A scuffle over the White House plan for dealing with terrorism suspects has stoked old tensions between Pentagon civilian leaders and military officers.
If you have calculated how much money you will need for retirement, you are well ahead of the game. Only four in 10 workers have determined their retirement income needs, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). But even if you have done the calculation and are working toward your savings goals, you're still not in the clear.
In its third big restructuring announcement in three years–and its first under new CEO Alan Mulally–Ford says it plans sweeping changes to make the automaker competitive again and return it to profitability. There will be huge numbers of job cuts, painful downsizing, revamped plans to build hot cars, and the discontinuation of sluggish models.
Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio today agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges and making false statements in the Jack Abramoff scandal. Under the arrangement, he will make his plea next month in federal court in Washington.
AP - President Bush fought back Friday against a Republican revolt in the Senate over tough anti-terror legislation and rejected warnings that the United States had lost the high moral ground to adversaries. "It's flawed logic," he snapped.
AP - Pakistan's legislature unanimously condemned Pope Benedict XVI. Lebanon's top Shiite cleric demanded an apology. And in Turkey, the ruling party likened the pontiff to Hitler and Mussolini and accused him of reviving the mentality of the Crusades.
AP - Iraqi security forces will dig trenches around Baghdad and set up checkpoints along all roads leading into the city to reduce some of the violence plaguing the capital, the Interior Ministry said Friday.
Republican Rep. Bob Ney of Ohio pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges in the congressional investigation into corruption and bribery involving disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to the Justice Department.