US vice-presidents get together
WASHINGTON (AP): The high-profile White House meeting this week between outgoing and incoming United States (US) presidents is being followed Thursday night by a much lower-key get-together hosted by Vice-President Dick Cheney for his successor...

Palin plays down talk of 2012 presidential run
MIAMI, Florida (AP):Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is trying to dampen speculation about a 2012 presidential run. She says the Republican Party and its leaders need to focus on governors' races in 2010...