Residents of Sadr City, Moqtada al-Sadr's Baghdad stronghold, said they felt 'caught in the middle' of the battle between Sadr's Mahdi Army and US and Iraqi forces.
Insurers are forcing many people who file disability claims with them to also apply to Social Security ? even people who clearly do not qualify for the government program.
AP - Big Oil is once again being called on the carpet. Senior executives of the five largest U.S. oil companies were to appear before a congressional committee Tuesday where they were likely to find frustrated lawmakers in no mood for small talk.
AP - While senators realize they need to address the nation's housing-related economic crisis, Democrats and Republicans are divided over how to tackle the issue.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Bush should consider boycotting the opening ceremony of the Olympics Games in Beijing this summer to protest China's human rights record.