New York Times: Politics
State Programs Add Safety Net for the Poorest
At least a dozen states are giving monthly payments to low-income workers, hoping to keep them off welfare rolls.
Published on Mon, 12 May 2008 05:42:04 GMT, by Voter ID Battle Shifts to Proof of Citizenship
Supporters of a measure in Missouri cite concerns about illegal immigrants voting, but critics say tens of thousands of legal residents could be disenfranchised.
Published on Mon, 12 May 2008 05:09:10 GMT, by White House Memo: As Bush Term Wanes, Mideast Peace Appears as Elusive as Ever
As the president heads to the Middle East this week for the second time in five months, some are already looking to his successor.
Published on Sun, 11 May 2008 06:53:29 GMT, by Already, Obama and McCain Map Fall Strategies
Even before the Democratic nomination fight ends, the candidates are focusing on independent voters, Latinos and about a dozen states.
Published on Mon, 12 May 2008 01:35:11 GMT, by The Long Run: Pragmatic Politics, Forged on the South Side
Barack Obama’s ability to replicate and expand the eclectic coalition he built in Chicago has brought him to the brink of the Democratic presidential nomination.
Published on Mon, 12 May 2008 05:07:09 GMT, by News Analysis: Judge’s Guantánamo Ruling Bodes Ill for System
The disqualification of a top official in a war crimes case is a major new challenge to the Bush administration’s legal approach to the war on terrorism.
Published on Sun, 11 May 2008 19:40:08 GMT, by Jenna Bush Has Wedding at Ranch in Crawford
President Bush’s daughter married Henry Chase Hager, a graduate student and son of a former Virginia lieutenant governor, before 200 relatives and close family friends.
Published on Sun, 11 May 2008 19:01:05 GMT, by Official Chosen by McCain to Run Convention Resigns
Doug Goodyear, a public relations executive whose firm had been paid to represent the military junta that runs Myanmar, quit his post as coordinator of the Republican National Convention.
Published on Mon, 12 May 2008 01:22:36 GMT, by New Rules and Economy Strain Adoption Agencies
International adoption agencies in the United States are finding themselves in financial straits and closing their doors in unprecedented numbers, experts say.
Published on Sun, 11 May 2008 04:08:19 GMT, by Lessons Learned: Upside of Being Knocked Around
Maybe a hard-hitting Hillary Rodham Clinton has been the best thing that could have happened to Barack Obama.
Published on Mon, 12 May 2008 02:26:00 GMT, by White House Memo: The Leader of the Country Is the Father of the Bride
Jenna Bush will wed at the president’s ranch in Texas on Saturday, and don’t think that local merchants are unmindful of it.
Published on Sat, 10 May 2008 16:33:07 GMT, by From Places Unexpected, Support for the Press
Conservative voices offered perhaps the broadest defense of reporters’ rights during oral arguments in a case involving the refusal of a reporter to disclose sources.
Published on Sun, 11 May 2008 01:45:25 GMT, by Check Point: On McCain, Obama and a Hamas Link
Senator John McCain has portrayed Senator Barack Obama as being the favorite of the militant Palestinian group.
Published on Sat, 10 May 2008 18:20:34 GMT, by Housing Bailout Bill Seems to Be on Shaky Ground
Despite pledges by the White House and Democrats to work together, the bill to rescue homeowners and their lenders produced partisan recriminations the day after it passed the House.
Published on Sat, 10 May 2008 04:07:22 GMT, by News Analysis: Bush and House G.O.P. Team Up to Present Show of Strength
President Bush is determined to veto a string of emerging Democratic bills, and is encouraging House Republicans to stand by him.
Published on Sat, 10 May 2008 11:21:03 GMT, by E-Mail Shows Racial Jokes by Secret Service Supervisors
Supervisors made sexual jokes and racially derogatory comments about blacks, according to internal messages.
Published on Sat, 10 May 2008 11:19:31 GMT, by As Stimulus Rebates Go Out, Stores Want the Whole Check
Retailers are pushing consumers to spend their windfall, but some offers require hundreds of dollars.
Published on Sat, 10 May 2008 15:13:58 GMT, by Change Is Sought in Cremation Policy
The Pentagon is recommending changes after it was revealed that Delaware crematoriums contracted by the military are used for both humans and animals.
Published on Sat, 10 May 2008 04:54:11 GMT, by For First Time, More Superdelegates Favor Obama
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s trump card began slipping from her grasp, and her speeches took a more conciliatory tone.
Published on Sat, 10 May 2008 06:47:56 GMT, by Edwards Endorses Obama, or Does He?
John Edwards appeared to let slip his candidate of choice during a television appearance, referring to his primary choice as “him.”
Published on Sat, 10 May 2008 11:21:58 GMT, by George Cressman Dies at 88; Led Weather Service
Mr. Cressman, a pioneer in the use of computers to predict the weather, was a former director of the National Weather Service.
Published on Sat, 10 May 2008 21:59:42 GMT, by The Way We Live Now: First-Class Privilege
Why expedited security scans for elite travelers would be hard to curtail.
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