KABUL - The governor of Afghanistan's troubled southern province of Kandahar narrowly escaped assassination Friday when a bomb exploded near his car as he was being driven to a mosque, his spokesman said. Tooryalai Wesa was on his way to prayers ma
RICHMOND, Va. A Republican who promised to create jobs won the Virginia governor's office just a year after state voters helped a Democrat who promised change — and jobs — win the White House. Bob McDonnell, a former state attorney gene
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Governor’s races today in Virginia and New Jersey have been anticipated as barometers of next year’s midterm congressional elections. A U.S. House race in upstate New York may prove more meaningful. The New Jersey campaign ha
TRENTON, N.J. New Jersey's candidates for governor darted through the state on the last day of a campaign being billed as a vote on President Barack Obama's popularity. Obama has made five appearances in New Jersey to make his case for Jon Corzine,
CAMDEN, N.J. President Barack Obama is telling voters in New Jersey that challenging economic times are worrying parents who want to send their kids to college and plan for their own retirement. Obama is campaigning on behalf of New Jersey's Democr
NORFOLK, Va. President Barack Obama urged Virginians Tuesday to elect a Democrat as governor next week, but party officials braced for a defeat that could take some sheen off Obama's first year in office. Last fall, Obama became the first Democrati
Democrats running for governor in New Jersey and Virginia face possible defeat in November, despite strong showings by President Barack Obama in those states last year, in elections that could render the first judgments on the Obama presidency. New
MONTERREY, Mexico - Mexico's interior secretary says escalating violence along the U.S. border is a reaction to the country's crackdown on organized crime. The border region is plagued by violence as drug cartels fight turf wars over valuable smuggl
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