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Georgian opposition claims repression
Wherever she goes, journalist Ekaterine Dugladze is followed by a group of men carrying video cameras. Saying they're reporters, they shove ...
Hawaii Senate race shaping up to be competitive
It's a once-in-a-generation occurrence: A competitive U.S. Senate race in Hawaii. That's exactly what may be shaping up as two Democrats, Rep.
Outdoor industry attempts to flex political clout
The outdoor recreation industry is flexing its economic muscle — some $640 billion spent annually by Americans on gear, travel and services — to push ...
Ad about woman's death causes campaign furor
Mitt Romney's campaign fiercely protested a searing attack ad aired by allies of President Barack Obama on Wednesday, but drew expressions of dismay ...
Obama's welfare waiver: Gutting rules or tweaking?
Welfare is causing a ruckus in the presidential campaign. But the program is a shadow of its old self from the 1970s, when Ronald Reagan used the ...
McCaskill, Akin tout extremes in Mo. Senate race
Missouri's U.S. Senate race is shaping up as one of stark contrasts — and a dream matchup for both Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill and her newly ...
Billboard with dummy on noose shocks Vegas drivers
Even by Las Vegas standards, it was a shocking billboard: A mannequin dangling on a hangman's noose below a black sign with the ominous words "Dying ...
Clock ticking down on Romney veep choice
Mitt Romney isn't making it easy to figure out his choice for running mate. He's been very cagey and tight-lipped on the subject, while campaigning ...
With government's OK, Myanmar marks 1988 protest
Crowds turned out Wednesday in cities across Myanmar to commemorate the 24th anniversary of massive pro-democracy protests, with the government giving ...
Conservatives win big in Kan. Senate primaries
Conservative Republicans who've been working to push GOP moderates out of state legislatures in a large section of the country have scored big ...
Nevada a test ground for campaign economic themes
Look no further than the epicenter of the nation's housing worries — where "for sale" signs dot neighborhoods just off the glittering Las Vegas Strip ...
Romney says Obama favors 'culture of dependency'
Republican Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of ditching a long-standing work requirement for welfare recipients, accusing him of ...
Fair victims settlement shields Ind. from company
Indiana lawmakers presented their decision to offer an additional $6 million to victims of a deadly stage collapse at last year's state fair as a way ...
Mitt Romney's green-jobs criticism carries risks
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has been savaging what it calls President Barack Obama's "unhealthy" obsession with "green jobs." The Republican ...
S&P cuts Serbia's credit rating
Standard & Poor's has cut Serbia's credit rating by a notch from stable to negative, and three senior central bank officials have resigned to protest ...
Governors aside, feds building health care markets
Don't look now: The feds may be gaining on GOP governors who've balked at carrying out a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law
UK bank accused of Iran money laundering scheme
A British bank schemed with the Iranian government to launder $250 billion from 2001 to 2007, leaving the United States' financial system "vulnerable ...
McCain, Haley among first announced for GOP confab
A trio of female firsts and three former GOP presidential contenders were among the first speakers disclosed Monday for the Republican National ...
Tea party focused on coming GOP Senate primaries
Sarah Palin is mounting an aggressive campaign in Missouri — in television and radio ads, in automated telephone calls, even serving barbecued pork ...
Could tougher voting laws squelch the youth vote?
Gone are the days when young voters weren't taken seriously. In 2008, they helped propel Barack Obama into the Oval Office, supporting him by a 2-1 ...
Ex-Ala. gov. going back to prison for bribery
Following years of appeals and a vocal campaign by supporters, ex-Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is heading back to prison after being sentenced Friday ...
Tenn. Dems disavow Senate nominee, cite hate group
The Tennessee Democratic Party is disavowing the man who won the party's nomination to challenge Republican Sen. Bob Corker in November, saying the ...
Mich. voters get say on emergency manager law
An attempt to kill a Michigan law that gives emergency managers sweeping powers to fix poor communities' finances will appear on the November ballot, ...
Man says rights violated in Minn. abduction case
A man who has been publicly identified as a person of interest in a Minnesota boy's 1989 abduction told The Associated Press on Thursday that he sent ...
Gov't report: Tax cheats getting paid by Medicaid
Thousands of Medicaid health care service providers still got paid by the government even though they owed hundreds of millions of dollars in federal ...