Dec 15 Vice President Gore Bows Out of 2004 Presidential Race Following weeks of talk show appearances and what many had thought was a re-emergence on the national political scene, former Vice President Al Gore announced Sunday he would not run for president in 2004. Continue reading
Dec 13 U.S., South Korea Urge North Korea Not to Restart Nuclear Program President Bush told South Korean President Kim Dae-Jung that he won't allow "business as usual" with North Korea in the wake of its decision to reactivate a suspended nuclear power plant, while President Kim called North Korea's move "unacceptable."… Continue reading
Dec 12 Pres. Bush Taps Investment Banker As Economic Adviser President Bush named Wall Street investment banker Stephen Friedman on Thursday as the new White House senior economic adviser, charged with helping promote the president's new stimulus package and coordinating the nation's economic policy. Continue reading
Dec 12 North Korea to Reopen Nuclear Project North Korea announced Thursday that it would reopen a suspended nuclear power plant in response to the Bush administration's decision to halt shipments of heavy oil. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch GOP Leader Under Fire: Senator Trent Lott Comments by Republican Senator Trent Lott, that the country would have been better off supporting Sen. Strom Thurmond for president in 1948, continue to generate controversy. Continue watching
Dec 11 Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Virginia Cross-Burning Law By Admin The Supreme Court will now decide how far states can go to prevent cross-burning and whether the act legally constitutes intimidation or if it is a form of constitutionally protected speech. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch Improving Intelligence Two senators discuss the 9/11 report examining the failure of intelligence agencies to prevent the terrorist attacks. Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch Background: Improving Intelligence Kwame Holman looks at the Congressional report issued on intelligence failures prior to 9/11. Continue watching
Dec 10 Donaldson Tapped to Head SEC President Bush on Tuesday selected longtime Wall Street executive William Donaldson to serve as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and to help restore confidence in markets shaken by a wave of corporate financial scandals. Continue reading
Dec 10 U.S. Releases Yemeni Missile Shipment The U.S. government agreed Wednesday to release a North Korean ship and its cargo of 15 scud missiles and warheads to the government of Yemen. Continue reading