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Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood

Nov. 20, 2009
Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families. An updated schedule for the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska governor includes a Dec. 4...
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Anchorage newspaper backs Obama

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The Anchorage Daily News endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama Sunday over the Republican ticket with Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

'Change' tops political buzzword list

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The top political buzzwords as the U.S. presidential election approaches are "change, "climate change" and "bailout," a media trends analyst says.

Palin reports $166K in 2007 income

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, had a combined income of $166,000 in 2007, tax returns show.
Poll: Obama leads in Wisconsin

Poll: Obama leads in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has widened his lead over Republican John McCain in Wisconsin, a poll indicates.
Most optimistic candidates have edge

Most optimistic candidates have edge

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Optimistic candidates inspire hope in the electorate and try harder, particularly when faced with challenges, U.S. researchers suggest.

Report: Bush veterans prep Palin

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Advisers from the Bush administration are prepping Gov. Sarah Palin for her vice presidential debate with Sen. Joe Biden, U.S. political strategists say.

Poll: R.I. on wrong track, Obama leads

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The majority of voters in Rhode Island say they think the state has gone in the wrong direction, a Brown University poll indicated.

Nominees campaign in battleground states

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The two major-party U.S. presidential nominees and their running mates Monday were fanning out to key electoral battleground states.

Romney open to being vice president

WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney said Wednesday he would be "honored" to be the running mate of the man who beat him, John McCain.

McCain has mediocre support by comparison

PRINCETON, N.J., Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A historical analysis of support for presumptive U.S. presidential nominees indicates Republican John McCain is not overwhelmingly backed, a report says.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler