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Bush to Propose Line-Item Veto Legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush plans to send proposed legislation to Congress on Monday that would allow him to control spending by vetoing specific items in larger bills, a Bush administration official said. The president, who has not vetoed any legislation during five years in office, asked...

General's Assessment of Iraq Questioned photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon's top general acknowledged Sunday that "anything can happen" in Iraq, but he said things aren't as bad as some say. "I wouldn't put a great big smiley face on it, but I would say they're going very, very well from everything you look at." The comments drew criticism...
Kerry: U.S. Must 'End the Empire of Oil' LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland (AP) - Sen. John Kerry said Sunday that the United States must rebuild the power of the United Nations and help "end the empire of oil" to defeat terrorism. Kerry, who lost to President Bush in the 2004 presidential election, avoided explicit criticism of the U.S....
GOP Lawmakers: U.S. Must Fix Ports Review photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. must overhaul the way it reviews foreign acquisitions of companies involving U.S. ports, two key GOP lawmakers said Sunday, calling the Bush administration's handling of the Dubai deal flawed. The chief executive of Dubai Ports World, meanwhile, insisted his Dubai firm...
Bush, Musharraf Renew Anti-Terror Alliance photo ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - President Bush praised Pakistan's fight against terrorism as unfaltering Saturday but turned down an appeal for the same civilian nuclear help the United States intends to give India, this country's archrival. "Pakistan and India are different countries with different...
DeLay Faces a Rare Primary Challenge photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Tom DeLay has rarely faced a serious challenge in the 22 years he has held office, dispatching opponents with seemingly little effort. This year, after being forced out of his job as House majority leader amid corruption and campaign finance scandals, DeLay, R-Texas, has...
Bush, Putin Confer by Phone on Hamas, Iran photo WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush emphasized the need for the radical movement Hamas to renounce violence since winning Palestinian parliamentary elections during a telephone conversation Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Bush took the call from Putin, lasting little more than 15...
Democrats Want Immediate Vote on Port Deal WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats used their weekly radio address Saturday to scold the Bush administration over the Dubai ports management deal. The address also gave a national stage to the party's candidate to replace former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Calif., who was sentenced Friday to eight...
Land Sale Plan Tilted in Northwest's Favor photo WASHINGTON (AP) - More than a quarter of the $800 million the Bush administration plans to raise by selling national forest would benefit rural schools in Oregon and Washington, though just 6 percent of the sales would occur in those forest-rich states. Only about 10 percent of the proceeds would...
Vt. City Electing Mayor Via Instant Runoff BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Runoff elections are typically cumbersome processes, taking weeks and sometimes months to determine a winner. Burlington is going to do it all instantly. In an innovation known as instant runoff voting, the results of Tuesday's five-candidate election for mayor and whatever...
Pakistan Arrests Cricket Star Before Rally ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Police detained former cricket star Imran Khan and arrested dozens of his opposition party's supporters to block a Saturday rally against President Bush's visit to Pakistan, police and witnesses said. Police beat and arrested at least 16 people chanting slogans against...

2005-11-12T02:06:00.000-06:00

Bush Forcefully Attacks Iraq Critics photo
TOBYHANNA, Pa. (AP) - President Bush strongly rebuked congressional critics of his Iraq war policy Friday, accusing them of being "deeply irresponsible" and sending the wrong signal both to America's enemy and to U.S. troops. "The stakes in the global war on terror are too high, and the national...

Poll: Most Americans Say Bush Not Honest photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Two crucial pillars of President Bush's public support - perceptions of his honesty and faith in his ability to fight terrorism - have slipped to their lowest point in the AP-Ipsos poll. While the CIA leak investigation, the mishandling of Hurricane Katrina and high energy costs...
Newsview: Bush Revisits Campaign Playbook WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush seems to be turning the clock back to Election Day 2004, parrying with ex-rival John Kerry and harshly questioning his critics' commitment to U.S. troops. You can't blame him for being nostalgic for better political times, when most Americans felt he was a strong,...
Cheney's New Chief of Staff Like His Boss WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney chose someone in his own likeness to be his new chief of staff. Like Cheney, David Addington shuns the limelight. And like Cheney, Addington already has made a large imprint on the Bush White House. At Cheney's side since the 1980s, Addington has been a...
Bush Often Taps N.J. Talent Pool WASHINGTON (AP) - Its voters twice rebuffed President Bush, so New Jersey seems an unlikely place for the president to find a friend. Yet when it comes to key appointments, the White House keeps seeking - and finding - a helping hand in the Garden State. Take Samuel Alito of West Caldwell, N.J....
FBI Whistleblower Runs for Congress MONTGOMERY, Minn. (AP) - For better or worse, Coleen Rowley the candidate for Congress sounds a lot like Coleen Rowley the FBI whistleblower. The former FBI agent who scathingly exposed the bureau's failure to uncover the Sept. 11 plot is running for a House seat in Minnesota in 2006 as a...
Green Party's Hatch to Take on Sen. Hatch SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Five-term incumbent Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, will face a challenge from a distant member of his own family, Green Party candidate Julian Hatch, in the November 2006 election. The Green Party of Utah announced Friday that the 51-year-old environmental activist and disabled...
Teen Holds Two-Vote Lead in Mich. Race HILLSDALE, Mich. (AP) - An 18-year-old high school student held on to a two-vote lead to become mayor of this southern Michigan town. County Clerk Thomas C. Mohr on Thursday announced the official tally: Michael Sessions received 670 votes. Mayor Doug Ingles had 668. Earlier unofficial figures had...
Cheney Honors Veterans, Service Members photo ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - U.S. servicemen and women are "tracking the enemies of freedom" in the war on terror and bringing them to justice, Vice President Dick Cheney said Friday at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Cheney laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and told a...
Mass. Democrats Angered by 'KKK' Joke BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Mitt Romney was introduced at a Washington luncheon as the head of a state run by the "modern-day KKK ... the Kennedy-Kerry Klan," drawing rebukes from Democrats and Romney himself. The comment was made by Gerald Walpin, a New Yorker who is a board member at the conservative law...
Campaign Phone-Jamming Case to Go to Trial CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A former national Republican Party official will stand trial on charges he conspired to jam Democratic get-out-the-vote phone lines on Election Day 2002, a federal judge said. Ruling Thursday, Judge Steven McAuliffe rejected an argument by James Tobin that the conspiracy...

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Briefing Book Casts Alito as Mainstream photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito's opinions on abortion, discrimination and other contentious issues are the work of a mainstream jurist, not the ideologue depicted by critics, the White House argues in a voluminous briefing book meant for Republican senators. Alito's dissent...

N.J., Va. Governor Campaigns Get Nasty In an off-year election, campaigns for governor in New Jersey and Virginia have turned especially nasty, dragging in Adolf Hitler and an ex-wife's claim of betrayal in negative ads that pollsters say have turned off the public. And that's not all. A paralyzed teen in a wheelchair criticized one...
Bush Loses Nothing, Gains Little at Summit MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) - President Bush left the Summit of the Americas Saturday with no more than he expected: a cold shoulder from some Latin American leaders, no consensus on a free trading bloc for the hemisphere and biting criticism from anti-U.S. protesters and Venezuela's leftist...
Beatty Tries to Crash Schwarzenegger Rally photo SAN DIEGO (AP) - Actors Warren Beatty and wife Annette Bening tried to crash a campaign appearance Saturday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as the governor sought to drum up last-minute support for a group of statewide ballot measures. The Hollywood couple strode side-by-side to the entrance of an...
DeLay's Legal Team Is Close to the Enemy photo AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Rep. Tom DeLay has relied on friends for support in the face of felony indictments, but for his legal strategy, he has tried to get close to his enemy. Two members of DeLay's legal team once worked for Texas prosecutor Ronnie Earle, who heads the investigation into DeLay's...
Mich. Democrats Blast Nominating Process SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - The Michigan Democratic Party took a shot at Iowa and New Hampshire's "monopoly" on the first steps of the presidential nominating process, adopting a resolution Saturday calling for fairness, equity and diversity ahead of future elections. Potential 2008 presidential...
Special Election a Referendum on Arnold photo Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's name will not appear on the ballot Tuesday, when California voters go to the polls to consider initiatives he says are crucial to reshape state government. However, the special election he called is as much a referendum on himself as it is about the "year of reform"...
Young Detroit Mayor at Risk of Defeat photo DETROIT (AP) - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick runs the risk of becoming the first Detroit mayor since 1961 to be defeated in a re-election bid, four years after becoming one of the city's youngest leaders. Kilpatrick's quest for another term comes as the nation's 11th-largest city struggles with poverty...
Senator Urges Bush to 'Come Clean' on Leak WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush should "come clean" about any White House officials involved in the leak of the name of undercover CIA operative Valerie Plame and "honor his pledge to fire all those involved," Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland said Saturday in the Democrats' weekly radio address....
Bush Disappointed by Alito Timeline MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) - President Bush promoted Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on Saturday, while expressing disappointment that he won't get a new justice on the high court by Christmas as he had hoped. "During his long career in public service, (Alito) has demonstrated all the...
Bush Leaves Summit Before Talks Finished photo MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) - President Bush's hopes of keeping alive his proposal for a Western Hemisphere free-trade zone were in doubt on Saturday, but he left a summit of Americas leaders before negotiations were done. Bush once envisioned a free-trade zone stretching from Alaska to...

2005-11-01T22:50:00.000-06:00

Senate Emerges From Closed Session on Iraq photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a day of political drama, Democrats forced the Republican-controlled Senate into an unusual closed session Tuesday, questioning intelligence that President Bush used in the run-up to the war in Iraq and accusing Republicans of ignoring the issue. "They have repeatedly chosen...

Judge Removed From DeLay's Criminal Case photo AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - In a courtroom victory for Rep. Tom DeLay, the judge in the campaign-finance case against the former House Republican leader was removed Tuesday because of his donations to Democratic candidates and causes. A semiretired judge who was called in to hear the dispute, C.W. "Bud"...
Newsview: Bush Allies Say He's Lost His Way WASHINGTON (AP) - The building blocks of President Bush's career - his credibility and image as a strong and competent leader - have been severely undercut by self-inflicted wounds, leading close allies to fret about his presidency. They say he's lost his way. These senior Republicans, including...
NAACP Leader Voices Concerns About Alito WASHINGTON (AP) - Only minutes after Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman asked blacks to consider supporting the GOP, NAACP President Bruce Gordon talked about his deep concerns about the Bush administration's nominee to the Supreme Court, Samuel Alito. "I sense that this is a...
Bush Outlines $7.1B Flu-Fighting Strategy photo WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush outlined a $7.1 billion strategy Tuesday to prepare for a possible worldwide super-flu outbreak, aiming to overhaul the vaccine industry so eventually every American could be inoculated within six months of a pandemic's beginning. Such a huge change would take...
Post-Katrina Elections Present Problems photo WASHINGTON (AP) - New Orleans is scrambling to hold credible elections next year though hundreds of thousands of voters have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana's secretary of state said Tuesday. Al Ater said water-logged voting machines and unreachable registered voters are just two of...
GOP Senator Discourages Alito Filibuster photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito is "clearly within the mainstream" and shouldn't be filibustered, declared a Republican who helped fashion a plan limiting parliamentary roadblocks for judicial nominees. Sen. Mike DeWine, who met with President Bush's latest high court choice...
Democrats Push to Delay Alito Hearings WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats pushed on Tuesday for a 2006 date for hearings on Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, challenging President Bush's call for confirmation by year's end. "There's no way you can do an honest hearing by the end of December, or a fair hearing," said Sen. Patrick...
N.J. Gubernatorial Candidates Trade Barbs NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - In a gubernatorial campaign already notorious for its negative ads, Democratic Sen. Jon Corzine and Republican Doug Forrester traded conflict-of-interest allegations in a radio debate Tuesday night. The multimillionaire candidates, locked in a tight race that is the most...
NYC Mayor Steps Up Criticism of Opponent NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg went after his Democratic opponent Tuesday in their last debate with the most force he has shown in the race, accusing Fernando Ferrer of offering empty protests and no problem-solving. "He stands for complaining, he stands for identifying problems and never...
Fla.'s Top Elections Official Steps Down photo TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Secretary of State Glenda Hood, who was tapped to restore confidence in Florida's maligned election system after the 2000 presidential election debacle but faced criticism over a system to purge felons from voter rolls, resigned Tuesday. Hood, whose resignation is...

2005-10-30T00:06:00.000-05:00

2005-10-30T00:04:00.000-05:00

Bush Looks to Bounce Back From Bad News photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - George W. Bush hopes to find the path to recovery from a week of bad news that staggered his presidency in a nuts-and-bolts focus on governing. The week that was: conservatives in the president's own party hounded him into withdrawing Harriet Miers' Supreme Court nomination; the...

Prosecutor, White House at Odds Over Libby photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The prosecution's conclusion: Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff zealously pursued information about a critic who said the Bush administration manipulated intelligence to make the case for war. The view of the president and vice president: I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is a...
Poll: Americans Give Congress Poor Marks WASHINGTON (AP) - Only one-third of Americans give Congress good ratings for its ethics and honesty, according to an AP-Ipsos poll that found more evidence of the public's longstanding disdain for the legislative branch of government. Investigations of two top congressional leaders have drawn more...
High Court Pick Likely to Come From Bench photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Harriet Miers' failed Supreme Court nomination is driving President Bush back to a tried-and-true formula for filling a high court vacancy: tapping a federal or state judge with a solid conservative paper trail. To win confirmation, Bush's nominee to succeed the retiring Justice...
Dems Criticize GOP Over Energy Prices photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats chided congressional Republicans on Saturday for failing to do enough to stem high energy costs that have resulted in huge oil industry profits. "What was the Republican answer to the hurricanes? More subsidies to the oil industry," Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., said in...
Bush Says Progress Is Being Made in Iraq photo WASHINGTON (AP) - With the American death toll above 2,000, President Bush said Saturday that the war in Iraq has required "great sacrifice," but that progress is being made and the United States must remain steadfast. In his third speech on Iraq this week, Bush sought to shore up flagging support...
Schwarzenegger Varies Campaign Messages photo LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - One day Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger describes himself as a warrior battling union bosses and their puppet army of legislators. Another day, he's humble, almost apologetic, telling viewers in a commercial released Friday: "I've had a lot to learn." Elected two years ago to...
Schwarzenegger Univision Ads Questioned photo LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's special-election campaign bought nearly $1 million in advertising time from Univision, a Spanish-language TV network whose chairman is his biggest single donor, a newspaper reported Saturday. The campaign bought no time from rival network Telemundo,...
Clinton to Dems: Don't Fear Tough Issues photo AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Democrats can't be afraid to talk about hot-button issues, including abortion, and should fight back against personal attacks from conservatives if they want to regain power in Washington, former President Bill Clinton said Saturday. "You can't say, 'Please don't be mean to...
Hundreds Rally for Reconstruction Work photo BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Hundreds of people rallied at the state Capitol Saturday, pushing state officials to give more hurricane reconstruction work to Louisiana residents. "This is not just a New Orleans struggle," said the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who spoke along with the Rev. Al Sharpton. "Our...
Indictment Adds to White House Woes photo WASHINGTON (AP) - These are dark days for the White House. And they could get darker. Less than a year after winning re-election by a comfortable margin, President Bush's approval ratings are at the lowest since he took office in 2001 and he is being whipsawed this week by events, some of his own...

2005-10-30T00:03:00.000-05:00

3 New Delhi Explosions Kill at Least 58 photo
NEW DELHI (AP) - Near-simultaneous explosions rocked the Indian capital Saturday evening, tearing through a bus and two markets crowded with people shopping for gifts for a Hindu festival. At least 58 people were killed and dozens wounded in the blasts, which the government blamed on terrorists....

Truck Bomb Explosion in Iraq Kills 26 photo BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A bomb hidden in a truck loaded with dates exploded Saturday evening in the center of a Shiite farming village northeast of Baghdad, killing 26 people and injuring at least 34. Three American soldiers died in separate bombings in Baghdad and northern Iraq. In the west of the...
Hurricane Beta Heads for Caribbean Coast photo SAN ANDRES ISLAND, Colombia (AP) - A strengthening Hurricane Beta headed for Central America's Caribbean coast Saturday after lashing the small Colombian island of Providencia with harsh winds, heavy rains and high surf. Nicaraguan troops evacuated thousands of people from low-lying areas as...
Three School Girls Beheaded in Indonesia photo JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Unidentified assailants attacked a group of high school girls on Saturday in Indonesia's tense province of Central Sulawesi, beheading three and seriously wounding another, police said. The students from a private Christian high school were ambushed while walking through...
U.S. Paratrooper Killed in Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A U.S. paratrooper and a British soldier died in attacks Saturday as Afghan officials prepared to announce final results from last month's historic legislative elections amid some of the worst bloodshed since the polls. Violence over the last week killed 23 people,...
Pakistan, India to Open Kashmir Border photo ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - India and Pakistan agreed early Sunday to open the heavily militarized frontier in the disputed Kashmir region to speed help for victims of the devastating South Asia earthquake, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said. After more than 12 hours of talks, the two sides agreed...
Youths Riot for 2nd Night in Paris Suburb photo PARIS (AP) - French youths rioted for a second straight night in a Paris suburb, torching cars and throwing rocks at police to protest the deaths of two youths who were electrocuted while trying to evade police, officials said. Fifteen officers and a journalist were injured in the disturbances...
8 Beatified As Martyrs at Vatican Mass photo VATICAN CITY (AP) - Seven priests and a nun who were killed during the Spanish Civil War were beatified as martyrs Saturday at a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, praised for having refused to betray their faith when faced with death. Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for...
N. Korea Says U.S. Pressure Hurts Talks photo SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Saturday that U.S. pressure over human rights and other issues threatens the future of international talks on an agreement to end the communist regime's nuclear arms program. The comment, carried in a dispatch from Pyongyang by the official Korean Central...
Israeli Aircraft, Artillery Bombard Gaza photo GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli aircraft and artillery pounded the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, targeting roads and open areas it said Palestinians used to launch rocket attacks against southern Israel. Palestinian Interior Minister Nasser Yousef told his security chiefs that "firm and...
Terrorists Face Obstacles With Chemicals In a 2004 study, the U.S. Congressional Research Service analyzed barriers terrorists would face trying to use specific chemicals as weapons. Examples: VX - Even in small amounts, this potentially lethal nerve agent, developed as a chemical weapon, can affect large numbers of people through...

2005-10-24T23:18:00.000-05:00

Bernanke to Succeed Greenspan As Fed Chief photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ben Bernanke, a plain-speaking former economics professor, was chosen Monday by President Bush to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, the most influential economic policy job in the world. If approved by the Senate, Bernanke would succeed Alan Greenspan, who has spent 18...

Bush Won't Release All Miers Documents photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Risking a possible clash with the Senate, President Bush insisted Monday he will not turn over documents detailing the private advice that Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers has given him while serving in the White House. With Miers' nomination facing continued opposition from...
Hearing Set for DeLay Judge Request photo AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A retired Texas judge was appointed Monday to decide if state district Judge Bob Perkins should continue presiding over former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's trial on money laundering and conspiracy charges. C. W. Duncan, a former state district judge, will hold a hearing...
Some Volunteers Hid Support for Bloomberg photo NEW YORK (AP) - When Mayor Michael Bloomberg picked up the endorsement of an influential black minister at a Harlem restaurant last month, the diners there appeared to be ordinary people whose pancakes and coffee just happened to be interrupted by a campaign event. But several were actually...
Schwarzenegger: Special Election Crucial photo WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) - Defending his November special election before an audience of voters, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday the ballot initiatives are crucial to continue changes he launched two years ago. He cast the Nov. 8 election as the next step of the 2003 recall election that...
Gun Possession Now OK at FEMA Housing photo NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Following complaints from gun-rights groups, FEMA said Monday it is lifting a ban on firearms at temporary housing parks built in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Under the new federal policy, residents can possess and store firearms. Use of weapons is still prohibited in the...
GOP Plan Would OK Medicaid Price Hike WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans are taking a cue from the nation's governors when it comes to reducing Medicaid. Like the governors, they're proposing that states be allowed to charge people more when they receive care. "Commonsense reform will ensure that Medicaid can save and prolong...
Ohio War Veteran Running for Senate photo CINCINNATI (AP) - Paul Hackett, a Democratic veteran of the Iraq war who narrowly lost a special election in a heavily Republican congressional district in August, made his official entry into a U.S. Senate race Monday. He faces a tough Democratic primary with Rep. Sherrod Brown in the race for...
Obama: American Girl Boycott Threats Silly photo OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Conservatives overreacted when they threatened to boycott doll-maker American Girl over its contributions to a youth group that supports abortion rights, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama said Monday. "It's just silly," said Obama, D-Ill. "This is a classic example of overreaction and a...
Bush: Baghdad Still Safe for Saddam Trial photo WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Monday that Baghdad is still a safe enough place to hold Saddam Hussein's mass-murder trial, even though one of the lawyers involved was killed last week. "There will be a fair trial," Bush told Al-Arabiya television in an interview. "The question is whether...
Miller 'Dismayed' by Times Criticism NEW YORK (AP) - New York Times reporter Judith Miller is defending herself against her own paper's criticism of her role in the CIA leak controversy, saying she was proud to serve time in jail to protect a confidential source, "even if he happened to work for the Bush White House." Miller's...

2005-10-16T02:12:00.000-05:00

Sunni Turnout High at Iraqi Charter Vote photo
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Sunni Arabs voted in surprisingly high numbers on Iraq's new constitution Saturday, many of them hoping to defeat it in an intense competition with Shiites and Kurds over the shape of the nation's young democracy after decades of dictatorship. With little violence, turnout was...

Pakistan Quake Death Toll Nears 40,000 photo BALAKOT, Pakistan (AP) - The death toll from Pakistan's earthquake rose sharply to nearly 40,000 on Saturday, with the president warning the numbers could rise even further as relief teams reach more villages in the remote folds of the Himalayan mountains. The Pakistani military said Sunday one of...
Emergency Declared After Anti-Nazi Riots photo TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A crowd protesting a white supremacists' march Saturday turned violent, throwing baseball-sized rocks at police, vandalizing vehicles and stores, and setting fire to a neighborhood bar, authorities said. When Mayor Jack Ford and a local minister tried to calm the rioting, they...
Miller Recounts Testimony Over CIA Leak photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The prosecutor in the CIA leak probe repeatedly asked New York Times reporter Judith Miller how Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff handled classified information in their discussions, and asked whether Cheney knew of their conversations. In a first-person account...
Farrakhan Blasts Federal Katrina Response photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Railing against the delayed relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said Saturday that the federal government should be charged with "criminal neglect of the people of New Orleans." "For five days, the government did not act. Lives were...
Dental Records Used to ID Katrina Victims photo ST. GABRIEL, La. (AP) - The three tiny pieces of film were crucial. Side by side on a light box, the X-rays matched perfectly with the digital images on the computer screen, down to each filling, crown and bridge. "We just got another one!" forensic dentist David Senn announced, poking his head...
Couple Finishes 4,900-Mile Walk Across US photo POINT REYES, Calif. (AP) - A husband-and-wife team reached the Pacific Ocean on Saturday after a 4,900-mile cross-country hike, becoming the first to backpack the transcontinental American Discovery Trail in one continuous trek. Marcia and Ken Powers started Feb. 27 at Cape Henlopen in Delaware....
Ricky Martin Says Fame Left Him Bored photo NEW YORK (AP) - Ricky Martin, whose hits include "Livin' La Vida Loca," says the fame and fortune he experienced in the late '90s left him feeling bored and embittered. "There was a moment (in 2002) when I was onstage and I was just so angry," Martin says in the Oct. 24 issue of People magazine....
No. 1 USC Escapes No. 9 Notre Dame 34-31 photo SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Tested like never before, Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush and Southern Cal showed they have a championship jaw to go along with all that talent. Leinart pushed and spun his way into the end zone with 3 seconds left to cap a chaotic finish and No. 1 USC escaped with its 28th...
ChiSox Beat Angels With Pitching, Big Bats photo ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - At long last, the Chicago White Sox seem to have figured out how to make it back to the World Series: great pitching and big home runs, with lucky breaks from the umps sprinkled in. Freddy Garcia became the latest White Sox ace to pitch a gem, Paul Konerko homered in the...
October Scares Investors More This Year photo NEW YORK (AP) - Investors know October is the stock market's scariest month. But this October finds them even jumpier than usual. The magnitude of the year's calamities - the tsunami, the Pakistan earthquake and Hurricane Katrina - has prompted some to prepare for disasters of almost every stripe....

2005-10-16T02:11:00.000-05:00

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Rove Testifies Again in CIA Leak Probe photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Karl Rove testified to a grand jury for the fourth and final time Friday, smiling as he emerged from hours of questioning about his possible role in the leak of a covert CIA officer's identity. White House spokesman Scott McClellan said that statements in the summer that Rove...

2 DeLay Associates in No Hurry for Trial photo AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Attorneys for two co-defendants of Rep. Tom DeLay made it clear Friday they're not in the same rush to get to trial as the former House majority leader and they want to distance themselves in other ways as well. The defense team for Jim Ellis and John Colyandro is hoping to...
White House Asks Judges to Vouch for Miers photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Stunned by conservative opposition to Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, President Bush next week will bring in former justices from her home state of Texas to trumpet her qualifications for the nation's highest court. The event is part of an administration effort to refine its...
Groups Threaten to Boycott American Girl photo NEW YORK (AP) - American Girl, manufacturer of a highly popular line of dolls and children's books, has become the target of conservative activists threatening a boycott unless the toy maker cuts off contributions to a youth organization that supports abortion rights and acceptance of lesbians....
DeLay Campaign Slams Texas Prosecutor photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Tom DeLay is using his congressional campaign to distribute to voters derogatory information about the Texas prosecutor who has indicted him - and to raise more money for a re-election bid that has been affected by the criminal case. "Help Tom fight back," reads one of the...
Sen. Clinton Has Almost $14M for Campaign photo ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has nearly $14 million in the bank for her 2006 re-election campaign after raising more than $5 million in the three-month period that ended Sept. 30, aides said Friday. Statewide polls have shown the Democrat far ahead of her declared or potential...
Richardson Heads to North Korea for Talks ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is heading to North Korea next week for talks aimed at persuading that country to give up its nuclear arms program. The Democratic governor said Friday he won't represent the United States as an official...
Conn. Governor Officially Starts Campaign HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell officially launched her election campaign Friday, saying she has done her best to restore pride in the state and wants to continue her reform efforts. Rell was the state's lieutenant governor when Gov. John G. Rowland resigned in July 2004 amid a...
Group Starts Move to Get Converts, Voters COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A new coalition dedicated to converting thousands to Christianity and getting thousands more on voter registration lists got its start Friday with a tightly scripted rally that resembled a revival meeting. More than 1,000 people gathered outside the Statehouse for the launch...
Karen Hughes Plans Visit to Indonesia WASHINGTON (AP) - Karen Hughes, the Bush administration's public diplomacy chief, will follow up her recent visit to the Middle East with a trip next week to Indonesia and Malaysia. Hughes made a brief reference to the trip during an appearance Friday at George Washington University. In late...
Janklow Asks Court to Restore Law License photo PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Former Rep. Bill Janklow, still on probation for a fatal car crash, said Friday he was sorry and asked the state Supreme Court to restore his law license. Janklow, who also was a four-term governor, said his manslaughter conviction for the 2003 crash did not affect his ability...

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2005-10-15T01:53:00.000-05:00

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2005-10-11T13:45:00.000-05:00

Bush Pitches in With Gulf Coast Rebuilding photo
BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) - President Bush said a lot of work remains to be done to rebuild the Gulf Coast after Katrina, as he visited the hurricane recovery zone Tuesday and hammered nails into a home being built for displaced residents. "Out of this rubble is going to come some good," the...

DeLay Appeals to Court of Public Opinion photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Long before his criminal case gets a hearing in a court of law, Rep. Tom DeLay is fighting in the court of public opinion. With his trademark zeal, he assails the prosecutor in one sentence and portrays himself as a victim in the next. And the media - often distrusted by fellow...
Records Suggest Warm Bush-Miers Friendship photo AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers told George W. Bush in a 1997 birthday card that he was "the best governor ever" and, in a separate note to her boss, said she hoped his twin daughters recognize their parents are "cool." The communications between Miers, who served as...
GOP's Mehlman Defends Outreach to Blacks WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) - The Republican Party chairman on Tuesday defended the GOP's outreach to black voters days after his Democratic counterpart questioned how he could make such an appeal in view of the Bush administration's tepid response to Hurricane Katrina. Ken Mehlman told the Waterbury,...
Dems Urge Aid to Offset High Heating Bills WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic lawmakers are urging the Bush administration to increase funding for a $2 billion energy program to help the poor pay heating bills expected to increase about 47 percent this winter. The energy assistance program helps low-income families, primarily the elderly and...
Corzine Leads N.J. Governor's Race Poll photo TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's governor's race has tightened, with Republican businessman Doug Forrester gaining ground on Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine, according to a new poll. Forty-four percent of likely voters surveyed in the latest Fairleigh Dickinson University-PublicMind poll...
Connecticut AG Rules Out Run for Governor HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut's attorney general announced Tuesday that he will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2006. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal had been considered a leading contender for the nomination. He issued a statement Tuesday saying he plans to run instead...
Testimony: Ryan Awarded Low-Digit Plates photo CHICAGO (AP) - Campaign contributors were rewarded with low-digit license plates when George Ryan was secretary of state, his former right-hand man testified Tuesday at the ex-governor's corruption trial. Ryan made the final decision on who got low-digit plates, said Scott Fawell, who managed...
Group Asks Calif. Gov. to Return Donation photo SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A watchdog group is calling on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign to return a $105,000 donation from the insurance industry that came the same day he vetoed a bill the group opposed. A spokesman for Schwarzenegger said the timing was a coincidence. The American...
Scalia Says Confirmation Too Politicized photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, often extolled by conservative Republicans as their ideal model of a judge, said Monday the confirmation process was too politicized and that he wouldn't want to experience it again. When asked whether he thought he could be confirmed again...
McCain Considers '08 Presidential Run photo NEW YORK (AP) - Arizona Sen. John McCain is considering a 2008 run for president but says it's unlikely he'd take the No. 2 spot. In an appearance Sunday at a fund-raiser for a local New York candidate, the Republican seemed to humorously rule out ever accepting a vice presidential post. "I spent...

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2005-08-28T23:15:00.000-05:00

Rev. Jackson Lends Support to Chavez photo
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson offered support for President Hugo Chavez on Sunday, saying a call for his assassination by a U.S. religious broadcaster was a criminal act and that Washington and Venezuela should work out their differences through diplomacy. The U.S. civil rights...

Bush Prepares Hurricane Relief Effort photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush, as he readied the federal government for a massive relief effort, on Sunday urged people in the path of Hurricane Katrina to forget anything but their safety and move to higher ground as instructed. "We cannot stress enough the danger this hurricane poses to...
Bush Hails Iraqi Draft Constitution photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush on Sunday promoted a proposed Iraqi constitution that goes to voters without the Sunni backing the White House aggressively worked to secure, hailing the document for offering "far-reaching protections for human freedoms." Mindful that a direct U.S. campaign...
Two U.S. Senators Held at Russian Airport photo MOSCOW (AP) - A plane carrying two U.S. senators was detained for several hours Sunday while trying to leave Russia, before being permitted to leave the country for Ukraine, according to spokesmen for the lawmakers. Sens. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,...
Al Sharpton Speaks at Texas Anti-War Camp photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton joined hundreds of war protesters camping near President Bush's ranch for an interfaith service Sunday, saying he felt compelled to meet Cindy Sheehan, the grieving mother who started the rally three weeks earlier. Sheehan arrived in Bush's hometown Aug....
Weld to Hit Road in N.Y. Gubernatorial Bid ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - When Hillary Rodham Clinton, an Illinois native then living in the White House, wanted to run for Senate in New York, she launched a listening tour across the state. Six years later, former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld wants to become governor of his native New York, with a...
Base-Closing Panel Wraps Up Work photo WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal commission wrapped up its review of the Defense Department's plan to close and consolidate domestic military bases Saturday, having made changes that it acknowledged would save billions less than the Pentagon's nearly $50 billion estimated savings. Chairman Anthony...
Poll: Ohio Split on Governor Resignation CLEVELAND (AP) - A majority of Ohio voters believe Gov. Bob Taft's ethics violations were serious, but the state is split on whether he should resign, according to a poll released Sunday. The poll, commissioned by The Plain Dealer, found 57 percent of the registered voters questioned rated Taft's...
Kennedy Urges More Money for Education WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Edward Kennedy, in a back-to-school challenge to Republicans, used the Democratic Party's radio address Saturday to lobby for more federal money for education. "We need our Republican colleagues to join us in giving education the high priority that it deserves at the...
Bush Calls for Patience on Iraq Mission photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush on Saturday asked Americans to be patient with the U.S. military mission in Iraq, a request issued as less than half of those polled supported his war policy and thousands of pro-Bush and anti-war demonstrators competed for attention in his tiny hometown....
Roberts Targeted in New Commercial photo WASHINGTON (AP) - An abortion rights group on Friday launched a new television ad criticizing Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, two weeks after pulling a heavily criticized commercial that linked him to violent anti-abortion activists. The new ad "paints a really clear and unambiguous picture of...

2005-08-26T23:10:00.000-05:00

Base Closing Choices Impact Politics photo
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. (AP) - When the Pentagon announced that it wanted to shut down Ellsworth Air Force Base, it was an enormous setback for Sen. John Thune. The Republican got elected in part by repeatedly telling voters he could save the base because of his close ties to President...

Bush Calls on Iraq to Urge Compromise photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - The White House withheld judgment on Friday on the latest proposal to break an impasse on an Iraq constitution despite an attempt by President Bush to move the process forward with a phone call to a top Iraqi Shiite leader. Bush called Abdul-Aiz al-Hakim on Wednesday -...
Roberts Targeted in New Commercial photo WASHINGTON (AP) - An abortion rights group on Friday launched a new television ad criticizing Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, two weeks after pulling a heavily criticized commercial that linked him to violent anti-abortion activists. The new ad "paints a really clear and unambiguous picture of...
Chavez to Hold Bush Liable if He's Harmed photo CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez declared Friday that if anything happens to him it will be President Bush's fault. Chavez brought up Robertson's remarks while addressing supporters at the presidential palace, saying "he has expressed the desire of the elite that governs the United...
Nader Wants Feds to Issue Ford Advisory WASHINGTON (AP) - Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader on Friday urged the government to warn consumers about Ford Motor Co. pickups and sport utility trucks being investigated for a potential defect that may have caused engine fires. Nader, a longtime auto safety advocate, wrote to Dr....
Justice Dept. OKs Georgia's Voter ID Law WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Friday approved a controversial Georgia law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, and opponents immediately vowed to challenge the measure in federal court. The decision, written by John Tanner, chief of the department's voting...
Bush to Visit Ariz., Discuss Medicare photo PHOENIX (AP) - President Bush will make at least his 11th visit to Arizona since taking office with a trip to the Phoenix area Monday to discuss new Medicare prescription drug benefits for seniors. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., who will introduce the president before a speech in El Mirage, said Bush "has...
Chicago Mayor Questioned in Investigation photo CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Richard Daley answered questions Friday from representatives of the U.S. attorney about the city's hiring and promotion policies and certain city programs, the mayor's press office said. Daley wouldn't say what question were asked or what he responded, but he said at a news...
Clinton Family Enjoying Kauai Vacation photo LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton spent a family vacation on Kauai with their daughter Chelsea doing what most tourists do on Hawaii's Garden Isle, as well as what most won't ever get to do - golfing with a movie star. The Clintons have been spotted hiking...
Spokane Mayor Seeks to Block Computer Info photo SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Lawyers for Mayor Jim West, the subject of a recall petition drive over a City Hall sex scandal, have asked a court to block the release of copies of potentially embarrassing contents of computer hard drives. In a sworn affidavit filed Wednesday in Spokane County Superior...
Commission Keeps Two Air Force Bases Open photo WASHINGTON (AP) - In two setbacks for the Pentagon, the base-closing commission crafted its own shake-up of the Air National Guard on Friday after voting to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. The nine-member panel endorsed the concept of restructuring the Air Guard but did not...

2005-08-25T23:03:00.000-05:00

Newsview: Clintons Hobnobbing With GOP photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - One Clinton jets to Alaska and Iraq with Republicans, and enthusiastically sponsors legislation with GOP lawmakers who impeached her husband. The other plays golf with former President Bush and accepts assignments from the current one. All this bipartisan snuggling by Sen....

Taft at Ethics Talks Where Free Golf Noted photo COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Gov. Bob Taft made opening remarks at mandatory ethics seminars for state employees in 2003 and earlier this year where a memo on free golf that led to his recent conviction was either discussed or referred to in handouts. Prosecutors used the May 2001 document by the Ohio...
Calif. Lawmakers Want Emergency Declared photo SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A group of Republican lawmakers on Thursday said they will introduce legislation giving Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger the power to make California the third state to declare an emergency along its border with Mexico. The lawmakers said they were prompted to act by what they...
Rev. Al Sharpton Plans to Join 'Peace Mom' photo NEW YORK (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to join peace activist Cindy Sheehan, known as the Peace Mom, on Sunday near President Bush's Texas ranch. Sharpton's office said Thursday he would participate in a prayer vigil Sunday with Sheehan in Crawford, Texas. Sheehan returned on Wednesday to Camp...
Bush Family Hosts White House Reporters CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush played host to the White House press corps Thursday night for a private off-the-record dinner at his ranch. The casual affair of fried catfish, potato salad, coleslaw, homemade cheese and chocolate-chip cookies followed a tradition in which Bush and his wife,...
Frist Subject of Anti-Stem Cell TV Ads photo DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - An evangelical group has begun a weeklong advertising campaign in Iowa criticizing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist for backing expanded embryonic stem cell research. "We know Iowa is a way to get everybody's attention," said Gary Cass, head of the Florida-based Center for...
Judge Asks Status of Gitmo Detainees photo WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge called on the Bush administration Thursday to explain what it was doing about two detainees who are being held at Guantanamo Bay prison camp even though the military has concluded they are not enemy combatants. A Justice Department lawyer, Terry Henry, said the...
Pirro Hit by Defection, Rival's Ad ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Jeanine Pirro's fledgling campaign for the Republican nomination to take on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton next year was hit from two sides Thursday as she lost out on a county chairman's backing and one of her rivals trotted out a TV ad mocking her GOP credentials. "She's not...
Calif. Councilwoman Pleads Not Guilty PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A Burbank councilwoman pleaded not guilty Thursday to a felony charge of possession of cocaine and misdemeanor child endangerment. Stacey Jo Murphy, 47, a former mayor of Burbank, was ordered to return to court Sept. 28, when a date will be set for a hearing to determine if...
Feds Disclose Interest in Congressman Home SAN DIEGO (AP) - The federal government revealed publicly in court for the first time Thursday that it is seeking to seize a California congressman's home because prosecutors believe it was purchased with ill-gotten gains. A government complaint had previously been filed under seal, but an...
Cindy Sheehan Planning Anti-War Bus Tour photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - A fallen soldier's mother said Thursday that the anti-war vigil she started nearly three weeks ago near President Bush's ranch won't end when she and other protesters pack up their camp next week. Cindy Sheehan said the day after she leaves Aug. 31, she will embark on a bus...

2005-08-24T23:03:00.000-05:00

Panel Overrules Feds on New England Bases photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bucking the Pentagon, a federal commission voted Wednesday to spare a submarine base in Connecticut and a shipyard straddling the Maine-New Hampshire border, preserving a major military presence in New England and 12,000 defense-related jobs. On the first of at least two days of...

Bush Tells Troops 'We Will Win the War' photo NAMPA, Idaho (AP) - President Bush vowed anew that there would be no retreat from the war in Iraq as he addressed a rocking crowd of military families Wednesday, a supportive contrast to the anti-war demonstrators who have been shadowing him wherever he goes. "So long as I'm the president, we will...
Robertson Apologizes for Chavez Remarks photo VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson apologized Wednesday for calling for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, only hours after he denied saying Chavez should be killed. "Is it right to call for assassination?" Robertson said. "No, and I apologize for...
U.S. Muslim Leader Seeks Bush's Support photo PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP) - A leading U.S. Muslim group called on President Bush Wednesday to show his support for mainstream Islam in this country and worldwide by meeting with the group next week in Chicago. Bush could make a powerful statement to the world's 1.2 billion Muslims by appearing at the...
Groups Lining Up for or Against Roberts photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Democratic senators said Wednesday that they want Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to explain before his confirmation hearings why he continued to judge a lawsuit against the Bush administration while being interviewed to be a justice. "It is clear that you have long...
Newsview: White House Distances Robertson photo WASHINGTON (AP) - There's an old Southern saying that you dance with the one that brung ya, but as the Bush administration found out this week, sometimes you don't want to dance too closely. The administration quickly distanced itself from the suggestion by religious broadcaster and Bush backer...
Of All Gas Consumers, Bush May Be Biggest photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Getting President Bush from here to there consumes an enormous amount of fuel, whether he's aboard Air Force One, riding in a helicopter or on the ground in a heavily armored limousine. The bill gets steeper every day as the White House is rocked by the same energy prices as...
'Peace Mom' Returns to Texas War Protest photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - A woman whose son was killed in Iraq returned to Texas on Wednesday to resume her anti-war protest near President Bush's ranch after a weeklong absence to care for her ailing mother. About a dozen protesters who have continued the peace vigil picked up Cindy Sheehan at the...
Wash. High Court OKs Mayor Recall Effort photo OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a petition to recall embattled Spokane Mayor James E. West can proceed. Shannon Sullivan, an unemployed mother, filed the petition in May, shortly after The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane published articles detailing how...
Pennsylvania Candidate Lies Low in Race photo ASPINWALL, Pa. (AP) - Determined to take down conservative Sen. Rick Santorum, Democrats recruited a candidate who resembles him in many ways. Like Santorum, Bob Casey Jr. is Roman Catholic, fortysomething and opposed to abortion. But Casey is nowhere near as outspoken as Santorum, and that...
Reid Makes First Appearance After Stroke photo NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada made his first public appearance Wednesday since suffering a ministroke, joking with reporters and saying he's eager for Congress to reconvene next month. "I feel like I could go a couple of rounds with all of you," the...

2005-08-23T23:17:00.000-05:00

Bush: Iraq Withdrawal Would Weaken U.S. photo
DONNELLY, Idaho (AP) - President Bush took on the California mother who has been defiantly protesting outside his Texas home, saying Tuesday that Cindy Sheehan doesn't represent the views of most military families and that fulfilling demands like hers for withdrawal from Iraq would weaken the...

Specter Plans to Probe 'Judicial Activism' photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter plans to use the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to criticize what he calls the high court's judicial activism, saying Tuesday that justices have started acting as a "super legislature." "I am concerned about the Supreme...
U.S. Dodges Robertson Comments on Chavez photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration swiftly distanced itself Tuesday from a suggestion by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson that American agents should assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, long at odds with U.S. foreign policy. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, appearing at...
Bush Bikes, Boats During Idaho Vacation photo DONNELLY, Idaho (AP) - President Bush spent Tuesday at a resort in the Idaho Rockies, mountain biking around a rugged trail circuit before going fishing in a small pontoon boat on a wind-whipped lake. "I'm kind of hanging loose, as they say," Bush said earlier outside of his lodge at the...
N.Y. Gov. Won't Rule Out Suit Over Tapes ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. George Pataki refused Tuesday to rule out a civil suit against the New York Post for publishing transcripts of tape recordings of conversations involving him, his wife and top aides. "All that remains to be seen," he said. On Monday, a Pataki spokesman said publication of...
Feinstein, Schwarzenegger Back Cell Study photo LOS ANGELES (AP) - A bipartisan group of politicians - including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - announced their support Tuesday for a federal bill that would ban reproductive human cloning without harming embryonic stem cell research....
Bush Supporters, Activists Clash in Calif. photo SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Supporters of President Bush clashed with anti-war activists as they wound their way through California after rallying in the hometown of Cindy Sheehan, the mother who started a protest camp outside Bush's Texas ranch. Conservative activists and military families embarked...
Reid Set to Make Appearance After Stroke LAS VEGAS (AP) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada plans to make his first public appearance since suffering a brief mini-stroke that aides said caused no complications. Reid, 65, will take part in an event Wednesday that he is co-sponsoring for religious leaders and social service...
Calif. Councilwoman Faces Drug Charges GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) - Burbank City Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy was charged Tuesday with cocaine possession and child endangerment after being linked by authorities to a violent street gang. Murphy, 47, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor count of...
N.C. Lawmakers Pick Public Schools Chief photo RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina lawmakers selected a new superintendent of public schools Tuesday in a historic vote, resolving the nation's last undecided statewide election from November 2004. Democrat June Atkinson was picked to run the state's 1.4-million student school system by a 93-21...
Watts Won't Seek Okla. Governor's Office OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Former Congressman J.C. Watts said Tuesday he will not run for governor in Oklahoma next year. "I have determined that the timing for such an adventure is not right at this point in our lives," he said in a statement. He said he spent more than two months talking to voters...

2005-08-22T23:15:00.000-05:00

Bush Compares War on Terror to World Wars photo
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - President Bush compared the fight against terrorism to both world wars and other great conflicts of the 20th century as he tried to reassure an increasingly skeptical public on Monday to support U.S. military involvement in Iraq. With the anti-war movement finding new...

Bush Supporters Start Counter-Protest photo VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A caravan proclaiming support for U.S. troops began a tour through California on Monday, stopping in the hometown of Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war mother who gained national prominence during a vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch. Conservative activists and military...
Conn. Challenges No Child Left Behind Law photo HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut on Monday became the first state to challenge the No Child Left Behind law in court, arguing that the centerpiece of President Bush's education law amounts to an unfunded mandate from the federal government. "Our message today is give up the unfunded mandates, or...
Feinstein to Question Roberts on Abortion SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose vote on Supreme Court nominee John Roberts could guide other Democrats, said Monday she will scrutinize his views on abortion and congressional authority to set social policy. She called the impending debate over Roberts' nomination a...
Bush Pushes for Elusive Progress in Iraq photo WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush needs hard evidence to show that his gamble on a democratic future for Iraq is paying off, but deep sectarian and religious divisions, paired with rising violence, make his task far harder than he or his advisers had banked on. The negotiations over a national...
Taft in Public First Time Since Convicted photo MIDVALE, Ohio (AP) - The tiny town of Midvale got all dressed up for Gov. Bob Taft's first public appearance since he was convicted of ethics law violations. But some residents said they weren't impressed by the show featuring the governor breaking ground at an elementary school. "I don't think...
Ex-Presidential Candidate Kucinich Marries photo CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) - Congressman Dennis Kucinich has married a British woman, shedding the bachelor status that made headlines during his long-shot presidential campaign in 2004. Kucinich and Elizabeth Harper, who works for a monetary-policy think tank in Chicago, married on Sunday before about...
Senate Poised to Ease Bush Stem Cell Rules WASHINGTON (AP) - Stem cell science may be advancing, but not fast or far enough to break the standoff between President Bush and Congress over federal funding for research that destroys human embryos. Clear majorities exist in the House and Senate for a bill to loosen Bush's 2001 restrictions on...
Radio Host Fired After Anti-Islam Remarks WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservative radio host Michael Graham was fired Monday by a Washington station after he refused to apologize for calling Islam "a terrorist organization." WMAL-AM had suspended Graham after his July 25 broadcast drew protests from the Council on American-Islam Relations. Graham,...
Pataki Calls for Federal Probe on Tapes ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. George Pataki called for a federal investigation after transcripts of taped telephone conversations he had with an aide appeared in a newspaper. The New York Post reported that the conversations appear to have taken place during Pataki's first term, probably in 1996 and...
Bush Backers Amass to Counter 'Peace Mom' VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A caravan proclaiming support for U.S. troops began a tour through California on Monday, stopping in the hometown of Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war mother who gained national prominence during a vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch. Conservative activists and military...

2005-08-22T01:02:00.000-05:00

GOP Senator Says Iraq Looking Like Vietnam photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading Republican senator and prospective presidential candidate said Sunday that the war in Iraq has destabilized the Middle East and is looking more like the Vietnam conflict from a generation ago. Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, who received two Purple Hearts and other military...

Baez Performs for Crawford War Protesters photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Iraq war protesters camping out near President Bush's ranch got some support Sunday night from a prominent figure in the anti-Vietnam war movement: folk singer Joan Baez. "In the first march I went to (opposing Vietnam) there were 10 of us. This is huge," Baez told relatives...
Husbands a Hot Topic in N.Y. Senate Race photo ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Is this a Senate race or country music? Cheating husbands. An out-of-wedlock child. Prison bars. Strong, independent women standing by their wayward men. The stuff of late nights, neon-lit jukeboxes and smoky roadhouses? Not quite. These women are Hillary Rodham Clinton and...
Lott Demurs on Frist Character Question photo WASHINGTON (AP) - When Sen. Trent Lott decides which GOP presidential candidate to support in 2008, it apparently will not be Sen. Bill Frist, the Tennessee Republican who Lott says betrayed him at a low moment in his political career. Asked Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press" whether Frist, who...
Ohio Democrats Weigh Governor Impeachment photo COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's House Democrats are considering impeachment proceedings against Republican Gov. Bob Taft, who pleaded no contest last week to four ethics violations. House Minority Leader Chris Redfern said Sunday that Democrats had made no decision yet about whether to seek Taft's...
Utah Station Refuses to Air Anti-War Ad photo SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah television station is refusing to air an anti-war ad featuring Cindy Sheehan, whose son's death in Iraq prompted a vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch. The ad began airing on other area stations Saturday, two days before Bush was scheduled to speak in Salt Lake...
Armstrong Pushes Bush for Cancer Research photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Lance Armstrong said he set a one-day record during his bike ride with President Bush - not for cycling but for lobbying. During their two-hour ride on Bush's ranch Saturday, Armstrong pushed the president to spend more federal money on cancer research. "I've never asked...
Gay Rights TV Host Welcomes Pat Buchanan NEW YORK (AP) - For the second episode of her new talk show, Elizabeth Birch welcomed a guest she knew much of her audience would have preferred shouting at instead of listening to. That was precisely the point. Birch, a veteran gay and lesbian rights activist, had frequently been matched against...
Roberts' Writings Reveal Self-Confidence photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The John Roberts of nearly a quarter-century ago was a loyal foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution, a deeply conservative lawyer with strong views on the Constitution and a penchant for stating them provocatively. His self-confidence was striking. A few months after turning 30,...
Army Planning for Four More Years in Iraq photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army is planning for the possibility of keeping the current number of soldiers in Iraq - well over 100,000 - for four more years, the Army's top general said Saturday. In an Associated Press interview, Gen. Peter Schoomaker said the Army is prepared for the "worst case" in...
Bush Begins 5-Day Push to Defend Iraq War photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - With anti-war protesters continuing their vigil outside President Bush's ranch, the commander in chief began a five-day push Saturday to tell Americans why he thinks U.S. troops must continue the fight in Iraq. In his weekly radio address, Bush argued that the war in Iraq...

2005-08-21T00:24:00.000-05:00

TV Station Refuses to Air Anti-War Ad photo
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah television station is refusing to air an anti-war ad featuring Cindy Sheehan, whose son's death in Iraq prompted a vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch. The ad began airing on other area stations Saturday, two days before Bush was scheduled to speak in Salt Lake...

Army Planning for 4 More Years in Iraq photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army is planning for the possibility of keeping the current number of soldiers in Iraq - well over 100,000 - for four more years, the Army's top general said Saturday. In an Associated Press interview, Gen. Peter Schoomaker said the Army is prepared for the "worst case" in...
Bush Begins 5-Day Push to Defend Iraq War photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - With anti-war protesters continuing their vigil outside President Bush's ranch, the commander in chief began a five-day push Saturday to tell Americans why he thinks U.S. troops must continue the fight in Iraq. In his weekly radio address, Bush argued that the war in Iraq...
Roberts' Writings Reveal Self-Confidence photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The John Roberts of nearly a quarter-century ago was a loyal foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution, a deeply conservative lawyer with strong views on the Constitution and a penchant for stating them provocatively. His self-confidence was striking. A few months after turning 30,...
War Backers Set Up Camp Near Bush Ranch photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - A patriotic camp with a "God Bless Our President!" banner sprung up downtown Saturday, countering the anti-war demonstration started by a fallen soldier's mother two weeks ago near President Bush's ranch. The camp is named "Fort Qualls," in memory of Marine Lance Cpl. Louis...
Scarborough Won't Challenge Harris in Fla. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Talk show host and former congressman Joe Scarborough said Saturday he had decided not to challenge U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris in the Republican Senate primary. Scarborough said he doesn't want to return to politics right now and instead will renew his contract with NBC to...
Man Asks Ohio Gov. to Recant Statements photo COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A Toledo-area coin dealer wants Gov. Bob Taft to take back a statement the governor made implying the dealer tried to hide his involvement with a scandal-plagued state investment, the dealer's lawyer said Saturday. Tom Noe, a prominent Republican fundraiser who managed a $50...
Reid Resting in Nev. After Mini-Stroke photo LAS VEGAS (AP) - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada spent Saturday with family and friends, his public appearances canceled after he experienced a brief "mini-stroke" that aides said caused no complications. "He's resting for the weekend like most people do," said press secretary Tessa...
Armstrong, Bush Ride 'Tour de Crawford' photo WACO, Texas (AP) - It's no yellow jersey, but President Bush on Saturday presented Lance Armstrong with another shirt to show off his biking experiences - a red, white and blue T-shirt emblazoned "Tour de Crawford." The leader of the free world and the world's biking master rode for 17 miles on...
Ill. GOP Dreams of Edgar Riding to Rescue photo SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Jim Edgar said no to running for office in 1998. He said it again in 2001. And in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Yet many Republicans are once again hoping the former governor will ride to the party's rescue by coming out of retirement to take on Democrat Gov. Rod Blagojevich next...
Bush's Visit Helps Put Idaho Town on Map photo DONNELLY, Idaho (AP) - The announcement that President Bush would spend two days vacationing in Donnelly next week mystified reporters at his ranch in Texas, prompting comments like "I can't find it." Not even White House spokeswoman Dana Perino could say just where it was. "We can look at a map...

2005-08-19T23:08:00.000-05:00

Roberts Scoffed at Promotion for O'Connor photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - As a lawyer in the Reagan White House, John Roberts scoffed at the notion of elevating Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to chief justice as a way to close a political gender gap, calling it a "crass political consideration." On another topic, Roberts, who was nominated...

Sen. Reid Suffers Brief Mini-Stroke photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, suffered a brief mini-stroke Tuesday, but doctors found no complications and he feels fine, aides said Friday. One of the nation's most powerful elected Democrats, the 65-year-old senator canceled several appearances in Nevada...
New York Governor's Race Could Be a Battle photo ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The race to replace Gov. George Pataki next year could be a battle between "Big Red" and "The Enforcer." Bill Weld, a former Republican governor of Massachusetts, said Friday he would seek the GOP nomination to run for the same office in his native New York. That sets up a...
Frist Backs 'Intelligent Design' Teaching photo NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Echoing similar comments from President Bush, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said "intelligent design" should be taught in public schools alongside evolution. Frist, R-Tenn., spoke to a Rotary Club meeting Friday and told reporters afterward that students need to be...
Ohio GOP Reeling With Governor Conviction photo GROVE CITY, Ohio (AP) - In November, Ohio was at the center of the national political stage, delivering the White House to President Bush. Eight months later, the state's Republican Party is reeling: its leader convicted of ethics violations; a narrow win in a gimmie congressional district; an...
Ohio Governor Vows to Stay in Office photo COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Gov. Bob Taft, a lame duck leader and now a convicted criminal for state ethics violations, said there is still important work for him to do and he will not resign. Taft said he can remain an effective governor despite his plea of no contest Thursday to charges that he failed...
Sen. John Kerry Blisters Republicans photo SEATTLE (AP) - Sen. John F. Kerry told state legislators Friday the Democratic Party doesn't need to undergo an extreme makeover, saying "the last thing America needs is a second Republican Party." After blistering Republicans on everything from Iraq to health care, Kerry said Democrats have an...
War Protest Continues Outside Bush Ranch photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Although their leader had just departed because of a family emergency, anti-war demonstrators here didn't miss a beat, marching closer to President Bush's ranch to deliver handwritten letters. The protest camp outside Bush's ranch resumed its activities Thursday shortly...
Armstrong Prepares for Ride With Bush photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - It's not clear whether Lance Armstrong will have to abide by the standard rules for biking with President Bush when the two famously competitive Texans take their first ride together Saturday. The first rule: Don't pass the president. "Do not force the president too hard,"...
Crawford Embraces Bush, but Not Protesters photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Things used to be pretty quiet around here - downright uneventful - until the new folks moved in about five years ago on a ranch just northwest of town off Prairie Chapel Road. Then came the dozens of protesters who started camping out near President Bush's ranch this month,...
Lawsuit Seeks Home of Rep. Cunningham SAN DIEGO (AP) - The federal government is seeking to take away the home of a California congressman, alleging the estate listed for $3.5 million was purchased with ill-gotten gains. Notice of a lawsuit and the government's interest in the property of Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham was filed with...

2005-08-18T23:21:00.000-05:00

Roberts Disparaged States' Sex-Bias Fight photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts disparaged state efforts to combat discrimination against women in Reagan-era documents made public Thursday - and wondered whether "encouraging homemakers to become lawyers contributes to the common good." As a young White House lawyer, Roberts...

'Peace Mom': Spearhead of Peace Movement? photo WASHINGTON (AP) - What began as one mother's vigil on a country road in Texas two weeks ago has grown into a nationwide protest, putting a grieving human face to the miseries of war and the misgivings about President Bush's strategies in Iraq. It's still not clear whether Cindy Sheehan's effort...
Support Said Growing for Iraq Exit Plan photo RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Congressman Walter Jones said Thursday he has about 50 co-sponsors on a joint resolution that calls on President Bush to announce by year's end a plan for withdrawal from Iraq. The resolution - introduced in June by Jones, another Republican and two Democrats - calls on the...
Ohio Governor Issues Apology, Vows to Stay photo COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Gov. Bob Taft issued a public apology Thursday after pleading no contest to state ethics violations, saying "I accept total responsibility for my mistake" but insisting he would not resign. "I will continue to do the job to which I have been elected by the people of the state...
No Limit to Cash to Fight Calif. Gov. Plan WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Election Commission voted Thursday to let members of Congress raise unlimited "soft money" to fight Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's redistricting plan in California. The 6-0 decision came in response to a request from Reps. Howard Berman, D-Calif., and John Doolittle,...
Roberts Wary of Rankling the Press in 1983 photo WASHINGTON (AP) - As a lawyer in the Reagan White House, John Roberts cautioned against picking a fight with reporters by charging fees for White House press passes. The idea was raised in 1983 by presidential spokesman Larry Speakes, who complained that "an increasing number of 'fringe' news...
Pa. GOP Files FEC Complaint Over News Ads WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania said Thursday it filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission questioning the legality of an ad campaign by The Scranton Times-Tribune that names senatorial candidate Bob Casey Jr. in a faux headline. It wants the agency to...
Term 'Minority' Criticized As Outdated What do you call a minority that is becoming the majority? News that Texas is the fourth state in which non-Hispanic whites make up less than 50 percent of residents has renewed discussion about whether the term "minority" has outlived its usefulness; critics include both liberals and...
Kan. Utility Fined for 2002 FEC Violations WASHINGTON (AP) - Westar Energy Inc., two former company executives and a lobbyist agreed to pay fines totaling $40,500 to settle accusations of violating federal election laws by using corporate resources to make political contributions to members of Congress, including House Majority Leader Tom...
LBJ's 1964 Lincoln Sells for $94,000 HOUSTON (AP) - A Lincoln Continental convertible once owned by former President Lyndon B. Johnson sold for $94,000 at auction Thursday night in California. Rik Pike, a spokesman for Christie's, said the sale price doubled the pre-sale expectations. Pike couldn't immediately say who purchased the...
Lott Settles Scores With GOP in New Book WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate is crammed with "lone wolves and immense egos," former Majority Leader Trent Lott writes in a memoir that settles a few scores with fellow Republicans and recounts an improbable partnership with a Democratic president. In "Herding Cats, A Lifetime in Politics," Lott...

2005-08-17T23:35:00.000-05:00

Vigils Calling for End to Iraq War Begin photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Hundreds of candlelight vigils calling for an end to the war in Iraq lit up the night Wednesday, part of a national effort spurred by one mother's anti-war demonstration near President Bush's ranch. The vigils were urged by Cindy Sheehan, who has become the icon of the...

Lott Accuses Frist of 'Personal Betrayal' WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott blames his fall from power in 2002 on a "personal betrayal" by an ambitious Sen. Bill Frist, his successor, adding in a new book that President Bush, Colin Powell and other GOP associates played roles. Frist, R-Tenn., "didn't even have the...
Roberts Rated 'Well Qualified' by ABA photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts earned a "well qualified" rating from the American Bar Association on Wednesday, clearing one hurdle in his path to joining the high court. The rating by unanimous vote of an ABA committee was disclosed as the Senate Judiciary Committee...
TV Show Host Scarborough Weighs Senate Bid TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Congressman turned political talk show host Joe Scarborough has a choice to make: renew his contract with NBC or challenge Katherine Harris for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Scarborough said Wednesday that he has already talked with Sen. Elizabeth Dole, who...
Ohio Gov. Charged Over Unreported Gifts photo COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Gov. Bob Taft was charged with four ethics violations Wednesday for failing to report dozens of gifts that included dinners, golf games and professional hockey tickets, deepening a scandal that has rocked Ohio's Republican Party. Taft, a Republican and member of a...
Texas Gov. Hopeful Friedman Wins at Casino AUSTIN (AP) - Kinky Friedman, the independent candidate for Texas governor, thinks he may be on a winning streak. The musician, author and humorist says he won $45,612 over the weekend playing a slot machine at Harrah's in New Orleans. On Wednesday, he showed news reporters a Harrah's photograph...
Senators Attest to Alaska Climate Change photo ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Anyone doubting the effects of human activity on global climate change should talk to the people it affects in Alaska and the Yukon, U.S. Sen. John McCain said Wednesday. Fresh from a trip to Barrow, America's northernmost city, McCain said anecdotes from Alaskans and...
Senator Calling for Iraq Pullout in 2006 MILWAUKEE (AP) - The United States should set a target date of Dec. 31, 2006, to complete the military mission in Iraq and have all U.S. forces removed from the nation, U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold said Wednesday. The Wisconsin Democrat, considered a possible candidate for president in 2008, said his...
Roberts' Ind. Hometown Draws Scrutiny photo LONG BEACH, Ind. (AP) - Like many towns across America, the exclusive lakefront community where Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. grew up during the racially turbulent 1960s and '70s once banned the sale of homes to nonwhites and Jews. Just three miles from the nearly all-white community...
Howard Dean Attends Human Rights Summit SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - An international conference on conflict resolution, reconciliation and human rights began Tuesday in Sarajevo, the United Nations Development Program said. The four-day meeting offers academics, politicians and activists a chance to discuss theories and...
Ex-Ark. Governor Loses Bid to Change Plea photo LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal appeals court rejected former Gov. Jim Guy Tucker's bid to withdraw his guilty plea in a tax fraud case that arose during the Whitewater investigation of his predecessor, Bill Clinton. Tucker admitted in 1998 that he conspired to impede the Internal Revenue...

2005-08-16T23:14:00.000-05:00

Leahy Lambastes Roberts"Radical' Stands photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Patrick Leahy, who will lead the Democratic questioning at John Roberts' confirmation hearings, criticized the Supreme Court nominee Tuesday as an "eager, aggressive advocate" for policies of the Republican far right wing. One day after the release of 5,000 pages of...

Ex-FBI Whistleblower to Join 'Peace Mom' OAKDALE, Minn. (AP) - Former FBI whistleblower Coleen Rowley, along with a state senator whose son died in Iraq, are headed to Texas this week to join a growing anti-war demonstration near President Bush's ranch. Rowley, now a Democratic candidate for Congress, and Sen. Becky Lourey will join a...
President Bush to Visit Idaho Next Week BOISE, Idaho (AP) - President Bush will make his first trip to Idaho next week, spending Monday evening and Tuesday vacationing in the lake and resort region near Donnelly and then speaking about the war against terrorism at the agricultural community of Nampa on Wednesday. The president will fly...
Report: Fla. GOP Courts Joe Scarborough PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Two local businessmen active in Republican Party politics say the GOP is courting cable TV host Joe Scarborough to replace U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris in the 2006 Senate race against incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson. Scarborough, a former U.S. representative, has met with...
U.S. Defends Crime Fighting Near Mexico WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government on Tuesday defended efforts by the United States and Mexico to stem violence and drug trafficking on the border following decisions by two Southwestern states to declare an emergency in their border counties. In the last week, the governors of Arizona and New...
Harkin Taps Edwards to Headline Fundraiser WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin has picked 2004 vice presidential candidate John Edwards as the headline speaker for his annual steak fry next month, a Democratic strategist said. One of the Democratic Party's biggest events, the fundraiser will provide Edwards with a chance to speak to...
Abramoff May Meet With Investigators photo MIAMI (AP) - Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, accused of federal fraud charges in a casino deal, is willing to be interviewed by police trying to solve the gangland-style murder of the businessman who sold the floating casinos, his lawyer said Tuesday. Abramoff, whose lobbying activities are...
Calif. Gov. Proposes Sex Offender Tracking SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed sweeping penalties for sex offenders Tuesday, including a requirement that paroled molesters wear satellite tracking devices for life. The governor wants to prohibit registered sex offenders from living near parks and schools. He also...
Cuba to Pay Neb. $17M for Farm Products photo HAVANA (AP) - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman secured a deal Tuesday for his state to export $17 million in agricultural goods to communist Cuba, starting with the first U.S. shipment of great northern beans to the island since Fidel Castro came to power in 1959. Cuba said it will make the purchases,...
Golisano Says McCain Urging N.Y. Gov. Run ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Billionaire businessman B. Thomas Golisano, who has run three losing races for New York governor as an Independence Party candidate, said Tuesday that Sen. John McCain has urged him to make a fourth run - this time as a Republican. "He did call me," Golisano told The Associated...
White House Confident on Iraq Constitution photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Declaring writing a constitution "does take time," the Bush administration on Tuesday expressed confidence the drafters of a document to guide the new government of Iraq will arrive at a solution that meets the needs of the people. Still, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack...

2005-08-15T23:07:00.000-05:00

Roberts Memo Shows School Prayer Sympathy photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts showed sympathy for the idea of permitting prayer in public schools in 1985, according to a memo released on Monday, writing that a ruling to the contrary "seems indefensible" under the Constitution. As a young lawyer working in the Reagan...

U.S. Minimizes German Differences on Iran photo WASHINGTON (AP) - In an attempt to overcome new differences with Germany, the Bush administration is renewing its support for a European-led diplomatic resolution of Iran's nuclear programs and playing down a statement by President Bush that U.S. military action is an option. At the same time,...
Farrakhan: Fox Was Right on Blacks, Jobs photo MILWAUKEE (AP) - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said Mexican President Vicente Fox was right to say that Mexican immigrants take jobs "that not even blacks want." Although Fox was sharply criticized for his remarks by some black leaders, Farrakhan said Sunday that blacks do not want to go...
Sen. Biden Says Bush Should Fire Rumsfeld DOVER, Del. (AP) - President Bush needs to fire Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and level with the American people about the situation in Iraq, said U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden, who is testing the political waters for a possible White House run in 2008. Following up on remarks he made Sunday, Biden...
U.S. Plans Post-Pullout Israel Assessment WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration is planning to send assessment teams to Israel to help decide how much new U.S. economic aid might be provided to help develop the Galilee and Negev regions. Already the biggest recipient of U.S. aid at $2.3 billion a year, Israel is believed to be asking...
White House Eyed Prompt Iraq Constitution photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration strove Monday to put the best face on the failure of Iraqi negotiators to meet a deadline for agreeing on a constitution, with President Bush applauding their "heroic efforts" and "substantial progress." In a written statement issued by the White House,...
Tax Files Show N.J. Gov. Hopefuls' Wealth WEST WINDSOR, N.J. (AP) - The two main candidates for New Jersey governor provided a glimpse into their vast personal wealth Monday by releasing tax returns showing each had an annual income of around $12 million. Republican Douglas Forrester paid federal taxes of $3.7 million on adjusted gross...
Atlanta Lawmakers Approve Panhandling Ban photo ATLANTA (AP) - A ban on panhandling near downtown Atlanta's tourist attractions was approved by the City Council on Monday, despite hundreds of protesters who called the measure an attack on the poor. The council had been considering the ban all summer at the urging of downtown merchants who said...
Bush Likely to Stay Out of Northwest Spat photo WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush does not plan to use the route available to him to avert a possible strike by mechanics at Northwest Airlines Corp. that could begin as soon as this weekend, the White House said Monday. Shares of Northwest rose 15 cents, or 3.7 percent, to close at $4.17 Monday on...
N.H. Town Faces Changes if Romney Runs photo WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) - Like a lot of Massachusetts residents, Gov. Mitt Romney prefers New Hampshire in the summertime. He spends as many summer weekends as he can at his 11-acre Lake Winnipesaukee estate, which boasts more than 700 feet of waterfront, a six-bedroom mansion, stable, guest quarters...
Hundreds Remember Publisher John Johnson photo CHICAGO (AP) - Pioneering black publisher John H. Johnson, who founded Ebony and Jet magazines, was hailed Monday as a man who left "an imprint on the conscience of a nation" during a packed funeral that drew Sen. Barack Obama and former President Clinton. Mourners filled the 1,500-seat...

2005-08-14T23:11:00.000-05:00

Bush Approval a Low for Recent 2-Termers photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's standing with an American public anxious about Iraq and the nation's direction is lower than that of the last two men who won re-election to the White House - Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton - at this point in their second terms. But solid backing from his base...

Thousands Fill Church for 'Justice Sunday' photo NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - America's most powerful judges are "unelected, unaccountable and arrogant," Focus on the Family founder James Dobson told the thousands of people who packed a Nashville church for "Justice Sunday II," a rally televised for broadcast to churches across the country. The goal...
Critics Decry Roberts' Environment Record photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts once offered the National Mining Association some unpaid advice on how to intervene in other people's court cases. Two years later he was hired by the group to argue against a citizens group trying to stop coal companies from shearing off the...
McCain: Iran Military Option Must Be Kept photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The president must keep open a military option in dealing with Iran and its nuclear program, Sen. John McCain said Sunday, calling recent Bush comments appropriate. "For us to say that the Iranians can do whatever they want to do and we won't under any circumstances exercise a...
Lawmakers Warn Against Troop Decreases photo WASHINGTON - As U.S. officials pressed Iraqis to finish work on a new constitution, a leading Democratic lawmaker said Sunday the Bush administration is downgrading expectations for a flourishing Middle East democracy - signaling a possible exit strategy. "They have squandered about every...
Santorum, Casey Race in National Spotlight ASPINWALL, Pa. (AP) - Sen. Rick Santorum is a rising Republican star Democrats desperately want to take down in 2006. So far, they say he is making their job easy. Santorum, a conservative from Pennsylvania who is chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, can't seem to avoid negative attacks...
Bush Lauds Social Security's 70th Birthday photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush used the 70th anniversary of Social Security on Sunday to reaffirm his commitment to revamp the system to meet the needs of future generations. "For 70 years, Social Security has been a vital program and helped millions of America's seniors in retirement," he...
Biden, McCain Noncommittal on 2008 Race photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Their names have been mentioned as possible presidential contenders for the 2008 race, but Sens. John McCain and Joseph Biden are remaining coy about whether they'll make a White House run. During appearances on the Sunday talk shows, both men declined to tip their hand. Biden, a...
Ride With Armstrong Among Bush's Plans photo WACO, Texas (AP) - President Bush is getting plenty of bike time during his ranch vacation and next weekend he even gets to hit the trails with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. Armstrong told ABC's "This Week" on Sunday that he'll travel to Crawford, Texas, next Saturday to ride...
CD to Include Clinton's Favorite Tunes LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former President Clinton is getting his own CD compilation. Organizers said it will be called "The Bill Clinton Collection: Selections from the Clinton Music Room" and is planned as the first in a series of discs of the former president's favorites. The Clinton...
N.J. Areas Want Revolution Recognition TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - They may not be as famous as the battles of Trenton and Princeton, but folks in southern New Jersey want their Revolutionary War sites to be recognized, too. Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey last week designated 14 counties as part of a "Crossroads of the Revolution" State...

2005-08-13T23:05:00.000-05:00

Bush: All Options Open for Iran Nukes photo
JERUSALEM (AP) - In a stern warning to Iran, President Bush said "all options are on the table" if the Iranians refuse to comply with international demands to halt their nuclear program, pointedly noting he has already used force to protect U.S. security. Bush's statement during an interview on...

Lawmakers to Renew Social Security Debate photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers and interest groups are gearing up for a fight this fall over Social Security, each side hoping to use the retirement and disability program's 70th birthday to build momentum. President Bush and House Republicans have yet to build a groundswell for shifting a portion of...
Bush: Iraqi Constitution 'Critical Step' photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - With Iraq's parliament facing a Monday deadline to approve a new constitution, President Bush said Saturday that the document "is a critical step on the path to Iraqi self-reliance." Bush used his weekly radio address to highlight political progress in Iraq, even as daily...
Analysis: Public Anxious on War, Economy photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The war in Iraq and the soaring price of gasoline are drowning out a succession of positive reports on the economy, putting President Bush on the defensive at a time when he could be basking in good economic news. Despite months of economic growth, tame inflation, resurgent job...
Dems Criticize Bush Social Security Plan WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic senators blasted President Bush's proposal to revamp Social Security with optional individual investment accounts on Saturday, the eve of the retirement and disability program's 70th birthday. Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate,...
Longtime S.C. Lawmaker William Dorn Dies GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) - William Jennings Bryan Dorn, who represented western South Carolina in the U.S. House for nearly three decades, died Saturday in his home, his daughter said. He was 89. Dorn's family was with him when he died, said his daughter Olivia Dorn-Kennedy. A cause of death was not...
Bush Attends Little League Championship photo WACO, Texas (AP) - President Bush relived some of his childhood Saturday night when he attended a Little League playoff game near his ranch. The world's most powerful former Little Leaguer watched several innings while players from Bryant, Ark., and Lafayette, La., competed for the southwestern...
Clinton, Pirro Still Very Similar photo CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. (AP) - Even by the scenic route, past the weathered stone walls and long driveways of some of New York City's wealthiest suburbs, it's only 14 miles from Hillary Rodham Clinton's big colonial in Chappaqua to Jeanine Pirro's modern mansion in Harrison. The homes are different, but...
Ameritrade COO Joins Neb. Primary OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Ameritrade executive Pete Ricketts, describing himself as anti-abortion conservative, launched an election campaign Saturday to unseat U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, the only Democrat in Nebraska's congressional delegation. "I grew up with great values and tremendous opportunities," said...
Steer Show Attracts Potential Candidates DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - In a rare event, Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack were steered in the same direction Saturday - by a nearly 3,000 pound animal. The two men, who have both been mentioned as possible candidates for president in 2008, teamed up for...
Nevada Senators Have Mended Relationship photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The home state of the Senate Democratic leader might not seem like the best place to be a first-term Republican senator up for re-election. But Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., is finding he could hardly ask for a safer haven. Once bitter opponents, Ensign and now-Senate Minority Leader...

2005-08-12T23:21:00.000-05:00

Bush Motorcade Passes War Protesters photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush and his motorcade passed the growing camp of war protesters outside his ranch Friday without incident. As Bush passed on his way to and from a political fundraiser, law enforcement blocked two intersecting roads where the demonstrators have camped out all...

Figure in DeLay Probe Appears in Court photo LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lobbyist Jack Abramoff appeared in federal court Friday on charges of committing fraud while trying to buy a casino boat company - a case that has attracted attention because of Abramoff's close ties to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. The court appearance came a day after...
Career Lawyer Gets Oversight of CIA Probe WASHINGTON (AP) - David Margolis, a lawyer at the Justice Department for 40 years, was named Friday to oversee a special prosecutor's investigation of who in the Bush administration disclosed the name of an undercover CIA officer. Margolis, whose title is associate deputy attorney general, is...
Pirro Aide: Clinton Camp Slinging Mud photo ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A top aide to potential Republican challenger Jeanine Pirro accused Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's camp on Friday of being the source of reports the Westchester County district attorney had taken campaign donations from firms with alleged ties to mobsters. That charge was called...
Senate Democrats Request Roberts Documents photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats on Friday renewed their push for documents from John Roberts' service as deputy solicitor general, saying the material is critical to gauge the Supreme Court nominee's position on civil rights. In a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, the eight Democrats...
Son Killed in Iraq Known for Quiet Service photo SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - He was an altar boy, an Eagle Scout, a church youth group leader. That is what people remember about Casey Sheehan, the 24-year-old soldier whose death in Iraq has become a flashpoint for debate about the war since his mother began staging a peace vigil outside the president's...
High Court OKs Calif. Gov. Redistricting photo SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California Supreme Court ruled Friday that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's attempt to change the way the state's legislative districts are drawn should be placed back on November's special election ballot. The ruling overturned an appellate court decision earlier this week...
Ky. Governor Subpoenaed Over State Hiring FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Ernie Fletcher has been subpoenaed to appear before a special grand jury investigating his administration's hiring practices, the attorney general's office confirmed Friday. Nine current or former members of Fletcher's administration have been indicted on misdemeanor...
Ex-President Carter's Grandson Sentenced FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - A teenage grandson of former President Jimmy Carter was sentenced Friday to 30 days of house arrest and 36 months probation as part of a plea agreement involving the theft of a videogame console. Jeremy Carter, 18, of Peachtree City, was arrested in December after being...
Schwarzenegger Accuser Said to Strike Deal photo LOS ANGELES (AP) - A tabloid publisher that was negotiating a business deal with Arnold Schwarzenegger arranged a $20,000 confidentiality agreement with a woman who said she once had a relationship with the actor, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. Malibu resident Gigi Goyette signed the deal...
Palmeiro Documents Arrive at House Panel photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Documents about Rafael Palmeiro's failed drug test were turned over to Congress by Major League Baseball on Friday, information that will be used to determine whether to pursue a perjury charge against the Baltimore Orioles slugger. The House Government Reform Committee wants to...

2005-08-11T23:06:00.000-05:00

Protesters Outside, Bush Toes Iraq Line photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush said Thursday he sympathizes with war protesters like the mother camped outside his Texas ranch demanding answers for her solider-son's death, but he said he believes it would be a mistake to bring U.S. troops home now. Bush said he had "heard the voices of...

FEC Finds Misreporting by DeLay Committee WASHINGTON (AP) - A political committee founded by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay may have improperly spent unregulated "soft money" on get-out-the-vote and fundraising activities, the Federal Election Commission says. A DeLay attorney said Thursday the money has been reimbursed. Americans for a...
GOP Pays Legal Bills in Vote-Thwart Case photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican Party says it still has a zero-tolerance policy for tampering with voters even as it pays the legal bills for a former Bush campaign official charged with conspiring to thwart Democrats from voting in New Hampshire. James Tobin, the president's 2004 campaign...
Abortion Rights Group Withdraws Roberts Ad photo WASHINGTON (AP) - After a week of protests by conservatives, an abortion rights group said Thursday night it is withdrawing a television advertisement linking Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to violent anti-abortion activists. "We regret that many people have misconstrued our recent...
Washington Lobbyist Abramoff Charged photo MIAMI (AP) - Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a key figure in investigations involving House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on fraud charges arising from a 2000 deal to buy casino boats. The indictment, returned by a grand jury in Fort Lauderdale, charges that...
Senator Voices Objection to FBI Promotion WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI's counterterrorism chief should not get a promotion to run the bureau's new National Security Service because he has said expertise about the Mideast or terrorism was not a requirement for top terror-fighting jobs, a lawmaker and frequent FBI critic said Thursday. Gary...
Bridges Withdraws From Colo. Gov. Race DENVER (AP) - A wealthy Democrat withdrew from the 2006 Colorado governor's race on Thursday, saying he did not "have the skills or the stomach to be an effective politician." Rutt Bridges, 53, made a fortune developing software that helps identify potential sources of oil and natural gas, and...
Schwarzenegger to Rock With Rolling Stones SACRAMENTO (AP) - Concert tickets for major acts are costly, but $100,000 to see the Rolling Stones? If you're a fan of the legendary rock band and Arnold Schwarzenegger, that's the price to join the California governor in a luxury box at the Stones' Aug. 21 show in Boston. Schwarzenegger kicks...
McGreevey's Impact on Gay America Debated In the year since New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey told the world, "I am a gay American," his words have appeared on bumper stickers and his likeness on an action figure. But a year after McGreevey became the nation's highest-ranking, openly gay elected official, it does not appear he had much...
Counter-Clinton Library Group Folds LITTLE ROCK (AP) - A group that had hoped to build two museums to rebut the displays at the Clinton Presidential Library is folding. "I'm giving up," said Houston businessman Richard Erickson, who established nonprofit Counterlibe Inc. last year to fund construction of a Counter Clinton Library in...
Sen. Leahy: Roberts Ads a Waste of Money photo MIDDLESEX, Vt. (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat assailed advocacy-group commercials for and against Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, suggesting they won't sway senators weighing his confirmation. In an interview with The Associated Press this week, Leahy said he regretted...

2005-08-11T23:05:00.000-05:00

FEC Finds Misreporting by DeLay Committee WASHINGTON (AP) - A political committee founded by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay may have improperly spent unregulated "soft money" on get-out-the-vote and fundraising activities, the Federal Election Commission says. A DeLay attorney said Thursday the money has been reimbursed. Americans for a...
GOP Pays Legal Bills in Vote-Thwart Case photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican Party says it still has a zero-tolerance policy for tampering with voters even as it pays the legal bills for a former Bush campaign official charged with conspiring to thwart Democrats from voting in New Hampshire. James Tobin, the president's 2004 campaign...
Abortion Rights Group Withdraws Roberts Ad photo WASHINGTON (AP) - After a week of protests by conservatives, an abortion rights group said Thursday night it is withdrawing a television advertisement linking Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to violent anti-abortion activists. "We regret that many people have misconstrued our recent...
Washington Lobbyist Abramoff Charged photo MIAMI (AP) - Lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a key figure in investigations involving House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on fraud charges arising from a 2000 deal to buy casino boats. The indictment, returned by a grand jury in Fort Lauderdale, charges that...
Senator Voices Objection to FBI Promotion WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI's counterterrorism chief should not get a promotion to run the bureau's new National Security Service because he has said expertise about the Mideast or terrorism was not a requirement for top terror-fighting jobs, a lawmaker and frequent FBI critic said Thursday. Gary...
Bridges Withdraws From Colo. Gov. Race DENVER (AP) - A wealthy Democrat withdrew from the 2006 Colorado governor's race on Thursday, saying he did not "have the skills or the stomach to be an effective politician." Rutt Bridges, 53, made a fortune developing software that helps identify potential sources of oil and natural gas, and...
Schwarzenegger to Rock With Rolling Stones SACRAMENTO (AP) - Concert tickets for major acts are costly, but $100,000 to see the Rolling Stones? If you're a fan of the legendary rock band and Arnold Schwarzenegger, that's the price to join the California governor in a luxury box at the Stones' Aug. 21 show in Boston. Schwarzenegger kicks...
McGreevey's Impact on Gay America Debated In the year since New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey told the world, "I am a gay American," his words have appeared on bumper stickers and his likeness on an action figure. But a year after McGreevey became the nation's highest-ranking, openly gay elected official, it does not appear he had much...
Counter-Clinton Library Group Folds LITTLE ROCK (AP) - A group that had hoped to build two museums to rebut the displays at the Clinton Presidential Library is folding. "I'm giving up," said Houston businessman Richard Erickson, who established nonprofit Counterlibe Inc. last year to fund construction of a Counter Clinton Library in...
Sen. Leahy: Roberts Ads a Waste of Money photo MIDDLESEX, Vt. (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat assailed advocacy-group commercials for and against Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, suggesting they won't sway senators weighing his confirmation. In an interview with The Associated Press this week, Leahy said he regretted...

2005-08-10T23:43:00.000-05:00

Ford may up stake in China partner
Ford Motor Co. , the second largest U.S. automaker, intends to further up its stake in a Chinese commercial vehicle venture, the Michigan-based company said on Thursday after raising its holding to 30 percent.

Nikkei hits 4-year high Tokyo's Nikkei share average rose 1.16 percent by midsession on Thursday, having touched its highest intraday level in four years, as renewed confidence in the world's second-largest economy sparked broad buying. Investors scooped up...
Yen extends winning streak as shares jump The yen extended its winning streak against the dollar on Thursday, with investors flocking to Tokyo shares and helping drive major indexes to four-year highs on optimism about growth in Japan. An improving economic outlook and the stock...
News Corp extends poison pill Media giant News Corp. on Wednesday extended its "poison pill" provision after unsuccessful talks to dilute Liberty Media Corp.'s 18 percent stake in the company, and posted a 67 percent jump in quarterly profit, sending its shares higher....
Nikkei rises to highest level since 2001 Tokyo's Nikkei share average rose 0.82 percent to its highest intraday level since August 2001 on Thursday on the back of renewed confidence in the Japanese economy.
Unocal shareholders approve Chevron offer Unocal Corp. shareholders on Wednesday approved its more than $17 billion purchase by Chevron Corp. , concluding a deal that had been threatened by a richer bid from Chinese producer CNOOC Ltd. until U.S. political opposition triggered its...
Tommy Hilfiger settles tax probe Tommy Hilfiger Corp. said on Wednesday it will pay $18.1 million to settle a federal tax probe into whether payments to overseas affiliates artificially lowered its tax rate and that it would not face criminal charges, sending its shares up 5...
Stocks fall as oil prices climb to record U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, erasing earlier gains of almost 1 percent, as investors feared that a surge in oil prices to a new record of $65 a barrel may hurt the economy and dent corporate profits. Cisco Systems Inc. led decliners on
Whirlpool sweetens offer for Maytag a third time Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. on Wednesday raised its takeover offer for Maytag Corp. a third time, to nearly $1.7 billion, or $21 a share, moving to derail its smaller rival's $14-a-share buyout by a private equity firm. The...
News Corp posts higher quarterly profit Media conglomerate News Corp. on Wednesday posted a 67 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit, beating analysts' forecasts, as subscriber gains at Sky Italia and newspapers helped offset weaker television operations. The owner of the...
Lazard Q2 profit up, but misses estimates Lazard Ltd. , the investment bank that went public in May, on Wednesday posted a smaller-than-expected 29 percent gain in second- quarter earnings, sending its shares lower. The company said adjusted net income increased to $32 million, or

2005-08-10T23:42:00.000-05:00

Bush: Highway Bill Will Spur the Economy photo
MONTGOMERY, Ill. (AP) - President Bush opened the gates Wednesday for spending a whopping $286.4 billion on roads and bridges, rail and bus facilities, bike paths and recreational trails, saying the projects from coast to coast would spur the economy and save lives. Critics said the 1,000-page...

Grieving Mother's War Protest Draws Notice photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - The mother of a fallen U.S. soldier who started a quiet roadside peace vigil near President Bush's ranch last weekend is drawing supporters from across the nation. Dozens of people have joined her, and others have sent flowers and food. One activist called her "the Rosa...
GOP Members Oppose Arctic Oil in Budget WASHINGTON (AP) - Two dozen House Republicans, including three committee chairmen, have asked Speaker Dennis Hastert not to use a congressional budget procedure to clear the way for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. They said in a letter to Hastert, R-Ill., that the...
Parties Ask if More Roberts Surprises Wait photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts didn't disclose that he once lobbied for cosmetics makers, or mention that he'd once given a TV interview about justices' independence. And questions about his connections with the conservative Federalist Society have lingered for weeks. Midway...
Westchester DA Makes Senate Run Official photo NEW YORK (AP) - Republican Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro officially launched her candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, saying incumbent Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton is using her position as a springboard for a White House bid. "New York deserves a senator who has New...
Dean Speaks at N.H. Democratic Fundraiser photo CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The best kind of campaign finance reform is to do it yourself, Democratic National Chairman Howard Dean said Wednesday. Dean shook hands and talked strategy at an afternoon gathering to raise money for the New Hampshire Democratic Party. "We do intend to refinance the...
Santorum Visits Delaware to Tout New Book WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A Wilmington-based conservative think tank welcomed home its first best-selling author Wednesday as Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Rick Santorum touted his new book on family values. Santorum's book, "It Takes A Family: Conservatism and the Common Good," is seen by some as...
Pa. Legislators Criticized Over Pay Raises photo HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Editorial writers and columnists have called it a mugging of state taxpayers, the Great Harrisburg Caper of 2005, an act of legislative thievery. "Greed gone wild," snarled one angry voter. Public outrage over a hefty pay raise Pennsylvania lawmakers voted themselves a month...
AP: Georgia Judge Owes State About $250G ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge owes nearly $250,000 in back taxes, interest and penalties, and the state is seeking to garnish his wages, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. State Court Judge Jack Carney, of Pembroke, owes back taxes for calendar years 2002, 1989 and 1986, the...
Rep. Kennedy Campaign to Post Story Links ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A congressman's campaign Web site, under fire for deleting negative comments from news stories before posting them, will now link viewers to the full text of the articles, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. Some of the partial versions might still remain on the site, though, said...
N.J. Gov. Candidates Face Money Questions photo ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Too rich to be bought, their rising stars unsullied by slime, Doug Forrester and Sen. Jon Corzine seemed like the perfect antidotes for a state awash in political corruption. But the men who would be governor of New Jersey are looking a little less saintly these days....

2005-08-09T23:06:00.000-05:00

Bush Concerned Over Energy, Health Costs photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush voiced concern over soaring energy and health care costs on Tuesday, while the Federal Reserve hiked short-term interest rates to the highest level in nearly four years to guard against inflation. It was the Fed's 10th interest rate hike in 14 months to...

Harris Kicks Off Her Senate Campaign SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - Rep. Katherine Harris began her campaign for Senate on Tuesday, saying among the issues she plans to address are homeland security and health care. The Republican, best known for her role as Florida's then-secretary of state during the 2000 presidential recount, is trying to...
Falwell's 'Vote Christian' Criticized LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - A Jewish organization is calling on the Rev. Jerry Falwell to retract a "vote Christian in 2008" statement made months ago in a letter raising money for his ministries. The criticism of Falwell appeared Monday on the Web site of the Anti-Defamation League, a group organized...
Dean Predicts Changes for 2008 Primaries CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Democratic National Party Chairman Howard Dean says there may be some changes in the 2008 presidential primary calendar, but nothing radical. "There will be a little surgery, not major surgery," said Dean, a doctor, former Vermont governor and presidential hopeful in 2004. For...
Judge Supports Charges Vs. DeLay Colleagues AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A state district judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss charges of money laundering and accepting illegal political contributions against two associates of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Judge Bob Perkins denied arguments from attorneys for John Colyandro and Jim Ellis...
Bush Taps Miller to Oversee War Monuments WASHINGTON (AP) - After snubbing his Democratic Party to deliver the Republican keynote address for President Bush, former Georgia Sen. Zell Miller seemed a good bet for an ambassadorship, adviser post or maybe even a Cabinet office. On Tuesday, the White House revealed Miller's choice: a seat on...
Ohio Election Activists Say Voters Fed Up COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Backers of three ballot issues to dramatically change Ohio elections said Tuesday that they are confident that voters are so sick of politics-as-usual that they will support the changes on Nov. 8. Reform Ohio Now, a coalition of labor unions and Democrat-leaning activists, on...
Conservative Group Pulls Roberts Support photo WASHINGTON (AP) - A conservative group in Virginia said Tuesday it was withdrawing its support for Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' confirmation because of his work helping overturn a Colorado referendum on gays. The group, Public Advocate of the United States, is one of the first conservative...
Bush Bypasses Senate to Install Edelman WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush for the second time in a week used a constitutional power to bypass the Senate and fill a senior Pentagon post with an official whose nomination was stalled in the Senate. The White House announced on Tuesday that Bush named Eric S. Edelman to be undersecretary of...
Schwarzenegger Redistricting Rejected SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A state appeals court on Tuesday refused to put Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's attempt to change the redistricting process back on November's special election ballot. The governor's ballot initiative seeks to take away state lawmakers' power to draw congressional and...
Court Justice Worried About Criticism photo CHICAGO (AP) - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said Tuesday that rulings on difficult subjects like gay rights and the death penalty have left courts vulnerable to political attacks that are threatening judicial independence. Breyer urged lawyers to help educate people about court...

2005-08-09T00:52:00.000-05:00

Bush Signs Bill to Give Energy Tax Breaks photo
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - As crude oil prices hit a new high Monday, President Bush signed a bill that will give billions in tax breaks to encourage homegrown energy production but won't quickly reduce high gasoline prices or the nation's dependence on foreign oil. "This bill is not going to solve...

Pirro to Challenge Clinton for Senate Seat photo ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Jeanine Pirro, a high-profile prosecutor in the New York City suburbs, said Monday she will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton next year. Clinton, leaving a New York City event, ignored reporters' shouted questions about Pirro's...
Senator Complains to Nominee About Court photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts was told by the Senate Judiciary Committee's Republican chairman Monday that lawmakers are irate about the court's "disrespectful statements about Congress' competence" and by its interference with congressional power. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa.,...
DeLay Foster Home Project Opens in Texas RICHMOND, Texas (AP) - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay on Monday opened a privately financed project touted as an innovative way of giving abused and neglected children a stable foster home environment. "There is no other place in the entire country that does what we're trying to do," the...
Pirro's Personal Life Likely to Be Aired WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Five years ago, on the first day of her husband's tax evasion trial, Jeanine Pirro heard prosecutors claim that he had illegally deducted their luxury cars, the costs of fighting a paternity suit, even the custom-made pen for their pet pigs, Wilbur and Orville. "There's...
Insider Trading Probe Sought Over Drugs WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee called Monday for a federal investigation into whether doctors are supplying investment firms with information about clinical drug trials before companies announce the results. The Seattle Times reported Sunday that, despite...
Dean Says Democrats Must Take Offensive BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Howard Dean gives Republicans credit for one thing: They have put the Democrats on the defensive and forced them to fight on their turf. That, he said, is about to change. "What the propagandists on the right have done is make people afraid to say they are Democrats," Dean...
Mont. Democrats Get Help Criticizing Burns HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Montana Democratic Party - aided by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee - is airing a television ad criticizing Republican Sen. Conrad Burns for his dealings with a GOP lobbyist who is under federal investigation. The DSCC contribution on the ad referring to...
Black Caucus Members Plan Policy Trip JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - About a dozen members of the Congressional Black Caucus are scheduled to be in Jackson and the Delta this week to discuss health care, education, retirement, affordable housing and other issues facing their constituents. The lawmakers come from several Southern states and are...
White House Sides With N.H. on Abortion WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration jumped into the legal dispute over a New Hampshire abortion law Monday, arguing that the outcome could affect a final ruling on a federal abortion law that has been struck down by three courts. In a legal brief filed with the Supreme Court, the Justice...
R.I. Dog Track, Gambling Execs Convicted WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - A dog track and two former executives were found guilty Monday of conspiring to bribe the speaker of the Rhode Island House with up to $4 million to arrange support for allowing more slot machines at the track. No bribe was ever paid, and the House speaker was never...

2005-08-07T23:17:00.000-05:00

Fight Over Alaska Oil Drilling Continues photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Conspicuous by its absence in the sweeping energy bill that President Bush has championed and will sign Monday is his top energy priority: opening an Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling. But the fight over the future of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will flare anew in...

Rice: Insurgency Losing Political Steam photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the insurgency in Iraq is losing steam as a political force, even as Democratic congressmen warned Sunday that violence jeopardizes plans for withdrawing some troops. Rice, in an article appearing on Time magazine's Web site, argued...
Calif. Drug Proposals Spark Huge Campaigns photo SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The soaring price of prescription drugs has led federal and state lawmakers to seek ways to ease the burden on uninsured residents. But in California, the land of direct democracy, drug companies and consumer groups are going straight to the voters with dueling...
Justice Stevens Criticizes Death Penalty photo CHICAGO (AP) - Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens steered the debate over President Bush's nominee to a new subject: capital punishment, sharply condemning the country's death penalty system. The court has been closely divided in death row cases, with Justice Sandra Day O'Connor often in the...
N.J. Governor Hopeful Defends Donations TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Republican Douglas Forrester has spent millions of his own dollars running for governor and supporting GOP candidates, but he is now fighting questions about whether that spending violated a New Jersey law designed to prevent undue corporate influence. Forrester holds a 51...
Big-Name Conservatives Tout Roberts to ABA photo CHICAGO (AP) - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts skipped the American Bar Association's yearly meeting, but big-name conservatives like Kenneth Starr and Theodore Olson were there to promote his credentials. Roberts' nomination to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is a watershed for...
Bush Says Deficit Efforts Helping Economy photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush is taking a quick break from vacationing at his Texas ranch to stir up enthusiasm about the economy - an issue where his poll numbers are low despite encouraging signs about jobs and the pace of economic growth. "Our economy is strong, yet I will not be...
Congressman Fights for Voting Rights Act photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., urged Congress to reauthorize the landmark Voting Rights Act, saying Saturday that failing to do so would imperil 40 years of progress for African-American voters. In the weekly Democratic radio address, Lewis said his party is committed to strengthening...
Democrats Focus on Latino Partnerships SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Democrats took their fight for Hispanic votes to the president's home state Saturday, vowing to increase their party's appeal among the nation's fastest-growing minority group by giving Hispanics more resources and leadership positions. "There will soon be a Hispanic governor in...
Army Whistleblower Draws Fire WASHINGTON (AP) - In the world as Bunnatine Greenhouse sees it, people do the right thing. They stand up for the greater good and they speak up when things go wrong. She believes God has a purpose for each life and she prays every day for that purpose to be made evident. These days she is praying...
Prosecutor Takes on the Chicago Mayor CHICAGO (AP) - He sent members of New York's Gambino crime family to the federal pen and he jailed terrorists who planned to strike America with a wave of bombings. Now Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the federal prosecutor who heads Washington's CIA leak investigation, is also taking on City Hall. The...

2005-08-07T00:04:00.000-05:00

Big-Name Conservatives Tout Roberts to ABA photo
CHICAGO (AP) - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts skipped the American Bar Association's yearly meeting, but big-name conservatives like Kenneth Starr and Theodore Olson were there to promote his credentials. Roberts' nomination to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is a watershed for...

Mom Protesting Iraq War Meets Bush Aides photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - The angry mother of a fallen U.S. soldier staged a protest near President Bush's ranch Saturday, demanding an accounting from Bush of how he has conducted the war in Iraq. Supported by more than 50 demonstrators who chanted, "W. killed her son!" Cindy Sheehan told reporters:...
Bush's Radio Address Optimistic on Economy photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush is taking a quick break from vacationing at his Texas ranch to stir up enthusiasm about the economy - an issue where his poll numbers are low despite encouraging signs about jobs and the pace of economic growth. "Our economy is strong, yet I will not be...
Democrats Focus on Latino Partnerships SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Democrats took their fight for Hispanic votes to the president's home state Saturday, vowing to increase their party's appeal among the nation's fastest-growing minority group by giving Hispanics more resources and leadership positions. "There will soon be a Hispanic governor in...
Congressman Fights for Voting Rights Act photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., urged Congress to reauthorize the landmark Voting Rights Act, saying Saturday that failing to do so would imperil 40 years of progress for African-American voters. In the weekly Democratic radio address, Lewis said his party is committed to strengthening...
Prosecutor Takes on the Chicago Mayor CHICAGO (AP) - He sent members of New York's Gambino crime family to the federal pen and he jailed terrorists who planned to strike America with a wave of bombings. Now Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the federal prosecutor who heads Washington's CIA leak investigation, is also taking on City Hall. The...
Newsview: Showdown on Defense Looming WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and Republican Senate leaders are rumbling toward a defense showdown with their GOP rank and file that could embarrass President Bush and take a rare wartime slap at Pentagon authority. When the Senate returns this fall and resumes debate on a defense bill,...
Ford Sister Aims for Family Comeback MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Ophelia Ford is proving that the family that dominated Democratic politics in Memphis for two decades is not down for the count, though its power has waned. Ford, whose nephew is U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr., beat eight opponents in a primary election Thursday in her bid to...
Highway Bill Has $100M for Pedestrians WASHINGTON (AP) - Four communities will soon share $100 million in federal funds to develop bicycle and pedestrian trails aimed at enticing commuters to give up their cars to get to work, thanks to lawmakers involved in the final negotiations on the recently passed highway bill. The four pilot...
Roberts Devoted Free Time to Liberal Cases photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite his view that death penalty appeals are clogging the courts, Supreme Court nominee John Roberts provided free legal help to an inmate languishing on Florida's death row for two decades. The 25 hours of legal assistance that Roberts reported to the Senate Judiciary...
Colo. Bans Young Drivers' Cell Phones DENVER (AP) - Beginning Monday, Colorado is banning young drivers from talking on cellular phones while they're behind the wheel - a small step more states are taking in hopes of promoting safety without upsetting voters who can't live without the convenience. The Colorado law affects teens with...

2005-08-05T23:11:00.000-05:00

Poll: Fewer Americans Think Bush Is Honest photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Less than half of Americans now say they think President Bush is honest, according to an AP-Ipsos poll taken at a time of increasing concerns about Iraq, a potential problem for a president who won re-election declaring that "people know where I stand." The percentage of people...

Mehlman Seeks Swift Roberts Confirmation photo PITTSBURGH (AP) - The head of the Republican Party on Friday faulted some Democrats and liberals who want to turn "a judicial confirmation into a political campaign" and called for swift Senate confirmation of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. Ken Mehlman, the chairman of the Republican National...
Roberts Helped Group on Gay Rights photo DENVER (AP) - A decade ago, John Roberts played a valuable role helping attorneys overturn a Colorado referendum that would have allowed discrimination against gays - free assistance the Supreme Court nominee didn't mention in a questionnaire he filled out for the Senate Judiciary Committee. The...
DNC Leader Dean Addresses Texas Hispanics EDINBURG, Texas (AP) - Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean argued on Friday that Republicans will try to make immigrants the "scapegoats" in the next election. At a rally, Dean garnered the loudest applause when he said Republicans would make immigration a pivotal issue during upcoming...
Novak Apologizes for Swearing, Walking Out NEW YORK (AP) - Robert Novak apologized Friday for swearing on the air and walking off a CNN set, but said it had nothing to do with the federal probe sparked by his revelation of a CIA officer's name in a 2003 column. "I apologize for my conduct and I'm sorry I did it," he said in an interview....
Roberts Questioned Lifetime Appointments SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, holding one lifetime appointment and seeking another, argued against them as a young lawyer in Ronald Reagan's White House. At age 50, Roberts could influence federal law for many years to come. Two decades ago, however, he reasoned...
FBI Takes Computer in Spokane Mayor's Home SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A personal computer and related records were seized in an FBI search of embattled Mayor James E. West's home as part of a federal investigation into public corruption allegations, The Spokesman-Review reported Friday. West, who is fighting allegations that he used his office...
Lobbyists Donated to DeLay, Reid Funds WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republican leader Tom DeLay and Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid are among five lawmakers who have accepted lobbyist donations to their legal defense funds despite rules prohibiting such contributions. Congressional records show that DeLay accepted contributions from...
Candidate Drops Out of N.C. Council Race CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A city council candidate dropped out of the race Friday after it was disclosed that he posted comments to a white supremacist Internet bulletin board more than 4,000 times. Doug Hanks said the postings were fictional and designed to win white supremacists' trust as he...
GOP Leaders Have Misgivings About Harris photo TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Republican leaders have been looking around for someone other than Rep. Katherine Harris to run for the Senate, fearing too many Democrats and moderates still despise her over her role in the 2000 presidential recount. But the GOP may be stuck with her. The White House,...
Detroit Mayor Candidates Differ on Much photo DETROIT (AP) - The upcoming election for mayor of the nation's 11th largest city comes down to two men with vastly different styles and backgrounds - hip-hop vs. buttoned-down, perhaps. Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, 35, is a flashy, energetic, 6-foot-4 lawyer and former college football player who wears...

2005-08-05T01:18:00.000-05:00

Bush: U.S. to Stay in Iraq Despite Deaths photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush, facing a grim and growing death toll in Iraq, said Thursday that threats of more violence by al-Qaida's second-in-command would not intimidate the United States into retreat. At the same time, the U.S. military said in Iraq that four more service members had...

GOP Leaders Have Misgivings About Harris photo TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Republican leaders have been looking around for someone other than Rep. Katherine Harris to run for the Senate, fearing too many Democrats and moderates still despise her over her role in the 2000 presidential recount. But the GOP may be stuck with her. The White House,...
Bayh: Democrats Face Security Threshold DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh, a possible presidential candidate in 2008, said Thursday that his party lacks credibility on national security and needs to convince Americans that Democrats are willing to use force when necessary. Until the party can persuade voters, it will be...
Ex-N.J. Governor Said to Have Book Deal TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A tell-all book by the nation's first openly gay governor is in the works, a New York publisher said Thursday. The as-yet-untitled memoir by former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey will be published by ReganBooks, an imprint of publishing house HarperCollins. McGreevey...
Pataki Vetoes Morning-After Pill Bill ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Republican Gov. George Pataki vetoed legislation Thursday that would have allowed pharmacists to dispense the so-called "morning-after pill" without prescriptions. Pataki, who had announced Sunday that he would veto the measure, said he was most upset that the bill did not...
Corzine Lent $470,000 to N.J. Union Boss photo TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Senator and gubernatorial candidate Jon S. Corzine lent the president of New Jersey's largest state workers union $470,000 when the two were romantically involved three years ago, then forgave the debt last year. Corzine defended the transaction, first described in reports...
Cunningham Leaving After Years of Deals photo SAN DIEGO (AP) - Even in a world that thrives on perks and friendly deals, Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham has stood out. The California Republican and Vietnam War flying ace wasn't a wealthy man when he arrived on Capitol Hill in 1991, but in recent years he has lived like one. His home in...
Institute Helps Gays Win Political Office COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - When state Sen. Jennifer Veiga made the agonizing decision to come out as Colorado's first openly gay lawmaker, she turned to the Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute for strategic advice. And when Beth Sebian signed on to help an openly gay candidate for mayor of...
Bush Confident in Mission Commander photo CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush said Thursday that although the Discovery space shuttle has been bedeviled by the need for repairs, he is confident space officials will make whatever decisions are necessary to ensure the safety of the astronauts. "I believe that the mission is important, and...
Roberts Failed to Disclose Lobbyist Work photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts has acknowledged he should have disclosed to a Senate committee that he worked as lobbyist for the cosmetics industry in 2001. In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee late Wednesday, Roberts wrote that he neglected to reveal that work in...
Bill Clinton Talks With Black Journalists ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Clinton spoke to a cheering, applauding crowd of hundreds Wednesday as he addressed the nation's largest and oldest minority journalism organization. Clinton, speaking at the opening ceremony of the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists

2005-08-03T23:47:00.000-05:00

Bush's Ranch Serves Down-Home Diplomacy photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush has turned his remote ranch into a stage for down-home diplomacy, where a barbecue grill and a pickup truck have become his favorite tools for dealing with world leaders. The 1,600-acre property in central Texas is a place where aides say the president feels...

Senate Democrats Question Roberts' Pledge photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats plan to use confirmation hearings to question John Roberts about his pledge to follow established legal rulings, saying his record as a government lawyer creates doubts about his commitment to privacy rights, particularly abortion, if he gets a seat on the Supreme...
Bush: Iraq Attack a Grim Reminder of War photo GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - President Bush lamented the deaths of 14 Marines in Iraq Wednesday, calling the deadly attack a "grim reminder" America is still at war. "These terrorists and insurgents will use brutal tactics because they're trying to shake the will of the United States of America. They...
Bill Clinton Talks With Black Journalists ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Clinton spoke to a cheering, applauding crowd of hundreds Wednesday as he addressed the nation's largest and oldest minority journalism organization. Clinton, speaking at the opening ceremony of the annual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists,...
High Court Nominee Roberts Financially Fit WASHINGTON (AP) - John Roberts' net worth increased by $1.5 million since the Supreme Court nominee left a Washington law firm to become a federal appeals judge in 2003, his financial reports show. Part of the increase was due to Roberts' purchase of a home in Washington's Maryland suburbs that is...
Byrd Replies to GOP Ad With Own Spot CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Eight-term Democratic Sen. Robert C. Byrd has responded to a Republican ad criticizing his record by putting out his own spot that says the GOP commercial is false and misleading. The West Virginia lawmaker has yet to announce that he will seek a ninth term in 2006. More...
Rep. Harris Says Papers Doctored Photos photo TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Congresswoman Katherine Harris, who is running for a U.S. Senate seat next year, has again accused some newspapers of doctoring photos to distort her makeup as a way to poke fun at her. In an interview on a conservative radio talk show Monday, Harris said some newspapers - she...
Dems Heartened by Narrow Loss in Ohio photo CINCINNATI (AP) - Even though their candidate lost, Democrats said Wednesday that their close second-place finish in an Ohio congressional election gives them momentum heading into 2006. The GOP said Democrats shouldn't read too much into the result. Former state Rep. Jean Schmidt defeated Iraq...
Calif. Gov. to Return Indian Donation SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will return a $50,000 donation from a partner in a tribal casino project after The Associated Press raised questions about the governor's pledge to limit political contributions, an aide said Wednesday. The governor received a $50,000...
Congressional Vote for D.C. Endorsed WASHINGTON (AP) - A plan to give the District of Columbia a vote in Congress has won the endorsement of the National League of Cities. The league said Wednesday its board of directors voted unanimously to support a plan that would give the district one vote in the House of Representatives. Utah...
Tancredo: Justice Differs for Immigrants HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) - Republican Rep. Tom Tancredo told law enforcement officers that illegal immigrants are held to lower standards by the justice system than Americans. "An illegal alien actually has a different system of justice here," he said Tuesday in a speech to about 30 officers. "If you're...

2005-08-02T23:38:00.000-05:00

Ex-Lawmaker Wins Ohio Congressional Race
CINCINNATI (AP) - A Republican former state lawmaker claimed a seat in Congress on Tuesday by narrowly defeating an Iraq war veteran who drew national attention to the race with his military service and a series of harsh attacks on President Bush. With all precincts reporting, Jean Schmidt had 52...

Frist Not Invited to 'Justice Sunday II' WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist spoke by video to the first "Justice Sunday" evangelical rally in April, but he wasn't invited to address "Justice Sunday II," even though it's in his home state of Tennessee. Since the first rally, the potential 2008 presidential candidate has...
Roberts Insists He'll Respect Precedent photo WASHINGTON (AP) - John Roberts pledged to respect established rulings if confirmed to the Supreme Court, saying judges must recognize that their role is "not to solve society's problems." With few appeals court rulings by Roberts to go on, lawmakers and special interest groups have been poring...
Bush Reiterates Stem Cell Study Position photo WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Tuesday reaffirmed his opposition to any legislation that would allow more federal money to be spent on embryonic stem cell research. "I am confident I have achieved the right balance between science and ethics," Bush said during a White House interview with...
Bush Installs Pentagon Official photo WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush again invoked a constitutional provision enabling him to bypass the Senate and install directly a nominee who had been blocked in the Senate. This time, he named Peter Flory to be an assistant secretary of defense. The move on Tuesday came a day after Bush used the...
Cheney to Head Delegation to Saudi Arabia photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney will lead the American delegation to Saudi Arabia to pay respects after the death of King Fahd and the accession of King Abdullah. President Bush's father, former President George H.W. Bush, also will be in the delegation, along with Gen. Peter Pace,...
Board May Let Janklow Regain Law License PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A former congressman who resigned after being convicted of vehicular manslaughter should regain his license to practice law next February, the state bar's disciplinary board recommended Tuesday. Bill Janklow, 65, was convicted of second-degree manslaughter for speeding through...
Highway Bill Full of Special Projects WASHINGTON (AP) - When President Eisenhower proposed the first national highway bill, there were two projects singled out for funding. The latest version has, by one estimate, 6,371 of these special projects, a record that some say politicians should be ashamed of. The projects in the six-year,...
Goldwater Nephew to Run for Ariz. Governor SUN CITY WEST, Ariz. (AP) - Republican Party activist Don Goldwater announced his candidacy Tuesday for governor in 2006, sounding some of the same conservative themes once heard from his uncle, 1964 presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. "The state is headed in the wrong direction," said the...
Former Alaska Gov. Jay Hammond Dies at 83 photo JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Jay Hammond, a rugged bush pilot and hunting guide who served two terms as Alaska's governor and helped create the oil-royalty fund that dispenses annual dividend checks to nearly everyone in the state, died Tuesday. He was 83. Hammond died of natural causes at his home at...
Another Republican Enters Ill. Gov. Race SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A state senator and self-described "policy wonk" added his name to the growing list of Republicans seeking the Illinois governor's job, promising Tuesday to return power to the middle class. Steve Rauschenberger, 48, attacked incumbent Democrat Rod Blagojevich as a...

2005-08-02T00:31:00.000-05:00

Bush Appoints Bolton, Bypassing Senate photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush installed embattled nominee John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, bypassing the Senate after a testy five-month standoff with Democrats who argued that the tough-talking conservative was unfit for the job. "This post is too important to leave...

Roberts' Vote in Toad Case Is Dissected photo WASHINGTON (AP) - A toad may offer insight into John Roberts' legal philosophy. The Supreme Court nominee voted against the amphibian in a 2003 case testing the powers of the federal government, a decision that suggests he may be inclined to support state or local interests on issues from civil...
Frist PAC Raises $1.9 Million This Year WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist outpaced other potential 2008 presidential candidates in the first half of the year, with his political action committee raising $1.9 million. That was more than enough for early trips to New Hampshire and contributions to GOP Senate incumbents....
Grass Roots Group Ads for Sen. Clinton Run CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Hillary Clinton isn't running for president, but her campaign already has started in New Hampshire. A group, Hillary Now!, this week will run TV ads in Manchester, Concord, Portsmouth, Salem and Nashua, pushing the New York senator for president in 2008. The group has no...
Bush: Intelligent Design Should Be Taught WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Monday he believes schools should discuss "intelligent design" alongside evolution when teaching students about the creation of life. During a round-table interview with reporters from five Texas newspapers, Bush declined to go into detail on his personal...
Schwarzenegger Contract Raises Question SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Should public officials be allowed to hold down jobs on the side? Following the disclosure that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had a multimillion-dollar contract with bodybuilding magazines, some lawmakers and clean-government activists are talking about making California the...
Many Pa. Lawmakers Get Raise They Opposed HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - At least 20 Pennsylvania lawmakers who voted against a pay raise have accepted the money anyway, according to information released Monday by the Legislature. Four senators and at least 16 representatives who voted against the bill last month have opted to accept the money...
Newsview: Bush Stands His Ground on Bolton photo WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's appointment of U.N. critic John Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the world organization was an in-your-face gesture, to Congress and to the global community. It comes at a sensitive time on Capitol Hill, where Bush needs the support of senators for his nomination...
Tenn. Man Pleads Guilty to Extortion Plot MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A man accused of passing along bribes to lawmakers pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to two counts of conspiracy to commit extortion. Barry Myers, 38, admitted taking money from E-Cycle Management Inc. and passing it along to state Sen. Kathryn Bowers and former state...
Papers Show Record Spending in Calif. Vote SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - November's special election is shaping up as perhaps the costliest ever in California, campaign financial statements filed Monday show. The nation's biggest pharmaceutical companies contributed more than $37 million to the race during the first half of 2005. They hope to...
Pataki to Veto 'Morning-After' Pill Bill ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. George Pataki plans to veto legislation that would allow women to buy the "morning-after" pill without a prescription, a decision described by abortion rights advocates as "sheer political expediency" to build conservative support for a 2008 presidential run. Conservatives...

2005-07-31T23:24:00.000-05:00

Democrat Labels Bolton 'Damaged Goods' photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Anticipating President Bush soon will appoint John Bolton as U.N. ambassador, a leading Democrat said Sunday that Bolton would go without the confidence of Congress. "He's damaged goods. This is a person who lacks credibility," said Sen. Christopher Dodd, a senior Democrat on the...

Specter Seeks Veto-Proof Stem Cell Margin photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite a boost from the majority leader, there is not enough Senate support now to override a threatened veto if Congress tries to ease restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, a key proponent said Sunday. A favorable Senate vote is considered more likely now that Majority...
Bush Comforts Thousands at Scout Jamboree photo BOWLING GREEN, Va. (AP) - Succeeding on his third try to visit them, President Bush comforted thousands of Boy Scouts on Sunday at a national jamboree marred by the electrocutions of four leaders and stifling heat that sickened 300. "The men you lost were models of good citizenship," Bush told the...
Al Gore Debuting TV for Web Generation photo NEW YORK (AP) - Much of the talk around Al Gore's new Current TV network has been broadly philosophical, like the former vice president's statement that "we want to be the television home page for the Internet generation." With its debut Monday, Current TV will be judged by the same mundane...
Newsview: U.S. Aims to Redefine Its 'War' photo WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush and White House officials still use the phrase "war on terrorism" to describe the global fight against al-Qaida and other militant extremists. But with the failure to capture Osama bin Laden and a recent surge in terrorist bombings, there is growing sentiment at...
Va. Hopeful Hopes to Ride Governor's Wave RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - He's a Democrat who was elected in a heavily Republican state with a promise not to raise taxes - then went ahead and raised them. Even so, Gov. Mark R. Warner is golden and his lieutenant governor hopes their association will help carry him to victory in this year's...
McGreevey Avoids Spotlight After Scandal photo RAHWAY, N.J. (AP) - A year after his life imploded in scandal, former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey lives in self-imposed exile, avoiding the limelight he spent a lifetime chasing. Separated from the wife he betrayed, McGreevey lives modestly in a one-bedroom apartment. He takes his...
Questions and Answers on CIA Leak Probe WASHINGTON (AP) - Prosecutors are investigating who in the Bush administration leaked the identity of undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame. Some questions and answers on the case: Q: What are the origins? A: In early 2002, Vice President Dick Cheney read an intelligence report that said the...
Congress Sends Bush Two Hard-Fought Bills photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Wrapping up work before their summer vacations, Congress shipped President Bush hard-fought bills overhauling energy policies, providing nearly $300 billion for highway and mass transit projects and rescuing funds-depleted veterans health care programs with a $1.5 billion...
Feinstein Gears Up for Roberts Hearings photo WASHINGTON (AP) - John Roberts would replace the first woman on the Supreme Court at a time when interest groups are more focused than ever on the court's position on abortion. Only one female lawmaker will question Roberts publicly and then vote on whether his nomination should advance to the...
Bush Urges Congress Not to Rest on Laurels photo WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Saturday celebrated victories Congress handed him this week, but he urged lawmakers not to rest on their laurels and to quickly approve his nomination of John Roberts to serve on the Supreme Court. Senators should use their August recess "to prepare to act on my...

2005-07-31T01:08:00.000-05:00

Doctors Give Bush High Marks on Physical photo
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - President Bush was pronounced "fit for duty" after an annual checkup Saturday that showed that the 59-year-old commander in chief, an avid mountain bike rider, has lost 8 pounds since his last physical exam in December. "I'm feeling pretty good," Bush said as he left the...

Feinstein Gears Up for Roberts Hearings photo WASHINGTON (AP) - John Roberts would replace the first woman on the Supreme Court at a time when interest groups are more focused than ever on the court's position on abortion. Only one female lawmaker will question Roberts publicly and then vote on whether his nomination should advance to the...
Bush Urges Congress Not to Rest on Laurels photo WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Saturday celebrated victories Congress handed him this week, but he urged lawmakers not to rest on their laurels and to quickly approve his nomination of John Roberts to serve on the Supreme Court. Senators should use their August recess "to prepare to act on my...
Congress Sends Bush Two Hard-Fought Bills photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Wrapping up work before their summer vacations, Congress shipped President Bush hard-fought bills overhauling energy policies, providing nearly $300 billion for highway and mass transit projects and rescuing funds-depleted veterans health care programs with a $1.5 billion...
Inouye: GOP Not Doing Enough for Troops WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, an Army veteran who lost his right arm in World War II, criticized Republicans on Saturday for not doing enough to help troops fighting in or returning from Iraq. In the Democrats' weekly radio address, Inouye said Senate Republicans were focusing on...
Carter: Guantanamo Detentions Disgraceful BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) - Former President Carter said Saturday the detention of terror suspects at the Guantanamo Bay Naval base was an embarrassment and had given extremists an excuse to attack the United States. Carter also criticized the U.S.-led war in Iraq as "unnecessary and unjust." "I...
Image Woes Dog Bloomberg in NYC Election photo NEW YORK (AP) - Does a mayor with a private plane, a sprawling Manhattan townhouse, ritzy vacation homes and a personal fortune worth billions understand the woes of average people? New Yorkers aren't convinced. While Mayor Michael Bloomberg's approval ratings have ballooned and his poll margins...
CAFTA Expected to Benefit U.S. Consumers photo WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. shoppers should get a price break on shirts and pants made in Central America. American farmers and manufacturers are hoping to gain new sales in the region. U.S. sugar growers, however, are fretting about increased competition now that Congress has passed and sent to the...
Ex-Ohio Mayor Target of Corruption Probe CLEVELAND (AP) - The city's longest-serving mayor, who turned around a rustbelt city known for a river that once was so polluted that it caught fire, now finds himself at the center of federal allegations that corruption that permeated his administration. Documents leaked in a case involving an...
Teele's Legacy in Doubt After Suicide photo MIAMI (AP) - Former city and county commissioner Arthur Teele Jr. has long been regarded as the political force behind a public transportation system and many minority-owned businesses, but his legacy is now overshadowed by corruption charges and his public suicide. The Vietnam veteran and...
Frist Breaks With Bush on Stem-Cell Bill photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist endorsed government-funded research on human embryonic stem cells Friday, breaking with President Bush and the religious conservatives he's been courting for a 2008 presidential bid. He drew praise from former first lady Nancy Reagan. "It isn't...

2005-07-30T01:41:00.000-05:00

Congress Sends Bush Hard-Fought Bills
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wrapping up work before their summer vacations, Congress shipped President Bush hard-fought bills overhauling energy policies, providing nearly $300 billion for highway and mass transit projects and rescuing funds-depleted veterans health care programs with a $1.5 billion...

Frist Breaks With Bush on Stem-Cell Bill photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist endorsed government-funded research on human embryonic stem cells Friday, breaking with President Bush and the religious conservatives he's been courting for a 2008 presidential bid. He drew praise from former first lady Nancy Reagan. "It isn't...
Officials: Bush Plans to Install Bolton photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Administration officials say President Bush is preparing to use constitutional powers rarely employed for major appointments to bypass the Senate and install - if only temporarily - John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Bush intends to use a recess appointment to...
Senate to Begin Roberts Hearings Sept. 6 photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee John Roberts will begin the day after Labor Day, but Senate Democrats say the White House must release more documents to ensure he's wearing a justice's black robes before the new term begins in October. "There is no reason why the...
Congress Passes Far-Reaching Energy Bill photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Four years after President Bush called for an overhaul of the nation's energy agenda, Congress presented him with a mammoth plan he said he was eager to sign - even though it costs twice as much as he wanted and won't open an Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling. The Senate...
Senate Votes to Guard Gunmakers From Suits WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Friday to shield firearms manufacturers, dealers and importers from lawsuits brought by victims of gun crimes, a measure opponents said had been ordered up by the gun lobby. The 65-31 vote passed a bill that supporters said protects the industry from financial...
Senate Confirms Hughes, Cox for Posts photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Friday approved the nomination of Karen Hughes, a former political adviser to President Bush, as the State Department's top public relations official, and Rep. Christopher Cox to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. Hughes' main assignment as undersecretary...
Libertarians Propose Taking Breyer's Land PLAINFIELD, N.H. (AP) - Libertarians upset about a Supreme Court ruling on land taking have proposed seizing a justice's vacation home and turning it into a park, echoing efforts aimed at another justice who lives in the state. Organizers are trying to collect enough signatures to go before the...
Goldwater's Nephew to Run for Arizona Gov. PHOENIX (AP) - The nephew of Barry Goldwater, the right-wing U.S. senator who was the 1964 Republican presidential nominee, said Friday that he is running for governor of Arizona. Don Goldwater confirmed his candidacy to seek the nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano, but he...
N.C. Republican Switched Vote on CAFTA photo CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - For weeks, Rep. Robin Hayes, R-N.C., was colorfully adamant in his opposition to the Central American Free Trade Agreement. "What does CAFTA sound like? NAFTA," Hayes declared. "It's not in the best interests of a core constituency I represent. Every time I drive through...
Bush Holds Fast to Stem-Cell Veto Threat photo WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush went out of his way Friday to show he had no hard feelings with Bill Frist after the Senate majority leader broke with him on human embryonic stem cell research. But Bush held fast to his veto threat. Frist had called Bush Thursday evening and said he was going to...

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Kennedy Questions Roberts on Civil Rights photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - After days of Democratic deference to John Roberts, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Thursday that documents made public so far indicate the Supreme Court nominee holds a "rather cramped view of the Voting Rights Act." Materials that Roberts drafted while at the Justice Department and...

State Dept. Now Says Bolton Interviewed WASHINGTON (AP) - John Bolton, President Bush's nominee for U.N. ambassador, mistakenly told Congress he had not been interviewed or testified in any investigation over the past five years, the State Department said Thursday. Bolton was interviewed by the State Department inspector general in 2003...
Senate Rejects Move to Sue Gun Dealers WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate sparred Thursday over legislation to shield the firearms industry from some lawsuits, rejecting an argument that gun makers and others are liable if they irresponsibly allowed a criminal to obtain a weapon and use it to kill or wound. "We should not protect those folks...
Gonzales Urged to Rescind FOIA Rules photo WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press and other news organizations are encouraging Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to rescind a policy restricting public access to government information. The change was put in place by Gonzales' predecessor, John Ashcroft, shortly after the attacks of Sept. 11,...
Frist to Back Funding of Stem Cell Study WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, breaking with President Bush, plans to announce support of legislation to expand federal financing for embryonic stem cell research, increasing the possibility Congress will enact the measure, a Senate aide knowledgeable about Frist's plans said...
GOP Holdouts Made CAFTA Vote Dramatic photo WASHINGTON (AP) - A lot of effort went into passing a trade pact so small that the House Republicans' top vote counter compared it to "having a free trade agreement with New Jersey." The Central American Free Trade Agreement squeaked to passage Thursday just after midnight with a 217-215 vote that...
GOP Puts Up First Senate Campaign Ad WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans accuse West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd of sharply changing his priorities over the last five decades in the first television ad purchased by either of the campaign committees in a warmup to the 2006 congressional campaign. The Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee...
Ethics Charges Filed Against Ex-Ohio Aide COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Gov. Bob Taft's former top aide was charged Thursday with failing to report staying at the Florida home of a coin dealer who is at the heart of a state investment scandal. Brian Hicks, Taft's chief of staff before leaving in 2003 to become a lobbyist, was accused of failing...
Fla. Ex-Commissioner Said Upset Over Story photo MIAMI (AP) - A former city commissioner who committed suicide was distraught about an online story that detailed his alleged contacts with drug dealers, reputed homosexual affairs and the corruption charges he faced, acquaintances said Thursday. Arthur E. Teele Jr. killed himself Wednesday in the...
Spokane Mayor Wants Recall Effort Blocked SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Lawyers for Mayor James West, accused of offering city jobs to men he met in a gay online chat room, asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to reject a recall effort seeking to remove him from office. They argued that a Superior Court judge erred in allowing a recall...
Newsview: Bush Gets Wins Under His Belt photo WASHINGTON (AP) - After a rocky start, President Bush is scoring legislative wins that could be important tests of his ability to push laws through Congress in his second term. While his centerpiece proposal to restructure Social Security continues to languish, Bush's close victory on a trade bill...

2005-07-27T23:36:00.000-05:00

Democrats Want More Documents on Roberts photo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats gave no ground Wednesday on their demands for more of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' legal documents, saying the limited release by the White House could delay a vote to put him on the bench. "The Senate will need the White House's full cooperation to expedite the...

White House Postpones Bush Visit to Scouts photo WASHINGTON (AP) - Bad weather forced the cancellation of President Bush's trip Wednesday to the Boy Scouts' national jamboree where tens of thousands of youngsters have been saddened by the deaths of four of their leaders in a tragic accident. The president was to have flown by helicopter to the...
Rice Asked if Bolton Testified in Leak Case photo WASHINGTON (AP) - A Democratic opponent of John Bolton asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday whether the nominee for U.N. ambassador had testified to a grand jury about the leak of CIA operative's identity. Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say they want to...
Miami Ex-Official Kills Himself at Paper photo MIAMI (AP) - A former city commissioner recently indicted on corruption charges fatally shot himself Wednesday in the lobby of The Miami Herald building, authorities said. Arthur E. Teele Jr. shot himself in the head shortly after 6 p.m., police said. He had just asked a security guard if he could...
Senate Leader Takes No Chance on NRA Bill WASHINGTON (AP) - Until lawmakers vote on a top-priority gun rights bill, nothing else happens in the Senate. And that includes Congress' prized monthlong vacation. That's the way Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist has toughened up his style in the final days before the August break was to begin,...
McCain Revives Straight Talk America PAC WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain, often mentioned as a possible GOP presidential candidate in 2008, has reactivated his political action committee, known as Straight Talk America. "He's inundated with invitations and requests from candidates at all levels of the ballot as well as state and local...
Roberts Would Be Fourth Catholic on Court photo If John Roberts is confirmed, he will be the fourth Roman Catholic on the Supreme Court, an all-time high that is focusing attention on how faith might influence law on the high court. From abortion to capital punishment to physician-assisted suicide, the upcoming term offers plenty of issues in...
Santorum Now Open to '08 White House Run WASHINGTON (AP) - Two days after saying he had no intention of running for president in 2008, Republican Sen. Rick Santorum said Wednesday there was a slight possibility he could run after all. "There's a remote chance that that could change, but that's not my intention," Santorum told The...
Pataki Says He Won't Run for Re-Election photo ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Republican George Pataki, who brought down Democratic icon Mario Cuomo in 1994 to become governor of New York, said Wednesday he will not seek a fourth term next year and "come 2007, I will follow a new path, find new challenges." While Pataki is eyeing a possible run for the...
San Diego Mayoral Campaign Gets Aggressive photo SAN DIEGO (AP) - The two candidates heading into a November runoff for mayor of this troubled seaside city set an aggressive tone a day after the election Wednesday, with the Republican former police chief accusing the Democratic surf shop owner of being part of politics as usual. As a member of...
NASA Halts Shuttle Flights Over Foam Issue photo SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) - NASA grounded future shuttle flights Wednesday because a big chunk of insulating foam flew off Discovery's fuel tank during liftoff - as it did in Columbia's doomed mission - but this time apparently missed the spacecraft. "Until we're ready, we won't go fly again. I...