaigns to try to impact how U.S. House of Representatives members vote on healthcare reform.
BAGHDAD, March 5 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he doesn't think this weekend's parliamentary elections would lead to a return of regional violence.
LONDON, March 5 (UPI) -- The decision to go to war in Iraq was right and lessons can be learned from Britain's involvement in the conflict, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday.
Thursday, March 4
LOME, Togo, March 4 (UPI) -- Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe called on voters to keep the peace Thursday as they vote to select their country's next leader.
BAGHDAD, March 4 (UPI) -- Iraqi polls opened for early voting Thursday amid a series of bomb attacks in Baghdad that left 12 people dead and 47 others wounded, an official says.
Wednesday, March 3
WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee's campaign fundraising plays off fears while pledging to halt a "trending toward socialism," a slide presentation indicated.
BAGHDAD, March 2 (UPI) -- Election time in Iraq can mean a bonanza of gifts from candidates -- heating oil, rice, frozen chickens, blankets, toys, sports equipment, cash, even pistols.
Tuesday, March 2
AUSTIN, Texas, March 2 (UPI) -- Gov. Rick Perry won the Republican gubernatorial primary and former Houston Mayor Bill White won the Democratic vote in Texas Tuesday.
SACRAMENTO, March 2 (UPI) -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced Tuesday he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor, pledging to end partisanship in Sacramento.
FAIRFAX CITY, Va., March 2 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court is to decide whether a former Somali prime minister can be tried in a U.S. court as a war criminal for human rights abuses by military forces.
Monday, March 1
GAINESVILLE, Ga., March 1 (UPI) -- A Republican member of Congress from Georgia who has been the subject of two congressional investigations said Monday he is resigning.
NEW YORK, March 1 (UPI) -- Former Rep. Harold Ford, D-Tenn., said Monday he will not run for the U.S. Senate in his adopted home state of New York.
WASHINGTON, March 1 (UPI) -- Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter officially announced Monday he will challenge U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, already seen as vulnerable, in the Democratic primary.
OTTAWA, March 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama owes Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper a case of Molson's beer after losing a bet on the Olympic men's hockey gold medal game.
BOSTON, March 1 (UPI) -- Joseph P. Kennedy III said he won't run for U.S. Congress in 2010, dispelling speculation that the attorney would if Rep. William Delahunt, D-Mass., retires.
Sunday, February 28
BAGHDAD, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he is mulling an alliance with other parties to form a majority government after the March 7 legislative elections.
Police in Bangkok Sunday tried to determine if a bank bombing was linked to supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, authorities said.
Saturday, February 27
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Democrats in Illinois say they have begun on open casting call on the Internet in search of a new lieutenant governor candidate.
Friday, February 26
ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 26 (UPI) -- New York Gov. David Paterson, saying he was being "realistic," said Friday he would end his campaign for a full term as the state's chief executive.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. House ethics panel Friday cleared seven representatives, one posthumously, of wrongdoing in their dealings with a defunct lobbying group.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 26 (UPI) -- The National Rifle Association said former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will make the keynote speech at the group's annual meeting in Charlotte, N.C.
Thursday, February 25
MIAMI, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio used a Republican Party credit card for groceries and car repair when he was speaker of the Florida House, records show.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The widow of U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha, D-Pa., has agreed to serve as honorary co-chair of his former aide's campaign committee.
Wednesday, February 24
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Inside sources say U.S. President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election team is already gearing up and will be managed by a deputy chief of staff out of Chicago.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Two-thirds of Americans say Republicans in Congress are not doing enough to cooperate with President Obama, a national poll reveals.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The woman who has been former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's confidante, voice and senior adviser has resigned, officials say.
ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has returned to Abuja but he and his advisers remain silent about his three-month absence.
Tuesday, February 23
CHICAGO, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Assistant U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Tammy Duckworth said Tuesday she will not run for Illinois lieutenant governor.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Republican donors have accused Michael Steele, the party's national chairman, of wasteful spending, with one fundraiser describing his habits as "imperial."
Sunday, February 14
Ceremonies in Beirut Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanon Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Analysts predict U.S. Senate Republicans will continue to filibuster the most routine matters to try and derail Democrats and win seats this fall.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A coalition of Sunni Arabs and secularists announced the suspension of campaigning to protest Iraq's ban of candidates with alleged ties to the Baath party.
YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- The timing of elections in the Ivory Coast is uncertain now that President Laurent Gbagbo has dissolved the electoral commission, the BBC reports.
Saturday, February 13
KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Yulia Tymoshenko Saturday refused to concede Ukraine's presidential election to Viktor Yanukovych, calling the polling illegitimate.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Real estate tycoon Mortimer B. Zuckerman may be considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten E. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., The New York Times reports.
Friday, February 12
BAGHDAD, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Campaigning for upcoming parliamentary elections began Friday in Iraq with suspicion about fraud and anger over candidates kept off the ballot, analysts said.
KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama congratulated Viktor Yanukovich on winning Ukraine's presidential election, officials say.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., announced Thursday he will not run for a ninth term in November.
Thursday, February 11
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The results of a new poll indicate a majority of U.S. citizens are unhappy with the current operations of the federal government.
PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. voters appear almost equally divided between re-electing Barack Obama in the 2012 election or voting for a Republican, a Gallup poll indicates.
BEIJING, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A Chinese high court Thursday upheld the 11-year sentence of prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo, 53, who had been convicted of subversion.
Wednesday, February 10
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.N. secretary-general has asked Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to respect due process in the case of retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka, now in custody.
BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has asked his mistress, Rielle Hunter, to marry him, the National Enquirer reported Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. first lady Michelle Obama Tuesday refused to criticize one of her husband's biggest critics, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Vern Ehlers, R-Mich., announced Wednesday he will retire from Congress when his current term expires.
KIGALI, Rwanda, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Rwanda's upcoming presidential election is sparking threats and attacks on opposition party members, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.
Supporters of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko are seeking a recount of the ballots cast in Sunday's presidential runoff election, a lawmaker says.
KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Supporters of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko are seeking a recount of the ballots cast in Sunday's presidential runoff election, a lawmaker says.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military, which arrested former Gen. Sarath Fonseka this week, said Wednesday his family has unhindered access to him.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan protesters demanding the military release retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka faced police tear gas and water cannons Wednesday in Colombo, witnesses say.
Tuesday, February 9
KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Ukrainian Prime Minster Yulia Tymoshenko won't concede the country's presidential election to pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovich, local media reported Tuesday.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- There was no political trading to get the scandal-ridden winner of the Illinois lieutenant governor Democratic primary to quit the race, Gov. Pat Quinn says.
Monday, February 8
LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Three British members of Parliament facing charges over their personal expenses claims have been cast out of the Labor Party, officials said Monday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The first U.S. Senate vote on a jobs bill has been pushed back by Democratic Party leaders from Monday to Tuesday, officials say.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- One-time Wall Street supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama are turning against him as he pushes for new regulations, The New York Times reported Monday.
KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich has apparently won Ukraine's presidential election, preliminary results indicated Monday.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Laura Chinchilla has become Costa Rica's first woman president after a festive weekend election, observers said Monday.
Sunday, February 7
NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Former sex worker Kristin Davis, dubbed the "Manhattan Madam," said she intends to run as a Libertarian in the race for governor of New York.
HOUSTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin Saturday told the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville "America is ready for another revolution."
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Republicans run risks in overcrowded U.S. primary elections this year as large numbers of candidates target Democrats perceived as vulnerable, analysts say.
DALLAS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, considered to be the "father of the Tea Parties," is facing GOP primary election opponents with ties to the groups, analysts say.
AWKA, Nigeria, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Charges of vote-buying and inaccurate voter eligibility lists didn't prevent an incumbent Nigerian governor from winning a state election, observers said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Deficit spending by the Obama administration is "immoral," former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin says.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu was elected New Orleans mayor Saturday, winning a clear majority against five other candidates.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Republican operatives hope political novices running for the U.S. Congress will tap into voter anger and help the party score gains this fall, observers say.
Saturday, February 6
KIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Final rallies in the bitterly contested election in Ukraine took place Friday amid fears the race would erupt violently onto the streets, authorities said.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The public record contradicts many statements made by Democratic Illinois lieutenant governor nominee Scott Lee Cohen, The Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A top organizer of the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville says he is forming a committee that will focus on six area 2010 congressional campaigns.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Drastic action is needed to upgrade Iraqi security forces, the country's Sunni Arab vice president says.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The Obama administration's budget proposals and deficit spending are "reckless," a Republican Party spokesman said Saturday.
LAGOS, Nigeria, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Ailing Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua will hand over power to his vice president, the BBC reported Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A plurality of U.S. residents have no opinion at all of the Tea Party movement, a survey indicates.
Friday, February 5
NASHVILLE, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- An organizer of the Tea Party Nation convention in Tennessee announced Friday he is forming a political action committee to back conservative candidates.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The United Nations said Friday Iraqi residents seeking refuge outside their country's borders will be able to vote in their homeland's elections.
YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The United Nations Friday called on residents of the Ivory Coast to refrain from violence ahead of upcoming elections.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Roxanne Marshall says her younger sister, Rielle Hunter, still loves former Sen. John Edwards and thinks they will be together some day.
Thursday, February 4
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The winner of the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor in Illinois said Thursday he will not step aside as Gov. Pat Quinn has requested.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The winner of the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor in Illinois said Thursday he will not step aside as Gov. Pat Quinn has requested.
PHOENIX, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- For the first time since John McCain was first elected to the U.S. Senate from Arizona in 1986, he faces a serious primary challenge this year, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Republican political action committees have been working to boost their candidates as presidential contenders, a study of recent financial reports indicates.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Roxanne Marshall says her younger sister, Rielle Hunter, still loves former Sen. John Edwards and thinks they will be together some day.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Illinois State Comptroller Dan Hynes Thursday conceded the Democratic nomination for governor to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn.
Wednesday, February 3
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday he made the decision to prosecute a terror suspect in a civilian court and that intelligence officials agreed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin Wednesday defended her decision to attend a Nashville Tea Party convention in a newspaper opinions piece.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., will be sworn into office Thursday, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told The Hill.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday called to congratulate Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn for winning the state Democratic primary, a White House spokesman said.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Lawmakers in Iraq said Wednesday an appeals court overturned a controversial decision to ban hundreds of candidates from taking part in the country's election.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The California governor's race is shaping up to be one of the most expensive in the history of U.S. politics, records show.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Illinois Treasurer Alex Giannoulias won a hard-fought race Tuesday for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Obama.
Tuesday, February 2
TEHRAN, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Nine Iranians alleged to have taken part in last year's anti-government riots are to be executed, semi-official media reported Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin used her political action committee to buy thousands of copies of her book to mail to her donors, campaign records show.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went on trial Tuesday on sodomy and other charges, his second such trial on similar charges.
Monday, February 1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Monday told a YouTube audience he wants to make sure everyone understands what's at stake in the healthcare debate.
LONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A foreign intelligence service was likely behind the hacking operation that led to the leaking of British climate change researchers' e-mails, an expert says.
Sunday, January 31
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Senior Democratic lawmakers have decided to turn down the heat on U.S. healthcare reform efforts in a bid to rescue them, The Los Angeles Times said Sunday.
HONOLULU, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The Republican Party is struggling over ideology and tactics even as Democrats present it with an important opportunity, The New York Times reported Sunday.
NASHVILLE, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Disagreements about a Tennessee convention of Tea Party backers center on where the movement should go and what it's about, a political analyst says.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The newly elected Massachusetts Republican, U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, indicated Sunday he won't be a rubber stamp for all GOP policies.
Saturday, January 30
NEW YORK, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Americans consider heavy male political candidates more honest and reliable than thin ones, but thin still wins for female candidates, a study shows.
HONOLULU, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee, meeting in Hawaii, has rejected a proposed "purity test" requiring candidates to accept eight of 10 conservative principles.
HOUSTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's moves to drop a NASA program that would return astronauts to the moon will spark a political fight, space program experts predict.
MOSCOW, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Russia and Libya have signed a $1.8 billion arms deal, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced Saturday.
CHARLESTON, S.C., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Increasing the number of conservative women in office would be good for government, said Jennie Sanford, South Carolina's soon-to-be-ex-first lady.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The resolution of the Honduras political crisis could mean the quick resumption of Central American trade talks, European Union officials say.
ALBANY, N.Y., Jan. 30 (UPI) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has received millions of dollars in campaign contributions from developers and other real estate interests, records show.
Friday, January 29
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- A court has ordered the return of an alleged sex tape to the mother of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards' out-of-wedlock daughter, CBS News reports.
WHEATON, Ill., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- An Illinois Republican running for a county board spot pulled a video from his Web site that featured an expletive and a racial epithet.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Supporters of failed Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka are claiming vote-counting fraud in their country's election.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Sanctions that would restrict Iran's import of refined petroleum products passed the U.S. Senate on a voice vote.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Changes to lobbying registration requirements could close a loophole in current lobbying disclosure laws for advocates, a fact sheet says.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Job creation, deficit reduction and financial regulation are issues Democrats will try to resolve first before acting on healthcare, the White House said.
Thursday, January 28
WILMINGTON, N.C., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A former U.S. Marine officer acquitted of killing two Iraqis announced Thursday he is a candidate for Congress in North Carolina.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Andrew Young, longtime aide to John Edwards, said he was given the job of trying to convince the former U.S. senator's mistress to have an abortion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- A visible reaction by a U.S. Supreme Court justice during the State of the Union speech prompted conflicting responses from left- and right-wing interests.
PARIS, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Former French Prime Minister Dominque de Villepin has been acquitted in a Paris court of plotting to smear President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2004, officials say.
TEGUCIALPA, Honduras, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Deposed former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya went into exile as a new president of Honduras was inaugurated, officials said.
Wednesday, January 27
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama should go outside the United Nations to impose "crippling sanctions" on Iran, a group of senators says.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says it may be possible to separate healthcare reform into two tracks, with easier-to-pass elements tackled first.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has made at least $24,000 in interest from a campaign fund he controls from his 1996 U.S. Senate run, documents indicate.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military says there is no move to arrest retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka, the main rival in President Mahinda Rajapaksa's re-election bid.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, credited with guiding the military's victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels, Wednesday was re-elected, state TV reported.
Tuesday, January 26
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A conservative filmmaker and three others were charged Tuesday with a plot to tamper with the office phones of U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., authorities said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa took a strong lead over retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka in Tuesday's presidential election in Sri Lanka, early results showed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday urged party leaders to "keep the faith" in the face a devastating Senate election loss last week.
BOLOGNA, Italy, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The mayor of Bologna, Italy, says he will resign amid allegations he used taxpayer funds to take his former secretary on romantic trips.
Monday, January 25
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate election of Republican Scott Brown marks a big moment for the grassroots conservatives of the tea party movement, backers say.
WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden told supporters Monday he would not seek his father's former Senate seat.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Republican U.S. Senate victory in Massachusetts last week has expanded the election field for GOP candidates challenging Democrats, the party said.
JERUSALEM, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Jewish community must continue to fight anti-Semitism, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday.
NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The first of dozens of New Jersey officials caught in a corruption probe was facing trial Monday on bribery charges, court observers said.
Sunday, January 24
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- President Obama will not abandon healthcare reform despite the election of a Republican critic from Massachusetts to the U.S. Senate, a top aide said Sunday.
DALLAS, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- If former U.S. President George W. Bush succeeds in rehabilitating his image, it will be because he hasn't been partisan, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says President Barack Obama needs to "change direction" in his State of the Union speech.
NORMAN, Okla., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A group of Oklahomans protesting a meeting of the Council on American-Islamic Relations alleges the group has ties to terrorists.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Congressional Democrats won't start over with healthcare reform in the wake of a political setback, a senior lawmaker said Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. Democratic Party campaign strategy manager David Plouffe says now is not the time for "bed-wetting" after the party lost a Massachusetts Senate election.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Alleged abuses by Sudanese security forces are seriously undermining the chances for free and credible elections, Human Rights Watch says.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Security concerns and logistical challenges will postpone Afghanistan's parliamentary elections until Sept. 18, the election commission said Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is turning to the team that helped get him elected to try and swing midterm election results back to the Democrats' camp, aides say.
Saturday, January 23
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The election of Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate shows Americans' rejection of government "overreach," a GOP spokesman said Saturday.
BAGHDAD, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Iraqi leaders are working on resolving a controversy in which 511 electoral candidates have been disqualified, an aide to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said the Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance was "devastating" and gave too much political influence to "special interests."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on political spending by corporations and unions raises questions about laws in two dozen states, The New York Times reports.
Friday, January 22
BAGHDAD, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Iraq Friday in an effort to settle a dispute over disqualified parliamentary candidates, officials said.
OTTAWA, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told his Conservative party caucus Friday last year's economic recession could return because of other countries.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- A "2010 Congressional District Census" form mailed in three states may look like an official U.S. Census document but was sent by Republicans, officials say.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The Taliban are part of Afghanistan's political scene, but they must shed their violence before reconciliation begins, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.
MOSCOW, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he wants to see more political parties operating at both the national and regional level.
LONDON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Unequal opportunity in Britain would become worse under a Conservative government, Deputy Prime Minister Harriet Harman said Thursday.
Thursday, January 21
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court decision easing political campaign spending means a "new stampede of special interest money" in politics, President Barack Obama said.
HELSINKI, Finland, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The government of Finland said the e-mail account of Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen may have been breached by an information technology worker three years ago.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The editor of the National Enquirer says he intends to submit his tabloid's coverage of former U.S. Sen. John Edwards' sex scandal for a Pulitzer Prize.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Reactions were mixed Thursday to the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling that struck down restrictions on corporate and union political campaign donations.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday ruled 5-4 to overturn restrictions on corporate and union campaign contributions, changing the landscape of political financing.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was assured safe passage to the Dominican Republic as part of a deal intended to end a political crisis, officials said.
Wednesday, January 20
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama Wednesday urged Democrats not to try to "jam" healthcare reform through Congress before Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., takes office.
PHOENIX, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin will help former running mate John McCain campaign for a fifth term in the U.S. Senate from Arizona, the former Alaska governor said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Newly elected U.S. presidents usually see their approval ratings fall by 5 percentage points in their second years, Gallup analysts say.
ATLANTA, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- A member of a hunting party organized by Georgia Republican gubernatorial hopeful John Oxendine was injured by buckshot spray, a spokesman says.
Tuesday, January 19
BOSTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Scott Brown became the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts in almost 40 years Tuesday, seizing the seat held by the late Edward Kennedy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama Tuesday congratulated Massachusetts state Sen. Scott Brown on his victory in the state's U.S. Senate election, the White House said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A large majority of Americans said they don't want former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to make a run for U.S. president, a CBS News poll released Tuesday indicated.
Monday, January 18
ALBUQUERQUE, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Pete Domenici Jr., son of former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., says he will seek the New Mexico governor's job.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., says he is not going to mount a run for the Minnesota governor's office.
Sunday, January 17
BOSTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- President Obama urged Massachusetts voters to elect state Attorney General Martha Coakley to Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat "so we can finish what we started."
TOKYO, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A majority of Japan's eligible voters polled called for the resignation of ruling party Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa over a land-purchase scandal.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Sebastian Pinera won Chile's presidential election Sunday, becoming the first conservative leader since Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship ended two decades ago.
KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko lost a re-election bid Sunday in the first presidential race since the 2004 Orange Revolution overturned the government.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. public is becoming increasingly polarized and is souring on President Barack Obama's performance, a poll released Sunday indicates.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President George Bush said Sunday the humanitarian response to the Haiti earthquake should not be politicized.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush says that during his time in the White House he called and "chatted" with his predecessor, Bill Clinton.
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan said U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon is a "gracious" woman devoted to helping her community.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Sunday the closeness of a special Massachusetts election indicates dissatisfaction with healthcare reform.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Film and TV actor Alec Baldwin said if he does choose to make a run for a political office, such electoral efforts would have to take place in New York.
Saturday, January 16
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- For the second time, the Afghani Parliament has refused to approve the majority of President Hamid Karzai's Cabinet nominees, officials said Saturday.
TOKYO, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Japanese politics have been roiled by the arrest of a Democratic Party of Japan member serving in the House of Representatives, a politician says.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Pakistan's government has filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's move to overturn amnesty granted to politicians, officials said Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Democratic Party strategists say they are gearing up for some challenging U.S. midterm election races throughout the country later this year.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court says it will consider a case challenging the confidentiality of ballot initiative petition signers.
Friday, January 15
BOSTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- President Obama will campaign in Massachusetts for Martha Coakley, the Democratic candidate for the Senate seat formerly held by Edward Kennedy, an aide said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The House Ethics Committee said Friday it needs more time to decide whether to formally investigate ties between two congressmen and a defunct lobbying firm.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Vic Snyder, D-Ark., said Friday said he will not seek an eighth term in Congress.
OTTAWA, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Canadian election monitors will help oversee voting in the weekend Ukraine presidential election, a federal minister in Ottawa announced Friday.
KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The three candidates seeking to run Ukraine have failed to engender enthusiasm and trust among the voters, polling results indicate.
Thursday, January 14
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A senior White House adviser has rejected suggestions by former Bush aide Karl Rove on the U.S. economy, saying he isn't sure Rove is "all that eager to help."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- GOP leaders say they can win the U.S. House by making the 2010 election to a referendum on Democrats but a top Democrat said he doubts the plan will work.
BOSTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Massachusetts voters have been deluged with political commercials as Republicans and Democrats seek the Senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Republican leaders have privately decided that the best way to win back the House is to stage an all-out bashing of Democrats, political insiders say.
CARY, N.C., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Democrats in 2010 will have a harder time retaining their hold on U.S. Congress than they did in 1994, when Republicans swept into power, a GOP leader said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A BBC reporter was attacked in Sri Lanka while she was covering clashes between rival political groups, the broadcaster reported.
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, has grown increasingly vulnerable to losing his seat to a Republican, political analysts say.
Wednesday, January 13
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday blocked remote broadcasts of a federal court trial in San Francisco on California's gay-marriage ban.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Assertions that U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, Ind-Conn., blindsided Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., on a healthcare compromise aren't true, an adviser says.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Former California Republican congressman Tom Campbell is set to drop his state gubernatorial candidacy for a U.S. Senate bid, sources say.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in her first paid TV appearance, admitted she had questions about the origins of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attackers.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Gunmen in Sri Lanka fired on a bus carrying supporters of the opposition presidential candidate two weeks ahead of elections, killing a woman, police said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Nearly a year after Barack Obama was inaugurated as U.S. president on a platform of change, his Organizing for America has been criticized as more of the same.
LONDON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Alastair Campbell, press secretary to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, defended a 2002 dossier Tuesday that said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
Tuesday, January 12
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Steep ticket prices for Sarah Palin's appearance at an upcoming tea party movement convention in Nashville are causing controversy, Politico reported Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- An Irish bookmaker offering odds on how long former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will last at Fox News says about half of betters believe she will be gone in a year.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., declined Tuesday to call for Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to step down over racial comments.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz, R-Minn., soon will be a former business owner after the family's home improvement business closes, the family said.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Any allegations voiced about a Bulgarian European Commission nominee during hearings must be backed up by proof, EC President Jose Manuel Barroso says.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Two groups who haven't had much interaction before -- U.S. blacks and black immigrants -- have formed an alliance on the U.S. Census, advocates say.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- An award-winning Sri Lankan Tamil journalist, sentenced to 20 years for allegedly inciting violence, has won release on bail, his lawyer said.
Monday, January 11
ERBIL, Iraq, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Members of a major Kurdish political party in Iraq complain rivals are launching attacks on its members as the country braces for March parliamentary elections.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The Congressional Black Caucus chairwoman said she accepts U.S. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid's apology for a remark made in 2008 the presidential campaign.
APEX, Nev., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he's finished making statements on a remark he made about Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Her campaign camp says former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina raised nearly $1.1 million for her U.S. Senate bid.
KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Campaigns leading up to the presidential election in Ukraine next week could lead to a return of pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovych to power, polls indicate.
Sunday, January 10
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- As her vice presidential debate with Sen. Joe Biden neared, Sarah Palin became "the other Sarah," says the co-author of a book on the 2008 presidential race.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Odds are that Rahm Emanuel won't keep the White House chief of staff job over the long haul, U.S. experts say.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., should not resign his post over racially charged comments, a top Democrat said Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., should step down because of racial comments about U.S. President Barack Obama, a Republican leader said Sunday.
ZAGREB, Croatia, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- High unemployment and a stalled economy were key concerns Sunday as Croatians went to the polls in a runoff to elect a new president, authorities said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced 16 cabinet nominations Saturday to fill positions left vacant when Parliament refused to approve earlier choices.
Saturday, January 9
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., apologized Saturday for comments he made about Barack Obama's race during the U.S. president's electoral campaign.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The head of the United Nations mission in Haiti promised logistical support for the country's national elections this year.
Thursday, January 7
GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A Colorado county has agreed to pay $4,000 to a student arrested for wearing a "Nobama" sticker on his shirt during a visit to his school by Michelle Obama.
SEATTLE, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Washington state will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that the state's ban on voting by prison inmates is unconstitutional, officials said.
Wednesday, January 6
SEATTLE, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- State laws barring imprisoned felons from voting has been challenged by a U.S. appellate court ruling, legal observers say.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Emily's List founder Ellen Malcolm is stepping down as president and will be succeeded by Stephanie Schriock, the women's political support group's said.
PHOENIX, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Conservative critics of U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., say they will hammer him on his support of immigration reform when he runs for re-election this year.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- The Republican Party will "embrace" the grassroots conservative activists of the tea party movement, the Republican National Committee chairman says.
EAST HADDAM, Conn., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., announced his retirement from the U.S. Senate Wednesday after five terms.
HAMILTON, N.Y., Jan. 6 (UPI) -- If gestures and speech convey the same information, they are easier to understand than when they convey different information, Dutch and U.S. researchers say.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A rash of Democrats choosing to exit the political arena has muddied the party's chances of retaining healthy majorities in Congress, political pundits say.
TOKYO, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says he hopes Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii will reconsider his decision to resign due to health reasons.
Tuesday, January 5
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Three-term U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., announced Tuesday he won't seek another term this year.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Iceland will hold a referendum on repaying Dutch and British depositors in its failed banks, officials said Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Local Philippine politico Andal Ampatuan Jr. pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 41 counts of murder in the massacre of a political rival's family and followers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Trips to the United States by controversial Indonesian business tycoon James Riady has caused consternation in the State Department, sources say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai ordered parliament, which rejected 17 of his 24 Cabinet nominees, to delay its winter recess so he can present a new nominee list.
Monday, January 4
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Henry Brown, R-S.C., announced Monday he would not seek re-election in 2010, saying he thought it was the right time to step down.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The entire staff of U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith resigned after his decision to switch from the Democratic Party to become a Republican, a former staffer said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Early indications are Republican candidates at the state level may try to nationalize the 2010 elections, pursuing attacks on the White House, observers note.
LONDON, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The British Conservative Party has made $55 billion in unfunded promises, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said Monday.
YANGON, Myanmar, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Myanmar's military rulers indicated Monday elections would be held this year in the isolated country but gave no dates or other details.
BAGHDAD, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The upcoming Iraqi elections will likely determine whether the country becomes more religiously conservative, with alcohol as the flash point, lawmakers say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- The Afghan parliament's rejection of most of Hamid Karzai's Cabinet nominees showed the president's political headaches are far from over, experts say.
Sunday, January 3
PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Fla., says he'll be making the case for the Obama administration in Israel in his new job.
Saturday, January 2
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Afghanistan lawmakers Saturday rejected 17 of President Hamid Karzai's 24 Cabinet choices in a clear rebuke to the leader.
KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Pro-Russia Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych is ahead in Ukraine's presidential election campaign, opinion polls indicate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- The United States will overcome difficult days with renewed optimism this year, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., predicted Saturday.
Friday, January 1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A Democratic Party commission advises shorting the primary elections season and reducing the influence of so-called superdelegates, party officials said.
Thursday, December 31
FRANKFORT, Ky., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Rand Paul, son of 2008 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, jumped into the GOP primary race in Kentucky to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning.
Wednesday, December 30
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons, who settled his divorce this week, fired his neophyte campaign manager Wednesday for saying the first lady post is "window dressing."
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer was facing pressure from party donors Wednesday to resign, analysts said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The drawn-out U.S. Senate race in Minnesota also was a costly one, the Federal Elections Commission reported.
SEBORGA, Italy, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A self-proclaimed Italian "principality" of Seborga has been dealt a blow by a court, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Republican operatives say they see potential political hay in U.S. President Obama's response to the failed Christmas Day attack on an airplane.
Tuesday, December 29
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Candidates running for U.S. Congress in 2007-2008 reported more than $1.42 billion in receipts, reports filed with the Federal Election Commission indicated.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. George Radanovich, R-Calif., said he won't seek re-election, state Sen. Jeff Denham, the man Radanovich asked to run as his successor, confirmed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Republican political operative Karl Rove's divorce from his wife of 24 years, Darby, has been granted, a family spokeswoman says.
RENO, Nev., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons has agreed to a divorce from his wife Dawn, averting a much-anticipated trial, attorneys say.
CHICAGO, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate campaign of Rep. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., responding to an ad by a GOP rival, says the veteran congressman is not gay.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- South Florida political players and analysts say they disagree over how the burgeoning Tea Party movement will affect the Republican party.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Japan and India agreed Tuesday to strengthen security cooperation during a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Russia still will develop weapons to counter U.S. missiles even as the two countries work on arms reduction, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.
Monday, December 28
ZAGREG, Croatia, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Center-left Croatian presidential candidate Ivo Josipovic is in the lead position after winning one-third of the vote in weekend elections, analysts say.
OTTAWA, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Canadian armed forces are planning cuts of $182 million to meet a strategy set by the government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, military officials say.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama scored well in the ethics department although watchdog groups said they'd like to see more done in ethics reform.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Most Americans have a dim view of the first decade of the 21st century, a survey suggests.
Sunday, December 27
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Possible ties between a banker accused of stealing billions and U.S. politicians he contributed money to are under investigation, federal officials say.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The Obama administration has underestimated the threat posed by homegrown terrorism, a Republican lawmaker said Sunday.
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A Central Election Commission official said turnout for Sunday's general elections in Uzbekistan exceeded 57 percent of the electorate.
MUMBAI, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama arrived in Mumbai Sunday for high-level talks on economic and defense security with India, officials said.
Saturday, December 26
ANKARA, Turkey, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Eight Turkish soldiers have been arrested in connection with an alleged assassination plot against Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc, the army said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Members of Congress say they plan to investigate a Nigerian's attempt to bring down a U.S. jetliner with an explosive device.
TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Hundreds of riot police on motorcycle and on foot charged outnumbered Iranian protesters chanting anti-government slogans in Tehran Saturday, authorities say.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Authorities say they have yet to determine the cause of a Christmas Day fire that killed two grandchildren of a prominent Kentucky couple, authorities say.
LONDON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The British government is urging citizens to support its fox hunting ban by signing an online petition.
SEOUL, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A Korean-American human rights activist purposely crossed into North Korea to raise awareness of Pyongyang's purported abuses, his colleagues say.
Thursday, December 24
BEIJING, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The 11-year prison sentence given Friday in a Beijing court to Liu Xiaobo shows China's Communist regime will not tolerate dissidence, critics said.
GLENDALE, Ariz., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The Fiesta Bowl said its management members were cleared of any unethical or illegal conduct in an inquiry by former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods.
Wednesday, December 23
BRUSSELS, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The nomination of a glamorous and controversial minister to lead Romania's regional development efforts has alarmed European officials, observers say.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The brother of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich asked a federal judge to keep taped phone calls with his wife and son out of court.
Tuesday, December 22
BOGOTA, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A kidnapped Colombian state governor found dead Tuesday was probably killed soon after the abduction, officials said.
MIAMI, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart said Tuesday he and his brother U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart no longer back Florida Gov. Charlie Crist for U.S. Senate.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday he won't be running for the U.S. Senate from New York state.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A former New Orleans water board official says he's not guilty of steering millions of dollars to himself and his brother.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- The five U.S. senators managing floor debate on the massive healthcare reform bill list health interests among their biggest contributors, records indicate.
Monday, December 21
LUTON, England, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A British TV presenter turned political candidate failed in her bid to break the world record for eating Brussels sprouts after finishing only five in a minute.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Law partners of a Florida attorney indicted in a massive Ponzi scheme have come under scrutiny for political donations he allegedly organized, sources say.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Illinois' ousted governor researched if he could keep the White House chief of staff's former U.S. House seat warm for him, The Chicago Sun-Times said Monday.
DETROIT, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Defeated Detroit mayoral candidate Tom Barrow says election canvassers should resign because of their decisions about his demand for a recount.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A battle next year for control of Congress will be fought in a few key races, and some in Tennessee will be among the most important, political analysts say.
Sunday, December 20
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he and his new Cabinet will be held accountable on issues such as corruption, a key demand of his Western supporters.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Signs were emerging this weekend that abortion politics could become a key obstacle to a final deal to reform the U.S. health system, analysts say.
GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Connecticut Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon says she can sympathize with voters downtrodden by the recession because she was once broke.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Some Texas anti-war activists say they're disappointed in U.S. President Barack Obama and are losing patience with him.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A one-time Pakistani elections official claims the country's anti-corruption agency tried to target Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardari in 2005.
BELGRADE, Serbia, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Serbia, in a historic move, has decided to submit an application for European Union candidacy, President Boris Tadic says.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The Office of Congressional Ethics has recommended dropping the investigation of three U.S. House Democrats, the lawmakers' aides report.
Saturday, December 19
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri arrived in Damascus Saturday in a landmark move experts say could heal political and personal rifts.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Most U.S. residents hold a deep-seated distrust of politicians when it comes to promoting the public good, a poll indicates.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama urged senators Saturday to approve healthcare reform he said would cut families' costs, strengthen Medicare and lower the deficit.
GREENWICH, Conn., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Former Ambassador Thomas Foley said Friday he will use at least $2 million of his own money in his campaign for Connecticut governor.
Friday, December 18
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Madagascar will hold elections in early 2010 to choose the members of the country's Parliament, the African country's military-backed leader says.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is under renewed pressure to resign after the Supreme Court struck down an amnesty protection against corruption charges.
NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Court documents indicate Rielle Hunter is seeking hefty support for the child former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., has yet to acknowledge fathering.
Thursday, December 17
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said she meant no disrespect by blacking out the name of Sen. John, R-Ariz., from a sun visor she wore on vacation in Hawaii.
WARREN, Ohio, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Convicted ex-congressman James A. Traficant Jr. says he may run for Congress again, possibly in Ohio or Pennsylvania.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Chris Dudley, who spent 16 years in the NBA before becoming a financial adviser, has announced he is a candidate for governor of Oregon.
ASUNCION, Paraguay, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The president of Paraguay, a former Catholic bishop, has agreed to take a paternity test amid an ongoing scandal involving children of supposed lovers.
MILAN, Italy, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday he felt loved by Italy during four days in a hospital after being struck in the face by an attacker.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Aides for U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., say they asked the party's re-election arm for a memo on how a congressman could use campaign funds upon retirement.
MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Six Philippine officials were accused Thursday of illegally encouraging martial law in a province where 57 people were killed in election-related violence.
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin can't shake her unfavorable ratings despite an enthusiastic response to her memoirs, a Gallup Poll indicates.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Peter Galbraith, a leading U.N. official in Afghanistan at the time of the presidential election, proposed replacing Hamid Karzai, The New York Times reported.
Wednesday, December 16
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A Democratic state legislator from southwestern Pennsylvania was arraigned Wednesday on charges of using state employees for campaign work.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A South Carolina legislative panel Wednesday rejected an impeachment resolution against Gov. Mark Sanford.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, Ind-Conn., a former Democrat, says he hasn't ruled out running as a Republican in 2012.
DETROIT, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick broke state law if he used campaign money to pay defense lawyers, the state attorney general says.
Tuesday, December 15
OTTAWA, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Canada's federal Liberal party apologized Tuesday for posting an altered photo on the Internet of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper being assassinated.
BRUSSELS, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The Party of the European Socialists says it will field a candidate for president of the European Commission in the 2014 European elections.
PRINCETON, N.J., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The 2010 midterm elections will be close, but Democrats regained a slight lead over Republicans, Gallup Poll results released Tuesday indicate.
Monday, December 14
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate leaders will drop expansion of Medicare from healthcare reform legislation in return for getting a bill passed by Christmas, senators said Monday.
BUCHAREST, Romania, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A Romanian court Monday rejected a bid by opposition Social Democrats to void the re-election victory of President Traian Basescu, state media said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Debate on Capitol Hill over health coverage for mammograms has started shaping the 2010 U.S. election as a battle for the crucial women's vote.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Legislation focused on U.S. jobs creation and healthcare reform is costing lots of money and creating political conflict, officials from both parties said.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi spent a peaceful night in a hospital recuperating from facial injuries from an assault, an official said Monday
SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Center-right billionaire Sebastian Pinera won the first round of Chile's presidential election, boosting his bid to upend the left-of-center government.
Sunday, December 13
CHICAGO, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Attorneys for indicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich say they want the FBI to turn over notes of interviews with President Barack Obama.
BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Residents of the Spanish region of Catalonia voted Sunday on an unofficial referendum seeking independence from Madrid, observers said.
SUKHUMI, Georgia, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Incumbent President Sergei Bagapsh has been re-elected by voters in the former Georgian republic of Abkhazia, officials said Sunday.
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Iran's supreme leader Sunday blamed reformists and anti-government forces for defiling a picture of his predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Saturday, December 12
HOUSTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Houston City Controller Annise Parker became the first openly gay person elected mayor of a major U.S. city in Saturday's runoff race.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Dozens of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya have been killed and thousands more arrested, human rights groups allege.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Efforts backed by U.S President Barack Obama to stop global warming would wipe out millions of American jobs if enacted, a Republican Party spokeswoman says.
SUKHUM, Georgia, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Voters in Abkhazia took to the polls Saturday for the first time since the republic broke away from Georgia last year, election observers said.
JUBA, Sudan, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Northern Sudanese politicians may be playing a role in the deadly ethnic conflicts plaguing most of southern Sudan this year, some officials say.
LONDON, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- It would have been right to "remove" Saddam Hussein even without evidence he had weapons of mass destruction, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New York has ordered a law blocking funding for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now to be rolled back.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez says he has offered to broker a meeting between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and his successor.
Friday, December 11
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, an announced candidate for governor of his state, said Friday he is resigning his seat in Congress.
Thursday, December 10
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is considering another run for statewide office, this time for comptroller, the New York Post reported Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The tea party movement is flexing its muscle through political action committees and other measures to shake up politics, movement leaders said.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A House panel voted to censure, not impeach, embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, making it unlikely he would be removed from office.
Wednesday, December 9
CHICAGO, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Indicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a copy of the U.S. Constitution with a near-profanity that has become his catchphrase, witnesses said.
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The rise of China is the top news story of the decade, a study performed by a U.S. language analysis group indicated.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Calls for East Jerusalem to be established as the capital of a new Palestinian state don't carry much weight, an Israeli political scientist says.
BELGRADE, Serbia, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- No decision has been made on if Serbia will submit its European Union candidacy application before the end of the year, Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic says.
Tuesday, December 8
BOSTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley won the Democratic primary Tuesday in the race to fill the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat, results showed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The top U.S. military and diplomatic officials in Afghanistan spoke before two congressional committees Tuesday, saying they both support the surge in forces.
DETROIT, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Two leaders of a Detroit homeless shelter will plead guilty to charges they diverted taxpayer funds to political causes, The Detroit Free Press said Tuesday.
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The former British Chief of the General Staff says Prime Minister Gordon Brown didn't understand the Afghanistan War until recently.
TEHRAN, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Iran's chief prosecutor says he may arrest Mir Hossein Mousavi, whose disputed June presidential election loss is still sparking civil unrest in Iran.
Monday, December 7
BUCHAREST, Romania, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Romanian President Traian Basescu has narrowly won reelection with 50.33 percent of the vote, election officials said Monday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. congressional hopefuls running as Tea Party candidates could fare better than those running as Republicans, a Rasmussen Report released Monday indicates.
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales retained his post and his political party gained legislative power in the country's elections, exit polls indicate.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Israel is ready and willing to conduct direct negotiations with Syria without preconditions, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said.
CHISINAU, Moldova, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Moldova was still without a president Monday after its Parliament failed for the third time to elect one, observers said.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The deputy speaker of the Iraqi Parliament said a deal reached by top Iraqi leaders will allow for the first national elections in Iraq since 2005.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Hundreds of Iowans turned out Sunday at a Sioux City bookstore where Sara Palin signed copies of her book, "Going Rogue."
Sunday, December 6
BUCHAREST, Romania, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Both candidates in Romania's presidential election runoff claimed victory Sunday night but an official tally won't be released before Monday, officials say.
LAREDO, Texas, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The notorious Mexican drug cartel enforcers known as the Zetas are branching out into legitimate businesses, law enforcement officials say.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says he's "proud" of his former U.S. vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin.
HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 6 (UPI) -- An adviser to Connecticut U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon has been subpoenaed in connection with a probe of Sen. John Ensign, campaign officials say.
BOSTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Four Democrats vying to succeed the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., have shown differing styles and personalities, The Boston Globe reported Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Jerry Brown of California is not the only former governor trying to get the old job back, with at least six ex-governors nationwide considering another run.
Saturday, December 5
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- President Obama plans to attend a Democratic Senate caucus meeting as leaders struggle to win support for the healthcare bill, the White House said Saturday.
LONDON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A demonstration in London Saturday drew thousands of people urging Prime Minister Gordon Brown to back aid for poor countries at the upcoming summit in Denmark.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A controversial recommendation on breast cancer testing by a U.S. medical panel shows why healthcare reform is flawed, a Republican Party spokeswoman says.
LONDON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- World leaders mustn't be deterred by "flat-earth" climate change skeptics, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A three-year investigation has produced voter fraud convictions for two members of a longtime California political family, observers say.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A weakening of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's political position has caused little alarm in Washington, diplomatic sources say.
MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Martial law in the Philippines province of Maguindanao was in force Saturday after last month's massacre of 57 people there, officials said.
Friday, December 4
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A bill banning the importation of foreign nuclear waste into America is being blocked by a senator from Utah with ties to the importer, bill supporters say.
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- An early advertising blitz by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has done little to make more Nevada voters like him, a poll released Friday indicated.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has used her Facebook page to call on President Obama to boycott the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
CHISINAU, Moldova, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The leader of Moldova's Communist Party said Friday his party will not support the candidacy of Marian Lupu for head of state on Monday.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- West Bank settlers vowed to escalate protests against the 10-month construction freeze after a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu proved fruitless.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Ambitious domestic and foreign agendas sought by U.S. President Obama are creating tension with Democrats on Capitol Hill, congressional members say.
Thursday, December 3
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The Florida lawyer arrested on racketeering and fraud charges donated to political campaigns with funds from a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, prosecutors alleged.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- South Carolina's top court ruled the state's ethics panel must release documents on its probe of Gov. Mark Sanford that were turned over to the governor.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A report on civil rights during the George W. Bush administration indicates the U.S. Justice Department sometimes rejected complaints without taking action.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Some Democrats, noting the declining U.S. public support for the Afghan war, are not happy with President Barack Obama's troop surge decision.
MANILA, Philippines, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.N. human rights experts are urging the Philippines government to investigate the massacre of 57 people and take measures to prevent a recurrence.
Wednesday, December 2
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A proposal to end Lebanon's political sectarianism must preserve diversity and power sharing, President Michel Sleiman says.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, facing a Sierra Leone war crimes tribunal, says Taiwan and Libya contributed to his 1997 presidential campaign.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Top military and diplomatic officials Wednesday warned a U.S. Senate panel that failure in Afghanistan would mean a Taliban takeover and a renewed civil war.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The investigation of a Ponzi scheme allegedly run by a Florida attorney now seems to be centering on possible accomplices, court documents indicate.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, having ceded many of his powers under political pressure, may be able to keep his job at least for now, analysts said.
ATLANTA, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A recount in the Atlanta mayoral race is likely, as Kasim Reed won the runoff by a narrow margin and opponent Mary Norwood refused to concede.
ATLANTA, D.C., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The race for mayor of Atlanta was too close to call Tuesday night with just several hundred votes separating Mary Norwood and Kasim Reed.
Tuesday, December 1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., has decided not to seek a 12th term in 2010, sources told the National Journal Tuesday.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- An Oregon anti-tax activist and Republican candidate for governor has been charged with failing to file state tax returns for three years.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The use of an "Aunt Jemima" image to depict a black Cleveland politician has sparked a racially charged debate in the city, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama was expected to nominate soon a Senate aide as the top U.S. auto regulator, several officials said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A proposal to impose an ideological "purity test" on Republican Party candidates is splitting the GOP, members say.
ATLANTA, D.C., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Atlanta-area voters went to the polls Tuesday to elect new mayors and choose four new members of the Georgia Legislature.
SAN FERNANDO, Philippines, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo filed to run for the country's Congress Tuesday, making her post-presidential plans official.
BERLIN, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Neither America nor Britain has provided any intelligence about the presence of al-Qaida leaders in Pakistan, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said.
Monday, November 30
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. diplomatic officials said the presidential election in Honduras was important, but was "only a step" in the country's return to democratic order.
BERN, Switzerland, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- An independent U.N. expert on religious freedoms Monday said the Swiss vote to ban construction of new minarets discriminates against Muslims.
NEW DELHI, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Authorities in the east Indian state of Jharkhand Monday arrested the state's former chief minister in a billion dollar scam.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama welcomes Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Washington Monday for talks on Afghanistan and climate change, the White House said.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Pakistan, reacting to Britain's call that it do more to eliminate al-Qaida leaders, said
Sunday, November 29
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Sen. Jose Mujica, a former left-wing guerrilla fighter, won Uruguay's presidential election Sunday with more than 50 percent of the vote, exit polls showed.
ATLANTA, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The Tuesday runoff election for Atlanta mayor is creating a blitz of newspaper, television and Web ads to bring voters out for two candidates, officials say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Pastor Rick Warren, who delivered the invocation at U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration, says he disagrees with him on abortion.
DALLAS, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush disagrees with plenty that his successor is doing, but refuses to openly criticize him, friends say.
LONDON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A 2002 memo written to then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned him that plans to depose Iraq's Saddam Hussein were illegal, sources say.
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Elections being held Sunday in Equatorial Guinea, home to a government ranked as one of the world's most corrupt, are unfair, critics say.
WINDHOEK, Namibia, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Long lines of voters packed polling places in Namibia on the second and final day of the country's national elections, observers said.
TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Sunday an International Atomic Energy Agency resolution was the result of "political chicanery."
Saturday, November 28
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The couple who crashed U.S. President Barack Obama's first state dinner are trying to sell their story for hundreds of thousands of dollars, sources said.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Canada has agreed to resume sales of nuclear technology to India for the first time in more than 30 years, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The only two Democratic U.S. senators to sign anti-tax pledges will be publicly reminded of their commitments, a Washington group says.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The tea-party movement, drawing in conservative activists across the United States, has also lured fundraisers, some of them for-profit companies.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Political divisions in Honduras will remain after a presidential election to replace ousted President Manuel Zelaya, analysts say.
WINDHOEK, Namibia, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Sweltering heat and a legal challenge didn't deterred voter turnout in Namibia's presidential elections, observers said Saturday.
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- New U.S. efforts to persuade rank-and-file Taliban fighters to switch sides have begun in Afghanistan with a meeting of tribal leaders, observers say.
WEST HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Connecticut Green Party members say they're urging Ralph Nader to run against Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., in next year's election.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is to ask Kevin Rudd to send more troops to Afghanistan when the Australian prime minister visits Washington, authorities said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Supporters of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney say they have begun efforts to draft the Republican for a 2012 presidential run.
Friday, November 27
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- U. S. Sen. John McCain, criticized for missing votes regularly while campaigning for president, has greatly improved his record in 2009, an analysis shows.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Michael Bloomberg spent a record $102 million in his successful quest for a third term as mayor of New York, figures showed Friday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Advocates on both sides of abortion rights are abandoning traditional methods of contacting supporters in favor of social networking sites, authorities say.
MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- More than 300 police and paramilitary personnel have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the Mindanao massacre, Philippine officials said Friday.
BOSTON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The only one of the four Democratic candidates to succeed Sen. Edward M. Kennedy not trying to be an ideological image is the big favorite, observers say.
Thursday, November 26
WINDHOEK, Namibia, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Hidipo Hamutenya, leader of Namibia's Rally for Democracy and Progress, is being sued for alleging polls in the country were rigged, an RDP spokesman said.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Iraq's political factions apparently avoided a crisis Thursday with a surprise agreement on parliamentary elections early next year, observers said.
KARACHI, Pakistan, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, fighting for political survival amid calls for his exit, hit out against critics, calling them "pranksters."
MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Philippines' ruling coalition expelled members of a political clan allegedly linked to the election-related massacre as arrests began Thursday of suspects.
Wednesday, November 25
NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life," sold 469,000 copies in its first week in stores, Nielsen BookScan said Wednesday.
TOKYO, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's mother may have surreptitiously given him millions of yen for his political campaigns, sources say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The Obama White House's use of the word "unprecedented" may itself be unprecedented, the Washington publication Politico reported Wednesday.
MOSCOW, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A female Siberian tiger given a tracking collar last year by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been found after a three-month absence, officials said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar says in a message delivered on the eve of a Muslim holiday that the United States will be defeated in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says he's "never seen anything like" the attacks on his former vice presidential running mate, Sarah Palin.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- NFL offensive lineman Jon Runyan says he will finish the season with the San Diego Chargers, then run for the U.S. Congress in New Jersey.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Parliamentary elections cannot be held in Iraq before the end of January 2010, election officials say.
Tuesday, November 24
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The San Diego Chargers announced Tuesday they had signed former Philadelphia Eagles offensive tackle Jon Runyan to a one-year contract.
MANILA, Philippines, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo promised Tuesday those behind a political massacre of 46 people would be brought to justice.
BOSTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Two candidates for a U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts defended Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., in his very public dispute with a Catholic bishop in Providence.
AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- King Abdullah II of Jordan issued a proclamation Tuesday dissolving the country's Lower House of Parliament and ordering early elections, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Former CNN host Lou Dobbs fueled speculation about his political future by saying during a radio talk show he's mulling over a U.S. presidential run.
Monday, November 23
BAGHDAD, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A dispute between lawmakers and a vice president of Iraq threatens to derail plans to hold a parliamentary election on schedule in January, officials said.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces ethics charges on 37 counts of using his office for personal financial gain, the state ethics commission said Monday.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan., won't seek re-election to Congress next year, Democratic Party sources say.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Documents filed in a lawsuit against a high-flying Florida attorney reveal some of the details of the $1 billion fraud allegations he faces, court watchers say.
BUCHAREST, Romania, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Presidential hopefuls in Romania are gearing up for a runoff election after no candidate garnered the required 50 percent to win outright in Sunday's polling.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is preparing to formally delay January's presidential and parliamentary elections, a party official said.
Sunday, November 22
BOSTON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Although the Massachusetts attorney general has a big lead, state residents remain unsettled about an upcoming U.S. Senate primary election, a poll indicates.
LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The British Conservative Party's lead over Labor has dwindled to 6 percentage points, a poll released Sunday said.
Saturday, November 21
BUCHAREST, Romania, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Millions of Romanians will go to the polls Sunday in the first round of the country's presidential election amid political turmoil, authorities say.
PATTERSON, N.Y., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Greg Ball, a Republican state assemblyman, said Saturday he has ended his quest to unseat U.S. Rep. John Hall, D-N.Y.
MUMBAI, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A mob angry over criticism of their right-wing leader by a Mumbai television station ransacked the broadcaster's offices, authorities say.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A U.N. committee says Iran should release political prisoners arrested during protests over the country's disputed presidential election in June.
TORONTO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Canada's main opposition party, the Liberals, hit a new low in popularity of 24 percent in a poll published Saturday.
Friday, November 20
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Michigan law firm will pay the U.S. government $131,000 to settle claims it illegally sent money to John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign, papers show.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Federal Election Commission Friday approved revised rules for regulating U.S. campaign travel on non-commercial flights.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Senate ethics committee Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for his comments about his appointment to the Senate last December.
NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- More than 1,000 people braved rain in Indiana's die-hard Republican Hamilton County to catch up with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at a book-signing event.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Tension remained high Friday as the unusual presidential election drew near in Honduras.
Thursday, November 19
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi says his fellow governors are "leading the comeback" of the Republican Party.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was chosen Thursday to be the first president of the European Council.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor of New York in 2010, sources informed of the decision said.
CAIRO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he doubted a Middle East peace accord would be reached before the end of his term.
Wednesday, November 18
HAMDEN, Conn., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dipped below 50 percent for the first time, a poll released Wednesday indicates.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A conservative opponent of Republican California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says her past support of environmental causes damages her credibility.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin fans lined up just after dawn in chilly western Michigan Wednesday for the rising Republican star's first book signing event.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The nomination process for filling the top two European Union posts created by the Lisbon Treaty appears to be in disarray, observers say.
LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Queen Elizabeth addressed the opening of Parliament Wednesday with promises to aid Britain's poor and reform the financial services industry.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A former Missouri state senator was sentenced to a year and a day in jail Tuesday for lying to federal investigators looking into a campaign mailing.
Tuesday, November 17
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Levi Johnston, the father of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson, says he looks at the Republican leader "with disgust."
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Levi Johnston, the father of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson, says he looks at the Republican leader "with disgust."
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Republican Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's hug with Democratic President Barack Obama early this year may harm Crist's re-election chances, a GOP strategist says.
BERLIN, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Somalia is the world's most corrupt country, while New Zealand is the least corrupt, Transparency International's annual Corruption Perception Index has found.
Monday, November 16
BRUSSELS, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Comments by Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy may have set back his campaign to become the first permanent European Union president, officials said.
PHOENIX, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised the results of the economic stimulus package in Arizona during a fundraising speech in Phoenix Monday.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday the Palestinian Authority acted questionably regarding its efforts involving Israel and Hamas.
NEWBERRY, Fla., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's bid for a U.S. Senate seat is being opposed by some of his fellow Republicans because of his bipartisan efforts, experts said.
PHILADELPHIA, D.C., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The heirs of the original U.S. Black Panther Party say a new group going by the name are "exploiting" the group's name and history.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Those who support continuing an economic embargo against Cuba have heavily shifted their campaign contributions to Democrats, a U.S. watchdog group says.
PRISTINA, Kosovo, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The first elections in Kosovo since it declared its independence from Serbia in 2008 went off without any real trouble, security officials said Monday.
GAZA, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Seeking international recognition for a de facto Palestinian state is a waste of time, a Hamas leader said Monday.
Sunday, November 15
PRISTINA, Kosovo, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Turnout was light Sunday in local elections in Kosovo, the first since the country declared its independence from Serbia in February 2008, officials said.
GAZA, Israel, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Palestinians say they will ask for unilateral statehood in a U.N. Security Council vote but while Israel cautions that would destroy the Mideast peace process.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama remains opposed to prohibiting abortion coverage in plans offered through a new health insurance exchange, an adviser says.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Democratic politicians could lose the support of Catholic voters in the United States for wanting abortion to be included in healthcare reform, experts said.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Nearly 65 percent of U.S. Southerners say they oppose an outburst by Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., during an address to Congress by President Barack Obama.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she would "look forward" to having coffee with former Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Grassroots conservative opposition to Republican-endorsed candidates doesn't pose any threat to the party, the U.S. Senate minority leader says.
SINGAPORE, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The White House Sunday touted accomplishments achieved by U.S. President Barack Obama at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' meeting in Singapore.
Saturday, November 14
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she and her husband were "devastated" when they learned their daughter Bristol was pregnant, ABC News reported Saturday.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will announce this weekend he is a candidate for governor of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Saturday.
BOGOTA, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Millions of referendum signatures in support of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's second re-election bid are invalid, an electoral body says.
LONDON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The ultra-rightist British National Party will hold a vote on an amendment to its constitution allowing minorities to join its ranks, its leader says.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday urged members of Congress not to turn the investigation into the Fort Hood massacre into "political theater."
Friday, November 13
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Kay Bailey Hutchison said Friday she will keep her U.S. Senate seat for now while running for governor of Texas.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-N.C., announced Friday he will not challenge Republican Sen. Richard Burr next year.
TOKYO, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama recommitted to reduce their countries' emissions by 80 percent by 2050, the White House said.
NEW DELHI, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Indian election authorities have granted what they called an independent identity to gays and transsexuals -- a third gender -- on the country's voter lists.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves says he is a candidate for one of the new European Union posts created under the Lisbon Treaty.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A Palestinian elections panel recommended Thursday that the presidential vote set for January be postponed.
Thursday, November 12
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- ACORN, the community group that has become a target of conservative attacks, filed a lawsuit Thursday in New York to get its federal funding restored.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A leading Republican in the Pennsylvania legislature and nine others were charged Thursday with spending millions in state funds on campaign research.
Wednesday, November 11
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A former spokesman for California Attorney General Jerry Brown did not break the law by secretly taping talks with reporters, Brown's office said.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge says South Carolina's Legislature violated the Constitution when it authorized religious-themed car license plates.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A New York City man, appalled no Democrats could be found to run against Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho six years ago, says he's in this time.
NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Political analysts say former Philadelphia Eagles lineman Jon Runyan is on the short list of Republican candidates for Congress in New Jersey.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Appointments to the three new top EU posts created by the Lisbon Treaty could be made at a Nov. 19 summit in Brussels, officials say.
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has announced she will not seek re-election in 2010 to the post she has held since 2004.
Tuesday, November 10
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Former Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is heading to Iowa on her book tour, its promoters say.
BOSTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., has procured federal earmarks for non-profit health centers with connections to his wife, documents show.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Congressional hopefuls poured more than $30 million into their own campaigns in 2009 for either special elections or their 2010 races, an analysis indicates.
TOKYO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Japanese Cabinet Tuesday authorized $5 billion in aid to Afghanistan during the next five years, the government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said.
Monday, November 9
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama reaffirmed America's "strong commitment to Israel's security" in a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the White House said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Republicans thinking about a run at the U.S. presidency in 2012 might find the going tough as the field is filling up with established hopefuls, analysts say.
DETROIT, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden visited Detroit Tuesday to raise funds for two Michigan Democrats in Congress and give a progress report on the nation's economy.
SEATTLE, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A legal battle over the release of the names of people who signed a Washington State petition on same-sex marriage could have big ramifications, analysts say.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Prosecutors and attorneys for Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon are ready to begin jury selection for her trial on theft charges, courtroom observers say.
LONDON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Britain's prime minister called the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan to apologize for mistakes he made in a letter to her, his office said.
Sunday, November 8
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., has moved out of a C Street house, a town home on Capitol Hill shared with other Christian lawmakers, sources say.
ASBURY PARK, N.J., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The stakes for same-sex marriage legalization in New Jersey have been raised with the election of a Republican governor, advocates say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The lone Republican U.S. House member who voted in favor of a healthcare reform measure says it was the best decision for his New Orleans district.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon will need to take the stand in her own defense to prevail in her trial on theft charges, an expert says.
Saturday, November 7
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The Republican Party has to repair fences with Latino voters in America after losing their support in the 2008 presidential election, party officials say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Saturday the recent elections reflected U.S. citizens' concern with the direction the U.S. government is headed.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says he has pulled out of a deal struck to end the country's political crisis.
KIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The presidential election in Ukraine might be delayed by the epidemic of H1N1 influenza, a government official said Friday.
Friday, November 6
JERUSALEM, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A day after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced his resignation, Israeli officials expressed concern for the peace process, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S.-negotiated pact to return deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya to office may become ineffective due to the Honduran Congress' delay, officials said.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A Swiss referendum on whether to ban the building of minarets on mosques is causing some businesses to say they worry about backlash from Muslim countries.
Thursday, November 5
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's book tour is taking her into friendly territory, avoiding New York and San Francisco, while hitting Fort Wayne, Ind.
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is the Republican front-runner for the 2012 U.S. presidential race, a USA Today/Gallup Poll indicated Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The Republican Party, flush from winning two governorships, is waging an internal battle over how to reclaim control in the U.S. Congress, party leaders said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The White House may downplay Tuesday's Election Day outcome, but moderate and conservative Democrats in the U.S. Congress say results signal voter uneasiness.
Wednesday, November 4
GARDEN GROVE, Calif., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina announced Wednesday she is running for the U.S. Senate in California.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A Florida attorney accused of running a fraudulent investment scheme returned to Fort Lauderdale after disappearing abroad, observers said.
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Voters in Kalamazoo, Mich., approved extending anti-discrimination protections to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Republican gubernatorial wins signal a GOP on the mend, not predictions of the 2010 midterm U.S. elections, Republican National Chairman Michael Steele said.
BOSTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Thomas Menino Tuesday won a fifth term as mayor of Boston, a feat unmatched by in the city's storied political history.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The government of Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has decided against pushing a bill to protect lawmakers from corruption cases, officials said.
WATERTOWN, N.Y., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Democrat Bill Owens won a bizarre three-way special election in New York state's heavily Republican 23rd congressional district Tuesday.
Tuesday, November 3
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie ousted New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine in Tuesday's election, a Republican victory in a typically Democratic state.
TRENTON, N.J., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie ousted New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine in Tuesday's election, a Republican victory in a typically Democratic state.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A New York City Council candidate has drawn the ire of some voters with campaign literature realistically disguised as parking tickets.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A well-known Fort Lauderdale, Fla., attorney is accused of misappropriating funds from wealthy clients in a financial scheme, his firm alleges.
Monday, November 2
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The United States will help the Afghan government to clean up corruption and initiate reforms, but U.S. bounty isn't limitless, President Obama said Monday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's strategy of keeping his distance as Congress hashes out contentious healthcare reforms is paying off, White House officials say.
OTTAWA, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Canadian gun control advocates say they are dismayed that the country's registry for long-gun firearms may soon be abolished.
DETROIT, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Former Michigan State University football coach George Perles said he will bring a "football atmosphere" to the governor's office if elected in Michigan.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The already rocky relationship between Sudan and the semi-autonomous Southern Sudanese government is getting rockier with a call for independence, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Some U.S. school districts are using income levels rather than racial makeup to base their integration efforts on, officials say.
Sunday, November 1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A "political rebellion" is going on in America that the Republican Party is hoping to speak for, the U.S. House minority leader says.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The leadership of the U.S. Republican Party is "becoming more extreme" and marginalized, a top White House adviser said Sunday.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Recent bombings in Baghdad that killed 153 people and wounded at least 500 are eroding support for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, authorities said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's rival Sunday withdrew from the Nov. 7 runoff election, saying the runoff would be as fraudulent as the first round of voting.
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A special prosecutor will take over the case of former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley's alleged violations of state campaign finance laws.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava withdrew Saturday from a special congressional election in New York, allowing the party to endorse a conservative.
Saturday, October 31
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's opponent, likely will announce this weekend he will boycott the Nov. 7 runoff election, a source told CNN.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Convicted sex offenders are required by some U.S. cities and states to post "No Candy Here" signs on Halloween, officials say.
Friday, October 30
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A developer running for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin has been saving thousands of dollars by growing pumpkins on vacant commercial land, tax records show.
GALLOWAY, N.J., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and his Republican challenger, Chris Christie, are locked in a race too close to call, a poll released Friday said.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom withdrew Friday from next year's race to be California governor before it officially started.
YORK, Pa., Oct. 30 (UPI) -- York, Pa., a city hit by devastating race riots in the 1960s, is about to elect its first black mayor.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- A spokesman for California Attorney General Jerry Brown has acknowledged taping a reporter's telephone conversation without her knowledge.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Afghanistan's election commission, despite safety and fraud concerns, says it will open at least 6,300 polling places for a Nov. 7 presidential runoff election.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Negotiators for ousted Honduran President Manual Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti reported reaching a deal to form a restoration government.
Thursday, October 29
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, invited to address a conservative group in Iowa next month, has reportedly made an unusual demand -- a fee.
TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Britain condemned a four-year jail sentence given a British Embassy staff member in Tehran as "wholly unjustified" and urged Iran to repeal it.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A new entrant has emerged as lobbying for and against ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair as the European Union's first full-time president intensified.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The special U.S. envoy to Afghanistan says he believes the Nov. 7 presidential runoff election will not be as flawed as the Aug. 20 polls.
Wednesday, October 28
MEMPHIS, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, a candidate for Congress, says he is a target of a federal investigation "grounded solely in politics."
BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A candidate for Boulder, Colo., City Council spent $14.37 on food for his campaign manager -- Sita, the house cat.
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley's campaign sought ways to get around donor limits by funneling money through the Democratic Party, documents indicate.
MIAMI, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Well-known Miami forensic accountant Lewis Freeman is being investigated for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from bankrupt companies, sources say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Former U.S. National Security Council aide Oliver North has told Republican lawmakers the United States needs to send more troops to Afghanistan, witnesses say.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- ACORN and its former deputy regional director have entered not guilty pleas to charges of violating Nevada's voter-registration laws.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A large majority of Americans, including half of Republicans, say former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin isn't qualified to be president, a poll indicates.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Out-of-state donations to Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., who shouted "You lie" during President Obama's healthcare speech, have grown, campaign reports indicate.
Tuesday, October 27
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A perennial Miami Beach, Fla., mayoral candidate drew the attention of the U.S. Secret Service when President Barack Obama was in town for a fundraiser.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Retired U.S. Army Gen. Tommy Franks says the United States needs a clear long-term goal for its mission in Afghanistan.
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley received free flights worth nearly $88,000 and directed his campaign to pay for home fix-ups, testimony alleges.
BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- New York gubernatorial hopeful Chris Collins may have torpedoed his hopes by comparing a Jewish politician to Adolf Hitler and the Antichrist, analysts say.
BOSTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The four Democrats running to succeed the late U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., are each playing to his liberal base, analysts say.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is pressing ahead with plans for Jan. 24 elections despite opposition from the militant group Hamas.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the election commission chief should be removed to ensure a fair presidential runoff election next month.
Monday, October 26
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Any decision about sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan will not be rushed, U.S. President Barack Obama pledged at the naval station in Jacksonville, Fla.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The United States and Ohio will emerge from the current recession stronger and more fiscally responsible than before, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday.
TUNIS, Tunisia, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected to his fifth term in office, final results released Monday indicated.
OTTAWA, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Canada's Liberal Party would fare even worse than it did last October if a federal election were held now, a poll indicates.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- None of the candidates in Uruguay's presidential election have captured more than 50 percent of the vote, triggering a run-off, officials in Montevideo say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a week after accepting a runoff election against rival Abdullah Abdullah, is confident he will win the contest, his aides said.
Sunday, October 25
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Afghan protesters burned an effigy of President Barack Obama Sunday in reaction to rumors, denied by U.S. officials, that U.S. troops desecrated the Koran.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama ought to abide by the recommendation of the U.S. commander in Afghanistan on troop levels, a Republican senator says.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Minority Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he rejects the findings of a poll indicating few Americans trust congressional Republicans.
TUNIS, Tunisia, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- There is little doubt Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali will be re-elected in Sunday's election, analysts say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has no plans to offer a power-sharing government to his rival in the coming second-round election, a spokesman said Saturday.
Saturday, October 24
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants to hold elections in the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem Jan. 24.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Prospects for a U.S. government-run "public option" health insurance plan have brightened considerably in recent weeks, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
LONDON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- More people would consider voting for the ultra-right British National Party after its leader appeared on the BBC, a poll indicates.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent a record $85 million of his own money on his latest reelection campaign, records show.
STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- President Obama headed to Connecticut Friday to raise money for U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd's bid to win a sixth term next year.
Friday, October 23
KELOWNA, British Columbia, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Canadian gold medal snowboarder Ross Rebagliati said Friday he is running for Parliament as a Liberal.
BOSTON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Barack Obama took time out from his presidential duties Friday and turned to his political ones, speaking at a fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The United States must win the global competition for developing new energy resources, President Barack Obama said Friday in Massachusetts.
Oct. 23--U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa in Tokyo this week. The two sides failed to resolve differences over the relocation of a U.S. military base on Okinawa Island. Under a 2006 bilateral agreement, the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the urban area of Ginowan (southern part of the Island) would move to the shore area of Camp Schwab, in Nago (northeastern part of the island).
LONDON, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The leader of the controversial British National Party says he is not a Nazi and believes Winston Churchill would be a supporter of the BNP if he were alive.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Former Republican vice presidential candidate and ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin endorsed the conservative third-party candidate in a New York congressional race.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Election officials began distributing millions of ballots, tamper-proof ink and equipment across Afghanistan for the Nov. 7 presidential runoff election.
Thursday, October 22
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai, downplaying fraud accusations in August's election, said he agreed to a runoff for the sake of democracy.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The fiery rhetoric of activists and talk show hosts has some top Republicans expressing concern about their party's chances to reverse recent election trends.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- People with extreme views have a false sense that they are in the majority and may be more willing to express themselves, U.S. researchers said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama says it is possible an Afghan strategy may be decided before the Nov. 7 Afghan presidential runoff but it may not be announced.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Plans are being developed to ensure Afghanistan's presidential runoff election is held as scheduled, the U.N. special representative to Afghanistan said.
Wednesday, October 21
BAGHDAD, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Iraq's elections in January won't be affected by lawmakers' inability to write new laws covering it, the speaker of the country's Parliament says.
PORTLAND, Maine, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- National Public Radio has demanded that backers of a referendum to overturn a Maine law allowing same-sex marriages stop using NPR content in a TV ad.
DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- On election night, young men who voted for Republican John McCain or Libertarian Robert Barr had a sharp drop in testosterone, U.S. researchers found.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Two retired U.S. congressmen have made big contributions to others' campaigns despite "cooling off" rules, Politico reported Wednesday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's acceptance of a presidential runoff didn't come easily but is still only the first step in a hard process, a U.S. official said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's chief opponent says he is under no pressure to join a coalition to avoid the presidential runoff, which is set for Nov. 7.
MOSCOW, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Russia's Communist Party says the country's elections chief should resign over alleged fraud.
PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Most U.S. gun owners believe that U.S. President Barack Obama will attempt to ban the sale of all guns, a Gallup poll indicated Wednesday.
TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and Republican challenger Chris Christie are running neck and neck with two weeks to go in the race, a poll found.
Tuesday, October 20
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee raised $8.74 million during September, averaging 2,400 new donors per day, the committee said Tuesday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The United Nations will push to ensure that Afghanistan's presidential runoff is as credible as possible, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday.
LONDON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The British Conservative Party will short-list women candidates to replace retiring members of Parliament, Tory leader David Cameron says.
LONDON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A recognition given out for good governance in Africa has gone unawarded this year, Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership organizers say.
JAKARTA, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was sworn in Tuesday for a second five-year term as president of Indonesia, officials said.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The failure of any African head of state to win this year's Mo Ibrahim Award should be a wake-up call for the continent, an African Union leader says.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama goes to New York for two fundraisers -- one a dinner for about 200 and the other for people willing to make phone calls for healthcare.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The man who placed second behind Afghan President Hamid Karzai in the presidential election said he was prepared for a runoff as well as other options.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Arguments over how to treat the city of Kirkuk are delaying the Iraqi parliament's efforts to pass a new election law, observers say.
Monday, October 19
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Rising death threats against U.S. President Barack Obama are prompting a debate about the Secret Service's resources and duties, officials say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- An investigation of electoral fraud has reduced Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's vote total to 48.3 percent, election observers said Monday.
CONAKRY, Guinea, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The African Union says it is backing a call for an arms embargo on Guinea as a response to the slayings last month of 157 political protesters.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's campaign hinted he may not accept results of a recount of votes from the August election.
Sunday, October 18
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- The announcement of final results in Afghanistan's presidential election has been delayed, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A decision on sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan may depend on the outcome of the country's presidential election, a senior U.S. lawmaker says.
Saturday, October 17
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Foreign leaders have reportedly been pressuring Afghan President Hamid Karzai to accept a second-round vote in the presidential election.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge says the CIA probably misled the Assassination Records Review Board's 1990s investigation into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe opposition politician Roy Bennett has been released from jail, his attorney says.
Friday, October 16
NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Financier Raj Rajaratnam, who was indicted in New York Friday, was a major contributor to Hillary Clinton campaigns, records show.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- While former Sen. John Edwards' political career may be over, 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's may just be starting, a Gallup Poll suggests.
TRENTON, N.Y., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A disenchanted electorate could be a plus for incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine in New Jersey's Nov. 3 election, a New York Times poll indicates.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has garnered about 47 percent of the vote in the country's contested election, which will lead to a runoff, officials said.
Thursday, October 15
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Joseph "Beau" Biden III said Thursday he is still considering whether to run for the Delaware seat in the U.S. Senate his father vacated last year.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- An ex-Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police contractor was charged with using a police computer network to find personal information about "Joe the Plumber."
Wednesday, October 14
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Fewer than one-third of Pennsylvania voters believe U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter should be elected to another term, a poll released Wednesday indicates.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Four Republican members of the Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus say a U.S. Muslim group tried to plant "spies" on key legislative committee staffs.
DALLAS, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- While the idea of Texas seceding from the United States has sparked a debate in the state, many elsewhere are saying "good riddance," letters indicate.
LONDON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Demand for repayment of dubious expense claims by an independent auditor has ignited fury among British members of Parliament, observers say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai says "there were instances of fraud" in the August elections but the whole process was free and democratic.
BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Rep. Robert Wexler, D-Fla., plans to resign from Congress to become the head of a Washington foreign-policy think tank, Democratic sources said Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 13
BAGHDAD, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. and U.N. officials say they're worried that Iraq has no election law in place despite polls being scheduled for Jan. 16.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter Liz says she's starting a group to counter what she calls the Obama administration's "radical" foreign policy.
LONDON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- British Conservative Party leader David Cameron says Tory MPs must pay back dodgy expense claims or they may be barred from running for re-election.
Monday, October 12
LONDON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says members of Parliament accused of claiming too many personal expenses should pay up promptly.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Anti-tax "tea party" conservatives are struggling with the Republican Party establishment by backing insurgent candidates, political activists say.
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Thirty-seven writers have received Hellman/Hammett awards recognizing their courage in the face of political persecution, a U.S. human rights group says.
Sunday, October 11
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The Democratic National Committee said it will pull a TV ad using support of some U.S. Republicans to criticize other Republicans on healthcare reform.
HOUSTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A former Bush administration aide helped convict three oil company officials in a stolen fuel case, the San Antonio (Texas) Express-News reported Sunday.
HOUSTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- The United States shouldn't try to "micromanage" Pakistan's anti-terrorism efforts against Islamic militants, former President Pervez Musharraf says.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama would have the "broad support" of Senate Republicans if he chooses to send more troops to Afghanistan, a GOP leader said Sunday.
MOSCOW, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Regional elections began in Russia Sunday with nearly 30 million votes expected to be cast, RIA Novosti reported.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Sri Lanka's ruling party scored a landslide win in a key provincial election that could pave the way for an early presidential election, authorities said.
Saturday, October 10
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee sent out a fundraising letter Saturday saying President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for "awesomeness."
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Ronald M. George, chief justice of the California Supreme Court, said in written remarks Saturday his state is too reliant upon the referendum process.
Friday, October 9
TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine ran ahead of his Republican challenger for the first time in a poll of likely voters released this week.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The 2010 midterm elections are more than a year away, but political observers already labeled several Senate races as ones in which Democrats are vulnerable.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. congressman who yelled "You Lie!" at President Barack Obama has collected $2.7 million in contributions this quarter, his campaign says.
TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Two Republicans locked in competitive gubernatorial races so far haven't taken former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's offer to stump for them, their campaigns said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Two leading U.S. Democratic Party lawmakers, opposed to a troop buildup in Afghanistan, warn such a step could lead to efforts to cut off funds for it.
Thursday, October 8
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- California voters haven't changed their minds about Republican candidates for governor since last winter, a poll released Thursday indicates.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- An Alaska Democratic Party official alleges state officials are "hiding something" by not granting a request for former Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mails.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A top U.N. envoy decried accusations of favoritism in the Afghan presidential election, saying he was committed to ensuring a credible outcome is determined.
SYLVANIA, Ohio, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- An Ohio man running for local office said he decided to do something "different" with his Halloween decorations by putting his opponents' names on tombstones.
MIAMI, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre said he is running for a seat in the U.S. Senate and is prepared to represent Florida during the current economic crisis.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Despite a slip in the polls for U.S. President Barack Obama, Republicans will make inroads but not reclaim Congress in the 2010 elections, observers predict.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- United Nations data revealed evidence of apparent ballot-box stuffing during Afghanistan's national elections, The Washington Post said Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 7
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Bulgaria's Constitutional Court says two members of Parliament must vacate their seats because of miscounted votes in their hotly contested elections.
WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday three government ministers caught up in the "Blackjack" lobbying scandal have quit.
BOSTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Besides the five major candidates vying for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat are four dozen contenders who filed papers to be in Massachusetts special election.
NAKURU, Kenya, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Ethnic rivals in Kenya's Rift Valley province are arming themselves in preparation for more political violence, the BBC reported Wednesday.
Tuesday, October 6
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. senators called on the Obama administration Tuesday to back tough new economic sanctions against Iran.
WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., said Tuesday he will seek the Senate seat once held by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- An aide to former U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook, R-Okla., inflated the worth of freebies to protect himself, the lawyer for a lobbyist on trial for corruption said.
RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- What a difference a year makes, Virginia Republicans are saying as their candidate leads the Democratic candidate in polls on the race for governor.
ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- George Papandreou was sworn in Tuesday as Greece's new prime minister after his PASOK party scored big wins in Sunday's elections.
Monday, October 5
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's vow to suspend the state's global warming initiative may not be easy to implement, advocates say.
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Advocates for a "public option" healthcare reform measure are targeting Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., in attack ads, political observers say.
QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Canadian Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff has reversed course and says he'll name a new party lieutenant for the Liberals' Quebec wing.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's bid to become the first European Union president has drawn criticism from opponents, observers say.
Sunday, October 4
LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Britart star Tracey Emin says she is considering leaving Britain because of an increased tax rate introduced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was set Sunday to meet Kenyan military and political leaders to discuss progress on reforms, officials said.
Saturday, October 3
DENVER, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- An arrest warrant has been issued for a Colorado man accused of posing as a U.S. Marine while campaigning for political candidates, authorities say.
YANGON, Myanmar, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A noted Myanmar dissident says next year's public election in his nation won't mean much if it endorses the controversial constitution passed last year.
Friday, October 2
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Todd Palin, husband of former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has quit his job with BP in Alaska, the oil company says.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A teacher with political ambitions who apparently fabricated threats against himself and staged an abduction was found in Maryland, Philadelphia police said.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The government of Kenya announced Friday it would cooperate with the United Nations in prosecuting those behind deadly violence after the 2007 election.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A former strategist for U.S. Sen. John McCain says the Arizona Republican's former running mate, Sarah Palin, should not seek the U.S. presidency in 2012.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is responding to his presidential election loss by attempting to reshape the Republican Party, officials say.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner said she is running for Minnesota governor, officially confirming her candidacy after months of campaigning.
BOSTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A political newcomer says his campaign to win Massachusetts Democratic U.S. Senate nomination has collected $1.1 million in just a week.
MIAMI, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferre says he will announce plans next week to run for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Elections officials have ruled David Krikorian made false statements about Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, during his campaign against her in 2008.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Republican officials wanted the pilot who safely landed a disabled jetliner in New York's Hudson River to run for Congress in California, The Hill reports.
Thursday, October 1
COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford asked the state Supreme Court to keep an ethics report away from state lawmakers, who could remove him from office.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is getting support from his former Republican rival for the presidential nomination Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
Wednesday, September 30
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Peter Galbraith, deputy United Nations special representative for Afghanistan, has been fired, U.N. sources said Wednesday.
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A Las Vegas organizer for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now says he gave cash bonuses to canvassers who met voter registration goals.
LONDON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A millionaire U.S. real estate developer must serve 20 years in prison for killing a tenant who was holding up a business deal, a British judge ruled.
LONDON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, fresh from a well-received Labor Party address, was stung by a newspaper's switch of allegiance, analysts say.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- HarperCollins Publishers, struggling with how to fit e-books into its U.S. sales strategies, says it has delayed the electronic release of Sarah Palin's memoir.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- One-time U.S. Democratic Party fundraiser Norman Hsu must serve more than 24 years in prison for illegally funneling cash to candidates, a judge says.
PHOENIX, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., says he doesn't believe President Barack Obama is "an enemy of humanity," only of "unborn humanity."
TOKYO, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has told his Cabinet to eliminate all wasteful expenses as it prepares its budget for next fiscal year.
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign is paying volunteers to sign up other activists and get voters to the polls, the Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday.
Tuesday, September 29
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed papers Tuesday to form a committee to explore a run for governor, an office he last held 26 years ago.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- European integration will continue even if Irish voters again reject the Lisbon Treaty, a senior French official says.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A British politician aiming to take on the new job of European Union foreign minister says the EU should be tougher on Russia and Israel.
Monday, September 28
GREENVILLE, S.C., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- A South Carolina candidate for state adjutant general said about 500 people attended a campaign event featuring a drawing for an AK-47 rifle.
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday that 90 percent of the country's economic stimulus spending has been allocated.
BRIGHTON, England, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson told Labor Party colleagues Monday not to give up hope, asserting that the next election is up for grabs.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- International sanctions imposed on Myanmar are unjust and are hurting its development, the country's premier said Monday at the United Nations.
TORONTO, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt says she is convinced the guerrillas who held her in the Colombian jungle for more than six years clearly hated her.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Dissatisfaction with both major U.S. political parties could be a boon for independents running for governor in the United States, strategists say.
NASHVILLE, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Liz Cheney, the daughter of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, has become a rising star of the Republican Party, political analysts say.
Portuguese politics will likely become more unstable now that Prime Minister Jose Socrates' Socialists lost their absolute parliamentary majority, analysts say.
LISBON, Portugal, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Portuguese politics will likely become more unstable now that Prime Minister Jose Socrates' Socialists lost their absolute parliamentary majority, analysts say.
Sunday, September 27
BERLIN, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel claimed victory and a second term Sunday, telling supporters though troubles lay ahead it also was time to "celebrate."
BRIGHTON, England, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he has no intention of stepping down as head of the Labor Party and will lead it into a tough election fight.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- One of the Republican candidates for governor of California is calling on GOP competitor Meg Whitman to drop out for the good of the party.
Saturday, September 26
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The United Nations is urging Afghanistan to make sure the August elections were clean and honest before the results are confirmed.
BERLIN, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, seen as likely to get the most votes in Sunday's elections, is eyeing possible coalition partners, analysts said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. House of Representatives leaders are discussing a tax on generous health insurance plans to help pay for healthcare system reforms, sources say.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- ACORN transferred several million dollars designated for the poor into political lobbying arms of the group in 2006, a U.S. senator said.
Friday, September 25
CHISNAU, Moldova, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Liberal Democrat Party head Vlad Filat was approved as the prime minister of Moldova by the Parliament Friday, the U.S. State Department said.
OTTAWA, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Canada's Conservative government is drafting legislation that would expand the number of parliamentary seats from 308 to about 340, the Globe and Mail reported.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Paul Kirk's swearing-in Friday to temporarily succeed the late Sen. Ted Kennedy makes him the sixth unelected member of the U.S. Senate.
Thursday, September 24
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The head of a powerful Florida trial lawyer lobbying group apologized for a flier linked to his group that used race-baiting in a recent state Senate election.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford repeated his vow not to resign, and pledged to fight any attempt to impeach him.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Republican campaign committees in the U.S. Congress brought in more money than their Democratic counterparts in August, federal records indicated.
Wednesday, September 23
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A New York financier and Democratic party fund-raiser pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal bank fraud charges, prosecutors said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. activist and presidential candidate Ralph Nader says his novel about a group of super-wealthy liberals saving the country is a work of utopian fantasy.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Officials in Miami Beach, Fla., said a mayoral candidate has been disqualified from the race for bouncing his qualifying check.
HONG KONG, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin spoke of China's rise and largely avoided U.S. politics in a speech to a Hong Kong investment group, attendees say.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says in a new series of campaign ads that rebuilding California starts at the top.
PRETORIA, South Africa, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. facilities in South Africa remained closed Wednesday, the day after U.S. officials said they received information about a potential terrorist threat.
Tuesday, September 22
BOSTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Boston Mayor Thomas Menino won more than half the vote in Tuesday's first-round election, leaving him well-positioned to win a fifth term.
ALBANY, N.Y., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- New York Gov. David Paterson has the power to appoint a lieutenant governor, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday.
HONG KONG, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's keynote speech to a Hong Kong business group will cover governance, economics and current events, event officials say.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Sweden denied allegations made by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that it had violated a European Union ban by contacting Hamas, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A more assertive role in state politics by the White House could undercut President Barack Obama's appeal as being above the partisan fray, observers say.
Monday, September 21
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday people get "very riled up" during times of change but Americans are "turned off by the shouting and the yelling."
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee raised $7.8 million during August, the committee said Monday in Washington.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya says he returned to the country Monday for the first time since his June 28 arrest and deportation.
PARIS, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin says he played no role in a political smear campaign against then-Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Allegations of fraud are so widespread that nearly one in four votes cast in last month's Afghanistan presidential election are suspect, data indicates.
Sunday, September 20
DUSIT, Thailand, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- More than 6,000 police and army personnel confronted an estimated 20,000 protesters in Dusit, Thailand, who say they want the ousted prime minister reinstated.
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Friends say former U.S. Sen. John Edwards is considering acknowledging he is the father of a 19-month-old girl born to his alleged mistress.
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Local officials in the Rio Grande Valley are not happy with Gov. Rick Perry's plan to deploy Texas Rangers along the Mexican border.
ALBANY, N.Y., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- President Obama has asked New York Gov. David Paterson to drop his candidacy in next year's election, sources tell The New York Times.
Saturday, September 19
CHICAGO, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- The community activist organization ACORN is shutting offices in many cities, including Chicago, in the midst of the recession and scandals, a spokesman said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. District Court of Appeals panel says the Federal Election Commission went too far by creating regulations on outside spending in political campaigns.
BANGKOK, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A massive rally called to commemorate the ouster of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra could trigger a state of emergency, officials warned.
Friday, September 18
HAMDEN, Conn., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Sen. Christopher Dodd's approval rating with voters in Connecticut has inched upward, a Quinnipiac Poll indicates.
OTTAWA, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Canada's minority Conservative government survived its first confidence vote in Ottawa Friday with the help of two of the smallest opposition parties.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The ACORN video controversy brought out a sea of angry voices in Florida with Gov. Charlie Crist flooded with queries about ties with the group, officials say.
YANGON, Myanmar, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Myanmar announced amnesty for 7,114 prisoners, a move seen by critics as a means of drawing attention from detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says doubts should not be cast on his country's election, whose uncertified results show he won his bid for a second term.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Afghanistan's election crisis could leave that country without a leader for a long time, a prospect raising concern in the United States, a U.S. official said.
Thursday, September 17
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- An Indiana appeals court threw out the state's voter identification law Thursday, finding it violates the state constitution's equal protection clause.
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao plans to attend the U.N. general debate next week, making him the first Chinese ruler in 30 years to do so, an official says.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Afghan election officials are readying for an October run-off though uncertified results say President Hamid Karzai won, a source told The Guardian.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai won last month's polls based on the final uncertified count but the European Union has raised new doubts about the outcome.
Wednesday, September 16
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Final, unofficial results from Afghanistan's presidential election show President Hamid Karzai won enough votes to avoid a runoff, an election panel said.
BOSTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A bill designed to give Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick the power to appoint an interim U.S. senator appears to have enough backing to pass, analysts say.
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Linda McMahon, chief executive of the World Wrestling Entertainment empire, says she will join the Republican U.S. Senate primary field in Connecticut.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Jerzy Buzek, the new president of the European Parliament, says he is a big proponent of using online social media to connect with European citizens.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Two hundred foreign investors gathered in Zimbabwe Wednesday to discuss opportunities in the country's mining sector, observers said.
MOSCOW, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is showing more independence from his mentor and predecessor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Affordability will be a key issue for healthy young adults who would be forced to buy subsidized health insurance under U.S. reform proposals, analysts say.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Media in Turkey are threatened with a $2.5 billion fine levied against a conglomerate, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe says.
TOKYO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Yukio Hatoyama, who led his Democratic Party of Japan to election victory last month, Wednesday was elected prime minister of the new coalition government.
Tuesday, September 15
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., isn't in Washington to fight for an ideology but for the people of Pennsylvania, President Obama said Tuesday during a fundraiser.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Members of the Independent Election Committee have begun a recount of ballots cast in Afghanistan's presidential election before the results are official.
BOSTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The possible surprise entry of Stephen Pagliuca into the race to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., is clarifying the contest, analysts say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. diplomat Peter Galbraith, a member of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, has been ordered out the country by his boss, sources say.
OTTAWA, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- The ruling Canadian Conservative party has a 9 percentage point popularity lead on its nearest rival, the Liberal party, in a poll published Tuesday.
Monday, September 14
OTTAWA, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The Canadian Parliament returned to session in Ottawa Monday and Prime Minister Stephen Harper tabled a lightning rod issue, a government spokesman said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. immigration advocates say they are dropping their measured responses to conservative activists by publicizing their alleged links to white supremacists.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe's justice minister says the European Union is biased against President Robert Mugabe and is undermining Zimbabwe's power-sharing agreement.
INDIANOLA, Iowa, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Comedian turned Democratic U.S. Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota returned to his comedic roots at an annual fundraiser for Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A freeze on Jewish settlement construction in the West Bank won't be permanent, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama says that after months of controversy he's confident Congress will pass "a good healthcare bill."
OSLO, Norway, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Norwegians went to the polls Monday to elect representatives to the Norwegian parliament, the Sami assembly and state church counsels.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson's refusal to apologize publicly for heckling the president will likely lead to a formal congressional rebuke, the Speaker's office said.
Sunday, September 13
GLASGOW, Ky., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Friends of former Kentucky lawmaker Steve Nunn said he seemed fine hours before his estranged fiance was shot to death and he was found with his wrists slit.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Concerns that illegal immigrants will receive healthcare benefits under U.S. reform proposals are a "red herring," an Obama administration official says.
LANSDALE, Pa., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The mayor of Lansdale, Pa., says he and his opponent in the upcoming mayoral election donned inflatable suits to take part in a public sumo wrestling event.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- A senior White House adviser said Sunday he is "not willing to accept" that a public option can't be included in a healthcare reform package.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., says he will not apologize to his colleagues for shouting "You lie!" at President Barack Obama in the House chamber last week.
Saturday, September 12
BOSTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Republican Massachusetts lawmaker Scott Brown said Saturday he wants to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacancy created by the death of Edward Kennedy.
GREENCASTLE, Ind., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Former Bush administration adviser Karl Rove and one-time U.S. Democratic National Committed chairman Howard Dean say more political civility is needed.
BOSTON, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey said Friday he will not run for the Senate seat that had been held by the late Edward M. Kennedy.
Friday, September 11
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Democratic officials say Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., should apologize again for his outburst while U.S. President Barack Obama addressed Congress.
OTTAWA, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A Canadian think-tank is calling for regulating Canadian political debates and excluding leaders with low poll numbers, the Globe and Mail reported Friday.
MOSCOW, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday he and President Dmitry Medvedev would not run against each other in the country's 2012 presidential election.
TEHRAN, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Friday opposition leaders in Iran will face harsh scrutiny if they fail to follow Islamic Republic rules.
Thursday, September 10
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri stepped down Thursday after a Hezbollah-led parliament minority rejected his proposed Cabinet.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A former southern Sudanese rebel group has signed an agreement with a northern opposition party to form an electoral alliance, the groups say.
JERUSALEM, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- An Israeli official admitted Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made a secret trip to Moscow, despite repeated denials by governments on both sides.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The Electoral Complaints Commission said Thursday it has invalidated an unspecified number of fraudulent ballots from Afghanistan's presidential election.
TOKYO, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The North Korean government said Thursday it hopes for positive relations with Japan and the country's Prime Minister-designate Yukio Hatoyama.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The Republican Party wants to make an electoral statement by winning the upcoming governors races in New Jersey and Virginia, experts say.
TORONTO, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A poll of Canadian voters, for the second time this week, indicates the Conservative party leads opposition Liberals, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
Wednesday, September 9
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Members of a U.S. House Defense Appropriations subcommittee are adept at steering lucrative military contracts to friends, a watchdog group says.
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Parenthood seems to heighten the political "gender gap," with women becoming more liberal and men more conservative, U.S. researchers suggest.
BARI, Italy, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A political ally of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says salacious press leaks about the premier's private life are damaging the country.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to shake up a century of campaign finance law, easing restrictions on corporate donors, an analysis says.
TOKYO, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Japan's Democratic party has formed a coalition with two smaller allies that will give it control of both the upper and lower houses of the Diet, observers say.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., is telling Senate leadership not to count on him to be the 60th vote needed for passing healthcare reform this year.
MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Philippine Sen. Benigno Aquino III, son of the late Corazon Aquino, Wednesday announced his candidacy for president, the office his mother once held.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Afghanistan's election commission declared its latest vote count although the complaints commission had earlier ordered some recounts, says a report.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The United States stressed the importance of a "legitimate electoral process" in Afghanistan, where preliminary results show President Hamid Karzai winning.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- It may be weeks before the Afghan election results are certified because mounting vote fraud complaints must be resolved first, officials say.
TEHRAN, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A former speaker of the Iranian Parliament and ally of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini said he has joined the opposition to "defend the rights of people."
Tuesday, September 8
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The Electoral Complaints Commission Tuesday ordered a partial recount of ballots from Afghanistan's presidential elections last month.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass., began testing the political waters Tuesday for the race to replace the late Edward Kennedy in the U.S. Senate.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he's using different forums to proclaim innocence to claims he tried to sell a U.S. Senate seat.
OTTAWA, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The Canadian Conservative party has made popularity gains against the Liberals, who trail by 5 percentage points in a poll published Tuesday.
BERLIN, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A deadly Afghanistan airstrike ordered by a German commander has roiled Germany's election campaign and sparked calls for an investigation, observers said.
Monday, September 7
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. and U.N. officials Monday discussed alleged vote fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election with President Hamid Karzai, U.S. officials said.
OTTAWA, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Two slain Canadian soldiers and five others who were injured Monday in Afghanistan will "not be forgotten," Prime Minister Stephen Harper said.
Sunday, September 6
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Statewide campaigns in Tabasco, Mexico, are suspended after the killing of a legislative candidate, his wife and two children, local authorities said.
TORONTO, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Canadian Liberal Party members say they're getting ready to roll out ads on the social networking Web site Facebook.
BOSTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Joseph Kennedy must deflect criticism over oil donations given to his charity by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez if he is to run for U.S. Senate, analysts say.
CAMP DAVID, Md., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Sunday returned to the White House after taking a break at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, the White House said.
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Word-watchers say "bailout," "climate change," and "birther" have been the busiest political buzzwords since the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama.
A close ally of Israeli leader Binyamin Netanyahu says the prime minister will go ahead with plans to build new West Bank Jewish settlement housing.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Republican activists, after long spurning polls, are heralding poll numbers indicating a decline in support for U.S. President Barack Obama, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's leadership is being tested as his poll numbers dip and his supporters question his commitment to fight for them, analysts say.
Saturday, September 5
TOKYO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- OYukio Hatoyama, expected to be Japan's next prime minister, says he has tabbed Democratic Party of Japan figures Naoto Kan and Katsuya Okada for Cabinet posts.
TEHRAN, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Ex-Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, issuing his first communication in weeks, says his supporters should continue their political protests.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The Republican Party has a bumper crop of female, minority and young candidates for offices across the United States, Politico reported Saturday.
HANOVER, Germany, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- European socialists haven't been able to exploit recession angst even though voters are angry with capitalism's excesses, political analysts say.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother says he is "not a criminal" and has been unfairly targeted by federal prosecutors.
Friday, September 4
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Another ethics complaint involving former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has been dismissed, this one aimed at her former spokesman.
HYDERABAD, India, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Thousands of mourners turned out Friday to say goodbye to the chief minister of India's fourth largest state, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy.
Thursday, September 3
BOSTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley Thursday announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held for 47 years by Edward Kennedy, who died last week.
ROME, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The editor of a Catholic newspaper in Italy resigned Thursday in the wake of attacks by a conservative daily with ties to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak Thursday nominated academic Chung Un-chan to be the country's next prime minister.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A tribal leader in Kandahar Province accused supporters of Afghan President Hamid Karzai of flagrant voter fraud.
TEHRAN, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi has been approved as Iran's health minister, the first woman minister in the 30-year history of the Islamic republic, officials say.
ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis has called for early general elections to give his beleaguered conservative party a fresh mandate, officials say.
Wednesday, September 2
WASILLA, Alaska, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The father of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandchild said the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee wanted to keep her daughter's pregnancy a secret.
TEHRAN, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A report that Iranian ambassadors have been replaced because they sympathize with political dissidents is untrue, Iran's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother shut down polling places in a district where the local leaders supported his opponent, the area's governor says.
BOSTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says she'll run for the Senate seat vacated by Edward M. Kennedy.
Tuesday, September 1
HAMDEN, Conn., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine has been losing ground to challenger Chris Christie as the candidates hammer each other with attack ads, a poll Tuesday indicated.
ATLANTA, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Two professors at Clark Atlanta University said Tuesday they are the authors of a controversial "black mayor" memo on the current mayoral race.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned amid scandal last year, is thinking about getting back into politics, unnamed sources told the New York Post.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The federal election watchdog said information it received on the recount involving ex-Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., didn't support allegations of wrongdoing.
SUDBURY, Ontario, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Canadian Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff said Tuesday he is prepared to vote down the country's minority Conservative government when Parliament reconvenes.
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A conservative group says it will notify donors to U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., that they are eligible to receive refunds from the former Republican.
Monday, August 31
RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The possible damage to Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell's campaign from a master's thesis he wrote is unclear, experts say.
BOSTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- A special election will be held Jan. 19 to elect a successor to late U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's office said Monday.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Missouri Democratic state Rep. Steve Brown, who helped the FBI bring down a former protege, has paid a steep price, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Monday.
BERLIN, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Election results in two German states during the weekend don't bode well for German Chancellor Angela Merkel's political hopes, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Backers of U.S. President Obama's proposals say they're planning more than 2,000 rallies and other events to regain the momentum in the healthcare debate.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The willingness to vote shown by Afghanistan women five years ago was not as apparent during this year's presidential elections, advocates say.
LONDON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi's release has led to more trouble for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, a new poll finds.
LIBREVILLE, Gabon, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Officials of Gabon said they were preparing Monday to release initial results of the central African country's presidential election.
TOKYO, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- The man who led the DPJ to a crushing win over the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan's elections is the grandson of the man who founded the LDP.
Sunday, August 30
TOKYO, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- DPJ President Yukio Hatoyama, who steered his party to a landslide 308-seat win in Japan's elections, was expected to take over as the next prime minister.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Rising complaints about Afghanistan's elections are causing concern among Western officials, who say they may put the legitimacy of the polls into question.
BOSTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Republican former U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is quietly raising millions of dollars as he prepares for the 2012 campaign, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., says Republicans must step up and negotiate seriously if healthcare reforms are to be accomplished.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., says that although he opposes harsh interrogation tactics, a Justice Department probe of CIA torture allegations is a mistake.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court seems on the verge of bold action concerning corporate free speech in political campaigning, analysts say.
TOKYO, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- A record number of Japanese voters cast early ballots by the time polling stations opened Sunday for the nation's general election, officials said.
LIBREVILLE, Gabon, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Voters went to the polls in Gabon Sunday to choose among 18 candidates vying to succeed the late President Omar Bongo, authorities said.
Saturday, August 29
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Vote tallies released Saturday show Afghan President Hamid Karzai has extended his lead in Afghanistan's presidential election.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Incumbent Hamid Karzai's relationship with U.S. officials has worsened since Afghanistan's presidential election, diplomatic authorities said.
Friday, August 28
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said Friday U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., will be replaced by former Crist adviser George LeMieux.
TOKYO, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Japanese voters are expected Sunday to vote the country's Liberal Democratic Party out of office for the first time in 55 years.
TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Friday for severe punishment for those behind post-election unrest that followed the June 12 balloting.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The body of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the powerful Shiite Muslim political leader who died in Iran this week, has been returned to Iraq for burial.
Thursday, August 27
LONDON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The release of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, convicted of the Lockerbie bombing, has led to more trouble for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, a new poll finds.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama's job approval rating has fallen to its lowest level yet -- 50 percent -- seven months into his term, a Gallup Poll indicated Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La., Thursday announced his bid for a Senate seat in 2010, emphasizing his conservative positions in the right-leaning state.
CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- John Harris, who was ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's chief of staff, pleaded guilty to federal charges Wednesday and will testify against his ex-boss.
MONTPELIER, Vt., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Republican Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas announced Thursday he will not seek re-election, putting the state in the category of competitive races in 2010.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Both sides are denying the special U.S. envoy to Afghanistan had a heated argument with President Hamid Karzai following the Afghan election, the BBC reports.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Al Franken canceled a Minnesota fundraiser scheduled for Thursday after learning the host had spent a year in prison for fraud.
TOKYO, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The United States would be asked to include an environmental clause in the military agreement with Japan if the DPJ comes to power, party members said.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- A Democratic Party fundraiser was free on bond Wednesday after a court appearance during which prosecutors accused him of fraudulently obtaining a bank loan.
Wednesday, August 26
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A run-off still appeared possible in Afghanistan's presidential election, though incomplete results showed incumbent Hamid Karzai widening his lead.
OTTAWA, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Angry Canadian pig farmers left 14 piglets in pens outside the offices of the premier of Ontario and his agriculture minister to protest pork prices.
Tuesday, August 25
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel initially did not report more than $660,000 in assets and tens of thousands in income for 2007, records show.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds a slim lead in the nation's presidential election based on partial returns, election officials announced.
BERLIN, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. automaker General Motors is having second thoughts about selling German subsidiary Opel to a consortium that includes a Russian bank, sources say.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A former fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama was charged in New York Tuesday with trying to defraud Citibank.
OTTAWA, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Indications are mounting Canada's main opposition party, the Liberals, is posturing to force a fourth national election in five years in the fall.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- A U.N. official urged calm and patience in Afghanistan as election officials deal with the various complaints relating to last week's polls.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The main opponent of Hamid Karzai in the Afghanistan elections accused the president of rigging the elections.
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- An activist who helped overturn California's law allowing same-sex marriage says he will urge Iowa voters to reverse that state's law allowing such marriages.
Monday, August 24
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- It may be weeks before official results of last week's Afghan elections are known, as elections officials say they must first deal with rising complaints.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's supporters claimed a big re-election Monday win as election officials prepared to declare partial results of last week's polls.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Scottish government leaders face a backlash over the decision to release the Pan Am Flight 103 bomber and lawmakers are calling for a vote of no-confidence.
Sunday, August 23
TOKYO, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The opposition Democratic Party of Japan could win more than 300 seats for a majority in the lower house of parliament, a Kyodo News survey indicated.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. military position in Afghanistan is "deteriorating" and Taliban insurgents have improved their tactics, America's top military officer said Sunday.
WESTPORT, Conn., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A Connecticut stockbroker known for his libertarian views and his pessimistic forecasts about the United States is considering a run for the U.S. Senate.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- An automated message by a Flagler County, Fla. candidate for state senate jammed an emergency operations center phone line, a county official said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The court-ordered caning of a Malaysian Muslim woman for drinking alcohol is part of a move toward stricter enforcement of Shariah law, analysts say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Nearly 225 complaints have been filed with an independent commission examining Afghanistan's presidential election, officials said Sunday.
Saturday, August 22
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- The Afghanistan presidential election was marred by fraud and intimidation, including two women whose fingers were cut off, a watchdog group says.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is playing "fast and loose" with the facts in the healthcare reform debate, a Republican Party leader said Saturday.
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Florida Republicans enlisted a former beauty queen and a former Olympian to come to a conference aimed at recruiting young people to the GOP.
CARSON CITY, Nev., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Candidates for governor of Nevada aren't favored by the people who plan to vote in next June's gubernatorial primary, a statewide poll indicates.
Friday, August 21
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Both candidates contending to be Afghanistan's president declared themselves ahead in the vote count, campaign staffers said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The two top contenders to be Afghanistan's next president each declared victory Friday as votes were being tallied from the previous day's election.
LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- A group of U.S. senators say Senate appropriators should approve funding for a dozen C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft to avoid job cuts by Boeing Inc.
PARIS, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Gloria Mika, the current model for L'Oreal cosmetics, is taking a break to campaign for fair elections in her home country, Gabon.
Thursday, August 20
CHICAGO, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Thursday said the 2010 elections will be critical to President Barack Obama's ability to govern on major issues.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee raised more than $6 million in July, RNC chairman Michael Steele said Thursday in Washington.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Afghan officials said election-day violence led to the deaths of 26 people nationwide, but still called Thursday's vote a success.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- As Afghans voted Thursday in their presidential poll, experts said a big voter turnout in the violence-ravaged nation could turn the tide against the Taliban.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Afghan police Thursday arrested two militants who had been planning bomb attacks in the northeast as people voted in the presidential poll, authorities said.
Wednesday, August 19
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden stumped in Florida for two congressional members, telling audiences the economic stimulus the two voted for helped Florida teachers
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The two major political parties raised a combined $214.6 million and spent $164.9 million in the first six months of 2009, the U.S. elections watchdog said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The Afghanistan government is facing a moment of truth for its fledgling democracy as its second-ever presidential election approaches, observers say.
Tuesday, August 18
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The Afghan government says it has told news organizations not to report on Election Day violence because doing so would discourage people from voting.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Carly Fiorina, former chief executive of Hewlett Packard, said Tuesday she has moved toward a possible run for Barbara Boxer's U.S. Senate seat in California.
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- A former ACORN official has pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against former community organizing colleagues in a Nevada voter registration fraud case.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 18 (UPI) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has "issues" he needs to work on to save his marriage, his estranged wife told Vogue magazine.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- In the run-up to Afghanistan's presidential election Thursday, Afghans still express concern about significant human rights issues, Human Rights Watch says.
Monday, August 17
MADISON, Wis., Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle announced Monday he will not seek a third term in 2010.
Sunday, August 16
TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The third round of mass trials began Sunday in Tehran for protesters arrested in the wake of Iran's disputed June 12 presidential election, authorities said.
TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Mir Hossein Mousavi, the defeated presidential candidate who has become the focus of the Iranian opposition, announced his new political party Saturday.
Saturday, August 15
MADISON, Wis., Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat, will not seek a third term in 2010, Politico reported Saturday.
CHICAGO, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Republicans are making a comeback because of the unpopularity of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform plan, a GOP leader says.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. healthcare reforms supported by President Barack Obama amount to an expensive government takeover, a senior Republican said Saturday.
YANGON, Myanmar, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- American John Yettaw, sentenced to seven years of hard labor in Myanmar, has been released to U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D Va., officials said Saturday.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai may end up in a runoff in the upcoming election in spite of a big lead over his closest rival, a poll released Friday suggests.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter told a liberal convention Friday that he has been defending President Obama's healthcare plan more than any other Democrat.
Friday, August 14
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday during an appearance at the Illinois State Fair that he intends to seek election to a full term in 2010.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday it appears "the voice of the people" is finally being heard by U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., will admit he fathered the daughter of his admitted former mistress, unidentified sources tell a Raleigh TV station.
YANGON, Myanmar, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., arrived in Myanmar Friday to meet with military junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe during the weekend, officials said.
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Some Iranian protesters held after June's presidential election were tortured to death in prison, one of Iran's defeated presidential candidates said.
JAKARTA, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The Myanmar government-in-exile says if the ruling military junta does not accept its proposals, reformers will not participate in next year's elections.
Thursday, August 13
NEW YORK, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The U.N. Security Council expressed "serious concern" over Myanmar military court's ruling extending the detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Voters in explosive southern Afghanistan will be protected during the presidential elections as a result of a series of ceasefire deals, NATO said Thursday.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown has a narrowing lead over San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in the governor's race, a poll released Thursday said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Pork-barrel spending climbed this year even after U.S. politicians had promised to reduce congressional earmarks, an analysis released Thursday shows.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- More Afghans will be able to vote safely in the Aug. 20 presidential elections because of security improvements, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.
YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson says a positive election outcome in Ivory Coast could help bring an end to U.N. sanctions against the West African nation.
Wednesday, August 12
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Lawmakers fielded heated and repeated questions on healthcare reform from town hall attendees in Iowa, Maryland and elsewhere Wednesday, observers said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Right-wing U.S. militias, tax protesters and "sovereign citizens" are making a comeback after fading in the late 1990s, a watchdog group says.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., says he will visit Iowa this fall, sparking speculation of a 2012 Republican presidential run.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is systematically rigging the Aug. 20 presidential election in his southern home base, witnesses claim.
Tuesday, August 11
JERUSALEM, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The Palestinian Fatah party has chosen younger leaders in the party's first internal election in 20 years, officials said.
KIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A supporter of Ukraine's president Tuesday condemned Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for trying to influence Ukraine's presidential election.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A much-publicized U.S. Republican Party "rebranding" effort begun this spring has been a letdown so far, political analysts say.
Monday, August 10
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Honduras said it would allow an Organization of American States delegation to visit Tegucigalpa only if the leader is an observer, not a participant in talks.
Sunday, August 9
RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The appearance of his ex-mistress at a Raleigh grand jury suggests a probe of former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., be ending, Washington sources said Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Disruptions at town hall meetings called by U.S. lawmakers to discuss healthcare reform are being orchestrated, the Senate's second-ranking Democrat says.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The United Nations says security concerns have hampered the run-up to this month's national elections in Afghanistan.
Saturday, August 8
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A former Japanese cabinet minister announced a new political party Saturday and said it would have 13 candidates in the Aug. 30 election.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert McDonnell says healthcare reform should be accomplished by "free-market incentives."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., says the fledgling congressman has yet to adjust to the trials associated with his new Washington post.
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., says he's quitting Congress as soon as Florida Gov. Charlie Crist can appoint someone to replace him.
TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Iranian conservatives say President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad must obey the country's supreme leader by consulting with them before appointing his Cabinet members.
Friday, August 7
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Jewish groups have condemned Nazi comparisons being used by opponents of healthcare reform.
Thursday, August 6
MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama traveled to Virginia Thursday to urge voters to support state Sen. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic candidate for governor.
RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards' former girlfriend, Rielle Hunter, was in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday to testify before a grand jury, observers said.
Wednesday, August 5
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A tally by a media analysis group predicts the advertising battle over health-care reform will include record spending of more than $52 million.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., officially launched his challenge Tuesday to Sen. Arlen Specter in next year's Democratic primary.
Tuesday, August 4
DETROIT, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Detroit Mayor Dave Bing overwhelmed the mayoral field in Tuesday's primary election, pulling in 74 percent of the vote, election returns showed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- E-mails obtained by The Las Vegas Sun show Sen. John Ensign's top aides at the National Republican Senatorial Committee knew last summer about his affair.
KIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's pro-Russian former prime minister, tops the popularity list of Ukrainian presidential candidates, a survey indicated.
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Former college football coach and ESPN television analyst Lou Holtz is exploring a run for the U.S. Congress in Florida, Republican Party sources say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The winner of the Aug. 20 Afghanistan presidential election will have a reduced mandate because of doubts about the legitimacy of the poll, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Advocacy and Hispanic groups say they are disappointed with U.S. President Barack Obama's continued aggressive enforcement of immigration rules.
Monday, August 3
TEHRAN, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The formal approval of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election Monday sent 2,000 protesters to the streets of Tehran within hours, witnesses reported.
J, Israel, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Ahead of the Fatah general assembly, a top Fatah official called for alignment with Iran and another said Fatah will never recognize Israel's right to exist.
LONDON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- British Labor Party deputy leader Harriet Harman says men cannot be trusted to run the government on their own, suggesting it would never happen again.
PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Massachusetts is the most Democratic state in the nation, along with the District of Columbia, while Utah and Wyoming are the most Republican, a poll indicates.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Democratic political candidates are still linking their Republican opponents to former U.S. President George W. Bush, analysts say.
Sunday, August 2
TORONTO, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A Canadian appellate court Sunday rejected an appeal by a German-Canadian businessman to quash his extradition on tax evasion charges, his attorney said.
JERUSALEM, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Israeli police have recommended that prosecutors indict Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on bribery, fraud and other charges, sources said.
Saturday, August 1
TEHRAN, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The largest political reform party in Iran, Mosharekat, says the ongoing trial of nearly 100 protesters is based on questionable confessions and charges.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Democratic state Attorney General Jerry Brown and Republican businesswoman Meg Whitman are the winners so far in California's gubernatorial cash-raising race.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Reducing civilian casualties in Afghanistan will be a top priority, the new commander of U.S. and NATO-led troops in the country says.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A poll taken after Sarah Palin left office shows Alaskans almost evenly split on their former governor.
Friday, July 31
WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich reported Friday that his political group, American Solutions Winning for the Future, raised $8 million in six months.
CHISINAU, Moldova, July 31 (UPI) -- The four opposition parties that won a slender parliamentary margin over the Communist Party in Moldova must now try to put together a coalition government.
WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., confronted T. Boone Pickens over the oil billionaire's financing of Swift Boat ads in the 2004 campaign, witnesses said.
NEW YORK, July 31 (UPI) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani says if state Republican leaders do not help improve the state of New York, he may run for governor.
WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. representative leading conservative Democrats' challenge to healthcare reform was feted at several health industry gatherings, records indicate.
Thursday, July 30
HOBOKEN, N.J., July 30 (UPI) -- A second New Jersey mayor has announced his resignation after more than a dozen political figures were caught up in a huge corruption scandal.
WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- Bush White House political adviser Karl Rove played a much bigger role than previously thought in the dismissal of U.S. attorneys, e-mails revealed.
OTTAWA, July 30 (UPI) -- Indications mounted in Ottawa this week Canada's main opposition party was planning to force a fall election as the recession eased, an analysis says.
ZAGREB, Croatia, July 30 (UPI) -- Sporting a T-shirt with a profane motto Thursday cost a TV cameraman his job because Croatia's prime minister considered it indecent and insulting.
PRINCETON, N.J., July 30 (UPI) -- While more U.S. voters said they'd vote for Democratic congressional candidates over Republicans, the 2010 elections could be close, a Gallup Poll indicated.
CHISINAU, Moldova, July 30 (UPI) -- Moldova's ruling pro-Moscow communists lost their parliamentary majority to the country's four opposition pro-Western parties, election results showed.