Former U.S. Rep. Cynthia McKinney -- who was aboard a ship the Israeli navy intercepted this week -- is in a detention center and will be returned to the United States, the U.S. Embassy said.
The Israeli navy took control of a boat that violated an Israeli blockade and crossed into Gazan waters Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces said, while a Gaza group said the ship was carrying humanitarian aid, a former U.S. congresswoman and a Nobel laureate.
A former U.S. congresswoman was on a volunteer ship during a clash with the Israeli Navy. CNN's Brooke Baldwin reports.
An Israeli patrol boat struck a boat carrying medical volunteers and supplies to Gaza early Tuesday as it attempted to intercept the vessel in the Mediterranean Sea, witnesses and Israeli officials said.
What started out as a season of unusual opportunity for third-party candidates is coming to a dispiriting close
Less than 24 hours before the presidential election, Kevin Sheen has yet to decide who will get his vote.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at the psychology of the undecided voter.
CNN.com producer Manav Tanneeru talks about the latest polls from battleground states.
Call it the Rocky Mountain road to the White House.
Supporters of the popular president do well in local elections, but not as well as expected
New polling shows that key battleground states are trending toward Sen. Barack Obama.
Polls in five crucial battleground states in the race for the White House released Wednesday suggest that Sen. Barack Obama is making some major gains.
Barack Obama says John McCain fought against common sense rules on economy.
By a 2-to-1 ratio, Americans blame Republicans over Democrats for the financial crisis that has swept across the country the past few weeks, a new national poll suggests.
The leader of Canada's Green Party, which supports the legalization of marijuana, has apologized for never smoking pot.
New polls in five battleground states that could decide the presidency suggest the fight for the White House between Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama remains a dead heat.
CNN's Mark Preston on polls in five battleground states that say the race between John McCain and Barack Obama is a tie.
A new national poll taken entirely after the end of the Republican convention suggests the race for the White House between John McCain and Barack Obama is dead even.
Mary Snow reports on McCain and Palin's sweep through the West and how they are trying to make the case for change.
The liberal environmentalist Green Party nominated former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney as its presidential candidate Saturday.
The French President loses a vote on genetically modified crops, revealing divisions within the French right
There are two major national political parties in the United States: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. But have those groups been at the forefront of American politics since the birth of the nation? This One-Sheet helps students learn about the history of political parties in America.
A far-right party recorded the biggest ever share of the vote for a political party in Switzerland's history on Monday, after a controversial campaign that blamed foreigners for much of the country's crime.
In a political first, a Muslim has been elected to serve in the U.S. Congress.
Should Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder narrowly lose Germany's general election on September 18, there is still the possibility that his SPD party could hang on to power -- by forming a "grand coalition" with their opponents the Christian Democrats (CDU).
The story dominating the German headlines this week was not when and whether President Horst Koehler would accept the no confidence vote against the current government and dissolve parliament.
If a recent poll holds true, Florida could have Americans biting their nails -- again -- as votes are counted in November's presidential election.
President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry are essentially tied in Florida, Ohio and Missouri, three of the most populous battleground states in the November election, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of likely voters released Sunday.
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Nader vs. Cobbupdated: Fri Jun 25 2004 07:20:00
Ralph Nader faces the biggest test of his campaign this weekend, and it's not against John Kerry or George Bush. It's against David Cobb.
President Bush's compassion tour takes him to a Baptist church in Philly today, where he talks about (quoting here) "Compassion and HIV/AIDS." Bush's 10:25 a.m. ET speech at the Greater Baptist Exodus Church, a largely black congregation, comes as he simultaneously tends to his must-win conservative base this week with a stepped-up call to ban same-sex marriage.
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader on Monday named Peter Camejo, a Green Party activist, as his running mate in the 2004 election -- an announcement that came on the same day he faced renewed pressure to drop out of the race.
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader is crying foul over the ground rules for this fall's presidential debates, which will likely leave him sitting on the sidelines again.
Benjamin Beatty, a University of Southern California alumnus, voted for former Green Party candidate Ralph Nader in the 2000 presidential election and is definite he made the right decision -- then.
Cindy Asrir says it's important to have variety in politics.
Election Day 2004 at Howard University will be all about raising voter turnout, said leaders of several campus political groups.
Ralph Nader, a Green Party candidate for president in 2000, announced Sunday that he would again seek the presidency, this time as an independent candidate. The announcement worried Democrats, who believe that Nader cost Al Gore key votes in the close 2000 election.
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader accused both parties of being "for sale" Monday and rejected Democratic fears that his campaign would divide President Bush's opponents in the November election.
White House hopeful Ralph Nader issued a stinging indictment of corporate America Monday, while the top two Democrats in the presidential race wooed voters in New York and President Bush entered the campaign fray.
Many political season observers will pay special attention Monday morning to Washington news conference planned by Ralph Nader to discuss his ideas for his 2004 presidential candidacy.
Ralph Nader, a consumer advocate and former Green Party presidential candidate, said Sunday he will run for president as an independent in the 2004 election.
With consumer advocate Ralph Nader expected to announce this weekend whether he will run for president as an independent, Democrats urged him Friday to not seek a third-party candidacy, fearing he could ruin their White House hopes.
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