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Boehner refused to return some $30,000 in donations from Indian tribes represented by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, and for donations received from Sallie Mae. The student loan provider has interests before the committee he chairs.
ElBaradei said the showdown over Iran was "reaching a critical phase but it is not a crisis situation." Iran's nuclear program "is not about an imminent threat. I should make that very clear." US Intelligence said Iran does no
Duckbilled dinosaurs of about 90 million years ago had huge crests with complex nasal passages, and used them to honk sexual and social messages. "The crest likely evolved to play a role in behavior of both vocal and visual display -- to call to
A court-ordered shutdown of RIM's BlackBerry service in the US could hamper response to emergencies, and keeping government users connected while cutting off others might not be feasible, according to a brief filed by the federal government in th
Vice President Cheney and his then-Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby were personally informed in June 2003 that the CIA no longer considered credible the allegations that Saddam Hussein had attempted to procure uranium from the Africa
A series of striking revelations have emerged after the release of dozens of pages of court files in the CIA leak investigation. The outed agent’s husband will not testify at a trial, and that a third Time reporter has been fingered as having informa
Minutes from that meeting, which took place in the White House on 31 January 2003. The two leaders discussed the possibility of securing further UN support, but President Bush made it clear that he had already decided to go to war.
The EPA and Whitman said repeatedly—beginning just two days after the 9/11 attack—that the air appeared safe to breathe. The EPA's internal watchdog later found that the agency, at the urging of White House officials, gave misleading assurances.
Tony Blair told President George Bush that he was "solidly" behind US plans to invade Iraq before he sought advice about the invasion's legality and despite the absence of a second UN resolution, according to a new account of the build-
The levies are supposed to be used to help farmers through loans, development projects and a planned return to a minimum price for cocoa beans, which had been in place before liberalization of the cocoa industry in 1999.
For the past week I've been tracking my girlfriend through her mobile phone. I can see exactly where she is, at any time of day or night, within 150 yards, as long as her phone is on. It has been very interesting to find out about her day. ...how
Eager to reduce spending, the Bush administration falsely claimed savings of more than $1.3 billion in the Department of Veterans Affairs to justify cuts to health care services, congressional investigators say. The agency used misleading accounting
Singapore company Asia Tracks has invented a new device to remotely trace, lock and immobilise your car anywhere using just your mobile phone. With just the touch of a finger, a car can be traced and immobilised anywhere, anytime
A federal watchdog agency is investigating multiple complaints against NASA Inspector General Robert Cobb, including accusations he failed to investigate safety violations and retaliated against whistle-blowers.
The Bush administration said it will ask Congress for $120 billion more for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and $18 billion more for hurricane relief this year. The White House says total spending on the wars to soar well past the $400 billion mark
U.S. airlines are chafing under the added costs of a jet fuel shortage at London Heathrow airport, and travelers to Great Britain may face fewer flight options as a result. "There could be very serious disruptions" in the not-too-distant fu
The Guard waived their usual prohibition on "criminal offenses" to let people join. In order to boost recruiting, the military has waived regulations for 17 percent of its new recruits—or 21,880 new soldiers—in 2005. Waivers allow recruiter
Bush considered provoking a war with Saddam Hussein's regime by flying a US spyplane over Iraq bearing UN colours, enticing the Iraqis to take a shot at it. Worried by the lack of evidence that Hussein had broken UN resolutions
Attorneys for al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui have subpoenaed Congressman Curt Weldon to testify to try and show that the government knew more about the September 11, 2001, attacks than Moussaoui did. [Able Danger]
Compilation of Bush's video tapes interviews regarding domestic spying on American citizens.
Oil prices dropped nearly $2 as swelling stockpiles in the US sent speculators for the exits and as US and European leaders played down the threat of new sanctions against Iran. US crude oil supplies are 11% higher than last year, and swelling suppli
Just why was Mr. Hadley so worried about being indicted? Could it have anything to do with the improperly archived e-mails from the offices of the Vice President and Executive Office of President?
"The damage has been very severe to our capabilities to carry out our mission," CIA Director Porter Goss told the Senate Intelligence Committee, citing disclosures about a variety of CIA programs that he suggested may have been compromised.
I was 8 years old when President John Kennedy was shot in 1963. I'll be 62 when documents related to the assassination are released to the public, and 84 when the Warren Commission's investigative files into the tragedy are finally opened.
Embattled U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay raised more money for his legal defense in 2005 than ever before but still owes hundreds of thousands of dollars to lawyers, according to documents released Tuesday.
The measure, which reduces the growth in spending for popular entitlement programs such as student aid, Medicaid, Medicare and child welfare, passed 216-214 with only Republican votes. Senate and House settled on $40 billion.
A former U.S. occupation official in Iraq has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to steal more than $2 million in reconstruction money and award contracts to a businessman in exchange for more than $1 million in cash and goods.
The nation's largest telephone and cable cos. are crafting an alarming set of strategies to transform the free, open and nondiscriminatory Internet to a privately run and branded service that would charge a fee for virtually everything we do onli
Word that the government has been seeking search data from Google has struck fear into the hearts of Internet Explorer and Firefox users. Here are 5 simple steps to keep outsiders from uncovering private information about your Web browsing habits.
"Just as the Cold War lasted a long time, this war is something that is not going to go away," Rumsfeld said. This does not mean U.S. troops will be in Iraq indefinitely, but that we will be fighting violent extremists for many years to com
