Day: June 13, 2008

The moderator of "Meet the Press" died Friday afternoon after collapsing at NBC’s Washington bureau, network officials said.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – Barack Obama and John McCain, rivals for the White House, squabbled on Friday over terms for a series of face-to-face town hall meetings and each side blamed the other for an inability to reach an accord.

The court repudiated the fundamental legal basis for the Bush administration’s strategy of housing prisoners at the United States naval base in Cuba.

However, prospects for the plan to provide an extra 13 weeks of benefits to Americans out of work are uncertain in the Senate.

The ban is based in part on the Hatch Act, which bans federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity.

Little reason is given for a change that may augur more troubles to come.

KAUKAUNA, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Thursday accused Republican John McCain of mischaracterizing his tax plan and said most Americans would not see taxes go up.

Behind the beard, Chuck Norris is more a man than a legend.

Many in the news media see little need to reconsider their coverage of the Clinton campaign.

Pope Benedict XVI gave President Bush a rare peek on Friday of the Vatican Gardens, a spot where popes pray privately and only special guests are allowed to stroll.