Politics Oct 05 Iraqi Lawmakers Reverse Changes to Voting Rules Iraq's National Assembly decided Wednesday to reverse controversial changes in voting rules made over the weekend that would have nearly guaranteed passage of the constitutional referendum on Oct. 15.
World Oct 04 Search for Katrina Victims Ends; Children Return to School Signs of normalcy continued to return to New Orleans Tuesday as officials ended their door-to-door sweep for corpses and some schoolchildren returned to classes.
Politics Oct 04 DeLay Indicted on New Money Laundering Charge Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, was indicted again Monday on charges of conspiring to launder money and money laundering, following an indictment last week that caused him to step down from his leadership post.
Politics Oct 03 Iraqi Constitution Voting Rules Change; U.S. Forces Battle Insurgents U.S. forces launched an offensive against what officials call "a known terrorist sanctuary" in western Iraq over the weekend, while the Iraqi parliament passed a proposal aimed at making it easier to pass the constitution on Oct. 15.
Politics Sep 30 Reporter Released From Jail, Testifies in CIA Leak Case After spending 85 days in jail for refusing to disclose a source, New York Times reporter Judith Miller testified before a grand jury Friday after getting a waiver from the confidential source.
Nation Sep 29 Car Bombs Kill Scores in Iraq Three nearly simultaneous car bombings in a mainly Shiite town in Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded 70 others Thursday, a day after a roadside bomb killed five U.S. soldiers in the insurgent hotbed of Ramadi.
Politics Sep 28 DeLay Indicted in Texas Grand Jury Probe A Texas grand jury indicted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and two of his political aides Wednesday, charging them with one count of criminal conspiracy in connection with an alleged illegal campaign finance scheme.
World Sep 28 U.N. Reform Document Just a Start, Bolton Tells Congress Two weeks after helping approve a compromise United Nations reform plan, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton told members of Congress on Wednesday that the United States "didn't get everything we wanted," but it was a start.
Nation Sep 28 U.S. Forces Ready for More Violence in Iraq, President Bush Says reaffirmed his confidence in the U.S.-led operation in Iraq in a speech Wednesday in the Rose Garden, saying troops were prepared to encounter an increase in violence by insurgents prior to next month's vote on an Iraqi constitution.
Politics Sep 27 Appellate Judge John Roberts Nominated to Supreme Court President Bush on Tuesday nominated federal judge John Roberts Jr., described as a strong conservative with an unassuming manner, to the U.S. Supreme Court.