When President Obama addresses the nation tonight in a State of the Union fashion, it won't just be Congress and members of the public tuning in. Special interests, too, will be paying close attention to what the president has to say about upcoming plans that could affect them. While the president w...

Although it's unclear to what extent businessman Raghuveer Nayak was involved in Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged scheme to sell President Obama's Senate seat, what is clear is Nayak's commitment to funding the campaigns of the governor, the new president, the new vice president and others in...

Filed under: Celebrities with Style The stars rule the stars. So what's in store for your favorite celeb? Find out in our regular feature, Ho'roscope. The glamor, the sex, the money troubles can all be understood through the astrological powers that really run Hollywood. This week: The Obama-Biden I...

Filed under: Barack Obama Hillary Clinton has a history of shutting us out when asked about hard-hitting topics like Britney Spears or Sarah Palin doing Penthouse -- but why's she blowing off the fluff stuff, like if she'll be Obama's Secretary of State? See Also ... Permalink...

I just finished reading Newsweek's behind-the-scenes look at the presidential campaign. Wow. It is an astonishingly rich and detailed piece of reporting, filled with surprising stories and facts, and carrying the ring of truth. While anyone who was ever been in the papers knows that journalists will...

John McCain's military experience is hardly gaining him a financial edge from defense contractors, whose campaign contributions to the presumptive Republican presidential candidate are only about $4,000 more than those given to his likely Democratic challenger, Barack Obama, who has no military expe...

By CHRIS PACKHAM It's Thursday, which means we're one day closer to the release of the summer's best movie. I don't mean to sound like a geek, but I've been lining my whole collection of American Girl dolls up on the dresser every night and organizing a pretend-quorum regarding who's the cutest: Shi...

Most women will say that being a homemaker is a rewarding job, even though they don't earn any money from it. Campaign finance reports, however, make the important work look surprisingly lucrative. Women who apparently don't earn an income (not including retirees) have contributed $90.6 million to f...

The race between Mrs Clinton and Mr Obama to gain the Democrat nomination has been a tough, hard battle, and after Barack Obama yesterday declared victory, we should see Hillary admitting defeat later today. The NY Times has just gone live with this excellent flash-based page showing the breakdown o...

News Bloggers: Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination tonight, but you couldn't tell that if you were listening to Hillary Clinton's speech. I really thought she would have the good sense to know when the fight is over. But her refusal to concede tonight went......