Where the Votes Are, So Are All Those Calories  —  Running for president is like entering a competitive eating contest and a beauty pageant all at once.  Candidates are expected to eat local specialties often and with gusto, yet still look attractive and fit.

Cellphone Tracking Powers on Request  —  Secret Warrants Granted Without Probable Cause  —  Federal officials are routinely asking courts to order cellphone companies to furnish real-time tracking data so they can pinpoint the whereabouts of drug traffickers, fugitives and other criminal suspects …

Corker "Underwhelmed" With President Bush  —  Tennessee Senator Bob Corker raised some eyebrows at a luncheon at the Chattanoogan hotel Tuesday with remarks about President Bush.  —  Speaking to a crowd of about 500 supporters, led by Hamilton County Mayor Claude Ramsey …

Meet the women who won't have babies - because they're not eco friendly  —  Had Toni Vernelli gone ahead with her pregnancy ten years ago, she would know at first hand what it is like to cradle her own baby, to have a pair of innocent eyes gazing up at her with unconditional love …

Collapse of Rail, Subway Strike Is a First Success for Sarkozy  —  President Sarkozy of France is on the verge of a breakthrough in his ambitious plan to wean his country off the restrictive working practices he believes stand in the way of national prosperity.

Clinton wins surprise support from former French first lady  —  PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won surprise backing from the wife of former French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday, together with a pledge to join her on the campaign trail.

The Real Rudy  —  Rudy Giuliani can play a little rough at times, but there are some moments when an inner light turns on and he turns downright idealistic.  One of those moments came on Oct. 10, 1996, as he stepped on the podium at the Kennedy School of Government to deliver a speech on immigration.

For Lawyers, Perks to Fit a Lifestyle  —  Even lawyers need a hug.  When workdays stretch into worknights and the pressure to meet the quota for billable hours grows, lawyers and staff members at the firm of Perkins Coie can often expect a little bonus.  —  In Perkins Coie's Chicago office …

Taliban control half of Afghanistan, says report  —  The Taliban has a permanent presence in most of Afghanistan and the country is in serious danger of falling into the group's hands, according to a report from an international think tank.  —  The Senlis Council claimed that the insurgents controlled …

Banks Gone Wild  —  "What were they smoking?" asks the cover of the current issue of Fortune magazine.  Underneath the headline are photos of recently deposed Wall Street titans, captioned with the staggering sums they managed to lose.  —  The answer, of course, is that they were high on the usual drug — greed.

Where has Bush got with jaw-jaw?  —  American foreign policy has been nothing like as interventionist as its critics like to think  —  Critics of George W. Bush's Middle East policy are hoping for a change in direction once America's 43rd President has left the White House.

Court Dismisses Legal Challenge Against Musharraf  —  Move Clears Way for Leader to Serve Another Presidential Term  —  President Pervez Musharraf's script for a tightly controlled political transition moved ahead on cue Thursday, as his hand-picked Supreme Court dismissed the final legal challenge …

Joe and Valerie Wilson: Treason is Not Old News  —  "I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our sources.  They are, in my view, the most insidious, of traitors."  George Herbert Walker Bush, CIA dedication ceremony, April 26, 1999.