AFP - Democrat Barack Obama accused President George W. Bush and Republican White House pick John McCain of hypocrisy and fear-mongering Friday, stoking an intense campaign row over national security.

AP - The political fortunes of Democrats down South once were so bad that people openly joked even Jesus Christ would lose by a double-digit margin if he ran for office on the party's ticket.

AP - President Bush's Iraq war funding request collapsed in the House Thursday as anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about added domestic funding combined to kill — for now — $163 billion to support U.S. troops overseas.

AP - The union tide is turning toward Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama, but cracks are showing inside the labor movement as its leaders grapple with internal and external strife as the nomination race drags on.

AFP - The explosive issue of how to handle America's enemies detonated into the US election campaign Thursday after President George W. Bush implied Democrats want to appease terrorists.