Politics Aug 25 Iraqi Parliament Fails to Meet; Constitution Still in Limbo The fate of the draft Iraqi constitution remained unclear on Thursday after the Iraqi National Assembly announced it had no plans to meet to consider the charter, signaling a lack of agreement ahead of a self-imposed midnight deadline.
Nation Aug 24 BRAC Commission Overules Pentagon on Several Key Bases The commission charged with making military base closing recommendations to President Bush overruled the Pentagon Wednesday by voting to keep open several large Army and Navy facilities.
Politics Aug 23 Israel Completes Pullout From Gaza, West Bank Settlements Israel's historic pullout from 25 West Bank and Gaza Strip settlements wrapped up Tuesday after soldiers stormed the last two communities to be evacuated in the West Bank and dragged away hundreds of defiant settlers.
Education Aug 23 Connecticut Becomes First State to Sue U.S. Over No Child Left Behind Law Connecticut on Monday became the first state to sue the U.S. government over the No Child Left Behind law, saying the Department of Education has not supplied the necessary funds to implement the testing required by the federal education initiative.
Nation Aug 22 Iraqi Assembly Postpones Vote on Draft Charter Iraqi leaders submitted a draft constitution on Monday, only to put off a parliamentary vote on the charter in hopes of winning over members of the Sunni Arab minority whose support is seen as key to ending the insurgency.
Science Aug 22 Scientists Announce Potential Stem Cell Breakthrough Harvard researchers announced Monday that they have found a way to fuse adult skin cells with embryonic stem cells, which could lead to the creation of stem cells without having to destroy human embryos.
Politics Aug 22 Remaining Settlers Leave Gaza; Israel Turns to West Bank Jews from the last remaining Gaza Strip settlement were evacuated Monday, concluding Israel's historic pullout after nearly four decades of occupation.
Education Aug 21 Number of Schools Failing to Make Federal Standards Likely to Jump Four years after the federal No Child Left Behind act was signed into law, administrators, teachers and elected officials in many states are struggling to keep up with increasing levels of performance required under the act.
Politics Aug 19 Merck Found Liable in Death of Texas Man in First Vioxx Trial A jury in Texas found pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. liable in the death of a man who took the painkiller Vioxx, awarding his widow $253.4 million.
Nation Aug 19 Militants Fire Rockets At U.S. Navy Ships in Jordan Attackers in the Red Sea port city of Aqaba, Jordan Friday, fired three rockets at U.S. war ships anchored nearby, missing their apparent targets, but killing a Jordanian soldier on land.