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"It's not like, 'Oh gosh, my guy didn't make it so I'll back McCain. I'm proud to back John McCain. I'm not sure anyone's conservative enough for some of the party."

If it’s been hard for American Muslim supporters of Barack Obama to hear right wing ‘accusations’ that he’s a ‘secret Muslim’ -- and to feel that the Obama campaign keeps them at arm’s length -- imagine how it feels to be an American Muslim Republican, says Mona Eltahawy .

ST. PAUL, MINN. - Republican John McCain's primary campaign almost collapsed last year under the weight of opponents' attacks that he backed "amnesty" for illegal immigrants.

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 3 -- During the heat of the primary season late last year, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said it was imperative for his party to nominate a candidate who was tough on illegal immigration and didn't parrot President Bush's centrist stance on the issue.

Illegal aliens decided to stay in New Orleans and tough out the storm, rather than board buses and trains and risk arrest by immigration authorities.

It was like a subdued suburban picnic with lots of coded hate speech tossed around. I imagined the folks at Minutemen gathering crowd asking themselves, “What’s a young, minority lady doing here?”

Dozens of Barack Obama supporters rallied amid cheers and clapping Thursday night at the World Grotto on Market Square as they watched and listened to their candidate on television at the Democratic National Convention's finale in Denver.

Colorado, where Democrats have made significant gains during this decade, stands as one of the states that will be most closely contested in the fall. So, John McCain has to hope that one more time this fast-growing and politically evolving state backs the Republican for president -- as it has done in 12 of the past 14 elections.

A showdown over drug money between suspected Mexican illegal aliens in Alabama ended with four men in prison and four shipped back to Mexico in body bags.

A showdown over drug money between suspected Mexican illegal aliens in Alabama ended with four men in prison and four shipped back to Mexico in body bags.

Republicans seeking to put more teeth in the party's immigration platform ran into opposition from delegates who largely argued they didn't want to conflict with Sen. John McCain's positions.

The "hot" border security issue barely drew a crowd Monday to a daylong anti-illegal immigration rally in Denver aimed at keeping immigration before politicians this fall.

In Denver, a group of Latino voters shows why they may hold the key to power for Democrats in the West.

DENVER (AP) -- Remember the hot immigration debate? The topic won't be headlining either presidential convention this year -- and the border security issue barely drew a crowd Monday to a daylong anti-illegal immigration rally in Denver aimed at keeping immigration before politicians this fall.

She should have been embarrassed, but wasn't. It's never nice to laugh about murder. Attorney and former San Francisco Supervisor Angela Alioto – member of a famous San Francisco political family – was on Bill O'Reilly's show last week.

She should have been embarrassed, but wasn't. It's never nice to laugh about murder. Attorney and former San Francisco Supervisor Angela Alioto – member of a famous San Francisco political family – was on Bill O'Reilly's show last week.

DENVER - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is asking the federal government to help foot the state's tab for jailing illegal immigrants.

DENVER - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is asking the federal government to help foot the state's tab for jailing illegal immigrants.

DENVER - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is asking the federal government to help foot the state's tab for jailing illegal immigrants.

Colorado's attorney general is asking the federal government to reimburse the state for the cost of jailing illegal immigrants. Attorney General John Suthers says the state spent nearly $40 million to house illegal immigrants in the last fiscal year, but got only $3.3 million in reimbursement from the federal government.