U.S. political dynasties self-perpetuating: study
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In a political landscape populated by Bushes, Kennedys and Clintons, the children and kinfolk of longtime U.S. politicians do indeed have a better shot at winning elective office, but not necessarily at holding on or moving up, experts say.
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The political terrain favors Republicans, but personal dynamics in some races favor Democrats.
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Democratic voters have conflicted feelings about the Clinton White House years. How they judge that era â politically as well as emotionally â may well decide the race for the partyâs presidential nomination.
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I like politics. I follow it the way some people follow sports. The Democrat Party     and Republican Party are major league teams. They battle each other in national, state and     local contests. They have mascots, both created by the same person.     They have fanatical supporters just like any sport. Like minor league teams, there are also minor political parties to watch that sometimes play spoiler and sometimes     gain enough strength to influence the major parties. Some operate only locally, some statewide, and some try to operate     nationally.    I also enjoy following individual personalities. People love and hate them like they love and hate sports teams and athletes.     I'm sometimes startled by the degree of blind adoration or blind rage that politicians can inspire in otherwise calm,     rational people.    Lately, I've noticed that there's a growing tendency to divide the United States into red states and blue states. People seem     to think that it's possible for an entire state to be Democrat or Republican. How can that be if it's difficult to even     categorize individual Americans into definite camps? Now, although once restricted to politics, the idea is spreading to     other arenas. I saw a suggestion that Hollywood start targetting states as red or blue audiences. I've seen statistics that     compare red states versus blue states on categories such as religion, income, and even gifts to charity.    The division of the United States into red and blue states is overly simplistic and misleading.
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A user guide to Britain's new ruling class
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The financial influence of Dubai and its neighbors is raising political concerns among U.S. lawmakers.
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Their president's approval ratings are at historic lows. The war in Iraq is grinding down their political prospects, and their party is showing deep divisions on issues such as education and immigration.
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By Donna Borak, Associated Press  WASHINGTON -- For every generation in this country there has been a war. And with wars come millions of records that can shed light on family history, detailing everything from the color of soldiers' eyes to what their neighbors may have said about them.
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Comment is free: Gary Younge: To change the political sclerosis gripping their country, Americans need a president distinguished by his lack of pedigree
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Candidates from both parties are getting help from their family members on the presidential campaign trail. A sampling:
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It is a well-worn axiom that money follows power. And that was certainly borne out by the mid-year campaign finance reports just filed by all U.S. House members Ã¢ÂÂ which exhibit the strengthened fundraising clout of the Democrats since they captured the majority of seats in last yearÃ¢ÂÂs elections.
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NEW DELHI  - On one side is the dynasty that has dominated Indian politics for half a century. On the other is the family of India's most popular actor, a man so revered that his fans have been known to commit suicide out of loyalty to him.
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Outpolled, outmaneuvered and out of power, Democrats are suffering an identity crisis.
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The Frelinghuysen family of New Jersey has a political pedigree that stretches back to the Revolutionary War. How many members of this family have represented New Jersey in Congress?  4 10 8 6
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The lobbying work that Fred D. Thompsonâs sons did after their father won his Senate seat suggests how far the family has traveled from Mr. Thompsonâs early career.
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With patrician mannerisms and that instantly recognizable jawline, father George 41, son George 43 and some 80 other Bush relatives were proof this week that politics is the family business of a large and far-flung dynasty.
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The United States has its political power families &amp;#151; the Kennedys, the Clintons, the Bushes. But nothing quite like what is developing in Poland, which faced the almost certain prospect Saturday of having identical twins as prime minister and president.