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Hispanic Republicans Assess Their Party's Failure in 2008Hispanic political leaders, some Republican and some not, spent the last two weeks assessing and arguing over the Republican Party's failure at the polls on November 4. A key lesson of the election, many declared, is that the Hispanic vote is increasing in strength and will be crucial for any party, be they Republican or Democrat, that desires to win the top national offices. For some Republican leaders, that is a cause for worry. |
CA Supreme Court To Hear Gay Marriage SuitThe California Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear a controversial lawsuit filed by opponents of Proposition 8 a voter-approved initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California. The Court also announced that the hearing could begin as early as March of 2009. Proposition. 8, which passed by a vote of 52.4 percent on Nov. 4, overturned the California Supreme Court's May 15, 2008 ruling which legalized same-sex marriage. |
Tom Daschle is Obama's Pick for Next Health SecretaryTom Daschle, former Senate majority (Democratic) leader during the Clinton's administration, was chosen by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama as the next secretary of health and human services, said a TV report on Wednesday. |
If Obama Chooses Holder for AG Post, Will Clintonian Past be a Problem?The first black man elected U.S. president is poised to name Washington lawyer Eric Holder as the nation's first black attorney general -- a historic appointment but one with some potential political problems over a 2001 pardon. |
Cheney Indicted in Texas CaseU.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has been indicted in Texas, accused of aiding in the neglect of federal immigration inmates by contracting for-profit prisons. |
McCain Makes Quiet Return to SenateSen. John McCain, R-Ariz., returned to the U.S. Senate seen by some as a potential ally of the man who defeated him in the presidential campaign. |
Democrat Wins Key U.S. Senate Race in AlaskaVeteran Alaskan Republican Senator Ted Stevens narrowly lost his bid for re-election, increasing the Democrats' majority in the US upper house, US media reported late Tuesday. |
Justice Stevens, 88, Not Ready to RetireU.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, at 88, isn't showing any signs he's considering retiring from the bench, observers say. |
Bill Clinton's Finances Scrutinized; Post for Hillary Is at StakePresident-elect Barack Obama's advisers have begun reviewing former President Bill Clinton's finances and activities to see whether they would preclude the appointment of his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as secretary of state, Democrats close to the situation said. |
McCain: I Will Help Obama Fix AmericaPresident-elect Barack Obama and his former rival John McCain pledged yesterday to launch "a new era of reform" after a dramatic meeting in Chicago appeared to dispel much of the election campaign's bitterness. There was a mood of conciliation as the rivals pledged to put aside differences in order to rid Washington of its "bad habits" and solve the "urgent challenges of our time". |
Pirates Hijack Supertanker Toward SomaliaThe Sirius Star, owned by the Saudi Arabian-owned company Saudi Aramaco and flying under a Liberian flag, was seized Saturday. It was carrying up to 2 million barrels of oil worth about roughly $100 million, The Guardian reported. |
Americans, Europeans Split on ImmigrationBoth Americans and Europeans are divided on whether immigrants are a problem or are beneficial, a survey released Monday indicates. |