Nation Feb 23 U.S. Marines Head to Haiti to Guard Embassy Fifty U.S. Marines left for Haiti on Monday to protect the American Embassy and diplomats as armed rebels overran the country's second-largest city, Cap-Haitien, and threatened to attack the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Politics Feb 20 U.S., Allies Urge Aristide to Compromise in Haiti Crisis The United States and its regional allies are sending delegates to Haiti on Saturday to urge Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to reach a political compromise with his foes, U.S. officials said.
Politics Feb 19 Federal Regulators Impose Some Limits on Advocacy Groups The Federal Election Commission voted 4-2 to place some restrictions on how non-party political groups can spend soft money funds, but commissioners postponed a broader decision until they initiate a formal rule-making process next month.
Politics Feb 19 Aristide Loyalists Defend City; U.S. to Assess Security Militant defenders of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide vowed to shield Cap-Haitien from rebel forces Thursday, setting up barricades of car parts, scrap metal and trees on highways leading into the Caribbean country's second-largest city.
Politics Feb 19 Former Enron Chief Executive Indicted, Pleads Not Guilty Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron Corp. chief executive who led the company as it veered toward collapse in a massive corporate scandal, was charged Thursday with fraud, insider trading and lying about the corporation's finances.
Politics Feb 18 Dean Drops Out of Race After Distant Third-Place Finish Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean ended his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday but pledged to continue an effort to change American politics.
Economy Feb 17 Cingular Wins Battle for AT&T Wireless Cingular Wireless won a bidding war for AT&T Wireless Services Inc. on Tuesday, offering nearly $41 billion in cash and beating out the highest offer from British telecommunications giant Vodafone.
Politics Feb 17 Aristide Seeks Help As Rebels Capture Another Town Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide is calling for international assistance in ending the conflict between rebels and armed government supporters that has raged across parts of the island nation for 12 days.
Nation Feb 17 Disney Board Rejects Comcast’s Buyout Bid The Walt Disney Co. board of directors late Monday unanimously rejected Comcast's $54 billion, all-stock offer to take over the company, saying the offer was too low.
Politics Feb 16 Kerry Wins Two Weekend Contests; Candidates Look to Wisconsin Primary Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry won the hearts of Democratic voters in Washington, D.C. and Nevada on Saturday, where solid victories in elections further solidified his status as the front-runner and likely nominee in the Democratic presidential race.