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The Bush administration asked a federal judge to order Google to turn over a broad range of material from its closely guarded databases. The move is part of a government effort to revive an Internet child protection law struck down 2 years ago by the
New evidence demonstrated in 2005 that torture and mistreatment have been a deliberate part of the Bush administration’s counterterrorism strategy, undermining the global defense of human rights, Human Rights Watch said releasing its World Report
Scientists in Houston, Texas, are "excited and awed" after opening the Stardust capsule which returned from space with samples of cometary dust.
In a desperate filing in federal court in Richmond, RIM argued that there is "exceptional public interest" in keeping BlackBerries beeping. Exempting government and emergency users from the injunction—which NTP has suggested—
As housing prices soared last year, an eye-popping 43% of first-time home buyers ominously purchased their homes with no-money-down loans. Some no-money-down buyers could owe more than their homes are worth.
George Tenet, the former CIA director who assured President Bush that finding unconventional weapons in Iraq would be a "slam dunk," will give his account of the conversation in his memoir.
Former FEMA Director Michael Brown said that he deserved much of the blame for the government's failures after Hurricane Katrina, saying he fell short in conveying the magnitude of the disaster and calling for help.
The government is secretly trying to stifle attempts by MPs to find out what it knows about CIA "torture flights" and privately admits that people captured by British forces could have been sent illegally to interrogation centres. A hidden
The US froze the US assets of Syrian military intelligence director Asef Shawkat, accusing him of fomenting terrorism against Israel and backing Syria's intrusion in Lebanon.
Oh, yes, I forgot. There would be no money in it for the defense industry. Now the $18.6 billion of your stolen dollars is gone, perhaps the Iraqis will finally be left to rebuild their country again.
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An official assessment drawn up by the US foreign aid agency depicts the security situation in Iraq as dire, amounting to a "social breakdown" in which criminals have "almost free rein".
The Bush administration announced plans to develop inexpensive identity documents for Americans to use when returning from Canada or Mexico, backing away from requiring travelers to show passports at border crossings.
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from an anti-war protester who was convicted of violating the boundaries of a "restricted area" established during President Bush's visit to South Carolina in 2002.
Utah congressman Chris Cannon loaned nearly $100,000 to the president of a Nebraska bank who extended at least $250,000 in credit the following year to the representative's business venture in the state
House Republicans moved to seize the initiative for ethics reform Tuesday with a comprehensive package of changes, including the banning of privately sponsored travel like that arranged by convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
A intelligence assessment by the Bush administration concluded in early 2002 that the sale of uranium from Niger to Iraq was "unlikely" because of a host of economic, diplomatic and logistical obstacles, according to a secret memo declassif
An Egyptian rights group called on the US to investigate the case of a detainee who had a leg amputated in the US military base of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Adel Fattouh Gazar’s left leg was amputated because of extensive injuries combined with a reluc
An Army officer charged with murder in the suffocation death of an Iraqi general was using an interrogation technique approved by his commander and was under intense pressure to extract information
Suppose you send out soldiers on a search and destroy mission, or SWAT team on a midnight bash and smash. Like washing the blood off, wouldn't it be great if these brave men could have the memories of what they have done wiped clean?
The federal government spent $152 million over a 30-month period to cajole Americans into paying their taxes, taking their medicine and staying in school. Agencies involved in public service announcements insist it is money well spent.
The founders of our country faced dire threats. If they failed in their endeavors, they would have been hung as traitors. The very existence of our country was at risk. Yet, in the teeth of those dangers, they insisted on establishing the Bill of Ri
US intelligence said they were certain a missile strike in Pakistan had failed to kill the second in command of al Qaeda, but officials in Pakistan said the attack had killed 4 or 5 other extremists who were attending a dinner in a village near the A
The US Supreme Court said that a lower court should not have struck down a state law requiring parental notice before a minor's abortion because only part of it raised constitutional problems.
American helicopters in Iraq are facing a new threat from so-called aerial bombs, which are fired into the air from the ground and explode close to passing aircraft. The new home-made weapons have been used on numerous occasions.
The cell phone records privacy issue continues to attract more and more media interest by the day. I've been doing interviews with a slew of local radio stations around the country, will be taping Inside Edition later this week, TV continues to c
A disruption in Iran's crude oil exports would further crimp the already tight global oil market and lead to higher petroleum prices, the U.S. Energy Information Administration warned
Hours earlier, Iran barred CNN journalists from the country for misquoting the president as speaking of "nuclear weapons" when he actually spoke of "nuclear technology" during a recent news conference.
Abramoff was so closely tied to the Bush Administration that he could, and did, charge two of his clients $25,000 for a White House lunch date and a meeting with the President. From the same two clients he obtained $2.5 million in contributions for
Former Vice President Al Gore called for an independent investigation of President Bush's domestic spying program. Attorney General Gonzales said Gore's criticism is inconsistent with Clinton administration policy.
