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Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk....
Car full of weapons lands US soldier in Mexican jail
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- When he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, Spc. Richard Torres was carrying a small arsenal in his car: an AR-15 assault rifle, a .45-caliber handgun, 171 rounds of ammunition, several cartridges and three knives....
Obama picks up 3 superdelegates, union endorsement
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The movement of Democratic superdelegates to presidential hopeful Barack Obama gained steam Friday with endorsements from a union president and two congressmen, including one who switched his backing from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton....
Beat the Press: High-flying Obama plays to win
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Perhaps Barack Obama's competitive juices need new outlets now that he has expanded his lead over Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton....
Obama accuses McCain of 'losing his bearings'
NEW YORK (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that Republican John McCain was "losing his bearings" for repeatedly suggesting the Islamic terrorist group Hamas preferred Obama for president....
Obama gets big welcome, fresh support on Capitol tour
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Barack Obama got a front-runner's welcome back at the Capitol Thursday, pressing congressional "superdelegates" to support him in a visit that had the look and feel of a campaign victory lap....
Unions focus against McCain as Democrats still battling
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Organized labor is paying more attention to Republican John McCain as Democrat Barack Obama solidifies his status as the front-runner in the Democratic contest against Hillary Rodham Clinton....
Political Play: McCain visits NYC fire station
NEW YORK (AP) -- John McCain offered to hand out a few New York slices as he visited a fire station on a light day of campaigning Thursday....
Mich. Dems settle on delegate-seating plan to bring to DNC
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan Democratic leaders on Wednesday settled on a plan to give presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton 69 delegates and Barack Obama 59 as a way to get the state's delegates seated at the national convention....
Housing aid bill faces veto by President Bush
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats' plans to help hundreds of thousands of homeowners struggling with rising subprime mortgage rates and plummeting house values could be sidetracked by President Bush's threatened veto and the backing of many congressional Republicans....
Armstrong urges Congress to renew war on cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is calling on Congress to renew the nation's war on cancer....
Lawmakers finish farm bill as White House repeats opposition
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Married couples with joint incomes of up to $1.5 million from their farm operation could still qualify for crop subsidies under a five-year, $300 billion farm bill compromise that would boost the Agriculture Department's food and farm programs....
Senator says ban torture but give CIA interrogation leeway
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seeking to referee a stalemate over how the CIA can interrogate prisoners, a top Senate Republican says Congress should ban waterboarding and seven other abusive methods of interrogation but allow the spy agency some leeway in how it questions detainees....
Ethics committee won't investigate Sen. Vitter
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate Ethics Committee declined Thursday to investigate Sen. David Vitter, who was linked to an escort service whose owner was convicted in federal court and subsequently committed suicide....
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