Shell shuts down Nigerian oil field after attack (AP)

Rasmussen: Obama Has 5 Point Lead
Obama - 48% McCain - 43% McCain lost another point today, so that’s two days in a row he’s lost a single point and he’s getting dangerously close to dipping below 43, which...

Bush to urge Congress to allow offshore drilling (AP)
AP - President Bush plans to make a renewed push Wednesday to get Congress to end a long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, echoing a call by GOP presidential candidate John...

Taliban claim responsibility for Pakistan bombing (AP)
AP - A Taliban militant group claimed responsibility Monday for a suicide bombing that killed at least 11 people at the gate of an army base in Pakistan's volatile northwest.

Hamas leader says militant group won't recognize Israel (AP)
AP - Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal says his militant Islamic group will not recognize Israel.

Carter meets Hamas chief over Israeli, US objections (AP)
AP - Former President Carter met Friday with the exiled leader of Hamas and the militant group's deputy chief, men the U.S. government has labeled as global terrorists and Israel accuses of...