IN THE HEADLINES McCain campaign says Obama chose world leaders and speeches over 'injured American heroes' ... Obama rejects criticism of trip,

John Duricka/AP By PATRICK HEALY Lyndon Baines Johnson understood power on the atomic level. He knew what bills would fly in Congress,

Senator John McCain greeted a veteran yesterday at the American GI Forum Convention in Denver. (Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press) WASHINGTON - After days of

By Jim Malone Republican presidential contender John McCain questioned Democratic candidate Barack Obama's fitness to be commander in chief Friday.

By Russ Britt, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) - When it comes to known alternatives to fossil fuels to move America, the list is long - and it may

By Andrea Hopkins CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Ohio military veteran Robert Rigsby believes US presidents need military experience. So does retired autoworker

By Jim Muir The last of the American combat brigades brought in last year for the US troop "surge" has now left Iraq. The announcement coincided with a

By Linda Feldmann | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington - In a campaign week dominated by Barack Obama's trip abroad, the pro-John

McCain yesterday launched one of his toughest attacks yet on Senator Barack Obama, saying his Democratic rival ‘would rather lose a war in order to win a

By Jim Malone As Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama continues his highly publicized overseas tour, his Republican opponent, Senator John McCain,

The power of pictures … Barack Obama surveys Baghdad with General David Petraeus from a helicopter. Multimedia: Hillary Clinton concedes the Democratic

WASHINGTON (AP) — The New York Times defended its decision not to publish an op-ed article as submitted by Republican John McCain about the Iraq war on

The New York Times has rejected an opinion piece on Iraq by Senator John McCain, the Republican presidential candidate, less than a week after publishing a

By Jim Malone Republican presidential contender John McCain intends to focus on domestic economic issues this week while his Democratic opponent,

By David Salter | Article Date: 7/27/2008 12:13 AM On a recent night riding a jam-packed tram from the Hollywood Bowl to the Los Angeles Zoo parking lot