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McGovern anti-war candidacy a US cultural landmark

By HILLEL ITALIEAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Abbie Hoffman sobbed that fateful night at the Manhattan apartment of fellow activist Jerry Rubin. So did Rubin and Allen Ginsberg. John Lennon was drunk, and out of control, shouting "Up the Revolution!" in mock celebration of a dream defeated

Hill leaders niche players in national campaign

By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - At the top of their roosts in Washington, leaders of Congress are, as usual, turning out to be niche players on the national campaign stage. The Senate's top two leaders, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch

Analysis: Combative Obama finds subdued Romney

By BEN FELLERAP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama came ready Monday for a fighting finish, deriding Mitt Romney as reckless and overmatched in world affairs. Instead he found a subdued challenger who was eager to agree and determined to show he was not a

Russia's Rosneft buys out TNK-BP

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA and ROBERT BARRAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - Russian state-owned oil giant Rosneft strengthened its hold on the country's lucrative oil industry when it sealed a deal Monday to buy TNK-BP, the 50-50 joint venture between BP, the British energy country, and a group of