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Richard C. Holbrooke, the Obama administration's diplomatic point man for Afghanistan and Pakistan, remained in critical condition Saturday night after surgery to repair a life-threatening tear in his aorta.

A son dying young. A six-year battle with cancer. A humiliating betrayal. Americans knew Elizabeth Edwards in large part through her tragedies, but more importantly, they knew her for the vitality and determination she showed in dealing with them. Her cancer incurable and her former-presidential-candidate husband mired in a paternity scandal, she did not shrink from public life but shared her story and advocated for health care reform.

A family friend says Elizabeth Edwards has died of cancer. The friend says the estranged wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards died in North Carolina Tuesday morning....

In her new book, Sarah Palin takes on everything from "American Idol" to "American Beauty" to "Murphy Brown," revives talk of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and takes issue with JFK's famous religion speech, saying he "wanted to run away from religion."

Former President George W. Bush says in his new memoir that he considered running for re-election in 2004 without Dick Cheney as his vice presidential candidate. After much thought, he ultimately decided to keep Cheney on the ticket.

Former congressman Gary A. Condit took the witness stand in public Monday but refused to answer one key question.

BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley accused some politicians and the media on Monday of being too hasty to pin all the blame on his company for the devastating Gulf of Mexico spill - and emphasized the need for deep-water drilling.

An airport spokeswoman in Cleveland says former President Jimmy Carter was taken off the plane by rescue crews and taken to a hospital.

Dick Cheney was admitted to the hospital after experiencing discomfort, the latest health scare for the former vice president.

Breaking report: masseuse filed complaint with police. We heard buzz earlier this week that there was some kind of sexual harrassment ordeal that was orbiting Al Gore. We now have confirmation that a masseuse from Portland, Oregon filed a complaint in 2008 over being attacked by Al Gore during a last-minute, late-night massage.