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Projection is a psychological hazard of politics...So, these days, it's hardly reassuring when some progressives roll their eyes at the latest McCain-Palin maneuver and express confidence that few voters will be swayed by the latest slimy attacks on ...

Joe Biden cited former Sen. Jesse Helms at the debate Thursday. The Democratic vice presidential candidate said he was able to work with Senate colleagues like Helms, a staunch conservative, because he treated them respectfully: "I have been able to ...

Sarah Palin showed on Thursday night that she has her own way of winning: kill him with kindness. From her opening line to Joe Biden – "Hey, can I call you Joe?" – to her brazen refusal to "answer the questions that either the moderator or you ...

On a day when he abandoned the fight with rival Barack Obama in one battleground state and national polls showed him trailing overall, running mate Sarah Palin put on a debate performance that soothed the pain. Going up against Democratic running ...

The Commission on Presidential Debates is the sponsor of this event and the two remaining presidential debates. Tonight's discussion will cover a wide range of topics, including domestic and foreign policy matters...Each candidate will have 90 ...

Mr. Ford makes it his business to keep close tabs on Capitol Hill...He's chief operating officer of National Write Your Congressman, a Richardson- based nonpartisan, for-profit legislative research firm that helps citizens get into the political ...

hris Ivey strives to move people to action with his art. He doesn't have an ax to grind, he says, just truths to tell -- complicated, multifaceted truths...He's shooting footage for the third installment of his "East of Liberty" documentary series ...

But where do they hunker down when it's no longer safe to be out in the elements? A reader's curiosity about where journalists ride out the storm inspired one of three questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists ...

The Bush administration's proposed bailout plan for financial firms is ratcheting up interest in how quickly the next administration will be able to move new leaders into the federal agencies dealing with the crisis. The question is particularly ...

D emocratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's choice of Joseph Biden as his running mate has drawn sharp criticism from many Democrats as a result of the Delaware senator's support for the US invasion of Iraq, his flagrantly false claims about the ...