Pay-to-play scandal broadens at NY pension fund

A political powerbroker and a hedge fund manager who owns a prominent talent agency for classical musicians have become the latest people ensnared in a "pay-to-play" scandal at the huge state pension fund.

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NATO leaders pick Dane as new secretary-general

NATO leaders appointed Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as NATO's new secretary-general Saturday after overcoming Turkish objections to a leader who angered Muslims around the world by supporting the right to caricature the Prophet Muhammad.

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Ex-scholar becomes leader of Liberal party

The new leader of Canada's once-dominant Liberal Party said Wednesday he will topple Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government next month if it does not present a federal budget that addresses the country's economic crisis.

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Tough Battle in Australian Election

Formal campaigning ended Friday for Australia's parliamentary elections, with polls signaling a defeat for four-term Prime Minister John Howard — but the outcome to be decided in a few key districts.

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Canada's Dion Says He'll Honor Kyoto

The new leader of Canada's Liberal Party pledged Sunday to honor the country's commitment to the Kyoto protocol if he unseats Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper in an election expected next year.

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None of the 8 Liberals Win Majority

A first round of voting Friday failed to produce a winner among the eight candidates vying to lead Canada's Liberal Party and take on the task of unseating Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

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Some Canadian Liberals Unhappy With Dean

Canada's opposition Liberal Party is holding a convention this month to elect a national leader, and some party leaders aren't too happy about the choice of the keynote speaker — Howard Dean. They say the unsuccessful presidential candidate has no place telling Canadians how to win elections. The former Vermont governor lost his bid for the 2004 Democratic nomination to Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry.

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Canadian Judge Recommends Federal Reforms

A federal judge whose corruption investigation helped seal the downfall of Canada's Liberal Party government recommended an overhaul of federal powers on Wednesday.

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A staff member of the right-wing NSW Liberal MP David Clarke has stood aside after being linked to a spoof You Tube video involving Adolf Hitler.

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"The front-runner in Honduras' presidential race has become a key to resolving a four-month conflict between a president ousted in a coup and the de facto leader who replaced him."

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[Manila, Philippines] Step by step, the Liberal Party (LP)'s political game plan is getting clearer.

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Consider the Aquino Legacy: Should Noynoy Run for President?

Related: Cory Aquino Tributes & the Edsa 2 Denial Syndrome Diatribe on Edsa 2--& why God gave the Philippines 'Arrobobastic' Gloria

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Barry O'Farrell looks destined for glory but he's playing his cards cautiously. David Marr caught up with the Liberal leader.

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THE Liberal Party has admitted helping an Exclusive Brethren member to campaign against the Greens after earlier denying any involvement with the reclusive sect.

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up, definitely need an 'I'm pissed off' icon.

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The husband of the former federal Liberal MP Jackie Kelly has been convicted of distributing bogus political pamphlets.

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Former Liberal Party leader John Hewson says he is surprised Malcolm Turnbull's low approval rating is not worse.

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A KEY member of the shadow front bench was investing heavily in Australian banks at the very time Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull was attacking the Government's banking guarantee for promoting "risky behaviour".

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The Government's plan to introduce mandatory internet censorship has effectively been scuttled, following an independent senator's decision to join the Greens and Opposition in blocking any legislation required to get the scheme started.

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Venturing deep into Conservative territory, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff visited Saskatchewan and acknowledged that his party has blundered in its treatment of Western Canada.

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Embattled Liberal deputy leader Julie Bishop has quit as opposition treasury spokesperson after only four months in the job.

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The ACT Greens have joined forces with the Liberals for the first time in the Assembly to change the territory's Freedom of Information laws.

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OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff seems to have read the public mood precisely with his decision to support the Tory budget with conditions, a new poll suggests.

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The Federal Opposition says Environment Minister Peter Garrett is trying to hide the fact he has approved construction of the Gunns pulp mill in northern Tasmania.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper named 18 people to the Senate on Monday, filling all the vacancies in an effort to balance out the Liberal-dominated chamber before the possibility of an election in the new year.

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The Coalition and the Greens look set to forge an unlikely alliance to force a Senate inquiry into the Government's 2020 emissions reduction target.

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The NSW Liberal Party continues to accept donations from tobacco companies despite both Malcolm Turnbull and Joe Hockey urging people to quit smoking.

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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper moved swiftly Wednesday night to nail down a meeting with newly minted Opposition Leader Michael Ignatieff in an effort to prevent his government from being defeated over its coming budget.

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OTTAWA — Michael Ignatieff says he is ready to lead a new coalition government unless Stephen Harper's Conservatives scrap their attack ads, drop their partisan edge and present a budget that addresses the needs of Canada's struggling economy.

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Stephane Dion has announced he will step down as Liberal leader, ending a rocky tenure and clearing the way for a successor to take hold of the party.

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