World Apr 08 Condoleezza Rice's Opening Statement Before 9/11 Panel After weeks of mounting political pressure, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice appeared under oath Thursday to discuss the Bush administration's anti-terrorism efforts prior to Sept. 11, 2001.
Nation Mar 31 New Liberal Radio Network Debuts In a challenge to the dominance of conservative talk radio programs, Air America Radio, the new liberal talk radio network, went on the air Wednesday.
Politics Mar 24 High Court Weighs Pledge of Allegiance Dispute The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving a dispute over the words "under God" in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance.
World Mar 23 Officials Defend Pre-9/11 Efforts to Fight Terrorism Secretary of State Colin Powell and his predecessor, Madeleine Albright, on Tuesday defended their respective administrations' efforts to combat the growing threat of terrorism before an independent panel investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
World Mar 18 Pakistanis Say They May Have Cornered Al-Qaida No. 2 Man Pakistani troops may have surrounded Osama bin Laden's right-hand man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in the lawless mountainous region near the Afghan border, three Pakistani senior officials said Thursday.
Politics Mar 18 Scalia Rejects Recusal Request in Cheney Case A defiant Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia refused a request Thursday to remove himself from a case involving his friend, Vice President Dick Cheney, dismissing suggestions of a conflict of interest.
Politics Mar 02 Edwards Set to Drop Out Following Super Tuesday Losses After multiple upsets on Super Tuesday, John Edwards, D-N.C., has decided to end his race for the Democratic nomination, the Associated Press and other news organizations reported.
Politics Feb 29 Aristide Bows to Pressure, Resigns As Haitian President Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, resigned and left the country early Sunday after hundreds of armed rebels converged on the capital Port-au-Prince.
Nation Feb 27 U.S. Mulls Sending Marines to Haiti Three warships with 2,000 Marines are ready to sail to Haiti, where armed rebels are seeking President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's ouster, as the Pentagon considers its options for dealing with the crisis.
Health Feb 26 FDA Approves New Cancer Treatment Drug The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first drug that attacks cancer by choking off its blood supply -- a treatment for advanced colon cancer called Avastin.