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Iran has decided not to take up an offer from Washington of direct talks over the future of Iraq for the time being, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said. "The American side tried to use this decision as propaganda and they raised so
International bribery schemes hatched in fancy hotels outside the nation's capital. Wads of cash in foil-wrapped bundles in a congressman's freezer. A Saturday night raid by federal agents on Capitol Hill. [Like there's a Party difference
[What's one more death squad?] Marines wantonly killed unarmed Iraqi civilians, including women and children, and then tried to cover up the slayings. Criminal charges, including some murder counts, was expected, which would make the
President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair acknowledged mistakes in Iraq and cautioned that the formation of a unity government for the country does not mean an immediate drawdown of troops. "We'll keep the force level there nec
Now we know what it takes to make Congress mad enough to stand up for constitutional rights. When the government snoops on your phone calls and records without warrants, lawmakers barely kick up a fuss. But when the target is a fellow congressman - o
The latest filing by Special Prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald in the CIA leak investigation indicates the prosecutor possesses "evidence" about communication between Vice President Dick Cheney and his former chief of staff who was indicted
If a prosecutor calls him as a witness, Vice President Dick Cheney probably can't avoid testifying in his former chief of staff's perjury trial, legal experts said. "There may be significant issues of executive privilege and significant
Symantec Corp.'s leading antivirus software suffers from a flaw that lets hackers seize control of computers to steal sensitive data, delete files, or implant malicious programs, researchers said. Symantec said it was investigating the issue,
Oh last week, your probably heard about the May 8 letter from Iran President Mahmoud Ahmandinejad to George W. Bush, which Bush dismissed for not directly addressing the nuclear issue. But most likely, your haven't heard the other May 8 letter
Imagine an invisibility cloak that works just like the one Harry Potter inherited from his father. Researchers in England and the US think they know how to do that. They are laying out the blueprint and calling for help in developing the exotic mater
Questionable deductions on 3 years of R. David Paulison's tax returns threw an unexpected hitch into his Senate confirmation to become permanent chief of the nation's disaster response agency, just days before hurricane season starts. A sp
An internal Justice Department inquiry into whether department officials —including Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and then Attorney General John Ashcroft—acted properly in approving and overseeing the Bush administration's domestic eavesdropp
[You heard it on Goyette first.] On September 29, 2003, three days after it became known that the CIA had asked the Justice Department to investigate who leaked the name of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame, columnist Robert Novak telephoned White Hou
The economy showed even more pep than initially thought in the first quarter, zipping ahead at a 5.3% pace. But a less energetic housing market and high energy prices are now taking out some of the oomph. "I think we sort of had the last hurr
Demonstrators would be barred from disrupting military funerals at national cemeteries under legislation approved by Congress. The act "will protect the sanctity of all 122 of our national cemeteries as shrines to their gallant dead,'' S
The US government, not any court, is the best judge of whether to keep programs such as its controversial effort to eavesdrop on citizens a secret, an assistant attorney general said. "In cases such as this one, where the national security of th
As if thumbing its nose at international pressure for democratic reform, Syria has jailed writers, activists, and intellectuals over the past week in a sweeping crackdown on internal dissent. While those here who speaks out against the government
Federal, state and local governments have added nearly $10 trillion to taxpayer liabilities in the past 2 years, bringing the total of government's unfunded obligations to an unprecedented $57.8 trillion. The equivalent of a $510,678 credit card
Saudi Arabia's education system continues to preach hatred for both Muslims and non-Muslims who oppose the ultraconservative state's version of Islam despite pledges of reform, a report published in the United States said.
South Africa's powerful COSATU labor union said the country was "drifting toward dictatorship" under President Thabo Mbeki. COSATU is the second member of South Africa's so-called "Tripartite Alliance" to openly criticize
The US Treasury Department conceded a legal dispute over the 3% federal excise tax on long-distance telephone service and said $13 billion would be refunded to taxpayers. [Bet: Individuals won't see a dime.]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation wants to interview leaders from both parties in the House of Representatives over leaks of information related the the National Security Agency's domestic surveillance activities.
The White House ruled out previously authorised direct talks between Tehran and the US ambassador in Baghdad, which were to have focused on the situation in Iraq. The move marks a hardening of the Bush administration's position, despite pressure
Senior US officials silently condoned harsher methods at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and one general urged guards to use dogs to the "maximum extent possible" to control detainees, witnesses said. Soldiers were acting on orders from their
"Legislation to secure U.S. borders and offer millions of illegal immigrants access to the American dream cleared the Senate, a rare election-year reach across party lines and a triumph for President Bush." ABC
President Bush stepped into his Justice Department's constitutional confrontation with Congress and ordered that documents seized in an FBI raid on a lawmaker's office be sealed for 45 days [until after the primaries]. The president direct
Air America Radio's acting CEO has been ordered to either cut millions from the bloated network's budget or condemn the left- wing talk radio experiment to the ash heap of history, the Radio Equalizer has exclusively learned.
The White House yesterday ruled out previously authorised direct talks between Tehran and the US ambassador in Baghdad, which were to have focused on the situation in Iraq. The move marks a hardening of the Bush adminstration's position
Former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were convicted of conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud in a case born from one of the biggest business scandals in US history. The verdict put the blame for the demise of what was o
Mayor Michael Bloomberg thrust himself into the national immigration debate Wednesday, advocating a plan that would establish a DNA or fingerprint database to track and verify all legal US workers. The mayor also said elements of the legislation mov
