A handful of Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package, a move opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents struggling with record foreclosures and soaring unemployment. ...more

February 18, 2009

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin played down thoughts of a 2012 presidential run Thursday, but still told a gathering of Republican governors that she and the other GOP state leaders must show the nation and the Obama administration the way on issues. ...more

November 14, 2008

John McCain is an iconic figure, and his last campaign for president reflected the strengths and weaknesses of a man whom I have grown to revere as perhaps one of the greatest leaders in modern political history. ...more

November 8, 2008

The passage of Hurricane Ike through the Gulf of Mexico, on its projected path to strike the Texas-Louisiana border this weekend, will bring high surf along the coastline and change the Bay area's weather over the next few days. ...more

September 9, 2008

Tropical Storm Dolly could be the year's first hurricane to strike the United States as the storm strengthens in the welcoming environment of the Gulf of Mexico. ...more

July 22, 2008

There is a brief scene in the HBO docudrama "Recount" in which Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris is alone in her Tallahassee office looking out the window. ...more

May 25, 2008

John Russell considers himself a loyal Democrat. The former Republican changed his party affiliation and voted against then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election. Since then, he has been a vehement critic of the Bush administration's policies on the war in Iraq, health care, energy and national security. ...more

October 18, 2007

This is democracy, Cuban style: salsa music and a show of hands on a street corner in Old Havana. ...more

October 7, 2007

Utility crews restored electricity Friday to half of the homes and businesses left without power after Hurricane Humberto, and experts estimated total damage from the storm would cost less than $500 million. ...more

September 15, 2007