Ted Kennedy rushed to hospital  —  (CNN) — Sen. Edward Kennedy was rushed to a hospital in Massachusetts Saturday morning, a well-informed, prominent Democratic source in that state told CNN.  —  Kennedy was transferred to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after spending less …

Harkin: McCain too ‘military’  —  Washington, D.C. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain's family background as the son and grandson of admirals has given him a worldview shaped by the military, “and he has a hard time thinking beyond that,” Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Ia., said Friday.

Obama's Story, Written by Obama  —  Barack Obama was a first-time author and rookie politician embarking upon his first run for public office.  Hermene Hartman was the publisher of N'Digo, a magazine in Chicago aimed at upscale black readers.  As Ms. Hartman tells it, she got a call …

NARAL reeling from Obama endorsement  —  With the clock running down on a long-fought primary, NARAL Pro-Choice America leaders sent state affiliates reeling this week by endorsing Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.  It was seen as a gratuitous slap in the face to a longtime ally …

Election 2008: Alaska Senate  —  Alaska Senate: Begich (D) 47% Stevens (R) 45%  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that Republican Senator Ted Stevens is trailing by two percentage points in his bid for re-election.  Stevens attracts 45% of the vote while Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) earns 47%.

‘This Is How We Lost to the White Man’  —  Last summer, in Detroit's St. Paul Church of God in Christ, I watched Bill Cosby summon his inner Malcolm X. It was a hot July evening.  Cosby was speaking to an audience of black men dressed in everything from Enyce T-shirts or polos to blazers and ties.

Romney Poses Bigger Threat to Obama than McCain  —  The burning question is who close-to-presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama will pick as his running mate.  The question is better asked of his GOP foe John McCain.  His vice presidential pick is far more crucial than who Obama picks.

Hillary turns fire on media  —  PORTLAND, Ore. - Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is increasingly aiming its punches not at her front-running opponent Barack Obama, but at the media.  —  On the campaign trail, in a new ad and in her meetings with donors and superdelegates …