1. Vice President Dick Cheney breaks a Senate tie and the Republican-controlled body passes a measure, cutting federal deficits by nearly $ 40 billion. 2. A witness testifies Saddam Hussein's regime k...
1. A transit strike in New York City forces millions of subway and bus riders to find new ways to get around at the height of the holiday shopping and tourist season. 2. In a huge courtroom fight over...
1. President Bush brushing aside congressional criticism, defends secret domestic surveillance as a necessary part of his job to protect Americans from attack. 2. A weapons expert known as Dr Germ is...
1. In a surprise visit to Iraq, Vice President Dick Cheney suggests Iraq's elections are a major step toward withdrawing US troops as a string of attacks kills 19. 2. President Bush unapologetically d...
1. President Bush defends a post-September 11th secret eavesdropping program in the US, and slams senators blocking renewal of the Patriot Act . 2. Iraqi authorities ease some security measures impose...
1. A blow for President Bush, the Senate rejects extending parts of Patriot Act, saying they infringe too much on Americans' privacy and liberty. 2. In Iraq, authorities tally ballots and field compla...
1. With violence at a relative low, large numbers of Iraqis turn out to vote. Turnout is strong in Sunni areas too, and ballot shortages are reported in some precincts . 2. The White House reportedly...
1. Campaigning halts and Baghdad streets are quiet on the eve of Thursday's parliamentary election which will decide who will govern Iraq for the next four years. 2. Iran's president escalates his ant...
1. Despite protests, convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams is executed, the Crips gang co-founder's case stirred national debate about capital punishment and redemption . 2. Gunmen kill a Sunni Ara...
1. As Iraqi patients, soldiers and prisoners cast early ballots for this week's parliamentary elections, at least a dozen people are killed in new violence. 2. The Supreme Court agrees to review a Tex...