By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 22 January 2007 watch War Presidency report President Bush's State of the Union address on Tuesday will be delivered at a joint session of Congress, where a majority now opposes his call for a troop increase in Ira...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 January 2007 Thai worker stands next to a sign calling for increased minimum wage in Thailand (File photo) Political and policy uncertainties cloud the economic outlook for Thailand this year. As Ron Corben reports from Bangk...
By Jim Malone Washington 04 January 2007 The winds of change blew through Washington Thursday as Democrats took control of Congress for the first time in 12 years. The congressional shift in power following last November's elections brings new oppor...
By Jim Malone Washington 18 December 2006 2006 was a year of change in U.S. politics as Democrats won back control of Congress for the first time in 12 years. As VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washington, public unhappiness over...
By Sonja Pace London 09 November 2006 Tuesday's elections in the United States resulted in a major political upset. Democrats appear to have taken control of both houses of Congress and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resigned on Wednesday. These...
By Jim Malone Washington 06 November 2006 A U.S. congressional election campaign dominated by the war in Iraq is drawing to a close, with opposition Democrats expecting to make gains when the vote takes place on Tuesday. VOA national correspondent J...
By Deborah Tate Washington 02 October 2006 Majority Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are scrambling to contain the fallout from a scandal involving one of their own, Congressman Mark Foley of Florida, who resigned abruptly last week...
By Gary Thomas London 08 September 2006 The front pages of some British national newspapers, Sept. 8, 2006, with headlines covering the reported turmoil within the leadership of the Labor Party British Prime Minister Tony Blair's pledge to step down...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 06 September 2006 watch Democrat Politics report The congressional campaign season has begun in the United States. The war on terror and the conflict in Iraq are key issues. VOAs Peter Fedynsky reports on the latest...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 31 August 2006 Political tensions in Thailand have heightened after police said they broke up a bomb plot aimed at Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Polls point to growing skepticism over the allegations - a sign of Mr. Thaksi...