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Schwarzenegger keeps lead in Calif.
election
BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- He's not a Republican, he's
not the U.S. president, but like George W. Bush California gubernatorial
challenger Phil Angelides says he doesn't give a hoot about a poll that shows
him trailing incumbent Arnold Schwarzenegger by a large margin.
Angelides worked his way through two Los Angeles
neighborhoods Wednesday urging supporters to look at the broad themes of the
fall campaign -- and dismissed a new poll that reveals his candidacy is
foundering less than a week before the vote. Full story>>
U.S. Democratic senator apologizes for
Iraq comment
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic Senator John
Kerry apologized on Wednesday for his remarks about Iraq one day earlier that
drew sharp attacks from Republicans, days away from the midterm congressional
elections.
Kerry apologized to American troops in a brief
statement.
"I sincerely regret that my words were misinterpreted
to wrongly imply anything negative about those in uniform and I personally
apologize to any service member, family member or American who was offended,"
said Kerry, the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004. Full story>>
Bush accuses Democrats "wrong" on
Iraq
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"I know many Americans are not satisfied
with the situation in Iraq. I am not satisfied either," Bush told the
press conference. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George
W. Bush accused Democrats as being "wrong" on Iraq on Monday, when he was
campaigning in the southeastern state of Georgia for candidates of the
Republican Party, which might lose its control of Congress in the midterm
elections just eight days away.
In his speech at Georgia Southern University in
Statesboro, Georgia, Bush repeated his usual defense of the Iraq war as "a
central part of the war on terror" and said that his party's goal in Iraq was
"to win" while the Democrats' goal was "to get out" U.S. troops from
Iraq. Full story>>
U.S. congressman announces bid for
presidential candidacy
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. congressman Duncan
Hunter, chairman of the House Armed Service Committee, announced Monday that he
plans to make a long shot bid for the Republican party's 2008 nomination for
president.
Hunter, who represents California in the House, said his
campaign will feature the two issues that are his trademarks: support for the
U.S. military and opposition to illegal immigration, the Los Angeles Times
reported on its website. Full Story
Backgrounder: Basic facts about U.S. midterm
elections
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Voters cast their ballots at a polling place during
the U.S. midterm elections Nov. 7, 2006. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. voters will cast
their ballots to elect the 435 members of the House of Representatives and
one-third of the 100 Senate members on Tuesday in the 2006 midterm elections.
The following is some background information about
the midterm elections.
The United States holds federal elections on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year, in
which all House members and 33 or 34 of the 100 Senate members will be elected,
as well as state legislators and some state governors. Full story>>
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