Aug 26th, 2008 · One of Barack Obama's staunchest defenders has been U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. He has stepped up for Obama even when that meant publicly chastising his own father. Now, as Obama takes center stage at the Democratic National Convention, the congressman is not too far behind as part of the new generation of black political leaders.
Sep 4th, 2007 · President Bush arrives in Australia for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Mr. Bush also will spend time with one of his staunchest war allies, Australian Prime Minister John Howard. Howard faces a tough election challenge from an opponent who wants to pull Australia's troops out of Iraq.
Dec 29th, 2006 · Even President Bush's staunchest environmentalist critics were singing his praises when he protected the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, including Midway Island. But it turns out that there's so much lead paint flaking off old buildings on Midway that thousands of Laysan albatross born there each year are getting poisoned.