How much empathy is too much? Republican insiders are wondering if President Bush might be overdoing his visits to the hurricane-ravaged Gulf states and causing himself more political problems in the process.
The 2008 presidential election, which is likely to featurestar a famous fundraiser in Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and historic Internet contributions from small donors, could be the first $1 billion election ever, according to fundraising officials.
AP - The U.S. military said Thursday it would begin moving thousands of prisoners out of Abu Ghraib prison to a new lockup near Baghdad's airport within three months and hand the notorious facility over to Iraqi authorities as soon as possible.
AP - A day before parts of the USA Patriot Act were to expire, President Bush signed into law a renewal that will allow the government to keep using terror-fighting tools passed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is to be closed, probably within three months, the US military said today. Around 4,500 prisoners will be transferred to other prisons.
United Arab Emirates-owned DP World says it will transfer its operations of American ports to a U.S. "entity." The announcement comes after congressional leaders reportedly told President Bush that the firm's takeover deal was essentially dead on Capitol Hill.