Nation Dec 20 Dozens Detained in Connection to Car Bombings Iraqi authorities detained 50 suspects Monday in connection with dual car bombings that killed at least 66 people in the mainly Shia cities of Najaf and Karbala on Sunday.
Politics Dec 16 President Pushes Social Security Reform On the second day of his economic summit, President Bush said Thursday that now is the time to tackle a $3.7 trillion Social Security shortfall projected over 75 years.
Nation Dec 15 Bomb Kills Seven on First Day of Campaigning in Iraq Violence marred the first day of presidential campaigning in Iraq when an explosion in Karbala killed seven people Wednesday, while Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced his candidacy for the Jan. 30 election.
Economy Dec 15 Wireless Companies Sprint and Nextel to Merge Sprint Corp. announced Wednesday that it will buy Nextel Communications Inc. in a $36 billion deal that will create the third largest wireless telecommunications firm in the world.
Politics Dec 13 Barghouti Drops Out of Palestinian Leadership Race Marwan Barghouti, the popular Palestinian leader imprisoned for his role in suicide attacks against Israelis, withdrew from the Palestinian presidential race Sunday and threw his support to opponent Mahmoud Abbas.
Health Dec 13 EPA Chief Tapped to Lead Health and Human Services Agency President Bush on Monday nominated Michael Leavitt, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
Politics Dec 10 President Names Former Treasury Official As Energy Chief President Bush on Friday named Sam Bodman, a former deputy commerce secretary and deputy treasury secretary, to head the Department of Energy, filling one of the last openings in his second-term Cabinet.
Nation Dec 09 Reporter Gets House Arrest for Not Revealing Source A television reporter in Rhode Island was sentenced to six months of house arrest Thursday for refusing to reveal who leaked him an FBI videotape of a politician taking a bribe.
Politics Dec 09 President Names Veterans Secretary, Completes Cabinet Reshuffle President Bush nominated Jim Nicholson, the former Republican Party chairman and an ex-Army ranger, to replace retiring Anthony Principi as Veterans Affairs secretary, finishing a Cabinet reorganization that saw the departure of nine secretaries.
Politics Dec 08 Congress Passes Sweeping Intelligence Reform After weeks of delay and debate, the House and Senate adopted a bill this week that would dramatically overhaul the U.S. intelligence community, including creating a national intelligence director and counterterrorism center.