Gustav upstages GOP
Trying to stay above politics, Sen. John McCain cancels all but essential activities today at the Republican National Convention.
GOP delegates: Focus on Obama's lack of experience
John McCain, a former Navy fighter pilot, can reach the White House by strafing U.S. Sen. Barack Obama over his lack of experience, according to North Carolina's delegates to the Republican National Convention.
Adviser's acumen kept McCain in race
Sen. John McCain called about a year ago, just as his campaign was blowing up. Could Charlie Black return to the game?
McCain's VP choice is a shock
Sen. John McCain confounded conventional wisdom Friday by announcing first-term Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate.
Obama-Biden ticket rides to the Rust Belt
Sens. Barack Obama and Joe Biden on Friday took the momentum from their party's convention and plunged deep into the heart of this economically depressed region.
N.C. congressman sparred with Palin
Some Democrats in Congress might not know of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, but Rep. Brad Miller of Raleigh does.
N.C. Dems giddy, uneasy
While Democrats were returning from Denver with a sense of enthusiasm after their convention, there was also a feeling that the two months before the Nov. 4 election promise bruising, close fights.
Looking for a way to like Obama
Fans want Clinton to inspire them.
Republicans mount effort to rain on Obama's parade
In a modern production studio about a mile from where the Democrats were opening their convention Monday, a SWAT team of Republican operatives dispatched to crash Sen. Barack Obama's party was reveling in its accomplishments.
He makes sure Obama is fed and dressed well
In tiny Amana, Iowa, it was all Reggie Love could find for his boss to eat: a plate of over-fried walleye.
He gets Obama's voice to voters
When Robert Gibbs and his wife, Mary Catherine, wanted to go out to dinner during their recent vacation in Hawaii, Barack Obama recommended a restaurant and insisted that the couple drop off their 5-year-old with him.
Obama's show begins with wife's insights
On the first night of the 2008 Democratic national convention, Michelle Obama took the stage of the Pepsi Center to introduce her husband as a family man with classic American values.