Politics Aug 30 Judge Orders Base Closing Commission to Delay Recommendations A federal judge issued an order Tuesday barring the independent base closing commission from forwarding its recommendations to the president due to a legal fight over the proposed transfer of aircraft from a Connecticut Air National Guard facility.
World Aug 30 Hurricane Katrina Carves Path of Death and Destruction A day after Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf Coast, leaving broken buildings and flooding in its path, the governor of Mississippi reported Tuesday that as many as 80 people may have died in one county alone.
Politics Aug 29 Sunnis Protest Draft Constitution Thousands of Sunnis who are angry that negotiators completed the new Iraqi constitution without the support of their sect protested in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Monday.
World Aug 29 Katrina Hits Louisiana, Threatens New Orleans and Biloxi Hurricane Katrina, a powerful Category 4 storm packing 145-mph winds, slammed into the coast of Louisiana Monday morning, bringing torrential rains, spawning possible tornadoes and threatening devastation to the cities of New Orleans and Biloxi.
Nation Aug 26 Pentagon Suffers Dual Setbacks in Plan to Reorganize Air Defenses The Pentagon's plan for reorganizing the nation's Air Force suffered two major blows Friday as the base closing commission voted to keep open two bases that officials wanted to shutter.
Economy Aug 26 Greenspan Warns of Growing Risks to U.S. Economy Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that trends toward trade protectionism and larger budget deficits pose risks to the flexibility and vitality of the U.S. economy.
Nation Aug 25 Brac Commission Closes Historic Army Hospital, Lease Sites The commission appointed to review the Defense Department's recommended list of base closings voted Thursday to shut down the historic Walter Reed Army hospital in Washington, D.C.
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.