(AP) Candidates spar before key Miss., Ala. primariesBy BETH FOUHY and PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressBIRMINGHAM, Ala.Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Sunday nudged rival Newt Gingrich to step aside, arguing a head-to-head contest between himself and Mitt Romney should “occur sooner
(AP) ‘Emo’ killings raise alarms in IraqBy LARA JAKESAssociated PressBAGHDADYoung people who identify themselves as so-called Emos are being brutally killed at an alarming rate in Iraq, where militias have distributed hit lists of victims and security forces say they
(AP) Syria assaults opposition as diplomacy staggersBy BEN HUBBARDAssociated PressBEIRUTSyria launched a long-anticipated assault to crush the opposition in the rebellious north on Saturday, bombarding its main city with tank shells from all sides and clashing with rebel fighters struggling
(AP) Gingrich shoots for a win in AlabamaBy BETH FOUHYAssociated PressDOTHAN, AlabamaRepublican Newt Gingrich is counting on a win in Alabama’s primary Tuesday. The former House speaker attended five campaign events Saturday and stressed his Southern connections. Gingrich served 20
(AP) US Rep. Inslee to resign for Wash. gov. raceBy CHRIS GRYGIELAssociated PressSEATTLERep. Jay Inslee is resigning from Congress to focus full time on running for governor of Washington state this fall. The Democrat announced his decision Saturday at a
(AP) Israeli airstrike kills militant commander in GazaBy IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated PressGAZA CITY, Gaza StripAn Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Friday killed the commander of the militant group behind the abduction of Gilad Schalit, an Israeli soldier who was held captive
(AP) Romney heads South into evangelical statesBy RACHEL ZOLL AND JENNIFER AGIESTAAssociated PressMitt Romney’s struggle with white evangelical voters doesn’t bode well for him as he moves through the GOP presidential primary, with Mississippi and Alabama just ahead. In the
(AP) Emails show White House input on Sherrod ousterBy MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated PressWASHINGTONWhite House officials were in close contact with the Agriculture Department in the hours leading up to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s decision to fire USDA employee Shirley Sherrod
(AP) GOP activists fear primary takes a toll on RomneyBy CHARLES BABINGTONAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublican activists foresee a long, lumbering presidential campaign that almost certainly will nominate Mitt Romney but may leave him weakened in a fall battle against President Barack Obama.
(AP) Gingrich campaign doubles down on SouthBy GREG BLUESTEINAssociated PressATLANTANewt Gingrich’s poor showing in every Super Tuesday state except Georgia gives him an increasingly narrow path to win the nomination, one that now depends on the South. The Gingrich campaign
(AP) Convention fight only hope for Santorum, Gingrich?By STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated PressWASHINGTONNo, it’s not over yet. But at this rate Mitt Romney’s rivals won’t catch him unless they pull off an unlikely fight at the Republican National Convention in August. Romney
(AP) Santorum: Mississippi could make it a 2-man raceBy ERIK SCHELZIG and PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated PressTUPELO, Miss.Urging conservatives not to yield, Republican Rick Santorum told supporters Wednesday that they could make the GOP presidential contest a two-man race if they deliver
(AP) Iran’s leader sets up Internet control groupBy ALI AKBAR DAREINIAssociated PressTEHRAN, IranIran’s supreme leader ordered Wednesday the creation of an Internet oversight agency that includes top military, security and political figures in the country’s boldest attempt yet to control
(AP) What’s so super about Tuesday? 419 GOP delegatesBy CONNIE CASSAssociated PressWASHINGTONSuper? Maybe not this time. But it is a Tuesday, one with the biggest payout of the Republican presidential primaries. Super Tuesday, slimmed down to half its 2008 size
(AP) Muslims at rally: NYPD surveillance keeps us safeBy COLLEEN LONGAssociated PressNEW YORKQazi Qayyoom, an imam in Queens, says he believes the New York Police Department is keeping his community safe, and if that means some Muslims are monitored, so
(AP) A tearful Putin claims Russian election victoryBy LYNN BERRY and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated PressMOSCOWVladimir Putin scored a decisive victory in Russia’s presidential election Sunday to return to the Kremlin and extend his hold on power for six more years. His
(AP) Gingrich, Santorum battle for Bible Belt votersBy RUSS BYNUMAssociated PressSAVANNAH, Ga.The GOP presidential candidates are fighting to win over conservative voters in the Bible Belt as the race takes on a more prominent Southern focus. After bowing out of
(AP) 4 straight: Romney wins Washington GOP caucusBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONMitt Romney rolled to a double-digit victory in Washington state’s Republican presidential caucuses Saturday night, his fourth campaign triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in
(AP) Four straight: Romney wins Washington GOP caucusBy DAVID ESPOAP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTONMitt Romney rolled to a double-digit victory in Washington state’s Republican presidential caucuses Saturday night, his fourth campaign triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in
(AP) Storms demolish small towns in Ind., Ky.; 38 deadBy ROGER ALFORD and JIM SUHRAssociated PressWEST LIBERTY, Ky.Across the South and Midwest, survivors emerged Saturday to find blue sky and splinters where homes once stood, cars flung into buildings and
An Associated Press article titled, “Obama Promotes Modest American Dream” , highlights Obama’s grim view of the American dream from comments he made in his January 25th speech to Conveyor Engineering & Manufacturing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The President remarked
The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city limits, including the elite Ivy League colleges of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.
BANGKOK (AP) – The Iranians arrested after accidentally setting off an explosives cache in Bangkok were planning to attack Israeli diplomats, Thailand’s police chief said Thursday, the first confirmation by local officials that the group was plotting terror attacks in
From Accuracy in Media’s Logan Churchwell: Go ahead, read the headline again. Mine is almost as bizarre as the original Associated Press piece, titled “How is Romney like 007? Both have money offshore.” Giving us yet another example of the AP’s
