President Barack Obama says he cannot "govern out of anger" just because of public outrage over bonuses paid at financial institutions kept afloat by taxpayer dollars. ...more

March 23, 2009

Two-Party System Regarding "Strip The Party Politics From Supervisor Post" (Our Opinion, Feb. 25): ...more

March 2, 2009

U.S. Sen. Roland Burris kept out of sight Friday as longtime friend Gov. Pat Quinn joined the roster of fellow Democrats calling for his resignation following his disclosure that he tried to raise money for the disgraced governor who appointed him, while the White House urged the senator to take the weekend to consider his future. ...more

February 20, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama called the latest U.S. job losses on Friday "a stark reminder of how urgently action is needed" to revive the nation's staggering economy. He said he was open to fresh ideas from Congress. ...more

January 9, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, came to Washington and did what people with young children usually do before moving. They looked at their new house, and then Mrs. Obama checked out the school choices for their daughters. ...more

November 15, 2008

Obama won the electoral vote by 364 to 162, and this constitutes a landslide victory. ...more

November 13, 2008

Barack Obama seized command of the race for the White House Tuesday night, defeating John McCain in Ohio and Iowa and building a near insurmountable Electoral College advantage in his historic bid to become the first black president. Fellow Democrats gained strength in both houses of Congress. ...more

November 4, 2008

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Saturday accused Democratic rival Barack Obama of favoring a socialistic economic approach by supporting tax cuts and tax credits McCain says would merely shuffle wealth rather than creating it. ...more

October 18, 2008

Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Illinois Sen. Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks - many calling them "lazy," "violent" or responsible for their own troubles. ...more

September 23, 2008

On Monday, opening day of the historic Democratic National Convention in Denver, Alex Sink, widely considered Florida's rising Democratic star, was nowhere near the Colorado city. ...more

August 27, 2008