US has the largest gold holdings with 8,133 tonnes

US has the largest gold holdings with 8,133 tonnes. With gold up high, we could cancel the national dept. Should we?

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Obama halts all regulations pending review

One of President Barack Obama's first acts is to order federal agencies to halt all pending regulations until his administration can review them.

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Bush leaves note for Obama in Oval Office

George W. Bush's presidential finale includes a goodbye to Washington and a hello from fellow Texans.

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Palin attacks media over 'very scary' reporting

Sarah Palin, still smarting over coverage of her vice presidential run, calls the media's reporting on her family "very scary".

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Franken on top in recount, but lawsuit looms

The Minnesota state Canvassing Board certified results showing Democrat Al Franken the winner of the state's contested Senate race on Monday.

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Bush: Hamas attacks on Israel an 'act of terror'

President George W. Bush on Friday branded the Hamas rocket attacks on Israel an "act of terror" and outlined his own condition for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying no peace deal would be acceptable without monitoring to halt the flow of smuggled weapons to terrorist groups.

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U.S. attorney wants more time to indict Ill. gov

U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald has filed a motion seeking a 90-day extension to return an indictment against the governor of Illinois.

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Sarah Palin's daughter gives birth to son

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's teenage daughter Bristol has given birth to a son, People magazine reported Monday.

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Israeli ground forces launch Gaza invasion

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Palin tops list of memorable quotes

The Top 10 quotes of 2008, as compiled by the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations:

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China's 'reunion' pandas arrive in Taiwan

A pair of giant pandas arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday as a gift from rival China, another symbolic step forward in the two sides' rapidly improving relations.

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Democrats add suburbs to growing coalition

After President Bush's reelection in 2004, top strategist Karl Rove proclaimed the arrival of a permanent Republican majority. Just four years later, the results from Sen. Barack Obama's definitive victory suggest that the opposite may be underway.

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Bones near crash site are Fossett's, officials say

Authorities on Monday said they positively identified two large bones found a half mile from the crash site of Steve Fossett's plane as the adventurer's remains.

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Onslaught of dirty tricks as Election Day nears

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.

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Ethics investigation finds Palin abused power

Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, the chief investigator of an Alaska legislative panel concluded Friday.

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Bush signs $700 billion financial bailout bill

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Expectations low, Palin scores in debate

Analysis: While both vice presidential candidates succeeded in their only debate, the stakes were much higher for Sarah Palin. So, in the contest of low expectations, Palin won.

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Senate passes its own bank bailout package

The Senate passed its version of a mammoth rescue plan, saying changes to protect investors and small businesses could persuade reluctant House members to go along.

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Bank crisis overshadows defense in first debate

Barack Obama and John McCain clashed sharply over tax cuts and congressional spending Friday night as they faced off in their first head-to-head debate.

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