Bush leaves for Texas after leaving Obama note

With one last handshake to President Barack Obama, George W. Bush boarded a helicopter on Tuesday at the Capitol and began his post-presidential life, closing a two-term administration.

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Obama vows quick action to curb warming

President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered a surprise message to a climate change summit convened by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, vowing to take action once in office.

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McCain goes on the attack in final debate

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Parties wage war over voter fraud, intimidation

Republicans say Democrats and their allies are trying to subvert the voter registration system with an avalanche of inaccurate or fraudulent new voter registrations. But Democrats charge Republicans are trying to deter would-be voters.

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Obama, McCain stretch facts in debate

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stretched facts, sometimes past the breaking point, as they addressed the financial crisis and more during their second presidential debate.

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Vote: Who won the presidential debate?

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Expectations low, Palin scores in debate

Analysis: While both vice presidential candidates succeeded in their only debate, the stakes were much higher for Sarah Palin. So, in the contest of low expectations, Palin won.

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Facts go adrift on taxes, energy in VP debate

Facts went adrift on taxes, deregulation and more Thursday when Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden clashed in the vice presidential debate.

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Vote: Who won the vice presidential debate?

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Bush: 'Painful and lasting' economic damage

President Bush warned Tuesday that failing to pass a financial rescue plan would bring severe consequences to the U.S. economy.

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Financial crisis: What you should know

The financial crisis has sparked confusion over whether Americans' investments and bank accounts are safe. Here's what you should know about how the crisis might affect you.

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Congress restarts troubled bailout talks

Top Democratic lawmakers vowed Friday to reach an agreement on a rescue plan for Wall Street and remain in session until a deal is set.

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Debate is on; McCain agrees to participate

Republican John McCain agreed to attend the first presidential debate, set for Friday night, even though Congress doesn't have a bailout deal.

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How about a double scoop of mama's milk?

Mooove over, Holsteins. PETA wants world-famous Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream to tap nursing moms, rather than cows, for the milk used in its ice cream.

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Survivors beg for help as Ike ravages Texas

Hurricane Ike crashed into southeast Texas early Saturday, battering the coast as residents who decided too late they should have heeded calls to evacuate made futile calls for rescue.

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Palin fires back at media, 'Washington elite'

Sarah Palin, in her introduction to Americans as John McCain's running mate, struck back at news organizations and a "Washington elite" that have raised questions about her qualifications to be vice president.

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Clinton gives Obama forceful backing

Former President Bill Clinton, setting aside his own criticism and ambivalence, gave a full-throated endorsement Wednesday of Barack Obama as a leader ready to confront any challenge.

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Obama scores with rank-and-file workers

A robust performance by Barack Obama among one demographic in which he's already leading could help offset his apparent weaknesses in other groups.

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Bush, Dems bicker over soaring energy prices

President Bush on Saturday tried to pin the blame on Congress for soaring energy prices and said lawmakers need to lift long-standing restrictions on drilling for oil in pristine lands.

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Group with Clinton ties ready to back Obama

By rights, a group that helped elect Bill Clinton president and counts Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as one of its leaders should be hostile territory for Barack Obama.

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Obama plans summer visits to Europe, Mideast

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans to visit the Middle East and Europe this summer, taking time off from campaigning in the United States in an effort to boost his foreign policy credentials.

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Oil hunters can annoy polar bears, agency says

The Bush administration is giving oil companies permission to annoy and potentially harm them in the pursuit of oil and natural gas.

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$45 trillion 'revolution' against warming urged

The world needs to build 1,400 nuclear power plants and vastly expand wind power in order to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to an energy study released Friday.

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Lieberman key player on global warming

Joe Lieberman is at center stage in the Senate this week, helping lead the charge for a landmark greenhouse gas limits bill which he helped to write.  At the same time Lieberman is in a political no-man's land, neither entirely out of the Democratic Party, nor exactly in it ei …

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Cost drives Senate debate on global warming

From higher electric bills to more expensive gasoline, the possible economic cost of tackling global warming is driving the debate as climate change takes center stage in Congress.

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