WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - If Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton runs for the White House in 2008 as expected, her biggest strategic decision will be how to use one of her most powerful campaign resources -- her husband, former President Bill Clinton.Hardly the typical political spouse, the former president is a magnetic presence on the stump, with well-honed instincts and fund-raising abilities. He knows the pitfalls of a campaign and can easily rouse the Democratic faithful to action.
NEW YORK, (AP) - Once upon a time the holiday season was a quiet time spent with family and friends -- simpler, less commercial, more spiritual, nothing like today's frenzied orgy of soulless consumption.
WASHINGTON, (AFP) - US political darling Barack Obama has received enthusiastic support for a possible 2008 presidential bid -- except from fellow African-Americans, a group many believed would be among his staunchest backers.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 22, 2006 (AFP) - Two years after the tsunami killed some 220,000 people, Indonesia's Aceh province is on the road to peace and tourists are flocking to Thailand's beaches. But in Sri Lanka conflict and corruption are threatening efforts to rebuild after the disaster.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - If Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton runs for the White House in 2008 as expected, her biggest strategic decision will be how to use one of her most powerful campaign resources -- her husband, former President Bill Clinton.Hardly the typical political spouse, the former president is a magnetic presence on the stump, with well-honed instincts and fund-raising abilities. He knows the pitfalls of a campaign and can easily rouse the Democratic faithful to action.
NEW YORK, (AP) - Once upon a time the holiday season was a quiet time spent with family and friends -- simpler, less commercial, more spiritual, nothing like today's frenzied orgy of soulless consumption.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 22, 2006 (AFP) - Two years after the tsunami killed some 220,000 people, Indonesia's Aceh province is on the road to peace and tourists are flocking to Thailand's beaches. But in Sri Lanka conflict and corruption are threatening efforts to rebuild after the disaster.