Politics

Bush Aides Say Congressional Approval Not Needed for Iraq Attack

White House lawyers have told President Bush that he would not need explicit congressional approval to launch an attack on Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

Federal Court Refuses to Widen Justice Dept. Surveillance Powers

In the first ruling of its kind to be made public, a secret federal court denied a Justice Department request for broad new surveillance powers and rebuked the Federal Bureau of Investigation for misleading the court in past applications.

Secret Court

Experts discuss a secret U.S. court's rebuke of the FBI and its denial of a Justice Department request for expanded surveillance authority.

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Background: Secret Court

Ray Suarez speaks with New York Times correspondent Phillip Shenon about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's dismissal of a Justice Department request for increased surveillance authority.

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Israel Arrests Suspected University Bombers

Israeli security forces on Wednesday arrested five Palestinians believed to be responsible for the attack on Jerusalem's Hebrew University last month.

Former Enron Executive Pleads Guilty

Former Enron Corp. executive Michael J. Kopper pleaded guilty Wednesday to financial misconduct and agreed to turn over $12 million of illegally obtained assets in the first federal criminal charges brought against a former Enron official.

Election 2002: Early Returns from Georgia’s Primary

Gwen Ifill discusses Tuesday's primary in Georgia with Merle Black, professor of political science at Emory University, and Norman Ornstein, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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Palestinians Resume Patrols in Bethlehem As Violence Continues

Palestinian police resumed patrolling the streets of Bethlehem Tuesday after Israeli troops left the town as part of a newly brokered security deal that could be a test for a more permanent cease-fire agreement.

Israelis and Palestinians Reach Tentative Withdrawal Agreement

Israeli officials agreed late Sunday to gradually withdraw from reoccupied areas in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank city of Bethlehem as long as the Palestinian Authority sticks to a promise to rein in militant groups.

Conflict in Kashmir

In the second of a series of reports from South Asia, special correspondent Simon Marks reports from Kashmir on the territorial conflict between India and Pakistan.

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