Bush nominates Roberts
When President Bush nominated John Roberts Jr. as a federal appeals court judge two years ago, the Washington lawyer found himself in the middle of a political storm--not a hurricane,...
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Bombings reminder of U.S. vulnerability
The deadly terrorist strike on London commuters last week was a reminder of what U.S. authorities have warned since Sept. 11: Another attack in this country is a near certainty....
Attacks a reminder of public transit perils in U.S.
While authorities boosted security around U.S. public transit systems, the deadly London bombings Thursday underscored the vulnerability of this country's surface transit network--because of its vast size and the lack...
Blasts point to Al Qaeda
A rapid claim of responsibility for Thursday's bombings by a shadowy Al Qaeda faction was intriguing but far from provable. It offers a hint of the difficulty authorities will face...
Perfect election not pictured for Iraq
Two weeks before Iraq is scheduled to hold its first election since the fall of Saddam Hussein, violence has disrupted virtually every step of the electoral process in some of...
UN oil-for-food probe turns focus to U.S. role
A United Nations-appointed commission investigating charges of corruption in a program that allowed Saddam Hussein's Iraq to trade oil for food will begin interviewing State Department officials this week, part...
Bush to skeptical UN: War rid Iraq of `outlaw’
President Bush offered the world's leaders no apologies Tuesday for the situation in Iraq or for his original decision to lead an invasion without the United Nations' blessing, telling the...
CIA chief Tenet resigns
CIA Director George Tenet tendered his resignation to President Bush on Thursday, ending the tenure of a powerful and influential spymaster who steered the nation's intelligence community through some of...
Sept. 11 panel interviews Bush, Cheney
Behind the closed doors of the Oval Office Thursday, members of the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks questioned President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney in a...
Drug money reportedly funding Haiti fighting
If they take power, the Haitian rebels closing in on this capital city are promising a new and more democratic era in this historically troubled and violent country. But experts...