Congress has a vast to-do list before midterm elections, including spending bills and a $30 billion package to help small businesses. But for now, the Bush tax cuts are the top issue.
AP - An ominous theme has emerged from the wreckage of a deadly pipeline explosion in California: There are thousands of pipes just like it nationwide.
AP - President Barack Obama's plan to raise taxes on wealthier people while preserving cuts for everyone else appears increasingly likely to founder before Election Day.
Sarah Shourd, the American hiker jailed in Iran, will be released on $500,000 bail as Swiss officials struggle to pull together the cash. The U.S. government will not be paying, one senior official with knowledge of the negotiations told ABC News.
The Obama administration is preparing to notify Congress of plans to sell $60 billion of military equipment to Saudi Arabia, according to a U.S. defense official.
A military spending bill that includes the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy banning openly gay and lesbian soldiers will come up for Senate debate next week, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office.
The man accused of trying to blow up a plane last Christmas said in court he no longer wants to be represented by federal defenders and would act as his own attorney.
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