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McGovern's personal items to be sold in S. Dakota
George McGovern once gave his daughter a bookend made out of soapstone in the shape of a bear — a symbol of the "Terr the bear" nickname the former ...
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2012
Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables ...
Changing times: Politicians' tears more common now
It seems out of place: The president of the United States breaking down in tears as he thanked campaign workers for their tireless work for his ...
GOP asks "why?" and "where do we go from here?"
Having lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections, Republicans plunged Wednesday into an intense period of self-examination, ...
Life on the rope line: 10 minutes of Obama frenzy
Kiss by kiss, handshake by handshake, President Barack Obama glides across the perimeter of a small tennis stadium, stooping to embrace white-haired ...
McGovern celebrated as 'conscience for our nation'
George McGovern made history with his loss of the 1972 presidential election in a historic landslide, but he was praised Friday for galvanizing the ...
Obama pressures Romney to break his Mourdock ties
President Barack Obama, seeking to shore up support among women, intensified his pressure Thursday on Mitt Romney to break any ties with a Republican ...
Biden: McGovern 'modern Democratic Party' father
In a stirring tribute Thursday to former Sen. George McGovern, Vice President Joe Biden hailed the one-time presidential nominee as the "father of the ...
Public, former colleagues pay tribute to McGovern
Family, friends and former colleagues are filing into a Sioux Falls, S.D., church to pay their respects to former senator and Democratic presidential ...
Longtime Indian activist Russell Means dies at 72
Russell Means spent a lifetime as a modern American Indian warrior. He railed against broken treaties, fought for the return of stolen land and even ...
McGovern candidacy a cultural landmark
Abbie Hoffman sobbed that fateful night at the downtown Manhattan apartment of fellow activist Jerry Rubin. So did Rubin and Allen Ginsberg.
McGovern anti-war candidacy a US cultural landmark
Abbie Hoffman sobbed that fateful night at the Manhattan apartment of fellow activist Jerry Rubin. So did Rubin and Allen Ginsberg. John Lennon was ...
McGovern's political career only part of legacy
George McGovern never slowed down, never stopped working — not even after losing the 1972 presidential race in a historic landslide that would have ...
George McGovern dies; lost 1972 presidential bid
George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way — and that he had done so. It was a campaign in 1972 dishonored ...
Services announced for former Sen. George McGovern
Services have been set for former South Dakota Sen. George McGovern. A public viewing is planned for 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist ...
Clintons remember McGovern for anti-hunger efforts
Former President Bill Clinton and his wife, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, say they are saddened by the passing of former presidential ...
AP PHOTOS: The life and times of George McGovern
Proud liberal. Staunch foe of the Vietnam War. Decorated World War II bomber pilot. Three-time U.S. senator. Presidential candidate dealt a crushing ...
McGovern an unwavering, often unrequited, liberal
George McGovern was an unwavering, often unrequited advocate for liberal Democratic causes. He pursued those goals in plainspoken, usually ...
Family: Ex-Sen. McGovern 'no longer responsive'
The family of ex-U.S. Sen. George McGovern says the 90-year-old is "no longer responsive" in hospice care. McGovern's family issued a statement ...
Ex-presidential nominee George McGovern in hospice
Longtime former U.S. Sen. George McGovern, the Democratic presidential candidate who lost to President Richard Nixon in a historic landslide, has ...
Many Iraq, Afghan vets choosing 'second service'
The link between U.S. military service and running for office is as old as the republic itself. It started with George Washington, who famously wrote ...
THE RACE: A Dem storm, too, during GOP convention?
While high winds and rain could disrupt next week's Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Democrats will try to manufacture some of their own ...
GOP convention shines spotlight on Fla.
Tampa is a hot property for the Republicans this year, and that doesn't just mean the 90-degree temperatures in August that will begin to sauté ...