Corzine breathing without ventilator
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:16:26 GMT



Doolittle defiant as FBI investigates
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:45:58 GMT

Rep. John Doolittle, R-Calif., left, and first lady Laura Bush wave to supporters at a campaign rally for Doolittle in Rocklin, Calif. in this Nov. 2, 2006 file photo. Doolittle has decided to temporarily give up his House Appropriations Committee seat after FBI agents searched his house in an influence-peddling investigation. FBI agents had a search warrant for information connected with a fundraising business run by Doolittle's wife, Julie, that had done work for convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. A day after stepping down from a House committee amid news that his home was searched by the FBI, Rep. John Doolittle on Friday proclaimed his innocence and vowed to stay in Congress and seek re-election.




Bush: Sectarian killings drop in Baghdad
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:16:14 GMT

President Bush delivers remarks about worldwide anti-terrorism efforts and the war in Iraq during a speech at East Grand Rapids High School in East Grand Rapids, Mich., Friday, April 20, 2007. President Bush said Friday that sectarian murders have dropped by half in Baghdad since the U.S.-Iraqi military buildup began in February, rejecting a Democratic leader's claim that the war is lost.




Clinton praises Rutgers women for ‘bravery’
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:02:28 GMT

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton met Friday with Rutgers women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer, and later proclaimed that Rutgers “has a chance to be the leader of this teachable moment” on standing up to discrimination and marginalization.

Clinton campaign goes 'carbon neutral'
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:31:36 GMT

To observe Earth Day on Sunday, Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign said it would become "carbon neutral" to help fight global warming.

House passes 'say on pay' bill
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:47:10 GMT

The House voted Friday to give shareholders at public corporations a voice in executive pay packages that typically equal 500 times the salaries of workers at those companies.

Rep. Renzi quits panel during federal probe
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:08:03 GMT

U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., is temporarily stepping down from the House Intelligence Committee amid an ongoing federal investigation.

World Bank board weighs Wolfowitz’s fate
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:56:33 GMT

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, speaks with reporters during a news conference at the conclusion of the 2007 Spring meetings at International Finance Fund headquarters in Washington, Sunday, April 15, 2007. The World Bank's board met privately Thursday to discuss President Paul Wolfowitz, whose leadership has been thrown into turmoil by revelations that he helped his girlfriend get a high-paying job. It was unclear what action, if any, the 24-member board would take in the matter. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) The World Bank’s board on Friday ordered a special panel to discuss the fate of bank president Paul Wolfowitz, whose leadership has been jeopardized by revelations that he helped his girlfriend get a high-paying job.




Bush focuses on violence by mentally ill
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:13:24 GMT

Responding to the Virginia Tech shootings, President Bush says he has directed federal officials to conduct a national inquiry into how to prevent violence by dangerously unstable people.

Richardson calls for Gonzales' departure
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:58:52 GMT

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson became the latest Democratic presidential candidate Friday to call for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign, saying he's become a burden to the Justice Department.

Barack Obama outlines energy policy
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:21:55 GMT

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is outlining an energy policy that calls for reducing the amount of carbon generated by automobiles.

Vt. Senate: Impeach Bush, Cheney
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:38:06 GMT

Vermont senators voted Friday to call for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, saying their actions have raised "serious questions of constitutionality."

House passes delayed water projects bill
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:38:41 GMT

The House on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a massive water projects bill that has languished for years over its price tag and how the Army Corps of Engineers does business.

Bill Clinton prods black leaders on health
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:13:39 GMT

Former President Bill Clinton gestures while speakingduring the 9th annual National Action Network convention Thursday, April 19, 2007 in New York. Democratic presidential contenders are scrambling for support in what's being dubbed the Al Sharpton primary.This election, the high-profile Sharpton, fresh from the fight over Don Imus' derogatory remarks, is attracting all the party's major candidates this week for his annual National Action Network convention. Promoting the concept of good global citizenship, former President Clinton implored black leaders Thursday to take better care of their health, reduce their use of energy and recognize the promises and peril of globalization.




Obama: Change gun laws for mentally ill
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:55:07 GMT

Illinois Democrat and presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama wants stronger laws to prevent the mentally ill from buying guns.

Reid: Iraq War lost, U.S. can't win
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:35:23 GMT

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Support for Gonzales looking thin
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:55:50 GMT

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Video: Gonzales faces fierce grilling at hearings
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:04:53 GMT

April 20: Alberto Gonzales rejects calls for his resignation during contentious Senate hearings. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports. (Today Show) April 20: Alberto Gonzales rejects calls for his resignation during contentious Senate hearings. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports. (Today Show)




Video: Russert on Gonzales testimony, Iraq
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:06:20 GMT

April 20: NBC's Tim Russert talks with TODAY's Matt Lauer about Iraq and Alberto Gonzales' appearance before a Senate panel.  (Today Show) April 20: NBC's Tim Russert talks with TODAY's Matt Lauer about Iraq and Alberto Gonzales' appearance before a Senate panel. (Today Show)




Todd: The big debuts
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:12:31 GMT

April 20: Less than a week before the first presidential debate what are the candidates up to? Democratic consultant Joe Trippi and former aide to Dick Cheney Ron Christie discuss. (Hardball) NBC Political Director Chuck Todd says while the presidential campaign started months ago, the real contest kicks off  over the next two weeks, with the first two debates.




Candidates seek votes in cyberspace
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:49:57 GMT

Kulia Petzoldt, left, reads exerpts from the speech of of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama on Iraq as Donna Kain and two-year-old Maya Petzholdt listen during a coffee and campaigning playgroup meeting of Families for Obama in Burke, Va., Friday, March 23, 2007. Obama supporters from cyberspace formed Families for Obama, which has already grown to 24 chapters nationwide. They say the online tools have allowed them to become engaged and estimate that 80 percent of the chapter administrators are also first-time organizers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Democrat or Republican, the White House campaigns are using new online tools this year in an effort to attract supporters who they hope will give not only their votes, but their time and money to the effort. The technology is new, but not the political chase.




Fineman: Gun control? Don’t hold your breath
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:18:28 GMT

The shooting spree in Virginia will trigger the usual round of calls for tighter restrictions on gun traffic. But politically, that dog likely won't hunt, even now.

Democrats scramble to court Sharpton
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:15:59 GMT

Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards shakes hands with Rev. Al Sharpton after speaking during the 'Keepers of the Dream Awards Dinner' Wednesday, April 18, 2007 during the 9th annual National Action Network convention in New York. Wednesday, April 18, 2007 in New York. Democratic presidential contenders are scrambling for support in what's being dubbed the Al Sharpton primary. This election, the high-profile Sharpton, fresh from the fight over Don Imus' derogatory remarks, is attracting all the party's major candidates this week for his annual National Action Network convention. Democratic presidential contenders are scrambling for support in what's being dubbed the Al Sharpton primary. The civil rights leader livened up the 2004 Democratic primary with his pompadour hairdo and sharp, witty oratory. This election, the high-profile Sharpton, fresh from the fight over Don Imus' derogatory remarks, is attracting all the party's major candidates this week for his annual National Action Network convention.




Gore said to shun Uribe over scandal
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:37:52 GMT

Former Vice President Al Gore withdrew from an environmental conference in Miami Friday and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Gore had pulled out to avoid appearing with Uribe, who is battling new accusations that he aided far-right death squads.

'Big Comedy' gives Franken a boost
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:45:38 GMT

Comedian Al Franken is framed by the Seal of the State of Minnesota as he talks to a guest before announcing on his radio show, Air America, that he will run for U.S. Senate in 2008, in Minneapolis, Minn. in this Feb. 14, 2007 file photo. Franken, who hopes to challenge Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., next year, says he delivered a stern message to friend Tom Hanks at a fundraiser in Los Angeles last month. "At one point I talked about the contrast between me and Norm, which was that he takes money from Big PhRMA and Big Insurance and Big Oil and Big Tobacco, and I'm taking money from Comedy," Franken recalled Al Franken, who hopes to challenge Minnesota Republican Sen. Norm Coleman next year, delivered a stern message to friend Tom Hanks at a fundraiser in Los Angeles last month.




A new era of black political leaders
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:51:34 GMT

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, hugs Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial candidate Deval Patrick in this file photo taken Friday, Nov. 3, 2006, while campaigning for him in Boston. As Obama campaigns for president and Patrick works to shake off a rocky start as governor, observers are seeing in the two old friends the new face of black political leadership, figures as comfortable in the boardroom as on the picket line, who can appeal to large swathes of white voters. Early in Deval Patrick's run for governor, when few Massachusetts voters had heard of the maverick candidate with the odd first name, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama stopped by Cambridge for a class reunion at Harvard Law School.



Richardson urges more emphasis on Africa
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:28:22 GMT

New Mexico Gov.and presidential hopeful Bill Richardson gestures while speaking during the 9th annual National Action Network convention Thursday, April 19, 2007 in New York. Democrat Bill Richardson told black leaders Thursday that he would make Africa a major foreign policy priority if he's elected president in 2008.




Supreme Court ruling raises ‘08 stakes
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:18:50 GMT

** FILE ** Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivers a speech to the United Jewish Communities 2004 International Lion of Judah Conference in Washington in this Oct. 18, 2004 file photo. Ever since Roe v. Wade in 1973, graphic descriptions of abortion have been staples of abortion opponents. The Supreme Court adopted the more graphic approach Wednesday as a conservative majority of justices upheld a nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Wednesday’s ruling raises the stakes for the 2008 presidential election, which is almost certain to pit an abortion-rights Democrat against an anti-abortion Republican.




Bush again presses for his Iraq war bill
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:57:29 GMT

President Bush makes remarks on the 'global war on terror' at Tippecanoe High School in Tipp City, Ohio, Thursday, April 19, 2007. He was leaving for Ohio. Angling for the upper hand, President Bush told Democratic lawmakers on Thursday that their effort to end the war in Iraq is futile and will only undermine the military.




Thompson determined to win Iowa caucus
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:28:58 GMT

Former Wisconsin Governor and Republican presidential hopeful Tommy Thompson talks to college Republicans in the Pappajohn building on the University of Iowa Campus in Iowa City, Iowa, Thursday, April 19, 2007. "I intend to win Iowa," said Thompson. And his plan for winning the nation's first caucus is simple: he holds three or four events in Iowa each week, often in rural towns. "People say you've been here so long you're going to have to start paying taxes, " said Thompson. There's nothing complex about Tommy Thompson's road map to the White House.




Bush against ‘say on pay’ bill
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:06:24 GMT

The Bush administration is opposing a bill before the House, pushed by Democrats, to give shareholders at public companies a formal say in executives’ compensation packages.

McCain to joke critics: Get a life
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:32:36 GMT

Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., right, answers questions from the media at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Summerville, S.C., Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Sen. John McCain has a message for any critics who thought his musical joke about bombing Iran wasn’t funny: Get a life.




GOP lawmaker gives up House post
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:39:31 GMT

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House approves giving D.C. a vote
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:41:59 GMT

People attend a march and rally supporting voting rights for the District of Columbia Monday, April 16, 2007, in Washington. The people of the District of Columbia moved a step closer Thursday to gaining voting rights they have been denied for more than 200 years.




Millender-McDonald diagnosed with cancer
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:52:11 GMT

California Democratic Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald has been diagnosed with cancer and has been granted a four- to six-week leave of absence from the House, her office said Wednesday.

Dodd favors corporate tax for emissions
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:45:24 GMT

Sen. Chris Dodd, splitting with his Democratic presidential rivals over the best way to cut pollution and curb global warming, wants to tax corporations for their carbon dioxide emissions.

Gonzales fends off call that he resign
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:15:08 GMT

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N.H. governor to sign civil unions bill
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:06:45 GMT

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Senator demands NKorea return USS Pueblo
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:54:18 GMT

North Korean Col. Pak In Ho, right, shakes hands with Anthony Principi, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico looks on in Pyongyang, North Korea, Monday, April 9, 2007, prior to a visit aboard the USS Pueblo. Sent defenseless on an intelligence-gathering mission off the North Korean coast, and given no help after North Korean torpedo boats mounted an attack, the USS Pueblo was captured Jan. 23, 1968. A senator sees it as a fair trade: a Korean battle flag captured in the 19th century for the USS Pueblo, taken in 1968.




Video: Court backs ban on partial-birth abortion
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:53:24 GMT

April 19: NBC's Chip Reid reports on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a ban on a controversial abortion procedure.  (Today Show) April 19: NBC's Chip Reid reports on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a ban on a controversial abortion procedure. (Today Show)




Video: Pete Williams discusses abortion ruling
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:54:31 GMT

April 19: NBC News' Pete Williams talks with TODAY's Meredith Vieira about the Supreme Court's decision on partial-birth abortion.  (Today Show) April 19: NBC News' Pete Williams talks with TODAY's Meredith Vieira about the Supreme Court's decision on partial-birth abortion. (Today Show)




White House outlines bioterrorism plan
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:49:40 GMT

To deal with potential bioterrorism, the government will focus on buying new medicines for anthrax, smallpox and acute radiation syndrome, according to a Bush administration plan.

Abortion ruling emboldens opponents
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:28:03 GMT

Abortion rights activist take part in a demonstration outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, April 18, 2007, after the Court's decision on partial birth abortion. The Supreme Court's endorsement of the first federal curbs on an abortion procedure in a generation suggests that even with Democrats in control of Congress, efforts to preserve abortion rights may be losing ground.




Gonzales gets chance at redemption
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:07:51 GMT

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