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Citing national security concerns and years of scientific study, President Bush today approved plans to store thousands of tons of radioactive nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain in Nevada, 90 miles from Las Vegas.

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic verbally lashed out at the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal Thursday, again describing his trial as illegal and saying he was a victim of "terrible fabrication."…

Senators Russ Feingold (D-WIS.) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) discuss the passed House version of the Campaign Finance Reform bill which is headed to the Senate.

The trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic began Tuesday in The Hague, opening a key trial in the intentional community's effort to hold political leaders accountable for possible war crimes.

The FBI announced a new security alert late Monday, warning that a terrorist attack could take place as early as today in the United States or against U.S. interests in Yemen.