A so-called purity test would require the G.O.P. to withhold money and endorsements from candidates who do not adhere to most of the principles on the list.

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Feeling a threat from proposed legislation, both sides are mobilizing supporters like they haven't in years.

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The Romanian government collapsed after a vote of no confidence Tuesday, further undermining the economy of a country already severely buffeted by the global financial crisis.

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IDW Publishing will cover Obama's life, the election, the inauguration and his first 100 days in office in a new comic book series due this summer. Here, comic creator Jeff Mariotte offers a sneak peek.

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IDW Publishing will cover Obama's life, the election, the inauguration and his first 100 days in office in a new comic book series due this summer. Here, comic creator Jeff Mariotte offers a sneak peek.

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The nationalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shows that the U.S. is "more communist than China right now" but its brand of socialism is meant only for the rich, investor Jim Rogers, CEO of Rogers Holdings, told CNBC Europe on Monday.

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Tim Russert transcended television with a standard of excellence that could be held up unapologetically to the best of print journalism.

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Several aides said that they expected Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign on Wednesday, but close aides said his wife was urging him to stay on.

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New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's arrogant statement was not enough, not from the Sheriff of Wall Street, not from the self-appointed Mr. Clean who went to Albany promising a new and better day.

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The timing of the expected resignation of Gov. Eliot Spitzer remains uncertain, top aides said a day after the governor was linked to a prostitution ring.

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The tawdry nature of Eliot Spitzer's current troubles shocked even his harshest critics.

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In Barack Obama's time in the Senate, there are two competing elements: his celebrity and the realities of the job he was elected to do.

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There were two competing elements in Barack Obama's time in the Senate: his celebrity and the realities of the job he was elected to do.

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A growing underground network of young people has been spreading news the official state media try to suppress.

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When the latest monthly employment report comes out this week, politicians will be quick to point out that joblessness remains low by historical standards, but the figures can be misleading.

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President Bush and other Western leaders need to make clear to Armenia's government that a slide into authoritarianism is unacceptable.

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The Rev. Ian Paisley said he would quit in May as first minister of the 10-month-old coalition government and as leader of the Democratic Unionists.

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Many young people in Iraq have grown disillusioned with religious leaders and skeptical of the faith that they preach.

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Israeli forces killed at least 54 people in northern Gaza in the deadliest day of fighting in more than a year.

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Protests against the results of a presidential election, which have the look of a grassroots revolution, turn out to be a muddled chapter from the post-Soviet playbook.

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Israeli forces killed at least 46 people in northern Gaza in the deadliest day of fighting in more than a year.

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Any changes would come gradually and would not mean an elimination of family planning policies, a senior official said.

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The agreement to end a political standoff creates a powerful prime minister position for the top opposition leader.

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A vault buried under the permafrost in Norway has begun to receive millions of seeds, an effort to save the genetic legacy of vanishing plants.

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An extensive package of ethics bills passed six weeks into the term of Gov. Bobby Jindal, signaling a cultural shift.

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