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President Bush's press secretary Scott McClellan resigned and senior adviser Karl Rove gave up the policy-development part of his job in a White House shake-up. "I have given it my all, sir," a choked-up McClellan told Bush outside the
The writers at SNL seem more than a little skeptical about the quality of Bush appointments. As White House Press Secretary, Lindsay Lohan couldn't possibly be less informative than Scottie McClellan. This clip is the opening segment from Saturda
Jon Stewart - He calls it the 'Fake News' but I find nothing closer to the truth.
Senate Bill 1425 - Emergency Confiscation of Firearms; Prohibition
Not long after columnist Jack Anderson's funeral, FBI agents called his widow to say they wanted to search his papers. They were looking for confidential government information he might have acquired in a half-century of investigative reporting.
The tower blocks are the latest and largest evidence of the destruction of Islamic heritage that has wiped almost all of the historic city from the physical landscape. As revealed in The Independent last August,the historic cities of Mecca and Medina
Oil hit a record $72.64 a barrel on Tuesday as Iran defied world pressure to halt its nuclear program, raising new fears of a cut in supplies from the world's fourth-biggest crude exporter.
A military judge in Washington yesterday ordered prosecutors to produce Army Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Miller as a defense witness in the trial of a military dog handler accused of abusing detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, the first time a general
A federal judge has ruled that a city law imposing a buffer zone on abortion protesters violates free-speech rights and has ordered the city not to enforce it. The law — enacted in October after someone set fire to the Presidential Women's Cen
Consolidation among health insurers is creating near-monopolies in virtually all reaches of the United States. Data from the AMA show that in each of 43 states, a handful of top insurers have gained such a stronghold that their markets are considered
Monday was tax deadline day for most of the nation, and about 15 million filers will miss the deadline this year, the IRS says. The IRS estimates a slight decline in late returns this year because taxpayers have a bit more time. April 15, the trad
This country, too, is seized with collective paranoia. President Bush knows, as Ferdinand, Isabella and Torquemada knew, that constant warnings about secret terrorists are a powerful deterrent to dissent and a useful tool for consolidating political
Considered felons by the government, these migrants fear detention, rape and robbery. Police and soldiers hunt them down at railroads, bus stations and fleabag hotels. Sometimes they are deported; more often officers simply take their money.
Chile's new President Michelle Bachelet is facing her first big political test, one some might envy: too much money from the country's rich copper exports. Zooming copper income has inundated Chile with greenbacks, making the local peso curre
It's a topic often lost in the heated battle over whether to add more border patrol agents, build a bigger fence, or deploy the US military along the border with Mexico. But in the end the US can't stem the flow of illegal immigrants until it
States and local governments are borrowing less for the first time in four years, the result of soaring tax collections that have created budget surpluses in 42 states. Higher interest rates, which make borrowing more expensive, also played a
Under pressure to revitalize his administration, President Bush reshuffled his economic team with a new budget chief who is highly regarded on Capitol Hill and promised more changes were coming. He also named a new trade representative.
Although the US is resisting pressure to deal with Iran's nuclear ambitions through direct talks with Tehran, rather than sanctions or military strikes, it still intends to meet senior Iranian officials for discussions on Iraq at which it will de
State secrets are involved in a lawsuit against the Central Intelligence Agency brought by the wife of a former covert operative, lawyers for the agency said yesterday in a New York federal court, arguing that United States security will be at risk i
The British government said Monday it plans to argue that Saudi officials accused of torturing Britons should be immune from lawsuits in British civil courts.
Military officials are investigating two clashes in which Afghan civilians and police may have been killed by U.S.-led coalition forces, authorities said. The U.S. military has begun an inquiry into Saturday's deaths of 7 Afghan civilians after A
The U.S. military said Sunday that four Marines died over the weekend. In the first half of April, 48 American troops died in Iraq, according to Pentagon statistics. In March, 30 U.S. forces died in Iraq, the fewest in a month since February 2004.
Our new company, Diversified Energy is an alternative energy company dedicated to making major strides in new energy sources. We will be working across a wide variety of energy technologies. We have 6 people onboard now, with several more in the hopp
The dollar fell sharply against the euro and yen in Asia on a media report suggesting that China might reduce its purchases of U.S. Treasury holdings, and amid speculation that U.S. interest rates may have peaked.
Most self-respecting starships in science fiction stories use antimatter as fuel for a good reason – it’s the most potent fuel known. While tons of chemical fuel are needed to propel a human mission to Mars, just tens of milligrams of antimatter will
Just one in four Americans believe the U.S. will "win" in Iraq, according to a new Gallup poll. Similarly, 57% of Americans say it was a mistake to send troops to Iraq, while 42% say it was not. Since December 2005, either a plurality or ma
Last August the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Christopher Lamparello was free to operate his website at www.fallwell.com because he had "not evidenced a bad faith intent to profit" from it. The Supreme Court turned down an ap
A Palestinian suicide bomber struck a packed fast-food restaurant during Passover, killing 9 people and wounding dozens in the deadliest bombing in more than a year. The Hamas-led administration defended the attack as a legitimate response to Israeli
When America's top sex researchers gathered recently to discuss the next decade in their field, some envisioned a future in which artificial sex partners could cater to every fantasy. A field dubbed "teledildonics" already allows people
One key to advanced life is cell division. Cells divide millions of times every day to sustain the life and growth of a single human. But out-of-control cell division can fuel cancer. Now scientists have for the first time reversed the process of
