Obama to mark 9/11 anniversary at Pentagon

The White House says President Barack Obama will mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon.

Rep. Frank faces town hall foe in Mass. primary

Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank's retort was an Internet sensation. Questioned at a town hall last year about the "Nazi policy" of health care reform, Frank told the speaker who made the comment that talking to her was "like arguing with a dining room table." Fast forward to this year, the questioner, Rachel Brown, is challenging the 15-term Democrat's re-election bid.

CAPITAL CULTURE: All the presidents' best-sellers

Already in distinctive company as an American president, George W. Bush seeks to join an even more select group: president and top-selling author.

NATO says Afghan forces can take control next year

U.S.-led NATO troops in Afghanistan should be able to start handing off responsibility for security to the Kabul government sometime next year, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday.

No recession here: Election spending sets records

Turns out politics, for all its focus on the gloomy economy, is a recession-proof industry.

US expects to spend big in Afghanistan for years

The U.S. government's financial commitment to Afghanistan is likely to linger and reach into the billions long after it pulls combat troops from the country, newly disclosed spending estimates show.

Obama getting fewer judges confirmed than Nixon

A determined Republican stall campaign in the Senate has sidetracked so many of the men and women nominated by President Barack Obama for judgeships that he has put fewer people on the bench than any president since Richard Nixon at a similar point in his first term 40 years ago.

Sheer number, sour economy favor GOP in govs races

Never before have so many governorships been up for grabs _ and with so much at stake.

Mixed report on efforts to open the government

A group that opposes secrecy in government says the federal government significantly reduced its backlog of document requests from the public last year, but also slowed its pace of opening previously confidential material to public view.

Alaska US Senate candidate cited in 3-car crash

The candidate who defeated U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's Republican primary has been cited for his role in a recent three-car collision in Fairbanks.

Alaska US Senate candidate cited in 3-car crash

The Republican candidate who defeated U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's primary election has been cited for his role in a recent three-car collision in Fairbanks.

Rep. Frank faces town hall foe in Mass. primary

Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank's retort was an Internet sensation.

Speaker-in-waiting Boehner balances GOP factions

John Boehner could walk down most American streets without turning a head.

Tea party or establishment, GOP looks for gains

In the turbulent year of the tea party, Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a Senate seat long held by Vice President Joseph Biden. It's the way Republican strategists originally envisioned 2010, a roster of seasoned politicians pointing the party toward significant gains in the Senate.

Obama seeks to shore up support for Wis. Democrats

President Barack Obama hopes to improve the fortunes of suddenly imperiled Wisconsin Democrats as he celebrates Labor Day with the state's union workers on Monday.

Sen. Byrd's family denounces campaign attack ad

The family of the late Robert C. Byrd blasted the GOP nominee for his U.S. Senate seat Sunday after he used an image from Byrd's memorial service in a TV ad attacking the Democratic nominee.

US officials: Mideast talks to resume in Jerusalem

Israeli and Palestinian leaders plan talks with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Jerusalem this month. The setting is a symbolic move to show the seriousness of peace negotiations.

Senate candidate Marco Rubio's father dies at 83

The father of Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio has died after a long illness. He was 83.

Dems' prospects threatened by economic woes

Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs _ or know someone who has _ now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections.

Nevada GOP candidate faces copyright lawsuit

A company has sued Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle, claiming she reprinted two Las Vegas Review-Journal articles on her campaign website without permission.