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Rudy & the enviros

As Earth Day dawns Sunday, Americans should consider the relationship between environmentalists and the former mayor of the capital of Earth. From New York's City Hall, Rudolph W. Giuliani successfully…

Democrats court Sharpton

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…

Gun control debate could heat up campaign

Gun control has been treated with a mix of silence and discomfort in the presidential campaign, a stance that may become insupportable once the nation finds its voice in the…

Edwards plays up his country roots

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards may come across as more Southern preppy than country, but this week he is playing up his small-town roots as he makes a major pitch…

Fred Thompson: Spoiler or savior?

Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson's Republican supporters see him as a potential dark-horse candidate poised to gallop in and represent the party's more conservative wing in the 2008 presidential election. …

Edwards claims he’s the strongest candidate

Presidential candidate John Edwards said Monday that he is the strongest general election candidate in the Democratic field because he's won in the South and his chief rivals have not…

Fundraising redefines GOP contenders

A flurry of money and polling upended the Republican presidential field during the first three months of the year. A little known former governor is now the GOP's leading fundraiser.…

Governor in critical condition after crash

041307corzine.jpgGov. Jon S. Corzine was in critical condition Friday but expected to recover after his SUV crashed into a guard rail while heading…

North Carolinian wants apology from Elizabeth Edwards

Monty Johnson was heading home with a cooler full of catfish when he learned his new neighbor had turned him into a minor celebrity. The first calls on his cell phone…

Playing the illness card

041207wulhner.jpgKentucky state Rep. Addia Wuchner (right) wants everyone to know that she's beating cancer. She wants to make sure people understand that chemotherapy is…