With the recent enactment of an innocuous-sounding law that hasn't received much attention, Vermont might have seized the title of America's most business-friendly state for the 21st century, a title Delaware's long claimed.

St. Paul, MN – As governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin enjoyed a relationship with the media that’s only possible in a sparsely populated state, far from the nation’s ravenous, political press corps.

BAGHDAD -- A spokesman says Iraq's presidential council has agreed on a law that paves the way for U.S.-backed provincial elections to be held by the end of January.

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally won't eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative.