A federal appeals court ruled that the president may not declare civilians in this country ?enemy combatants? and have the military hold them indefinitely.
Although they fell short of the 60 votes needed to bring the no-confidence resolution to a vote, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales?s critics mustered a majority with some Republican support.
As Abraham Lincoln once said, humor is "an emollient" that "saves me much friction and distress." Lincoln reminds us that not all speeches will notch a place in history. The following are some other comments by presidents that have touched the masses, for both good and bad.
AP - Republicans blocked a Senate no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Monday, rejecting a symbolic Democratic effort to force him from office amid blistering criticism from lawmakers in both parties.
AP - A divided panel from a conservative federal appeals court harshly rebuked the Bush administration's anti-terrorism strategy Monday, ruling that U.S. residents cannot be locked up indefinitely as "enemy combatants" without being charged.
AP - Suspected al-Qaida bombers stepped up attacks on key transportation arteries, striking a bridge north of the capital Monday a day after shutting the superhighway south of Baghdad with a huge explosion that collapsed an overpass and killed three U.S. soldiers.
The risk of suicide among male U.S. veterans is double that of the general population, according to a study published Monday. For 12 years, more than 104,000 veterans who had served in the armed forces at some time between 1917 and 1994 were compared with more than 216,000 non-veterans. At biggest risk were veterans who were white, those who had gone to college and those with activity limitations, according to the study.