http://www.timeswv.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:36:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_208023720.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_208023720.html Republican presidential candidate John McCain, ridiculing Barack Obama for “the audacity of hopelessness” in his policies on Iraq, said Friday that the entire Middle East could have plunged into war had U.S. troops been withdrawn as his rival advocated. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:00:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_207020028.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_207020028.html If you vote by mail, but die before Election Day, does your vote count? It depends on where you lived.Oregon counts ballots no matter what happens to the voter. So does Florida. But in South Dakota, if you die before the election, so does your vote. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:59:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_207015937.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_207015937.html Cheered by an enormous international crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to “defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it” as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:58:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_207015843.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_207015843.html The number of newly laid off people filing claims for unemployment benefits bolted past 400,000 last week as companies trimmed their work forces to cope with a slowing economy and fallout from a collapsed housing market. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:19:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205222000.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205222000.html Hurricane Dolly barreled into South Texas on Wednesday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph and dumping heavy rain that threatened to flood low-lying areas but spared levees along the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:18:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205221907.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205221907.html About 2 million Americans get a raise Thursday as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:17:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205221745.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205221745.html Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed North Korea on Wednesday to accept terms to verify the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program, as the two countries held cabinet-level talks for the first time in four years. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:16:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205221649.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205221649.html From the solemnity of a Holocaust museum to a dusty village battered by Hamas rockets, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Wednesday professed “an unshakable commitment to the security” of Israel, whether the threat comes from terrorists, Iran or elsewhere. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:30:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205013114.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205013114.html Yet another town-hall meeting isn’t doing the trick. Neither is dropping in on a former Republican president. So just what can John McCain do to draw attention away from his showy Democratic rival?Pick a running mate, perhaps. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:26:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205012714.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205012714.html Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama declined Tuesday to rate the Bush administration’s troop surge in Iraq a success despite a reduction in violence, and expressed understanding of Gen. David Petraeus’ opposition to a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:13:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205011425.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_205011425.html Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil embargo three decades ago. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:59:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_202000007.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_202000007.html Barack Obama visited Saturday with U.S. troops and Afghan officials in this war-weary nation, which is the focal point of his proposed strategy for dealing with threats to the U.S. if elected president. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:50:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_201235041.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_201235041.html Responding to Americans’ anger over gas prices and the housing bust, President Bush is stepping up pressure on Congress to open up offshore oil exploration and work to restore confidence in the housing finance industry. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:49:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_201234953.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_201234953.html After intense U.S. assaults, al-Qaida may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:20:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_201002105.html http://www.timeswv.com/headlinenews/local_story_201002105.html Republican presidential candidate John McCain pledged Friday to help auto workers rebuild their industry and in the process jump-start the entire U.S. economy.