July 1 vote in Mexico pivotal for U.S.
MEXICO CITY - To the chagrin of some, border fences and sporadic animosities have done little to alter the shared destiny of the people on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.read more
View ArticleRomney accuses Obama of engaging in 'low' politics
TAMPA, Fla. — His Republican National Convention curtailed by a threatened hurricane, Mitt Romney conceded Sunday that fresh controversy over rape and abortion is harming his party and he accused...
View ArticleBooed at games, Cameron sticks to austerity drive
LONDON — The public’s verdict was clear: Prime Minister David Cameron and Treasury chief George Osborne faced a chorus of boos at London’s Paralympic Games — a rare flash of hostility toward their...
View ArticleRepublicans searching for their Mr. or Mrs. Right
OXON HILL, Md. — Tired of election defeats, conservatives are searching for their next Mr. or Mrs. Right.They say they want a leader brash enough to protect conservative orthodoxy and open-minded...
View ArticleMargaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, dies at 87
LONDON — Love her or loathe her, one thing’s beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain.The Iron Lady who ruled for 11 remarkable years imposed her will on a fractious, rundown nation —...
View ArticleRepublicans debate message, battle bad messengers
ATLANTA — National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party’s future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and social conservatives. But weeks after GOP...
View ArticleFor first time, Japan celebrates anniversary of regaining sovereignty after WWII
TOKYO — Japan on Sunday officially marked for the first time the anniversary of the day it regained sovereignty following its World War II defeat, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe steps up his nationalist...
View ArticleGOP dilemma: draw new voters without irking base
WASHINGTON — The Republican Party, having lost the popular vote in five of the last six presidential elections, confronts a dilemma that's easier to describe than to solve: How can it broaden its...
View ArticleWill: Third-party gubernatorial candidate is newsworthy
When William F. Buckley, running as the Conservative Party’s candidate for mayor of New York in 1965, was asked what he would do if he won, he replied: “Demand a recount.” Robert Sarvis, Libertarian...
View ArticleAsian nations dominate international test
WASHINGTON — American students once again lag behind many of their Asian and European peers on a global exam, a continuing trend that often is blamed on child poverty and a diverse population in U.S....
View ArticleThomas: People, not politicians, have ability to improve economies of world
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.”— “Hamlet,” Act I, Scene IIISTRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England — William Shakespeare...
View ArticleAs Scots eye independence, rest of UK gets nervous
BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, England — All Gavin Jones has to do is scan the shelves of his impossibly quaint shop on England's border with Scotland to know he'll have a big problem if the Scots declare...
View ArticleUK leader rushes to halt Scottish independence
GLASGOW, Scotland — The British political establishment descended on Scotland on Wednesday to plead for a united United Kingdom, after polls suggested the once-fanciful notion of Scots voting to break...
View ArticleConservatives surprisingly strong in UK election
LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party fared much better than expected in parliamentary elections Thursday, an exit poll projected, suggesting it is within touching distance of...
View ArticleCameron strengthens power as Conservatives win big in surprise UK election
LONDON — The Conservative Party swept to power Friday in Britain's parliamentary elections, winning an unexpected majority that returns Prime Minister David Cameron to 10 Downing Street in a stronger...
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