Sen. Barack Obama will make his international debut as a Democratic presidential candidate in the coming days with a weeklong tour of the Middle East and Europe designed to deepen his foreign policy credentials, confront questions at home about his readiness to be commander in chief and signal the possibility of new era in U.S. relations with the rest of the world. ...more

July 19, 2008

In 1837, Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen published what would become one of his most beloved tales. ...more

July 17, 2008

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's campaign says a satirical New Yorker magazine cover showing the Democratic presidential candidate dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist is "tasteless and offensive." ...more

July 14, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The public hasn't taken to Michelle Obama yet, especially whites. And it's got a question about Cindy McCain: Who is she? ...more

July 2, 2008

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday he would bring Osama bin Laden to justice in a way that wouldn't allow the terrorist mastermind to become a martyr, but he may be killed if the U.S. government finds him. ...more

June 19, 2008

ridiculous and wise - related to the race for the Democratic presidential nomination . . . ...more

June 10, 2008

Quotations - ridiculous and wise - related to the race for the Democratic presidential nomination . . . ...more

June 9, 2008

Card-carrying member of PETA, she ain't. Pop singer Lily Allen turned heads when she wore a dress emblazoned with decapitated Bambis (complete with hot pink blood) to the U.K.'s Glamour Women of the Year Awards on Tuesday night. The "Smile" singer, who sported a matching pink hairdo, took home the Editor's Special Award - and a hangover that wasn't caused by her dress. ...more

June 5, 2008

Judges should interpret laws, not make them. ...more

June 3, 2008

The Barack Obama campaign said Tuesday that the candidate mistakenly referred to the wrong Nazi death camp when relating the story of a great-uncle who helped liberate the camps in World War II. ...more

May 28, 2008