Arizona Sen. John McCain astonished the political world yesterday by naming Sarah Palin, a little-known governor of Alaska and self-described "hockey mom" with almost no foreign policy experience, as his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket. (08/30/2008)

Sarah Palin was a hockey mom, small-town mayor and rising young Republican star in Alaska in 2003 when she ran afoul of her party's establishment over ethics reform and was cast into the political wilderness. (08/30/2008)

Barack Obama's coolness cuts both ways. (08/29/2008)

Republican Melissa Hart yesterday took aim at the energy record of the man who unseated her from Congress, painting incumbent Democrat Jason Altmire as an acolyte of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and ... (08/28/2008)

U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, released his first television commercial of the fall campaign Tuesday, a 30-second spot highlighting his efforts to help veterans. Mr. ... (08/28/2008)