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In 1861, the Mayor of New York City proposed secession from the Union so as to be a neutral party to any Civil war. And more than few Northerners held a good'riddens attitude toward Southern secession. But Republican Abe meant to save the Union at all costs and then to bind the nation's wounds. He died a martyr for the Union and in doing so made the sanctity of the UNITED States a core American value.

The California Public Utilities Commission held a hearing on the proposed Sunrise Powerlink project in San Diego Monday afternoon. San Diego Gas and Electric wants to build a new 150-mile electric tra

John McCain will have to prove to the conservative base that he doesn't want to remake the Republican Party to win the GOP's full backing in the presidential election, says David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union.

Party Crasher

Raul Castro, the younger brother of Fidel, was chosen as president by the Cuba's newly elected National Assembly. The move occurred several days after Fidel Castro said he was resigning as the country's leader.

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra will travel to North Korea on Monday after performing on Sunday in Beijing. Observers are watching and hoping — cautiously — that this is a sign that North Korea is more willing to open up to the outside world.

There are still not enough donors in the U.S. to meet the soaring demand for organs. But doctors and health care professionals are working to get needy patients the lifesaving organs they need.

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has accused her rival, Barack Obama, of distorting her views about health care and trade in a flyer he mailed to voters. Obama responded to the attack, defending the flyers' accuracy.

Wikileaks.org allows users to anonymously post corporate and government documents they think expose wrongdoing. Last week a federal judge ordered the site shut down after a bank charged that it had illegally posted documents stolen by a former employee.

Reaction is divided to a New York Times article that explored alleged ethics violations by Sen. John McCain, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.