Sunday, July 05, 2009
A congressman's call: Sullivan details addiction, decision to seek help By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau Reader comments (67) U.S. Rep. John Sullivan said his surprise announcement in late May that he had checked into ...		Palin takes to Web for hints of political future By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Reader comments (76) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin didn't wait long to give some hint of what her political life might ...
Crain benefits from own bill By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer Reader comments (5) Then-freshman state Sen. Brian Crain, R-Tulsa, sponsored legislation in 2005 that eventually ...		Opponents of high taxes, big spending attend Tea Party By DEON HAMPTON World Staff Writer Reader comments (48) Opponents of high taxes and increased government spending braved the weather Saturday to express ...
Obama, McCain give dueling addresses By AP Wire Services Reader comments (0) In dueling holiday addresses, President Barack Obama appealed for public support of his domestic ...		National Archives searches for items By LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press Reader comments (0) National Archives visitors know they'll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution ...
Political Notebook: Business owner to seek District 8 council seat By BRIAN BARBER & RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writers Reader comments (0) Council District 8 candidate: Businessman J. Bryan Osborne has announced his Republican ...		Roll Call By Targeted News Services Reader comments (0) Here's how Oklahoma House of Representatives members voted on key bills and amendments last ...
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Obama cites his agenda in holiday address By WILL LESTER Associated Press Reader comments (24) President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his domestic initiatives, while Sen. John ...		Michelle Obama bringing glamor to Moscow By CATRINA STEWART Associated Press Reader comments (19) Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband ...
Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run By RACHEL D'ORO Associated Press Reader comments (49) Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, ...		New law tough on domestic abusers By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau Reader comments (24) A new law that took effect this month cracks down on domestic abusers and bans sex offenders ...
Sarah Palin to resign as Alaska governor By RACHEL D'ORO Associated Press Reader comments (168) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office ...		News Shows By Staff and Wire Reports Reader comments (0) Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:
Friday, July 03, 2009
Biden discusses U.S. future in Iraq By KIM GAMEL Associated Press Writer Reader comments (32) It was the vice president's first visit to Baghdad after being appointed to oversee the administration's ...		Obama tells Russia's Putin the Cold War is history By JENNIFER LOVEN AP White House Correspondent Reader comments (56) President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor ...
Sarah Palin resigning as Alaska governor By RACHEL D'ORO,Associated Press Writer Reader comments (168) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a surprise announcement Friday that she is resigning from office ...		Video: Morality rally draws protesters By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau Reader comments (157) A circuslike atmosphere broke out Thursday during a rally to launch Rep. Sally Kern's proclamation ...
Republican: Sotomayor had ties to extreme group By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Associated Press Reader comments (18) The top Republican on the Senate committee that will consider Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court ...		South Carolina residents mixed over fate of cheating governor By JIM DAVENPORT Associated Press Reader comments (14) After a week that offered the world a glimpse into the conflicted mind of philandering South ...

Obama plan could trim back financial powerhouses
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- They are the biggest of the big - the Citigroups, the Goldman Sachses, the AIGs and other financial behemoths. The Obama administration doesn''t want so many around anymore....

Analysis: GOP struggles for anti-Sotomayor message
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A week before her Senate hearings, Republicans are floundering in their efforts to trip up Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, unable to find an effective message about why she''s not fit to serve....

Mullen advises 'measured' approach to gay policy
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation''s top military officer said Sunday he has advised President Barack Obama to move 'in a measured way' in changing the 'don''t ask, don''t tell' policy that bans gays from serving openly in the military....

Biden: Israel free to set own course on Iran
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden signaled that the Obama administration would not stand in the way if Israel chose to attack Iran''s nuclear facilities, even as the top U.S. military officer said any attack on Iran would be destabilizing....

Obama bemoans golf swing to Russian reporter
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he doesn''t like his golf swing and the ball never goes where he wants....

Obama seeks new start in sagging US-Russia ties
Sunday, July 05, 2009
MOSCOW (AP) -- Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship....

Biden predicts more jobs because of stimulus money
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration 'misread' the depth of the economic troubles it inherited and still expects more new jobs in the long term as the spending pace from the $787 billion stimulus plan quickens, Vice President Joe Biden said....

Rove: Palin resignation part of a 'risky strategy'
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin''s potential presidential rivals said Sunday that her abrupt resignation won''t help her dodge scrutiny. President George W. Bush''s chief political adviser said her strategy is, at best, unclear....

Powell says Iraq surge should have come earlier
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Colin Powell says the U.S. took too long to strengthen its forces in Iraq after Baghdad fell early in the war....

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Archives' record-keeping lapse
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- National Archives visitors know they''ll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building''s magnificent rotunda in Washington. But they won''t find the patent file for the Wright Brothers'' Flying Machine or the maps for the first atomic bomb missions anywhere in the Archives inventory....