Nov 13th, 2008 · Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is no longer the defeated Republican candidate for vice president in 2008. She is how a potential Republican candidate for president in 2012. But so are many other GOP governors who are attending a Republican Governors Conference in Miami.
Sep 12th, 2008 · GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is a polarizing character in an already fractured electorate. Back home in Alaska, where Palin has enjoyed an 80 percent approval rating, women have mixed reactions now that she has been thrust into the international limelight.
Jul 23rd, 2008 · Embrun, a tiny French village hidden away in the foothills of the Alps, has suddenly been thrust into the limelight this year. Two stages of the Tour de France are starting from Embrun — the first time that has happened in the race's 95-year history.
Mar 8th, 2008 · Democrats in Wyoming are turning out in record numbers for party caucuses Saturday. This has been an unusual week for Democrats in the Cowboy State. With 60 percent of the population registered Republicans, they aren't used to all the attention they've received from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama -- and the media.
Sep 26th, 2007 · Liz Tormes started playing music in New York City's East Village. With influences including Echo and the Bunnymen, the Cure, and the Smiths, Liz Tormes writes dark, southern folk clearly shaped by her childhood in Nashville, TN.
Jul 13th, 2007 · Michele Norris talks with our sports commentator Stefan Fatsis of The Wall Street Journal about David Backham's arrival in Los Angeles. The English soccer star was formally introduced as a player for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Beckham is by far the highest-profile European player to join Major League Soccer. Fatsis says Beckham's entry into the MLS is being carefully choreographed like a product rollout.
May 9th, 2007 · Two sports that rarely see the limelight got top billing last weekend. It was a throwback to the 1950s, a slower time when horseracing and boxing were among the most popular sports in America.
Dec 19th, 2006 · Audiences have been drawn to Borat, British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen's character with mangled English, a lack of political correctness, and an unflattering wardrobe. But some observers have noted some similarities between the character and a man who became an accidental celebrity on the Internet several years ago.