Politics

Iraqi lawmakers missed the Monday deadline to submit a new draft constitution, but parliament voted unanimously to extend the deadline by a week to Aug. 22. A New York Times reporter provides an update.

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The Defense Department Friday received the backing of the Justice Department for its plan to close down a number of Air National Guard bases over the objections of Air Guard commanders and state officials.

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Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar was shot and killed early Saturday morning in the capital of Colombo, a murder that could strain already tense relations between the government and separatist rebels in the north.

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The governing board of the U.N. nuclear watchdog voiced "serious concern" over Iran's resumption of nuclear activities this week, while leaving the door open for more negotiations.

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Opponents of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts began airing a television ad Wednesday which focused on an abortion-related case Roberts argued before the Supreme Court during his tenure with the first Bush administration.

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Despite U.S. and European calls to maintain a suspension on its nuclear program, Iran took the final steps to open its uranium conversion facility on Wednesday after U.N. inspectors removed seals from the plant's equipment.

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President Bush signed a $286.4 billion transportation bill Wednesday, which includes money for projects around the country. Following a background report, an expert discusses the bill's contents and the politics behind it.

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Israeli security officials on Monday continued with preparations for the highly controversial Gaza settlement pullout, despite Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's surprise resignation in protest to the plan.

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Before he became the U.S. Attorney in Chicago, Patrick Fitzgerald was involved in cases against John Gambino, the Word Trade Center bombers and Osama bin Laden. Now, Fitzgerald is tackling another high profile case, the federal investigation into the leak…

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Iran remained defiant Sunday, one day after rejecting a European offer of increased economic and nuclear assistance in return for promises that the Islamic republic would not pursue elements of an atomic weapons program.

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