AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin routinely notes her husband's Yup'ik Eskimo roots. But those connections haven't erased doubts about her in a community long slighted by the white settlers who flocked to Alaska and dominate its government.

AP - One talks too much. The other hasn't talked enough.

AP - Top Senate Democrats on Thursday unveiled a $56 billion plan to stimulate the economy, including proposals to extend unemployment benefits and help states pay for Medicaid.

AP - Opening arguments in Sen. Ted Stevens' corruption trial are scheduled to begin Thursday, but it remains unclear whether jurors will ever hear from the Senate's longest-serving Republican.