During the 2008 US presidential election, unfounded rumours began to circulate on the internet that Barack Obama had not been born in the United States, and was therefore not eligible for the presidency.

That famous phrase from George H.W. Bush came as he accepted his party's presidential nomination at the Republican National Committee convention in 1988.

(WIRED) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has banned Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and other social media sites from its networks, effective immediately.

The Republican Party's most vile, and suddenly visible, toxic asset did more than commit war crimes, lie the nation into an unnecessary war, & mount wholesale attacks on the Constitution & Bill of Rights during his string-pulling stint in the White House

Disturbing memos

North Korea kept up its tough rhetoric against the United States and South Korea on Saturday, accusing Washington of preparing for war on the Korean peninsula.

The National Republican Trust PAC is threatening to provide financial support for primary challengers to any stimulus-supporting Republican in the next election.

A leading military families group says the policy, enforced without exception during the administration of former President George W. Bush, should let survivors of the dead decide whether photographers can record their return.

First lady Michelle Obama was honored by Native American groups Monday at the Interior Department and, in turn, she praised the agency's employees.

When Alice awoke from her phantasmagorical journey to Wonderland, having escaped the capricious tyranny of the Queen of Hearts and her court of freaks and frauds, she found herself resting in the comforting lap of her sister.