Politics Feb 06 Pres. Bush Forms Bipartisan Iraq Intelligence Review Panel Bowing to pressure from Democratic and Republican lawmakers, President Bush on Friday named seven people to sit on a bipartisan independent commission to investigate U.S. intelligence failures in prewar Iraq.
Politics Feb 06 Kerry Scores Gephardt Support; Rivals Trade Barbs Former presidential contender Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., endorsed Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry on Friday in a move that is expected to help the Democratic front-runner rally labor support.
Politics Feb 05 Kerry Pulls Ahead in Michigan; Dean Bets Campaign on Wisconsin Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, returning to the campaign trail after a day off, largely ignored his Democratic rivals and continued to target President George Bush ahead of a series of primary contests.
Politics Feb 04 Massachusetts High Court Decision Clears Path for Gay Marriages In a major victory for Massachusetts' gay citizens, the state's supreme court declared Wednesday that same-sex couples are constitutionally entitled to full marriage rights, beyond the scope of rights civil unions allow.
Politics Feb 04 Clark Bests Edwards in Oklahoma Nailbiter Retired Gen. Wesley Clark barely pushed to the top of the extremely tight Oklahoma primary Tuesday, securing his first electoral victory and bolstering his drive for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Politics Feb 03 Edwards Passes Critical Test in S. Carolina, Loses Narrowly in Oklahoma Sen. John Edwards scored a decisive victory Tuesday in his native South Carolina -- a state the candidate had said he must win to remain competitive -- and mounted an unexpectedly strong campaign in Oklahoma.
Politics Feb 02 Pres. Bush Proposes $2.4 Trillion Budget for 2005 President Bush sent Congress a $2.4 trillion election-year budget Monday that focuses on the war on terror, homeland defense and the economy and also lays out a plan that seeks to cut the projected record deficit of $521 billion.
Politics Jan 30 Candidates Take Aim At Feb. 3 Primaries, Front-runner Kerry The three candidates who trailed Sen. John Kerry and Howard Dean in the New Hampshire primary results -- Tuesday's contests in seven states offer an opportunity to emerge as one of the candidates that could challenge front-runner Kerry.
Politics Jan 29 Dean Changes Staff, Strategy; Kerry Wins Key Endorsement Even as Sen. John Kerry picked up the backing of a senior congressman in South Carolina Thursday, former Gov. Howard Dean, who dismissed his campaign manager Wednesday, outlined a new strategy to focus on delegate-rich states.
Nation Jan 28 U.S. to Launch Major Offensive Against Taliban in Spring The U.S. military is planning to step up its pursuit of Taliban and al-Qaida fighters in Afghanistan in the spring, unnamed U.S. officials told several media outlets Wednesday.