Louisiana Justice Bardwell Resignation Can Start New Race Chapter

BayouBuzz.com - Wed Nov 04

Now, perhaps we can find some sort of racial peace in Louisiana now that the Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell has decided to resign.

Howells calls for Afghan withdrawal

Petersfield Today - Wed Nov 04

A former Foreign Office minister has dramatically broke with Government policy on Afghanistan by calling for the phased withdrawal of the bulk of Britain's military force from the country.

Gun, cash seizures up at Mexican border

Orange Leader - Wed Nov 04

U.S. authorities on Tuesday reported a spike in seizures of guns and cash along the Mexican border since they began assigning more agents to stem the flow of southbound contraband.

Supreme Court considering death penalty case for third time

The Boston Globe - Sun Nov 01

The US Supreme Court is considering, for the third time, the case of a California man who was sentenced to die in 1982 for the brutal killing of a young woman.

Jobless rate key in '10 elections?

Denver Daily News - Sun Nov 01

The key number in next year's U.S. congressional election may be the unemployment rate, which last month hit a 26-year high of 9.8 percent.

Va. gubernatorial candidates ply voters in race's last days

Delaware Beachcomber - Sun Nov 01

Democrat Creigh Deeds says polls predicting his lopsided loss in the governor's race mean nothing if his party can tap the Democrats who made the party triumphant last year.

Scorn for property taxes drives NJ governor's race

Kansas.com - Sat Oct 31

These Oct. 2009 file photos show the three candidates for governor of New Jersey, from left, Democrat Jon.

Poll shows McDonnell widens lead

Daily Progress - Sat Oct 31

Republican Bob McDon-nell appears poised to win the governorship and lead a GOP sweep Tuesday, ending nearly a decade of reverses for his party, according a poll commissioned for The Daily Progress and other newspapers.

6 Guantanamo Detainees Resettle In Palau

WPLG - Sat Oct 31

Six Chinese Muslims released from Guantanamo Bay but still wanted at home as separatists arrived Sunday on their new tropical island home of Palau after the tiny Pacific nation agreed to a U.S. request to resettle the men.

Biden touts accomplishments in Miami Beach, Boca Raton fundraising stops

MiamiHerald.com - Fri Oct 30

Vice President Joe Biden swooped down to South Florida on Thursday for a quick fundraising trip that included stops in Boca Raton and Miami Beach.