Topic: United States

Political parties, generally, are made up of two sorts of regulars: The half-crazy and the full-on nuts.Anyone who has been to a central committee meeting knows this is indisputable. If you haven't, rent "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and you'll get ...

Disgraced US president Richard Nixon described the Watergate break-in which eventually led to his resignation as "silly" and "incredible," in grand jury testimony released Thursday.Nixon, speaking 10 months after being forced out of the White House, also recounted how he exploded with ...

Amid a rush of political scandals and missteps, we figure that some citizens are more embarrassed for their state than others. Ideological hijinks, bipartisan incompetence and outright corruption have infected state capitals - and mortified citizens - across the U.S. Is there ...

Amid a rush of political scandals and missteps, we figure that some citizens are more embarrassed for their state than others. Ideological hijinks, bipartisan incompetence and outright corruption have infected state capitals - and mortified citizens - across the U.S. Is there ...

Judge appoints prosecutor to consider charges against Wisconsin researchers in sheep deathsA Wisconsin judge has appointed a special prosecutor to determine whether criminal charges should be filed against nine University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers and officials responsible for experiments that killed sheep.The experiments ...

Sex scandal is a harder fall for Ind. Rep. Souder as public words, private actions clashOn camera, Rep. Mark Souder was a paragon of morality, espousing the virtues of family values and abstinence education.But off camera, the Indiana Republican was living a ...

candidate for Ill. lieutenant governor Scott Lee Cohen leaves race amid uproar over past The Democratic nominee for Illinois' lieutenant governor dropped out of the race Sunday night, less than a week after winning the nomination, amid a political uproar about his ...

Palin critic files ethics complaint alleging misuse of office by former aides of ex-governorA longtime critic of Sarah Palin on Friday filed an ethics complaint alleging past aides of the former Alaska governor misused state resources during her run as the Republican ...

Palin faces new ethics complaint over charging Alaska when her kids traveled with herA new ethics complaint has been filed against Sarah Palin, accusing the Alaska governor of abusing her power by charging the state when her children traveled with her.The complaint ...

NC research firm specializing in carbon fiber processing to bring new facility, 120 jobs to SCA research firm that develops advanced textiles for the automotive, aeronautics and defense industries says it will open a new facility in South Carolina, creating 120 new ...