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Officials turn down Franken request

Democrat Al Franken is asking the Minnesota governor and secretary of state to issue an election certificate that would let him take office in the Senate.

Joe the Plumber to become war correspondent

The Ohio man who became a household name during the presidential campaign says he is heading to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative Web site pjtv.com.

Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount

Minnesota's grueling U.S. Senate race, already dragging on two months past Election Day, has now moved even further from the voters — and into the hands of lawyers.

Minn. Senate winner won’t be known in 2008

With the state Canvassing Board ready to award the last pile of votes in Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount, Democrat Al Franken clung to a narrow lead over Republican incumbent Norm Coleman. The final count, however, showed no sign of being settled soon.

Levi Johnston’s mom arrested for drugs

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.

Few mysteries found in Minn. Senate ballots

Jesus, Bob Dylan and Mickey Mouse will play a part in determining Minnesota's next senator. So will voters who scrawled the same name for every local race.

Newsweek: Poll shows many voters bamboozled

Al Franken gets boost in Minn. Senate recount

The decision by the Minnesota board overseeing the U.S. Senate recount has cleared the way for counting of wrongly rejected absentee ballots in the unresolved race is seen as a boost for Al Franken.

Despite furor, Palin shopping continued

Despite the furor over a $150,000 campaign shopping spree for vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the Republican Party continued spending money on clothing and accessories, campaign reports show.

Mixed bag for women this election year

Depending on your political tastes, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sarah Palin or even Tina Fey could be considered Woman of the Year. But here's the harder question: Was this the Year of the Woman?