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January 05, 2009 | Inside News

Pakistan bomber claims 7

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - A suicide bomber attacked police Sunday in northwestern Pakistan as they rushed to treat civilians injured by an earlier explosion, killing seven people and wounding at least 25 others, a police official said.

Completed stimulus bill unlikely in Jan.

WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats said Sunday that President-elect Barack Obama probably will have to wait until next month before getting the chance to sign an economic aid bill his team once hoped would be on his desk by his swearing-in Jan. 20.

Va. governor to get DNC chairmanship

WASHINGTON - Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is set to become the next chairman of the Democratic Party.

Supporters rally behind Blagojevich Senate pick

CHICAGO - Just days before a high-stakes showdown in the nation's capital, the man selected to take President-elect Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat sought spiritual and political support on Sunday at a South Side Chicago church.

Alaska drug case called 'anything but normal'

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska drug investigator and the union representing Alaska State Troopers are alleging political meddling in the Sherry Johnston drug case, including a delay in serving the search warrant until after the November election.

Gaza civilians face fear, supply shortages

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Anas Mansour sleeps in his street clothes in a south Gaza refugee camp, with his ID in his pocket so he can flee quickly if fighting gets worse.

Boy Scouts seek more Hispanic members

LOS ANGELES - Aiming to boost their sagging numbers, the Boy Scouts are launching a million-dollar campaign to draw more Hispanics, a group that has long resisted Scouting's appeal.

Critics rap Newark barbed-wire ban

NEWARK, N.J. - Some business owners in this crime-plagued city say recent enforcement of a 1966 ordinance banning some types of barbed wire and razor wire is making Newark more attractive - to thieves.