Mar 25 Senate Votes to Cut President’s Tax Cut in Half The U.S. Senate reversed itself Tuesday and voted to slash more than half of President Bush's proposed $726 billion tax cut after the White House released a request for $74.7 billion to pay for the initial cost of the war… Continue reading
Mar 25 President Bush Asks for $75 Billion to Fund War President Bush said Tuesday the "need is urgent" for Congress to quickly pass his request for $74.7 billion in emergency spending to fund the war in Iraq. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch President Bush’s Remarks on Supplemental Funding The following is the entire text of President Bush's statement on his $75 billion request to fund the war in Iraq. Continue watching
Mar 24 President Bush to Request $75 Billion for War President Bush told congressional leaders he would submit a $74.7 billion supplemental budget request, the first installment payment for the Iraq war and subsequent rebuilding and humanitarian aid costs. Continue reading
Mar 24 Saddam Pledges Victory in TV Address Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein attempted to rally his troops in speech televised Monday morning, vowing that coalition forces, which he called the "enemies of God," would soon be defeated. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Protecting POW’s American and Iraqi forces have taken prisoners during this first week of war. Margaret Warner discusses prisoners' rights with Amanda Williamson, a spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross; and Eugene Fidell, president of the National Institute of… Continue watching
Mar 23 Chechens Vote in Constitutional Referendum In battle-scarred cities and refugee camps, voters in Chechnya participated in a Moscow-backed constitutional referendum that Kremlin officials say will help the small war torn southern Russian republic pave the way to stability and civil rule. Continue reading
Mar 23 President Bush Sees "Progress" in Iraq War President Bush said he saw substantial progress in coalition efforts against Iraq, but warned Sunday that the last three days of military action represented the beginning stages of a difficult conflict. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch Senate Views on the War with Iraq Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), a member of the Select Intelligence Committee, and Senator George Voinovich (R-Ohio), of the Foreign Relations Committee, discuss the latest developments in the war with Iraq. Continue watching
Mar 21 Two Die in Yemen After Anti-War Protest Turns Violent Two people were killed and several others injured when a crowd of anti-war protestors tried to storm the U.S. embassy in Yemen Friday as protestors around the globe took to the streets to show their opposition to the U.S.-led war… Continue reading