Democrats see an opening in the Mark Foley scandal to make gains among the white evangelical Christians who broke for George W. Bush over John Kerry by nearly 4 to 1 in 2004. But leaders in the evangelical community aren't so sure.
Democrats see an opening in the Mark Foley scandal to make gains among the white evangelical Christians who broke for George W. Bush over John Kerry by nearly 4 to 1 in 2004. But leaders in the evangelical community aren't so sure.
In my mind's eye , I see House Speaker Dennis Hastert stubbornly clenching his teeth around a fraying tether, hanging from a high wire. But we all know that tether's going to unravel when polls start showing he's costing Republicans more than he's bringing to them. Guess what: Those polls have arrived.
AP - House Speaker Dennis Hastert is getting backup from President Bush and other Republican luminaries, while one of the party's Senate candidates calls for him to resign over the congressional page cybersex scandal.
AP - Guards at Guantanamo Bay bragged about beating detainees and described it as common practice, a Marine sergeant said in a sworn statement obtained by The Associated Press.
AP - A meeting of world powers Friday on whether to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program was disrupted when Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's flight was delayed, giving leaders little time to reach a consensus.
Thousands of Iraqi police officers have been wounded or killed in the last two years, the U.S. commander in charge of police training in Iraq said today. Since September 2004, about 4,000 officers have been killed and 8,000 injured, said Maj. Gen. Joseph Paterson. They have "paid a great price," he said.
A hazardous materials plant fire forced thousands to evacuate a Raleigh, North Carolina, suburb today. Apex Mayor Keith Weatherly said a building had collapsed at the plant and the fire continued to burn, but he hoped residents would be cleared to go home soon. Half the town's 32,000 residents were urged to evacuate.
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