Richardson withdraws as Commerce nominee

Seeded on Sun Jan 4, 2009 10:41 PM EST (msnbc.com)

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama's commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative state contract.

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Levi Johnston's mom arrested on drug charges

Seeded on Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:48 PM EST (msnbc.com)

The mother of Levi Johnston, the 18-year-old boyfriend of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter, has been arrested on drug charges, the Anchorage Daily News reported Friday.

us-news, crime-courts, msnbci

Small Oregon city elects transgender mayor

Seeded on Sun Nov 9, 2008 5:25 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Plenty of politicians reinvent themselves, but few do it quite like Mayor-elect Stu Rasmussen.

life, gay, community, us-news, transgender, msnbci

Onslaught of dirty tricks as Election Day nears

Seeded on Mon Nov 3, 2008 1:00 PM EST (msnbc.com)

In the hours before Election Day, as inevitable as winter, comes an onslaught of dirty tricks - confusing e-mails, disturbing phone calls and insinuating fliers left on doorsteps during the night.

elections, politics, msnbci, making-your-vote-count

Barack Obama has a trump card

Seeded on Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:14 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Will Barack Obama play the Sarah Palin card? It's no longer the risk Democrats once believed. And it might be his best chance to dampen a late-breaking GOP surge.

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It's Sarah Palin's party Wednesday night

Seeded on Wed Sep 3, 2008 6:15 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd previews Wednesday in St. Paul and the big debut of Sarah Palin.

politics, decision-08, msnbci

Thompson raps Obama, recounts McCain bio

Seeded on Wed Sep 3, 2008 10:36 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Fred Thompson, the actor turned politician, recounted the harrowing story of John McCain's captivity as a Vietnam prisoner of war to tout the presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention and criticized Democrat Barack Obama's support for abortion rights.

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Palin disclosures raise questions about vetting

Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 3:50 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain's choice as running mate, called into question how thoroughly McCain had examined her background before putting her on the Republican ticket.

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