Social Democrats have election edge

Less than two minutes later, Renae Cuellar gave the Wildcats the perfect ending to a hard-fought weekend.

Congressional leaders endorsed the plan's main thrust, saying passage might occur in a matter of days. But they said it must be expanded to include help for people on Main Street as well as the big Wall Street financial firms

The dream number is three.

In Arizona's 8th Congressional District, opponents Gabrielle Giffords and Tim Bee have made a lot of promises over the past several months, and as a reflection of the swing district they're running in, at times they've sounded rather similar.

As baseball said farewell to Yankee Stadium, one of the game's most beloved players stood beneath the stands in a full vintage uniform. Now 83, the man who coined the phrase "it ain't over till it's over" put his own

In the past, I have been in the part of the gay population that really didn't care about the term "marriage" or care about ongoing religious persecution. Just give us equality in the form of civil unions.

We realize every day is a must-win for us," manager Bob Melvin said after the D-backs' 13-4 rout of Colorado on Sunday to take two of three in the series.

And it doesn't.

No, not for kids.

Light, sweet crude for October delivery jumped as much as $25.45 to $130 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange before falling back to settle at $120.92, up $16.37.

But the owner of Millers Market, which opened in 1916, said the sharp decline in sales his store had over the past few months was less a matter of economic conditions and more related to a recent realignment of the

The Diamondbacks' Mark Reynolds is four strikeouts away from setting a major-league record, while the Phillies' Ryan Howard is six away from breaking his own ignominious record. Reynolds fanned twice Sunday, while going 1 for 4, to reach 196 K's

Myers served as White House press secretary to Democratic President Bill Clinton from January 1993 to December 1994. She was the first woman appointed to that position. She was 31.

For a striking example of the lethal power of a strategic pass, consider this deal featuring Peter Weichsel, one of the world's top players.

We're all so very grateful to have jobs in this turkey-burger economy," Fey said after accepting the best comedy series trophy for her satire about a late-night TV show.

About three minutes elapsed between the dump truck crashing into a retractable metal barrier at the gate and the blast. During that time, security guards can be seen approaching the burning vehicle and then retreating, then returning, one with a

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Marion Barber ran for a career-high 142 yards and a touchdown, and rookie Felix Jones added a 60-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Austin, a backup who plays mostly on special teams, sealed the win with a 52-yard touchdown