Ecuador’s Correa claims re-election win

President Rafael Correa of Ecuador claimed re-election victory Sunday minutes after the polls closed, calling his apparent win “a day of joy” in which “we have made history.” President Rafael Correa of Ecuado..Full story

In early days, Obama’s presidential style defined by response to economic crisis

But if the furnishings have remained largely the same – right down to the stain on the big oval rug – the way Obama looks and acts there is decidedly different from his predecessor, not to mention all those who went befo..Full story

Change comes as promised, but what does it mean?

Decades ago, a joke about the country’s 34th president went like this: Did you hear about the new Eisenhower doll? Wind it up and it stands still for eight years.

Not so Barack Obama. Today, such a joke would probably i..Full story

Obama off to solid start, Post poll finds

Barack Obama’s performance in the first 100 days of his presidency draws strong public approval in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, but there is decidedly less support for his recent decision to release previously secret g..Full story

ANC wins South Africa elections, but loses some ground

Reporting from Johannesburg — The governing African National Congress won South Africa’s elections by a huge margin, according to final results announced Saturday, but fell short of the symbolically important two-thirds ..Full story

Homeland Secretary Napolitano Apologizes To Veterans Group For Extremism Report

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano met with the American Legion on Friday to apologize for a right-wing extremism report written by her agency, and the veterans group walked away from the meeting mollified.