Top UWire Stories from CBSNews.comhttp://www.cbsnews.com/track/rss/sections/politics/uwire/main502323.shtml??source=RSS&en-us(c) MMVIII, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.Fri, 09 May 2008 13:18:04 EDT15http://www.cbsnews.com/track/rss/sections/politics/uwire/main502323.shtml??source=RSS&http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/common/images/v2/logo_cbsnews_small.gif13623Thu, 08 May 2008 19:18:52 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/08/politics/uwire/main4081772.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4081772Soldiers will eventually leave the war zone. And when these men and women return stateside, as Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have for five years, the situation they face will be much different from the one experienced by past generations of soldiers.Thu, 08 May 2008 19:18:44 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/08/politics/uwire/main4081771.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4081771In 1952, amid a strong anti-communist sentiment in the nation, a law was passed in California that required all workers who were American citizens to sign a loyalty oath to be eligible to be hired for employment. Now, more than 50 years later, the law still stands and has been the subject of recent debate.Thu, 08 May 2008 19:18:37 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/08/politics/uwire/main4081770.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4081770A bill passed by the state Assembly, now in the state Senate, would make selling the hallucinogenic drug salvia to anyone under the age of 18 a misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail and $1,000 in fines.Thu, 08 May 2008 19:18:29 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/08/politics/uwire/main4081767.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4081767The Massachusetts House of Representatives recently stopped an amendment from passing that would have allowed the state to tax universities with endowments larger than $1 billion. These harmful byproducts could have included the discouragement against donations to the University and the disincentive for universities to make charitable contributions.Thu, 08 May 2008 19:18:21 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/08/politics/uwire/main4081766.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4081766Forget Hillary Clinton s marginal victory in Indiana on Tuesday. Forget the implications it has for her campaign. The only number worth noting: 4.2 percent. The figure is Slate magazine s Hillary Deathwatch calculation of Clinton's chances at garnering the nomination. This should be the end of the story.Thu, 08 May 2008 19:18:13 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/08/politics/uwire/main4081765.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4081765Wednesday, the prevailing mood in Bloomington was one of sour defeat. While the rest of the state congratulates itself on the renewed relevance of its votes, Monroe County wanted vastly different for itself. Obama won handily around the Bloomington area, no doubt thanks to the youth movement at the core of his support, but in the end it wasn t enough.Thu, 08 May 2008 19:18:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/08/politics/uwire/main4081764.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4081764Most of us will have to watch the 44th presidential inauguration on TV, but Vananh Nguyen will be experiencing this historic event in person.Wed, 07 May 2008 19:19:10 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/07/politics/uwire/main4078900.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4078900After a four-year and nearly $700,000 battle through the court system, the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Tuesday that Madison-area tavern owners did not violate anti-trust laws on their voluntary ban of weekend drink specials.Wed, 07 May 2008 19:18:59 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/07/politics/uwire/main4078899.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4078899Tuesday is City Council election day in Williamsburg. Tuesday, for the first time, students are a large percentage of registered voters.Wed, 07 May 2008 19:18:51 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/07/politics/uwire/main4078896.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4078896The blatant, self-centered, "nobody but me" attitude of the Sen. Hillary Clinton campaign must be realized by voters and action must be taken now. Only a negative outcome can be foreseen if Clinton is to pull some backhanded deal out of a smoke filled room at the convention.Wed, 07 May 2008 19:18:43 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/07/politics/uwire/main4078895.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4078895Tonight's results are not exactly what Clinton needed to continue her strong comeback, especially since Indiana and North Carolina have almost half of the remaining pledged delegates. However, while most human beings would have thrown in the towel by now, this is no mere mortal: this is Hillary Clinton.Wed, 07 May 2008 19:18:35 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/07/politics/uwire/main4078894.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4078894Whenever we really want to focus on how inspiring Barack Obama is, we need to realize that we re about to give this man tremendous power over the future of the world. Whenever we focus on Hillary s experience, we also have to think about whether she is the right face for America to present to the world.Wed, 07 May 2008 19:18:28 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/07/politics/uwire/main4078893.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4078893"I love you, Barack!" someone in the crowd of 4,500 yelled. "I love you back. I truly do," Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama answered from his podium in Reynolds Coliseum.Wed, 07 May 2008 19:18:20 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/07/politics/uwire/main4078892.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4078892After weeks of tireless campaigning from all members of her family, Clinton has been named the winner of Indiana s primary election Tuesday night.Wed, 07 May 2008 19:18:12 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/07/politics/uwire/main4078891.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4078891On a day when many Democrats thought they saw an end in sight, the race churns on.Wed, 07 May 2008 19:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/07/politics/uwire/main4078890.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4078890Four Maryland superdelegates said they would back Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination on the University of Maryland campus Monday afternoon.Tue, 06 May 2008 19:19:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/06/politics/uwire/main4076566.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4076566Protection from unwanted pregnancies is becoming more expensive and daunting for more than three million college-age women as a result of the recent increases in the prices of birth control.Tue, 06 May 2008 19:18:53 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/06/politics/uwire/main4076565.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4076565Call it a weekend road trip with a political purpose. On Saturday, a group of Northwestern students crossed the border to Indiana and joined a grassroots volunteer effort to canvass for Sen. Barack Obama. Obama is locked in a close race with Sen. Hillary Clinton in today's Democratic primary in Indiana.Tue, 06 May 2008 19:18:45 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/06/politics/uwire/main4076564.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4076564When Lawrence University senior Leila Sahar was invited to serve on the Democratic Credentials Committee for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, she knew it was a big honor. What she did not know was that she might end up having a significant say in who gets the Democrats' nomination for the presidency when the party comes together in Denver, Colo. late in August.Tue, 06 May 2008 19:18:13 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/06/politics/uwire/main4076560.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4076560When the university awards honorary degrees, inflammatory comments and hateful beliefs should be red flags. Preaching hatred and intolerance has no place in an academic environment. The Northwestern University president made the right move to renege on the school's offer to award Sen. Barack Obama's longtime pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. an honorary degree.Tue, 06 May 2008 19:18:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/06/politics/uwire/main4076559.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4076559Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee spoke to members of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Monday, the day before North Carolina's primary elections.Mon, 05 May 2008 19:19:30 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/05/politics/uwire/main4073275.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4073275Looking to get high? If lawmakers around the country have their way, it's going to get a lot harder. A new obsession over the legal status of salvia divinorum, a hallucinogenic plant grown in Oaxaca, Mexico, has some considering expanding the War on Drugs to fight the distribution and consumption of the plant.Mon, 05 May 2008 19:19:22 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/05/politics/uwire/main4073274.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4073274New Jersey faces a possible reduction in seats for the United States House of Representatives after 2010, which may affect both parties and require district lines to be redrawn, according to a recent study. Headed by University Professor Ernest C. Reock, Jr.Mon, 05 May 2008 19:19:14 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/05/politics/uwire/main4073273.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4073273After the 2000 debacle in Florida - as good a motivation as we'll ever have to undertake serious election reform - it seems our nation took a look in the mirror and instead resolved to fix problems that don't even exist.Mon, 05 May 2008 19:19:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/05/politics/uwire/main4073272.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4073272SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Though Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have been in a tight, back-and-forth battle in their race for the Democratic presidential nomination, not every voting bloc has been evenly split when making a decision between the candidates.Mon, 05 May 2008 19:18:56 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/05/politics/uwire/main4073269.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4073269BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Just hitting his stride during a talk here Wednesday night, Sen. Barack Obama was interrupted mid-sentence by a shouting supporter in the upper deck of Assembly Hall, Indiana University's basketball arena. "I love you, Barack!" the fan shouted.Mon, 05 May 2008 19:18:47 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/05/politics/uwire/main4073268.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4073268MUNSTER, Ind. - There's a reason that just days before the Indiana Democratic primary no one is really sure what to make of the race yet. On one hand, the state's demographics appear to favor Sen. Hillary Clinton because they are similar to that of a pair of states she won - Pennsylvania and Ohio - which have large working-class populations and where the percentage of white residents nears 90 percent.Mon, 05 May 2008 19:18:38 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/05/politics/uwire/main4073267.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4073267What was designed to be an exploration of issues and a vetting of ideas has decayed into a festering pile of electoral refuse, and the sanitation engineers are on strike. It's going to get worse before it gets better. Despite what you read in the paper and see on the news, there is no silver bullet, no zero hour, no one shining moment.Mon, 05 May 2008 19:18:22 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/05/politics/uwire/main4073265.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4073265Last week, "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" officials announced the show will air from the Republican National Convention in September."The Daily Show," referring to its presidential election coverage as "Indecision 2008," has reported ...Mon, 05 May 2008 19:18:13 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/05/politics/uwire/main4073264.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4073264Members of the North Carolina Democratic Party came together Thursday night for the annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Dorton Arena but showed differences in support for their two presidential candidates.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/15/politics/uwire/main4018801.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4018801The full force of the American political machine is upon Pennsylvania after its emergence as a major battleground state for the Democratic primary season. One may have observed one or two people with a clipboard urging people to register to vote, if not an influx of campaigning on campus.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/15/politics/uwire/main4018800.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4018800EDITOR'S NOTE: The Daily is running a series of profiles on the 10 Oklahoma superdelegates. The series was created in conjunction with a class in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/15/politics/uwire/main4018799.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4018799For students and community members looking to get involved this election season, the nationwide Get Out Her Vote summit and activist training is providing the opportunity to do just that.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/15/politics/uwire/main4018798.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4018798Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/15/politics/uwire/main4018797.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4018797Students should expect to pay about a 4.2 percent spike in room and board rates next fall, the result of rising energy costs hitting the university.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:18:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/15/politics/uwire/main4018796.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4018796The Colbert Nation has become the Colbert Campus, as Stephen Colbert, the Emmy award-winning comedy host, has descended upon the University of Pennsylvania's Zellerbach Theatre for the week.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:18:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/15/politics/uwire/main4018795.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4018795Government and rebel forces began fighting in Mabior Ghack's village in 1987. When he heard shots, 5-year-old Ghack began running.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:18:07 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/14/politics/uwire/main4014758.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4014758For an hour Friday afternoon, every student on Kirkwood Avenue stopped drinking. In the heat of Little 500 festivities, on a gorgeous sunny day, students left Kilroy's, emptied the Upstairs Pub and poured out onto the sidewalks and into the street, all looking for one man: Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama. He came, after all.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:18:07 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/14/politics/uwire/main4014757.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4014757The newly created Students for McCain chapter at N.C. State organized about one week ago, but officials for the organization said they aren't kicking into high gear yet.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:18:07 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/14/politics/uwire/main4014756.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4014756Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton looked somber following her speech at the AFL-CIO convention last week.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:18:06 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/14/politics/uwire/main4014753.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4014753Chelsea Clinton and Congressman Neil Abercrombie, D-HI, brought the Democratic nomination fight back to Eugene Friday and Saturday with appearances at the Oregon Democratic Party's Platform Convention at the Eugene Hilton.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:18:06 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/14/politics/uwire/main4014752.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4014752Democrats in support of Barack Obama lined up outside the San Jose State University Theatre on Sunday afternoon to cast their votes for pledged delegates of the 16th Congressional District for the Democratic caucus.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:18:06 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/14/politics/uwire/main4014751.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4014751As many high school seniors contemplate their options for higher education at the end of an arduous college application process, for some, the real work has just begun. Amid a tightening credit market, many student lenders have stopped issuing federally backed loans, creating uncertainty for students seeking loans.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:18:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/14/politics/uwire/main4014749.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4014749The nation's preeminent civil liberties group is accusing the University of maintaining a political intelligence unit within the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), an allegation that comes after two protesters were arrested during a demonstration in the Square.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:18:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/14/politics/uwire/main4014747.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4014747Hoping to overturn the state's ban on embryonic stem cell research, a ballot question committee is moving forward with plans to place an initiative on the November ballot allowing voters to decide whether the research should be legal in Michigan.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/11/politics/uwire/main4010852.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4010852Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/11/politics/uwire/main4010851.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4010851If an Emory University faculty member had to pick a presidential candidate to endorse, chances are Sen. Barack Obama would win his or her vote, according to records of campaign contributions.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/11/politics/uwire/main4010850.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4010850Despite the demand for tickets, the Barack Obama campaign said there will be no more tickets available for Saturday's town hall meeting in Ball State University's Irving Gym.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/11/politics/uwire/main4010849.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4010849The Hillstars, Hillraisers and supervolunteers of the nation are all trying to sway North Carolina voters toward Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton by the May 6 primary.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/11/politics/uwire/main4010848.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4010848Though some say he has little chance of winning the Republican nomination, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, will visit Penn State Friday in response to a "sizable" demand from students -- so much that he even had to switch to a larger venue.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/11/politics/uwire/main4010847.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4010847House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told college journalists during a taping of an mtvU show at GW on Tuesday morning that a joint ticket with Democratic candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.) and Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) is impossible.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/11/politics/uwire/main4010846.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4010846The average Kentucky family spent more than 30 percent of its income on one year of expenses at a public four-year institution in 2006, according to a state report released this week.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:18:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/11/politics/uwire/main4010845.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4010845Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay spoke on his self-taught foundations in politics and how he shaped his views on freedom at the third annual Emory University Pre-Law Society speaker event Wednesday.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/10/politics/uwire/main4007934.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4007934Although some superdelegates have already endorsed a candidate for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, Jay Parmley, one of Oklahoma's 10 superdelegates, said he feels no pressure to decide until the convention.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/10/politics/uwire/main4007933.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4007933Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/10/politics/uwire/main4007932.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4007932Illinois Senator and Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama told supporters Wednesday at Washington High School in South Bend that changing parties in the White House will not suffice, outlined his plan for drastic alterations and gained an endorsement along the way.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/10/politics/uwire/main4007931.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4007931Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/10/politics/uwire/main4007930.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4007930Rep. Steve King, a Republican who represents western Iowa, has long been a controversial figure in political circles. While earning the praise of some for his lack of so-called "political correctness," others have chastised his actions, labeling them as nativistic and xenophobic.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/10/politics/uwire/main4007929.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4007929A bill passed by the Nebraska Legislature on Wednesday will allow people convicted of drunken driving to get their licenses back sooner.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:18:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/10/politics/uwire/main4007928.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4007928Former senator and presidential hopeful Mike Gravel wants to empower you.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/09/politics/uwire/main4005093.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4005093After placing her vote for the democratic party for sale on eBay, Sara Yasin, senior in textiles and apparel management, received a mandate from the North Carolina State Board of Elections instructing her to remove it.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/09/politics/uwire/main4005092.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4005092Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/09/politics/uwire/main4005091.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4005091Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama, came to Reynolds Coliseum at North Carolina State University Tuesday to encourage North Carolina to vote for her husband.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/09/politics/uwire/main4005090.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4005090Associated Students Inc. brought California State University at Sacramento clubs and organizations together to inform students about national political issues, including foreign and fiscal policies, and allowed them to voice their opinions on presidential candidates in the midst of an election year.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/09/politics/uwire/main4005089.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4005089The Students for Barack Obama want students and faculty to register to vote for the 2008 Presidential election.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/09/politics/uwire/main4005088.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4005088Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed legislation drafted by a Colorado State University student Tuesday that experts say will bring down the cost of textbooks, which have been rising at four times the rate of inflation for nearly two decades.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:18:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/09/politics/uwire/main4005087.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4005087OKLAHOMA CITY - Impeachment proceedings against State Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan will take longer than expected, the chairman of a special House of Representatives impeachment committee said Tuesday.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:18:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/09/politics/uwire/main4005086.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4005086A local member of the California State Assembly has authored a state bill that would enable cities in California to impose their own handgun laws.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:18:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/08/politics/uwire/main4002655.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4002655With the Pennsylvania primary getting closer by the day, and the general election merely months away, many students are getting ready to vote for the first time.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:18:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/08/politics/uwire/main4002654.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4002654O'Bleness Memorial Hospital responded to Senator Hillary Clinton's implications that the hospital denied care to a now-deceased patient because the woman could not pay a $100 fee.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/08/politics/uwire/main4002653.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4002653Sen. Hillary Clinton presented her theme, "We are the can-do nation," to an enthusiastic crowd of approximately 1,800 gathered at Neptune Aviation in Missoula Sunday.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/08/politics/uwire/main4002652.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4002652Missoula treated presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama like a rock star Saturday morning at the Adams Center.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/08/politics/uwire/main4002651.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4002651Students can count on Sen. Barack Obama visiting Bloomington, Lafayette, South Bend and Terre Haute during his campaign in Indiana, said Kevin Griffis, a spokesman for the Obama campaign.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/08/politics/uwire/main4002650.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4002650South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford recently signed a bill that lowers the age for owning a handgun from 21 to 18 in the state.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/08/politics/uwire/main4002649.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4002649The Olympic torch relay gained international attention recently as a result of groups in many countries protesting the run.Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:18:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/08/politics/uwire/main4002648.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4002648In a nation with roughly 200 million citizens of voting age, the presidential nomination of one of the two major political parties may be decided by about 800 party bigwigs.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/07/politics/uwire/main4000434.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4000434Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/07/politics/uwire/main4000433.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4000433The scene outside Assembly Hall Sunday looked more like a tailgate party before a football game than a concert.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/07/politics/uwire/main4000432.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4000432The Michigan Democratic Party decided Friday not to hold a do-over primary or caucus to seat the state's delegates, instead saying it hopes to find another way to make the state's votes count in August's party convention.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/07/politics/uwire/main4000431.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4000431Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/07/politics/uwire/main4000430.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4000430It's been more than three months since this year's first presidential primary - but despite the long, still-contested race for the Democratic nomination, Penn students and political groups are still interested and motivated.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/07/politics/uwire/main4000429.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4000429Proponents of the California Dream Act, legislation that would allow undocumented students to receive financial aid at public universities, said Friday that the University of Southern California should consider creating its own plan for its undocumented students.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:18:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/07/politics/uwire/main4000428.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4000428A bill that could make textbooks more affordable has been moving favorably through the Florida House and Senate.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:18:02 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/07/politics/uwire/main4000427.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_4000427Gov. Jon S. Corzine reiterated Dr. Martin Luther King's words, "Everyone can be great because everyone can serve," as he congratulated a room filled with accomplished Rutgers University student volunteers at the Serve Conference Friday.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:18:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/04/politics/uwire/main3995069.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_3995069Thousands of students anxiously lined Washington Street outside Sen. Barack Obama's Bloomington campaign office and the Indiana Memorial Union Wednesday night and all day Thursday to get their hands on free Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds concert tickets.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:18:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/04/politics/uwire/main3995068.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_3995068As the Pennsylvania primary heats up, it may be a former Quaker and Clinton supporter who holds the key to victory for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:18:05 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/04/politics/uwire/main3995067.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_3995067The Drexel University Democrats, working with Drexel Votes 2008, turned in 1,950 Pennsylvania voter registration forms thus far since September of 2007, according to Sean Miller, president of the Drexel Democrats.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/04/politics/uwire/main3995066.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_3995066University of Montana students and the Missoula community did not leave an indoor ticket to spare for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's Saturday morning rally at the Adams Center.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/04/politics/uwire/main3995065.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_3995065Rep. Ron Paul, the Republican presidential candidate from Texas who runs his campaign based on a platform of libertarian "revolution," greeted a full auditorium of student and community supporters at the University of Pittsburgh's Bellefield Hall Thursday night.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:18:04 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/04/politics/uwire/main3995064.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_3995064A group of students is working to establish the N.C. State chapter of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, part of a national organization.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:18:03 EDThttp://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/04/politics/uwire/main3995063.shtml?source=RSS&attr=_3995063Gov. Dave Heineman's office barred Daily Nebraskan reporters from attending his press conferences, only to reverse it within hours.