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WASHINGTON (AP)—Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox expressed “extreme interest” in a 1970s criminal investigation of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for illegal campaign contributions, according to documents released Thursday. Then-FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley relayed Cox’s...

Angry finger-pointing continued in a North Carolina congressional race Tuesday over a campaign advertisement that purported to feature the voice of the actor Morgan Freeman. Republican candidate B.J. Lawson's campaign said it was "tricked" by a production company after it was revealed that...

As Election Day gets closer, the rhetoric gets more intense, interesting and, shall we say, passionate. Here are some things that you might have missed. Wigged out The Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission ruled that Joan Heffington, the unsuccessful candidate in the state's GOP gubernatorial...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- What would Col. Sanders think? A KFC marketing campaign that uses women's backsides as billboards is sparking debate over whether it exploits women or is just a fun way to advertise on college campuses. The campaign for KFC's new bunless sandwich enlists female...

Former defense lobbyist arrested, charged WASHINGTON, The founder of a lobbying firm has been charged with making illegal campaign contributions and making false statements to a federal agency, U.S. officials said. Paul Magliocchetti, the founder and president of PMA Group Inc., a now-defunct...

Dr. Pepper Facebook campaign dropped LONDON, Coca-Cola is suspending a Dr. Pepper promotion on the social-networking site Facebook because of an uproar in Great Britain. The campaign stirred up controversy after some parents complained the promotion made references to a pornographic movie...

Miller to Rubio: Hands off my song TALLAHASSEE, Fla., (UPI) -- U.S. rock and pop star Steve Miller says Florida U.S. Senate candidate Mark Rubio should stop using his "Take the Money and Run." The Republican Rubio campaign has been using the song to demonstrate Republican annoyance at Gov...

Province cuts off pocketing leftover civic campaign funds CALGARY (CBC) - Successful municipal politicians now face stiffer restrictions on campaign contributions, and what they can do with surplus funds after changes to Alberta law this week. Changes to the Local Authorities Election Act...

Obama TV Comes to DISH Barack Obama's presidential campaign has taken another leap in its media efforts, this time putting work behind a channel that's appearing on DISH Network. The paid advertising endeavor from the campaign, appearing on DISH channel 73, provides a looping two-minute...

Paris Hilton Paris Hilton’s mother is angry that John McCain put Paris in his campaign video. Isn’t that amazing? Of all the videos Paris has been in, this is the one Mom’s upset about? It’s getting ugly on the campaign trail. The John McCain campaign has accused Barack Obama of playing the...