(AP) WikiLeaks’ Assange plans bid for Australian SenateBy ROD McGUIRKAssociated PressCANBERRA, AustraliaWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to run for a seat in the Australian Senate in elections due next year despite being under virtual house arrest in England and facing
(AP) Santorum says Illinois ‘can shake up’ GOP raceBy BRIAN BAKSTAssociated PressARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.Playing for another upset, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum urged conservatives Friday to further upend the nominating contest by putting Illinois in his column. Swamped in the
(AP) Delegate-rich Illinois the focus of GOP next weekBy THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressCHICAGOAfter two Deep South losses, Mitt Romney is intensifying his campaign efforts in the economically challenged Midwest _ a friendly region for him _ in hopes of regaining his
(AP) Feisty NY Democrat Rep. Gary Ackerman retiringBy CRISTIAN SALAZARAssociated PressNEW YORKLongtime U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman, a feisty Democrat known as much for scolding bankers and regulators as he was for his personal quirks like living in a houseboat in
(AP) Signs of financial strain showing up for RomneyBy STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressSAN JUAN, PUERTO RICOThe long and increasingly messy Republican presidential contest is starting to hit Mitt Romney where it hurts most: his wallet. New signs of financial stress are
(AP) Iran cut off from global financial systemBy DON MELVINAssociated PressBRUSSELSIran was effectively cut off from global commerce on Thursday, when the company that handles financial transactions said it was severing ties with many Iranian banks _ part of an
(AP) Karzai tells NATO pull back, Taliban-US talks offBy AMIR SHAH and SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanThe American campaign in Afghanistan suffered a double blow Thursday: President Hamid Karzai demanded NATO troops immediately pull out of rural areas in the wake
(AP) Prison job, tedium await BlagojevichBy MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGOConvicted Gov. Rod Blagojevich left his home early Thursday morning and hopped in a car, the first leg of a trip that will end with him behind bars in a federal prison
(AP) Gasoline over $4 a gallon in 4 states, Wash., DCBy CHRIS KAHNAP Energy WriterNEW YORKGasoline is now over $4 per gallon in four states and Washington, D.C. as a three-month surge in pump prices continues. The nation’s capital, Illinois,
(AP) GOP fight for delegates stretches to Puerto RicoBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONAn upbeat Rick Santorum barreled into Puerto Rico on Wednesday in pursuit of another campaign-bending victory in a Republican presidential race where suddenly no primary is too minor
(AP) Santorum wins don’t slow Romney’s delegate marchBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto RicoThe Republican presidential contest rumbled into Puerto Rico Wednesday as a two-man race, with Rick Santorum nipping more aggressively at Mitt Romney’s heels after again frustrating the
(AP) Clooney highlights Sudanese humanitarian crisisBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONActor and human rights activist George Clooney is highlighting the humanitarian crisis in the volatile border region between Sudan and South Sudan. Clooney described a recent trip to the region where he
(AP) GOP nomination fight is Romney vs. SantorumBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressSAN JUAN, Puerto RicoThe plodding Republican presidential nomination fight is grinding forward toward Puerto Rico _ and a two-man race, with Rick Santorum ascendant and Mitt Romney vanquished in the
(AP) Santorum grabs the lead in Alabama and MississippiBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONRick Santorum seized the lead in the Alabama primary Tuesday night and edged ahead of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich in Mississippi, deeply conservative Southern crossroads in the
(AP) CBO: Deficit estimate for 2012 hiked to $1.2TBy ANDREW TAYLORAssociated PressWASHINGTONA new estimate from congressional economists says the government will run a $1.2 trillion deficit for the budget year ending just a few weeks before Election Day. It would
(AP) Israel-Gaza violence ebbs as truce takes effectBy AMY TEIBELAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael halted its airstrikes against Gaza Strip militants early Tuesday and rocket fire from the Palestinian territory ebbed as a cease-fire ending four days of clashes appeared to be taking
(AP) Taliban fire on Afghan officials at attack siteBy MIRWAIS KHANAssociated PressBALANDI, AfghanistanTaliban insurgents opened fire on two brothers of Afghan President Hamid Karzai as they left a memorial service Tuesday for 16 villagers allegedly killed by a U.S. soldier.
(AP) AP Interview: Slash mum on Guns N’ Roses reunionBy LOUISE DIXON and HILARY FOXAssociated PressLONDONWill Guns N’ Roses reunite for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Behind his dark glasses, hat and big hair, the
(AP) Suit challenges federal licensing of tax preparersBy MATTHEW BARAKATAssociated PressMcLEAN, Va.After three decades as a part-time tax preparer, 80-year-old Elmer Kilian of Eagle, Wis., is concerned that new IRS regulations may prevent him from hanging out his shingle. Kilian
(AP) Feds release health overhaul blueprint for statesBy RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated PressWASHINGTONFifty million people in America lack health insurance and the law says most of them must soon be provided coverage. But how to deliver? The Obama administration Monday finalized an
(AP) Santorum spending primary day at home with familyBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressMONTGOMERY, Ala.Rick Santorum is spending early Tuesday with his family at their home near Washington as voters in Mississippi and Alabama weigh in on the Republican presidential field. Santorum
(AP) Romney campaigns in Mo. while Deep South votesBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressST. LOUISAfter urging Mississippi and Alabama Republicans to speed him toward the presidential nomination, Mitt Romney is campaigning in Missouri ahead of its Saturday caucuses. The former Massachusetts governor
(AP) Egypt: Cease-fire between Israel, Gaza militantsBy IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated PressGAZA CITY, Gaza StripEgypt has mediated a cease-fire between Palestinian militant factions and Israel after four days of violence, an Egyptian security official said. The official told The Associated Press that
(AP) Santorum: Convention would give me GOP nominationBy PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressBILOXI, Miss.Rick Santorum said Monday his path to the Republican Party’s presidential nomination counts on continued chaos in the field and a fractured GOP arriving at its nominating convention in
(AP) AP Interview: Sutherland talks up new show ‘Touch’ By ZARA YOUNIS Associated Press LONDON Kiefer Sutherland admits he had no intention of going back to television after the action-packed “24” ended _ but that all changed when he read
