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Washington, D.C. Speculation swirls on CIA project After Director Leon Panetta says Congress was misled, theories abound on what activity was halted Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee triggered...
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Running mates dwell on economy
Vice presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden grabbed center stage on the campaign trail during the day Wednesday, focusing on economic issues during tough-talking stops in battleground states. With...
Lawmakers say TB case is wake-up call
The globe-trotting groom with a highly drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis, whose travels last month caused an international health scare, told Congress on Wednesday that he had no idea he was...
`The tip of the iceberg’
Top Army officials faced an angry Congress over shoddy medical treatment and living conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, acknowledging Monday that they have failed in the care of...
Democrats making way for Ford
As the funeral for a Republican president prepared to collide with the installation of a new Democratic Congress, federal officialdom scrambled to properly mourn the one and celebrate the other....
Sports help rebuild wounded GIs
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Gubler was on foot patrol in Ramadi, Iraq, when he noticed the rusty truck hood on top of a mound of dirt beside the road. Seconds...
Passage urged for shield law
WASHINGTON - Advocates for a proposed federal shield law that would keep journalists from having to disclose confidential sources told the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday that the lack of such...
Briton rebukes Senate inquiry
A prominent British politician linked to illegal payments in the Iraqi oil-for-food program told U.S. senators Tuesday that their investigation is "the mother of all smokescreens" to divert attention from...
NO ROOM FOR COMPROMISE
Among the droves of conservative Christian lobbyists arguing their points of view in Washington, one relatively little-known group has a simple formula for setting itself apart from the crowd: Don't...
Serving others is a family affair for Karzai clan
One brother will be installed Saturday as the leader of a newly liberated Afghanistan. The other will be planning his newest restaurant in America. Both are members of the Popalzoi,...