Over the past 50 years, 17 men and one woman have been chosen by the major parties to run for the vice presidency of the U.S. Only one -- Lyndon Johnson in 1960 -- demonstrably affected the outcome of the presidential race. more

Top fundraisers for Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have begun private talks aimed at merging the two candidates' teams more

Does experience matter for executive government jobs more

How very insulting for Gordon Brown . . . more

Not Bill or Hillary ... Chelsea seems to be the dark horse in the race for the US Presidency ... now if they can only clean up that Gore kid to be her running mate. more