Senator Patrick J. Leahy, the Democrat leading an inquiry, set up a conflict with the White House, which has said it is unlikely to agree to such a demand.
The Israeli cabinet voted to boycott the new Palestinian unity government, while the American Consulate said it would not rule out contacts with moderates.
There is the Pledge of Allegiance-and then there is the pledge on energy. The first is revered. The second is empty. None of the programs to relieve our dependence on foreign oil (or reduce global warming) have had much impact-witness the fact that, in the past 35 years, we have gone from relying on imported oil for 35 percent of our energy needs to today, when imports supply 60 percent of the fuel we consume.
So you've decided not to trade up after all. And you don't want to dump money into fixing up your house if its value-and your equity-are likely to be flat or falling.
AP - Sunni insurgents, resilient despite the five-week security crackdown in the capital, killed at least six more U.S. troops over the weekend. A Sunni car bomber hit a largely Shiite district in the capital Sunday, killing at least eight people.
AP - Thousands of weary travelers faced a third day waiting to reach their destinations Sunday as US Airways struggled to recover from the ice and snow storm that paralyzed airports in the Northeast.
AP - The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said Sunday he intends to subpoena White House officials involved in ousting federal prosecutors and is dismissing anything short of their testimony in public.
Women will be told not to drink while pregnant or even when trying for a baby in controversial government guidelines which will mean warning labels being put on bottles of wine, spirits and beer.
North Carolina authorities Sunday are searching for a 12-year-old Boy Scout who went missing a day earlier after a group hike in Stone Mountain State Park, a rescue spokeswoman said.