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August 26, 2008

Reversals of fortune never kept Joe Biden down

As Joe Biden tells it, there was a time his family was rolling in money.

August 17, 2008

In focus - Politics: A few tips on rolling out a vice president

Anyone who has followed the career of Steve Jobs knows that product rollouts can be richly rewarding. Barack Obama and John McCain would like nothing better than to copy Apple's success when they bring their own new products to market soon: their running mates.

August 10, 2008

White seniors energize McCain campaign

If Barack Obama's mother were alive today, she'd be 65. In other words, she'd be part of his problem.

August 3, 2008

Downbeat mood hits GOP in pocketbook

An adviser to John McCain's campaign sums up 2008 this way: Republicans are "not going to elect dogcatchers, but we may have the presidency."

July 27, 2008

Election to be experiment on race

This year's election promises to be one of the great experiments in U.S. history.

July 20, 2008

Will Obama's trip boost his chances?

To hear some of the talk, Barack Obama's overseas campaign swing is risky political business.

January 9, 2008

Autism activists unmoved

For years, the scientific evidence has been accumulating. The latest, published this week, once again showed that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative long used in childhood vaccines, does not cause the neurological disorders associated with the U.S. autism epidemic.