Sen. John McCain's campaign again called Sen. Barack Obama a flip-flopper after the Democratic candidate held a do-over news conference to clarify his remarks on the Iraq war.

More than 1,200 US troops serving in Iraq signed up for extended service in the military to mark America's national day on Friday.

Syria returns marble artifact stolen from archaeological site in Iraq.

Former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, a North Carolina Republican who became an icon to conservatives, died Friday at the age of 86, a senior congressional source told CNN.

All Things Considered , July 3, 2008 · Democrat Barack Obama says he is not shifting his policy on troop withdrawals from Iraq, just hours after he said he was open to "refining" his policy.

More than 1,200 US troops serving in Iraq signed up for extended service in the military to mark America's national day on Friday.

An angry Gov. Rod Blagojevich denied he was the target of a federal corruption investigation in a contentious exchange with reporters about a convicted former top fundraiser, calling the questions "ridiculous," "absurd" and "stupid."

Obama has been trying to retain flexibility as violence declines in Iraq without abandoning one promise of his campaign: that if elected he would end the war.

Jimi Hendrix - Star-Spangled Banner (Woodstock)

Martin McGuinness is going to Iraq for an event to try to reconcile the country's Shia and Sunni communities.

Politicians, parades are a 4th of July tradition
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Rod Blagojevich historically has relished the chance to press the flesh, although he makes public appearances less frequently now that he faces his own ...

Martin McGuinness is going to Iraq for an event to try to reconcile the country's Shia and Sunni communities.

CHICAGO -- An angry Gov. Rod Blagojevich denied he was the target of a federal corruption investigation in a contentious exchange with reporters about a convicted former top fundraiser, calling the questions "ridiculous," "absurd" and "stupid."

Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he's not a target of the federal investigation that brought down one of his former top fundraisers as part of a probe into political corruption in Illinois. Blagojevich called it "ridiculous" to ask if he was a target. His comments came during a tense exchange with reporters following an unrelated Thursday news conference in Chicago.

Syria has returned a marble artifact to Iraq that was stolen from one of the country's archaeological sites.