The first few fans have already begun lining the route of the Super Bowl victory parade in Pittsburgh, which doesn’t begin until noon.

Police and public works crews are closing roads and erecting barricades along the route for the Super Bowl victory parade in Pittsburgh.

Victory in Minnesota’s drawn-out Senate race moved within Democrat Al Franken’s grasp Saturday when he increased his lead over Republican Norm Coleman as the statewide recount drew to a close.

Victory in Minnesota’s drawn-out Senate race has moved within Democrat Al Franken’s grasp as he pushes his lead over Republican Norm Coleman to 225 votes with the two-month recount all but complete.

President George W. Bush’s whirlwind visit to Iraq was his ostensible victory lap for what often looked like a personal crusade.

He spoke about posterity, and for it. But in looking forward at his finest hour, Barack Obama never forgot to look back.

They wore buttons and T-shirts proclaiming “Victory 2008.” They chanted their guy’s name and, like the candidate they gathered to honor, projected optimism and faith.

They arrived wearing buttons and T-shirts proclaiming “Victory 2008.” They chanted their guy’s name and, like the candidate they gathered to honor, projected optimism and faith, despite dire predictions from the polls and pundits.

This spring, Russian tanks and missiles rolled across the cobblestones of Red Square as soldiers in olive green uniforms goose-stepped and a military band played the revived Soviet anthem. It was the first full-scale military display at the annual Victory

Russian President Vladimir Putin scored a major diplomatic coup by scuttling the NATO membership bids of Ukraine and Georgia even before he reached the NATO summit.NATO’s plan to expand further into former Soviet turf collapsed Thursday when leaders _...