Officials: Obama plans to tap Geithner at Treasury
AP - 12 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's intense economic turmoil, senior Democratic officials said Friday. The stock market soared on the news.

AG Mukasey collapses, regains consciousness later
AP - 1 day ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department says Attorney General Michael Mukasey is "conscious, conversant and alert" after collapsing during a speech in Washington.

Is Alaska big enough for celebrity Palin?
AP - 1 hour ago

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Oprah wants her, and so do Letterman and Leno. Fresh from her political defeat, Sarah Palin is juggling offers to write books, appear in films and sit on dozens of interview couches at a rate that would be astonishing for most Hollywood stars, let alone a first-term governor.

Bush pushing economy, North Korea progress
AP - 11 hours ago

LIMA, Peru (AP) - In a final diplomatic dash, President George W. Bush on Friday moved to steady a shuddering economy and a wobbly effort to rid North Korea of its nuclear weaponry.

Disputed Senate ballots hold key to Minn. win
AP - 23 hours ago

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A recount watchdog for Norm Coleman flagged a ballot because the voter put a check next to Al Franken's name instead of blacking in the oval. A Franken monitor challenged an apparent vote for Coleman because Franken's name was also marked. And representatives of both men invoked challenges because of marks elsewhere on the ballot that could make them identifiable.

Politics' next step? Donations go high text
AP - 1 day ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a 2008 Super Bowl ad, NFL golden boy Tom Brady asked nearly 100 million viewers to text "FIT" to donate $5 to the United Way. About 25,000 people responded, raising $10,000.

Dems delay auto bailout vote, seek plan from Big 3
AP - 1 day ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - The $25 billion rescue plan for the auto industry, desperately sought by Detroit's beleaguered Big Three, collapsed Thursday as Congress drew the line at one more bailout and Democrats said they wouldn't even consider it until the companies produced a convincing plan for rebuilding their once-mighty industry.

Early, absentee voting pushed Obama to win in Fla.
AP - 1 day ago

MIAMI (AP) - More Floridians voted for John McCain than Barack Obama on Election Day, but the Democrat sealed his victory in the state by winning more early and absentee votes.

A first for Columbia
AP - 1 day ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's taken two and a half centuries but Columbia College, one of the oldest in the nation, finally will have a president who will be the first Columbia-degree holder to occupy the Oval Office.

Palin pardons turkey while others slaughtered
AP - 20 hours ago

WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Gov. Sarah Palin has granted the traditional Thanksgiving pardon to one lucky turkey, but the video that shocked some viewers captured what was happening in the background.