Hillary's No Cheapskate: Clinton Campaign Left Large Tip
NEW YORK (AP) -- Let the record show: Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign knows how to leave a good tip.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) -- When your home is the open road, where do you register to vote?A total of 286 people who live full-time in their recreational vehicles were dropped from the voter rolls in one Tennessee county over the past two years because they did not have a genuine home...
Drug Dealing Revelations Force Thompson Adviser To Quit Campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An adviser to Republican Fred Thompson quit the presidential candidate's campaign Monday, one day after a report about his decades-old criminal record for drug dealing.
Stephen Colbert Drops Presidential Bid
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stephen Colbert has dropped his bid for the White House.
Voters Irked By Candidate's 2 A.M. Call
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. (AP) -- The candidate could chalk it up to tireless campaigning, but it may not win him any votes.Some 3,000 voters, including candidate Domenic Volpe himself, were startled to get recorded campaign calls Thursday from Westchester County Legislature hopeful -- at 2...
Former Atlantic City Mayor Pleads Guilty
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) -- The former mayor of Atlantic City pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to enhance his veterans benefits, a crime that played a role in his bizarre three-week disappearance earlier this fall.{image_143}Making his first public appearance since...
Colbert Won't Appear On SC Ballot
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina Democrats squashed Stephen Colbert's fanciful White House bid on Thursday.
Sex-Sting Arrest At Ohio Statehouse
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A former children's services lawyer was arrested in an Internet child-sex sting Wednesday in the basement of the Ohio Statehouse, minutes after the investigator who lured him there testified two floors above in favor of a bill that would increase penalties for such...
Cheney: Being Darth Vader Not So Bad
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The joke's on Vice President Dick Cheney. Apparently, around the White House, they're OK with that.
Clinton, Giuliani Top Costume Picks
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Once again, Hillary Rodham Clinton leads in a poll. This time, she's the top choice when {image_101}people are asked which major 2008 presidential candidate would make the scariest Halloween costume.Thirty-seven percent in an Associated...
Edwards Campaign Fought Story, Prof Says
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A University of North Carolina professor said Friday that John Edwards' campaign demanded that he pull a student reporter's television story that focused on the upscale location of the campaign's headquarters.C.A. "Charlie" Tuggle, an associate...
Brewer In Dispute With Real Sam Adams
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Boston brewers of Sam Adams beer objected when they learned that a mayoral campaign here included Web sites invoking the name of their product.What they didn't realize is that Sam Adams is also the name of the candidate -- and has been since before the
Democratic President Could Mean No Martians Left Behind
BETHESDA, Md. (TNA) – Elect a Republican for president next year and you’ll get another four years of a
Romney Slip: Another Osama-Obama Mix-Up
GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) -- In a slip of the tongue, Republican Mitt Romney accused Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama of urging terrorists to congregate in Iraq.In the midst of criticizing Obama and other Democrats on foreign and economic policy Tuesday, the GOP
Can Colbert Get On S.C. Primary Ballots?
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Not so fast Stephen.Comedian Stephen Colbert has been saying he'll be running a presidential campaign in early-voting South Carolina, but he may have trouble getting on a ballot.The same may be true for some more-serious candidates including Democrats...
Lawmaker Wants Snuff Ban In Ark. House
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A lawmaker said Wednesday she'll try again to clean up the House rules that ban a cup of water on a desk but allow a day's worth of tobacco juice.Rep. Pam Adcock said she will propose next week a ban on chewing tobacco from that chamber's floors or...
Candidates Stumble Over Campaign Don'ts
SEABROOK, N.H. (AP) -- Thou shalt not wear a shirt and tie at a lobster shack near a New Hampshire beach. Thou shalt not invoke upscale grocery stores while campaigning in farm-rich Iowa. And thou shalt not call South Carolina's Lowcountry "the lowlands."For every must-do,...
Atlantic City Mayor Resigns After 2-Week Disappearance
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- The mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, resigned Wednesday after a two-week absence from office during which he checked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.Robert Levy's disappearance came amid a federal investigation for embellishing his Army service in...
Huckabee: Rivals Might Consider Suicide
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee joked Tuesday that other candidates might be considering suicide because their level of support doesn't match their fundraising.The former Arkansas governor, exaggerating, said other GOP presidential hopefuls...
NJ Councilman Wants Missing Mayor Booted
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- After the city's scandal-plagued mayor took a mysterious leave of absence last month, fed-up city officials want his office declared vacant.A judge was scheduled Tuesday to hear arguments from City Councilman Bruce Ward, who is seeking to have Mayor Robert...
The First Person To Declare Candidacy For 2008 Presidential Election? Meet Ruth White
HENDERSON, Nev. (TNA) – If the early bird gets the worm, then, by all rights, Ruth Bryant White should be the next president of the United States.White, 52, is an ordained minister and businesswoman from Henderson, Nev., who is running as an independent conservative. However, she...
Minnesota Man Wants To Be First Punk Rock President
MINNEAPOLIS (TNA) – The next president will be a punk, if a man in Minneapolis, Minn., has his way. And he’ll be the punk!Mike “Mic” Tienken, 49, is running as an independent candidate for the nation’s highest office and his platform is one he refers to as...
Survey Says Americans Have Too Much Freedom
WASHINGTON (TNA) – Is there such a thing as too much freedom?A sizeable minority of Americans thinks so.A new poll by the First Amendment Center reveals that 25 percent of those surveyed believe the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of religion, freedom of speech,...
Women Believe Females Have Better Shot At White House Than Minorities
NEW YORK (TNA) – Hillary Clinton’s chances of winning the White House are better than Barack Obama’s if a new survey is on the mark.
Adult Store ‘Doctor’ Fights For First Amendment
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (TNA) – In the battle to preserve First Amendment rights, John Haltom considers himself a warrior.Haltom operates a string of 14 boutiques under the name Dr. John's Lingerie, one of scores of superstores that cater to the expanding market for sex-related toys,...
The Longest Protester: 27 Years And Still Going
WASHINGTON (TNA) – This month marks her 27th summer in Washington, D.C., yet she has never met her former or current neighbors: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. For more than a quarter-century, Concepcion Picciotto has lived...
Americans Are Idiots About Presidential History
WASHINGTON (TNA) – Americans love spending money, but they don’t know much about the guys on the bills and coins they use.According to a new survey by the United States Mint, only 7 percent of citizens can name the first four presidents in order: George Washington, John Adams,...
Software Engineer Has Hard Road Towards White House
LEXINGTON, Ky. (TNA) – A software engineer in Lexington, Kentucky, has a hard road ahead of him if he wants to get into the White House.He’s Stephen Paul Adams and is running for president as an independent candidate.If elected, Adams, 41, will not only be the first...
Presidents Just Wanna Have Fun
FORT WORTH, Tex. (TNA) -- George Washington distilled whiskey at Mt. Vernon, John Adams sipped hooch before breakfast, and John Quincy Adams skinnydipped solo in the Potomac. What in the name of “Naughty America” were our founding fathers doing?Aside from having a good time,...
Expert Unveils Election Forecasts Based on Hair Lines
CRANSTON, R.I. (TNA) – For ’92, Clinton brought in Carville. In ’98 Bush hired Rove. For 2008, presidential candidates may want to consider Sy Sperling, President, Hair Club for Men.According to a leading hair transplant expert, Americans tend to vote for presidential...
