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Lithuania in crisis over who should form next govt
Lithuanian politics were in turmoil Monday after the president moved to block three opposition parties from forming a new government because one of ...
Israel's Barak hopes to extend political career
He's been Israel's prime minister, military chief, the country's most decorated soldier and, for the past five years, its defense minister and ...
Obama hopes Nevada turnout team trumps bad economy
It's people like Paul Prekop who make Nevada a maddeningly difficult state for President Barack Obama to lock down, and who give Republican Mitt ...
Insurers nervous over prospect of Romney victory
You'd think health insurance CEOs would be chilling the bubbly with Republican Mitt Romney's improved election prospects, but instead they're in a ...
New England shapes up as Dem firewall for Senate
Democrats are counting on their New England friends to help them pick up Republican-held Senate seats on Nov. 6 and construct a barrier against losses ...
India's Cabinet rejigged, but no place for Rahul
A major reshuffle of India's Cabinet left one question dangling: Where is Rahul Gandhi? The scion of India's Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is not among the new ...
Libyans disillusioned with government amid chaos
The protesters converged on the conference center housing Libya's newly elected congress, trying to force their way in past startled guards.
Lithuanians vote for a new Parliament
Lithuanians voted Sunday in a parliamentary election that could determine whether the small East European nation continues tough austerity measures ...
European team calls off Iran visit
A delegation from the European Parliament has called off plans to visit Iran after being refused guarantees they could visit two jailed activists ...
Spain anti-austerity protests draw thousands
Several thousand people marched to Spain's parliament in an anti-austerity protest Saturday, but were held back from surrounding the building by metal ...
Emails shed light on Ryan, Walker relationship
Rising political stars and personal friends, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker worked quietly behind ...
Latino House candidates set to make history
It is lunch hour at Barelas Coffee House, in the heart of one of Albuquerque's oldest Latino neighborhoods. Democratic House candidate Michelle Lujan ...
Senate race a tie-breaker for Wisconsin Dems, GOP
Tommy Thompson, four-term Wisconsin governor and Republican Senate nominee, warmed up the audience for the main event — an exuberant, humorous, always ...
Kuwait's turmoil brings rare protest partnership
For Kuwait's embattled rulers, clashes earlier this week with anti-government protesters were more than just a sign tensions may be mounting.
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 ...
Romney on economy: Obama 'made the problem worse'
Seizing on fresh evidence of economic sluggishness, Republican challenger Mitt Romney said Friday that President Barack Obama inherited a bad ...
Wealthy siblings become forces in Calif. politics
Charles Munger Sr. is best known as Warren Buffett's right-hand man, an investor who has turned his skill at picking winning companies into a ...
China expels Bo from legislature, set for trial
Chinese lawmakers have stripped disgraced politician Bo Xilai of his last official position, formally expelling him from the country's top legislature ...
Sen. Reid leaves hospital after Vegas car crash
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was discharged from the hospital less than three hours after an apparent rear-end crash Friday afternoon on a Las ...
Biden: America not in decline, Romney in denial
Vice President Joe Biden said Friday that America is not in decline and that the Republican presidential ticket is in denial about the improving ...
National GOP to spend $500,000 in Pa. Senate race
National Republicans are spending $500,000 on the Pennsylvania Senate race as polls show a closer contest between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and ...
France: Lawmakers pass bill to pay for abortions
France's lower house voted Friday to fully reimburse all abortions and to make contraception free for minors. National medical insurance currently ...
Romney, Obama teams plan for who takes White House
It's the defining ritual of American democracy: the peaceful transfer of presidential power. Though the outcome of the White House race is still days ...
Silvio Berlusconi convicted in Italy of tax fraud
Just two days after announcing he won't run in spring elections, former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to ...
Huckabee to aid Akin in Mo. Senate race with TV ad
Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is making another appearance on Missouri television screens in support of Republican Senate candidate Todd ...