He's more powerful; she's more popular. He sells millions of books he's written; she sells millions of magazines she's posed for.

President Barack Obama, working to drastically reshape U.S. relations with a skeptical Russia, said Tuesday the two countries are not "destined to be antagonists." Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks on during a meeting in Moscow on in this Jan.

HARARE: Zimbabwe's state media reported Monday that President Robert Mugabe described the US assistant secretary of state for African affairs as ``an idiot'' after an acrimonious meeting between the two at an African summit in Libya.

David Miliband has called for organisational reform of the Labour Party as he warned that voters were pressing the "fast forward button" on politics.

Robert S. McNamara, the cerebral secretary of defense vilified for his role in escalating the Vietnam War, a disastrous conflict he later denounced as "terribly wrong," died Monday.

WASHINGTON - They are the biggest of the big - the Citigroups, the Goldman Sachses, the AIGs and other financial behemoths.

Saying global warming poses unprecedented threats to Americans' way of life, four of President Barack Obama's top environmental and energy officials urged the Senate on Tuesday to pass legislation to reduce the pollution linked to the planet's rising temperature.

Will Michael Jackson's memorial be a more widely watched event than President Barack Obama's inauguration? Comparisons with Obama's January swearing-in - a much-watched event experienced by many on their computers at work - were rife Tuesday, as the King of

Democrat Al Franken, who is finally being sworn in Tuesday as Minnesota's junior senator, wants to serve as a "people's proxy" during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

Comments on Michael Jackson on the day of his memorial service and videos of the statements: "Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine.

A military strike to thwart Iran's nuclear weapons capability remains on the table but could have grave and unpredictable consequences, the top U.S. military officer said Tuesday.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan appears before the Illinois Reform Commission in Chicago.

G8 leaders have failed to get emerging powers to agree climate change goals for 2050 and conclusions from their summit will not directly refer to a sensitive debate about the domination of the dollar.

Presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono , accompanied by his family, speaks to journalists after his vote in Cikeas.

Hmm...chalk this up as another unexpected in the 2010 Election cycle: Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (D) will run for re-election to her current post in 2010, according to a Democratic source aware of the decision, ending months of speculation

Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove was deposed Tuesday by attorneys for the House Judiciary Committee, according to Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), the panel's chairman. Rove's deposition began at 10 a.m. and ended around 6:30 p.m, with

How tiresome and at the same time, : The National Rifle Association says it has very serious concerns about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor based on her rulings on weapons rights. [...] The letter urges senators to question Sotomayor on

In the House, courtesy of the FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2009 House Meets At... 10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business Fifteen "One Minutes" Per Side Last Vote Predicted... Evening - Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009 (Rep.

After the Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) had last week for then-incoming Senator Al Franken: I'll tell you what a lot of people are thinking, and that is it looks like things are going to be over and we are going

Remember last August 29 -- just barely over 10 months ago -- when we first learned John McCain had picked Sarah Palin to be his VP after meeting her just once, for only a few minutes?