Analysis: Palin's resignation hurts her future
Web-posted 7/04/2009
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and certainly no help for a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy.

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Archives' many missing items
Web-posted 7/04/2009
National Archives visitors know they'll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in the main building's magnificent rotunda in Washington. But they won't find the patent file for the Wright Brothers' Flying Machine or the maps for the first atomic bomb missions anywhere in the Archives inventory.

Obama's trip: 3 more countries, 1 broad mission
Web-posted 7/04/2009
Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace.

Colin Powell cautions Obama on big government
Web-posted 7/04/2009
Colin Powell worries that President Barack Obama is trying to tackle too many big issues at one time and he offers this advice: take a hard look at costs and consider the additional red tape that will be created.

Night of barbecue, fireworks on tap at White House
Web-posted 7/04/2009
The White House is getting ready for the big holiday barbecue and fireworks show at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

60 votes not so super for Obama, Senate Democrats
Web-posted 7/04/2009
Congress returns for its midsummer session Monday with a Senate supermajority not super enough for President Barack Obama's top priorities to pass without Republican support.

Colin Powell: Celebrate Michael Jackson's art
Web-posted 7/04/2009
Colin Powell says Michael Jackson had controversy in his life, but in death his art should be celebrated.

Obama, McCain give dueling holiday addresses
Web-posted 7/04/2009
In dueling holiday addresses, President Barack Obama appealed for public support of his domestic programs and Sen. John McCain said Americans should side with Iranian election protesters.

OAS eyes Honduras suspension, but beaten to punch
Web-posted 7/04/2009
The Organization of American States is meeting in Washington to consider suspending Honduras' membership because of the military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run
Web-posted 7/04/2009
Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defies political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.