Economy resists creating jobs
U.S. employment growth went from bad to worse in February, providing little solace for the nation's 8 million jobless and complicating President Bush's re-election campaign. Despite persistent signs of economic...
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`Modern kidnapping’ alleged
Ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide said Monday evening that U.S. troops had forced him to resign and flee into exile, a claim the Bush administration vehemently denied. In interviews with...
Aristide flees, riots erupt
Embattled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned and flew into exile early Sunday as gunfire and looting engulfed the capital. An advance guard of U.S. Marines arrived late in the evening,...
Aristide flees, riots erupt
Embattled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned and flew into exile early Sunday as gunfire and looting engulfed the capital. An advance guard of U.S. Marines arrived late in the evening,...
U.S. lifts steel tariffs
Facing a potential global trade war, President Bush on Thursday lifted tariffs he imposed on foreign steel 21 months ago, declaring the U.S. steel industry healthy and ready to compete...
Bush urges UN to look past rift to rebuild Iraq
President Bush on Tuesday called on the United Nations to help rebuild Iraq following a war that many in his audience had opposed and despite Bush's unwillingness to meet their...
Millions lose power as Isabel churns inland
Slamming ashore Thursday afternoon, Hurricane Isabel generated stinging, torrential rains and 100 m.p.h. winds that caused flooding, disrupted travel, shut the government in Washington and left more than 2.5 million...
U.S. willing to bend on Iraq
Secretary of State Colin Powell said Friday that the Bush administration is willing to "adjust and adapt" its proposal to expand the United Nations' role in Iraq, while the White...
President’s Navy jet flight comes with `ejection training’
President Bush will fly from San Diego to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln aboard a four-seat Navy S-3B Viking jet, which will be known as "Navy One" while he...
Ex-minister Aziz in U.S. custody
In the highest-profile surrender since the fall of Saddam Hussein, U.S. authorities on Thursday detained Tariq Aziz, a longtime foreign minister who for many years was the public face and...