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    Appeals court rules for Gitmo detainee held for six years (AP)

    The sign at the main gate to Camp Delta at the US Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 2007. US President George W. Bush on Wednesday had harsh words for the Supreme Court's recent decision allowing inmates at the Guantanamo prison to challenge their detention in civilian courts.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - A federal appeals court announced Monday that it has overturned the Pentagon's classification of a Guantanamo Bay detainee as an enemy combatant.


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    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:59:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Judge reluctant to wade into White House subpoena fight (AP)
    AP - Congress was trying to be diplomatic when it brought an unprecedented lawsuit to settle its subpoena fight against the White House, a lawyer told a federal judge Monday. After all, lawmakers could've just arrested the president's former lawyer for refusing to testify. -- read full article
    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:35:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Today on the presidential campaign trail (AP)

    Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., puts on a Miami Beach hat before he boards his campaign charter plane at the airport in Miami Saturday, June 21, 2008.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Obama braces for race-based ads as GOP vows fair but tough campaign ... Sen. McCain offers $300 million prize for new auto battery that can reduce dependence on oil


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    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:50:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Obama campaign bracing for race-based ads (AP)

    White House hopeful Barack Obama, seen here on June 20, pushed Sunday for a clampdown on energy speculation with new proposals that his campaign argued would more than halve the record-high price of oil.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff Haynes)AP - A presidential candidate who's named Hussein and wears a turban? A building that's called the White House but run by a black guy?


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    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:00:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Obama kept Law Review balanced (Politico)
    Politico - Barack Obama's election as the first black president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990 gave him his first moment of national fame, a powerful intellectual credential and a sweet book deal. It was also his first electoral victory, won in part by convincing the conservative minority of law students that he would treat them fairly. -- read full article
    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:38:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Obama, Hillary Clinton to campaign together on Fri. (AP)

    In this Feb. 26, 2008, file photo, Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., stand together before the start of a Democratic presidential debate in Cleveland. Clinton needs Obama's donors to help retire her sizable debt. Obama, who's forgoing public funds for the general election, could use her donors to boost his ample fundraising. The two former Democratic presidential rivals filed their May fundraising reports Friday, June 20, 2008, hers awash in red ink, and his lacking the high-dollar sizzle of his previous monthly reports.  (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - Former rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton plan to campaign together Friday in the small New Hampshire town of Unity, their first joint appearance meant to ease tensions over the closely fought Democratic primary.


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    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:57:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    McCain offers $300 million for new auto battery (AP)

    Presumptive Republican presidential candidate US Senator John McCain smiles while delivering a speech to the Economic Club of Canada in Ottawa June 20, 2008. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)AP - John McCain is hoping to solve the country's energy crisis with cold hard cash.


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    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:33:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Obama corners the market in Hollywood (AP)

    In this Dec. 9, 2007 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., reacts as Oprah Winfrey introduces him to the crowd at a rally in Manchester, N.H.  For Hollywood, there's only one star left in this campaign. Obama's gala fundraiser this week will attract the mandatory lineup of big-screen talent and boldface names and confirm again that the entertainment industry remains one of the most reliable and abundant sources of Democratic campaign cash. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)AP - For Hollywood, there's only one star left in the presidential campaign.


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    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:39:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Gas at $4 brings promises, pandering (AP)

    A combination image showing Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. (Jim Young - L/Jason Reed/Reuters)AP - Like two rival filling-station owners across the highway in long-bygone price wars, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John McCain keep putting up flashy signs and offering new incentives in hopes of attracting customers battered by $4 gas prices.


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    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:29:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    UNICEF cuts ties to Israeli billionaire Leviev (Reuters)

    Israeli diamond merchant Lev Leviev speaks to journalists during a press conference in Sofia in this March 22, 2001 file photo. (Reuters)Reuters - The U.N. children's fund UNICEF has severed ties with an Israeli billionaire and financial backer due to his suspected involvement in building settlements in the occupied West Bank, UNICEF said on Friday.


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    Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:33:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Will 'Change' Trump 'Experience' in Utah GOP Primary? (CQPolitics.com)
    CQPolitics.com - The rhetoric in Tuesday's Republican primary in Utah's 3rd Congressional District has a lot in common with the Democratic presidential primaries. While the candidates espouse similar positions, six-term incumbent Rep. Chris Cannon is running on his record of accomplishments and experience, and challenger Jason Chaffetz is running as an agent of change. -- read full article
    Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:12:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    McCain attends services at Phoenix church (AP)

    Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., heads to worship services at the North Phoenix Baptist Church in Phoenix, Sunday, June 22, 2008. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain attended services Sunday at a Baptist church in his hometown.


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    Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:53:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Three women who might join the GOP ticket (Politico)

    Presumptive Republican presidential candidate US Senator John McCain smiles while delivering a speech to the Economic Club of Canada in Ottawa June 20, 2008. REUTERS/Chris WattiePolitico - While the vice presidential slot may be John McCain’s best means of wooing those Hillary Rodham Clinton supporters who remain loath to embrace Barack Obama, the Republican party is a thin source of politically viable women, leaving McCain with few top-tier options.


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    Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:18:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    Obama vows crackdown on energy speculators (AP)

    Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks during a luncheon at The Unites States Conference of Mayors 76th Annual Meeting in Miami Saturday, June 21, 2008.          (AP Photo/Hans Deryk)AP - Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday said as president he would strengthen government oversight of energy traders he blames in large part for the skyrocketing price of oil.


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    Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:15:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
    GOP fears Bob Barr could play spoiler in White House race (AP)

    In this May 12, 2008 file photo, former Republican congressman Bob Barr poses for a photo before speaking at the University Club in Washington.  Barr's Libertarian Party bid for the White House is the longest of long shots, but political experts say he may be able to exploit the unease some die-hard conservatives still feel about Sen. John McCain, the Republican nominee-in-waiting. Combined with the surge in turnout among Democrats during the primaries, they see what could be a recipe for trouble for the GOP.   (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)AP - A fiery former GOP congressman who gained national prominence for doggedly pursuing impeachment of President Clinton has some Republicans worried he'll play spoiler in a tight presidential contest.


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    Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:10:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Politics News
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