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Prominent political fundraisers who backed Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign are reserving support for the current slate of 2008 Democrats in hopes the former vice president will swoop in for another White House bid. H.E. "Sonny" Cauthen Jr. told The Washington Times he has been flattered to get calls from candidates asking for his help this time around, but said he is hesitating on picking one while he waits to see what Mr. Gore decides. "If he wants to run, I would be very supportive of that," said Mr. Cauthen, a founding partner of the Washington lobbying firm Cauthen Forbes...

One of the most breathlessly anticipated revolutions in U.S. aviation is poised to take off in 2006, as new super-fast, relatively cheap airplanes called "very light jets" finally go into service. Thanks to breakthroughs in the performance of engines for small jets, along with better airplane manufacturing techniques...a new breed of aircraft for a new category of travel: jet-speed transportation between as many as 5,500 U.S. airports, in planes that cost as little as $1.5 million. That's a fraction of the price of today's private jets. Pending final certification by the Federal Aviation Administration this winter...Eclipse's six-seater E500 could be...

Taking a Deep Look Inside John Kerry's Character Written by Joan Swirsky Tuesday, October 19, 2004 Editor: This article was written in April, but its message is still highly relevant: During his primary campaign, John Kerry traveled on private jets, ate lavish dinners with his ever-present and presumably loving wife, was spared any criticsm from his competitors and was lionized by a leftist media. To recover from the extreme ''stress'' of this routine, the senator took a week's vacation at his wife's multimillion-dollar getaway in Idaho. Every eligible American voter must now ask: If simple campaigning made Kerry snap at...

U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: First Flight Centennial 12/3/03 10:38:00 AMTo: National Desk Contact: Census Bureau, 301-763-3030 WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a Special Edition of Facts for Features from the U.S. Census Bureau: On a windswept dune along North Carolina's Outer Banks on Dec. 17, 1903, a dream of the ages became reality as the Wright brothers made the world's first powered flight. With Orville at the controls and Wilbur on the ground, the plane made four flights that day, with the longest one covering 852 feet in 59 seconds an average speed of...