Bush, Kerry Continue Debate on US Economy

Scott Stearns President Bush campaigned in the southern state of Arkansas where he said the creation of more than 300,000 new jobs last month is a positive sign that the economy is growing stronger. J

Bush, Kerry Political Ad Campaigns Heat Up Early

Jim Malone The U.S. presidential election may be six and one-half months away, but the Kerry and Bush campaigns are already hitting the television airwaves with a barrage of advertisements normally re

Bush Promises to Double Money for Job Training

Scott Stearns President Bush campaigned in the state of North Carolina Monday, where he promised to double the amount of U.S. job training. Democrats have made American job losses a central issue in t

'Political Attack Dogs' Add Color to US Presidential Campaig

Ted Landphair Earlier this month, an open microphone caught Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry in an unguarded moment, muttering to supporters about the Republican opposition.

Bush Poll Ratings Go Up Despite Iraq Troubles

Jim Malone Despite a difficult last few weeks in Iraq and continuing questions about how and why the Bush administration took the country to war there, the president's public approval ratings have gon

Bush Calls for Extension of Anti-Terrorism Law; Kerry Critic

Scott Stearns President Bush used his weekly radio address to call for the extension of a controversial anti-terrorism law. His presumptive Democratic challenger in this year's election criticized the

Catholic Church Leaders Become Involved in US Presidential C

Jim Malone The Catholic Church inserted itself into the U.S. presidential race Friday. A top Vatican cardinal said in Rome that Catholic politicians who support abortion rights should be denied commun

Bush, Democrats Present Contrasting Views on Environment

Scott Stearns President Bush says he is continuing an enduring national commitment to protect the environment. Democrats say the president's environmental policies are heading in the wrong direction.

US Presidential Campaigns Spar Over National Security Issues

Jim Malone In U.S. presidential politics, the Bush and Kerry campaigns exchanged attacks Monday over the issue of national security. Vice President Dick Cheney questioned presumptive Democratic nomine

Bush Popularity Drops to Lowest Level of Presidency

Jim Malone Instability in Iraq and rising gasoline prices at home appear to be cutting into President Bush's popularity. The most recent polls indicate Mr. Bush's approval ratings have fallen to the l

Hotel Rwanda Movie is Retelling of Human

By Brian Purchia Ten years ago in the small African nation of Rwanda, Hutu extremists slaughtered almost a million of their Tutsi neighbors as well as any moderate Hutus. One man, Paul Rusesabagina, a

Hawaiian Film Festival Offers Moviegoers

By Heidi Chang Hawaiian hula dancers usually wear skirts made of grass… but not the one advertising this year's Hawaii International Film Festival. Her skirt was fashioned of flowing strips of film

Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson Releases Long-Awaited Album

By Bernie Bernard After a wait of nearly 40 years, founding Beach Boys member Brian Wilson has released Smile, an album he refers to as his masterpiece. Since the late-1960s, Brian has battled depress

US Exhibition：Bicentennial of Alexander Hamilton

By Barbara Schoetzau He was one of the giants of American history: a hero in the American Revolution; the new nation's first Treasury secretary; architect of the nation's monetary system; an early and

Schwarzenegger Promotes California

By Steve Herman Governors of U.S. states frequently lead trade delegations to Japan, but rarely do they get the sort of reception being given to California's governor this week. But Arnold Schwarzeneg

International Journalists Discuss

By Judith Latham The Sudanese government agreed Tuesday to halt military flights over the Darfur region, and it signed a separate agreement to allow access to aid for the nearly two million people dis

Powell Calls Brazil 'Solid Candidate' for Permanent UN Secur

By David Gollust Secretary of State Colin Powell, on his first visit to Brazil, says that country is a

United States and European Union,

By Jela De Franceschi Many Europeans see President Bush's re-election not only as validation of a unilateralist national security strategy by fellow Americans, but also as repudiation of certain ideal

American Muslims Disagree About Nature of Islam

By Ed Warner A group of young Muslims - pious, intense, hostile -- made Haitham Bundakji, the mosque chairman, uneasy. Isolated from other worshippers, they criticized him for wearing western clothes,

Tribal Traditions Clash with Modern Technocratic Society in

By Zlatica Hoke Monday's terror attack on the U.S. Consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah is the latest violents against Westerners in the kingdom since last year. Zlatica Hoke report the count