World Sep 12 President Tours Flooded New Orleans President Bush began a two-day tour of Hurricane Katrina-affected areas in New Orleans Monday, as signs of life began to emerge in the flooded historic city.
Nation Sep 09 Base Closing Commission Submits Report Amid Legal Wrangling The commission appointed to make base closing recommendations to President Bush submitted its report to the White House Thursday.
Politics Sep 09 Judge Orders Continued Detention of Suspected 'Dirty Bomber' In a major victory for the Bush administration, a federal appeals court decided Friday that the president has the authority to detain enemy combatants.
Politics Sep 09 FEMA Faces Intense Scrutiny The Federal Emergency Management Agency's mission is to "lead America to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters with a vision of 'A Nation Prepared.'"…
World Sep 09 Hurricane Katrina Poses Unique Challenge to Insurance Industry For the nation's insurance companies, the Aug. 29, 2005 landfall of Hurricane Katrina, and subsequent flooding that caused thousands to flee their homes, is shaping up to be the costliest domestic natural disaster in U.S. history.
World Sep 08 Congress Approves $52 Billion in Katrina Relief Funds The House and Senate on Thursday quickly approved an additional $52 billion for the Hurricane Katrina relief effort, bringing the total federal cost of the recovery to $62 billion, easily eclipsing spending on any domestic disaster.
Nation Sep 07 National Leaders Mourn as Chief Justice is Buried President Bush and the remaining members of the Supreme Court led hundreds of mourners in honoring Chief Justice William Rehnquist as he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday.
Politics Sep 07 Egypt Votes for President As Opponents of Mubarak Claim Fraud Egyptians voted in their nation's first multiparty presidential election on Wednesday, though opponents of incumbent president and predicted winner Hosni Mubarak complained of rampant abuses.
Politics Sep 07 California Legislature Approves Gay Marriages California lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday allowing same-sex marriages, becoming the first state in the nation to do so. The bill now heads to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk where it may face a veto.
World Sep 06 Probes Launched Into Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina President Bush and Congress each announced on Tuesday that they would investigate the federal government's highly criticized response to Hurricane Katrina.