2008 Candidates And Their Keepsakes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- John McCain and Bill Richardson got their most prized keepsakes 40 years apart, from the same hand.Richardson got his Ted Williams' autographed baseball as a boy during an outing to Fenway Park with his dad in the mid-1950s, before he became a top prep-school and...
Mayor's Free Weddings Draw Scrutiny
VALLEY VIEW, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio mayor will marry couples for free -- but perhaps the bride and groom might consider a donation to his campaign fund?Mayor Randall Westfall's e-mail reference to donations landed him in trouble Tuesday, when state Auditor Mary Taylor referred the...
Clinton Adviser: Obama Drug Use Concern
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A top adviser to Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign said that Democrats should give more thought to Sen. Barack Obama's admissions of illegal drug use before they pick a presidential candidate.Obama's campaign said the Clinton people were getting...
Close Camera Angles Make Politicians Look Bad
WASHINGTON (TNA) – When it comes to politics, television producers often don’t play fair. If they want to discredit a politician or pundit, all they have to do is zoom in on the speaker’s face.So the next time CNN, Fox, or a YouTube amateur rolls tape of a presidential...
`Wild Finish' In Contested Mayor's Race
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) -- Election Day turned into Groundhog Day in this waterfront city.First, Gary Cloutier was declared the winner by five votes and became the San Francisco Bay area's first gay mayor. Then, a recount gave rival Osby Davis a two-vote edge, making him Vallejo's...
Coffee Tastes Of 2008 Candidates
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hold the sugar.{image_433}Presidential candidates who drink coffee prefer artificial sweetener or no...
2008 Candidates and Their Nicknames
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Meet the presidential candidates by another name -- Barry, Bird Legs, Coyote Bill.Such are their childhood nicknames.Several of the candidates go around today with names altered in their youth. Mitt Romney, for example, was named Willard Mitt Romney. In a twist...
White House Hopefuls And First Cars
WASHINGTON (AP) -- These days, luxury cars and SUVs carry presidential candidates in their nearly ceaseless travels. Not like the old days.AP asked candidates to name their first cars. Here are their answers, and a look at some of their personal vehicles now:
Romney Says He Didn't Hire Illegal Help
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Republican Mitt Romney denies any responsibility for hiring illegal immigrants as workers at his home, insisting it was the fault of contractors and calling for tighter federal guidelines to verify the status of workers.
White House Hopefuls Crack Best Jokes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presidential candidates have a hog, a pair of drunks and a true story to rival the tale of the Jamaican bobsled team in their bag of jokes.The Associated Press asked them to tell a favorite joke, most on the spot, in a series of interviews about their personal side. Or,...
White House Hopefuls And Food Dislikes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Edwards has to be a mighty hungry man before he'll touch that mushroom on his plate. Mitt Romney says he's never met an eggplant he'd eat.
Gennifer Flowers Mulls Vote for Clinton
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The one-time other woman in Hillary Rodham Clinton's life says she's considering casting her vote for the former first lady.
Clinton Volunteer Quits Over Obama Email
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A volunteer Iowa county coordinator for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign has resigned after forwarding a chain e-mail that suggests Barack Obama is a Muslim who wants to destroy the United States by being elected to its highest office.Obama is a member...
Personal Side: Candidates' Worst Jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- All these years later, Mike Huckabee still avoids touching the glass when he opens a door. He remembers a thankless task at Penney's as a teenager, scrubbing away fingerprints only to have customers smudge the glass all over again.
Romney Fires Landscaper Over Illegals
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) -- Republican Mitt Romney, ridiculed by rival Rudy Giuliani for employing illegal immigrants at his "sanctuary mansion," said he had fired the landscaper for his suburban Boston home after learning for a second time about undocumented workers laboring on the...
Hawaii Governor Speaks Out On Blackmail
HONOLULU (AP) -- After months of refusing to discuss her chief of staff's resignation, Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle said his blackmail over a relationship with a woman in the Philippines was strictly personal and did not involve any misuse of state resources.
Senate Aide Arrested In Sex Sting
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A former aide to Sen. Maria Cantwell is in federal custody after being arrested on a charge of attempting to sexually exploit a minor.James Michael McHaney was fired Friday from his job as a scheduler for Cantwell, D-Wash., hours after he was arrested by FBI agents. The...
Suit Vs. Transgender Ga. Pol Thrown Out
ATLANTA (AP) -- A judge dismissed lawsuit Monday that had claimed a transgender city councilwoman tried to fool voters by running as a female, and the candidate was set to seek re-election Tuesday.
Secrecy Issues Dog Giuliani, Clinton
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Rodham Clinton have secrecy issues dogging them.{image_318} The...
Woman Sues Tabloid Over Kennedy Stories
BOSTON (AP) -- A woman and her son have sued The National Enquirer, claiming the supermarket tabloid fabricated stories that said she gave birth to a son fathered by Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy.The defamation lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston on Tuesday claims two articles...
Ark. Lawmaker Apologizes for E-Mail
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- An Arkansas legislator apologized Thursday for an e-mail in which he wrote that "we are being outpopulated by the blacks" and "we are being overrun" by illegal immigrants.But state Sen. Denny Altes insisted the comments in the e-mail he sent...
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- If he doesn't win the White House, John McCain may have a new job: fashion police.
Edwards' 'Ticket Wishlist' Kept Secret
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- When John Edwards returned to his alma mater in 2005 to found a poverty think tank, the multimillionarie attorney sought more than just a salary: He also wanted tickets to University of North Carolina sporting events.
Army Desertion Rate Highest Since 1980
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Soldiers strained by six years at war are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980, with the number of Army deserters this year showing an 80 percent increase since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003.While the totals are still far lower than they were...
Sex Toy Drive Is A Protest For Pleasure
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (Wireless Flash) -- The right to use sex toys is getting an activist in Alexander City, Alabama, all hot and bothered.{image_248}Loretta Nall, a gubernatorial candidate in 2006, is steamed at...
Golf Tournaments Eyed In Corruption Case
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department is investigating whether an Alaska oil contractor used golf tournaments to funnel cash to Rep. Don Young, people close to the corruption investigation said.The contractor, Rick Smith, told investigators that Young personally received cash at the...
McCain Answered Woman Who Called Clinton A 'Bitch'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential hopeful John McCain says he respects Hillary Rodham Clinton and that he said as much when a woman used the word "bitch" to describe her.
Clinton Staff Planted Question At Forum
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- An aide for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton gave a Grinnell College student a question to ask the Democratic presidential candidate during a forum this week in central Iowa.That the question had been planted by the campaign was not mentioned at the...
McCain's Mom Disses Mormons -- And Romney
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) -- John McCain's 95-year-old mother, in a swipe at her son's rival Mitt Romney, said Friday that Mormons were to blame for the scandal that rocked the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.
Dems Take Humorous Swipe At Romney
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Democrats are taking a humorous swipe at Republican Mitt Romney's attempt to turn his supporters' discards into campaign cash.The Democratic National Committee planned to launch an online auction Friday to sell goods symbolizing the past policy positions they...
