Politics Oct 19 Bhutto Pledges No ‘Surrender’ to Militants After Deadly Attack Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, her long-awaited return from exile marred by a suicide attack that killed up to 136 people, blamed militants Friday for trying to assassinate her and said she would not "surrender our great nation" to them.
Politics Oct 18 Returning Ex-Premier Bhutto Escapes Blasts in Pakistan Explosions went off near a convoy carrying former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto Thursday as she returned to Pakistan after eight years of self-imposed exile to follow through on a plan to govern with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
Politics Oct 10 Democrats Withdraw from Michigan Primary Five Democratic candidates chose to withdraw their names from the Michigan primary ballot in another round of the calendar shuffle that pits allegiance to national party rules against voters in states grappling for more nominating influence.
Politics Oct 05 Bush Defends Detention Policy, Says U.S. ‘Does Not Torture’ President Bush defended his administration's detention and interrogation policies Friday and denied the use of torture against terrorism suspects.
World Oct 01 AU Peacekeepers Killed in Rebel Attack in Darfur At least 10 African Union peacekeepers were killed and more than 20 declared missing after rebels overran their base in northern Darfur over the weekend, in the worst attack on AU forces since they were deployed in 2004.
Politics Sep 25 Supreme Court to Consider Lethal Injections, Voter IDs The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether lethal injection amounts to cruel and unusual punishment and whether voter identification laws unfairly deter the poor and minorities from voting.
Politics Sep 24 Ahmadinejad Lashes Out at Israel in New York Appearances Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose visit to New York City Monday met with local protests, accused Israel of occupation and racism during a speech to the U.N. General Assembly.
Politics Sep 21 Rice Visits Mideast as Precursor to Peace Summit Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited for two days with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ahead of a U.S.-sponsored peace conference tentatively scheduled for November.
Health Sep 20 President Bush Accuses Democrats of Politicizing SCHIP President Bush on Thursday promised to veto a Democratic-backed bill that would expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program, accusing congressional Democrats of playing politics with the legislation.
Health Aug 21 Bush Administration Moves to Rein In Children’s Health Insurance Expansion The White House issued new guidelines for a low-income children's health insurance program that would essentially check states' efforts to broaden coverage to those at higher income levels.