Wife leaves John Edwards after lovechild admission

Elizabeth Edwards separates after 32 years of marriage and a failed presidential bid

Sarah Palin’s intervention backfires for Republicans

Candidate backed by Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Palin loses to Democrat

Edward Kennedy pens political ‘will’ in letter

Veteran Democrat Senator, who has a brain tumour, urges a law change so that Obama healthcare bill does not fail if he dies

DNA test ‘proves’ John Edwards is father of mistress’s daughter

It's the latest episode in the long-running saga of the Democrat and his videographer

Republicans in disarray after Arlen Specter’s defection

But picking a fight over upcoming nominations for the Supreme Court could provide party with hope

Barack Obama gambles with bold take on Israel

But on economy the president is playing the same old tune, helping Wall St enrich itself further

Ghost of Richard Nixon hovers over Barack Obama

Another rehashed vision of a golden America-that-could-be leaves Alexander Cockburn gloomy

Team Obama is a slap in the face to his own base

As far as progressives as concerned, the appointments have offered one bitter pill after another

Rod Blagojevich scandal raises some seasonal cheer

But can President-elect Obama escape the slimy tentacles of Chicago corruption that the governor’s arrest have revealed?