The disregard for Congress is the most intense it has been since 1994, when the Democrats lost control of both houses, the latest Times/CBS News poll found.
Concerns about financial well-being in retirement are keeping many Americans awake at night. Some 43 percent of current employees at small and midsize businesses, as well as 26 percent of current retirees, are so anxious about being able to afford medical care in retirement that they can't sleep, according to the Principal Financial Well-Being Index. Workers were also anxious about being able to enjoy the same quality of life they have now (42 percent) and being able to afford the basic necessities in retirement (38 percent). Women were significantly more concerned with being able to afford the basic necessities than men were. Retirees are also unable to sleep because of their financial concerns, but the No. 1 fear among current retirees is the rising cost of inflation eroding their purchasing power (37 percent).
1. Randy Graf was born on Nov. 3, 1958, in Green Bay, Wis. He and his wife, Cathy, have been married for 25 years. They have one son and one grandson, and he describes his favorite hangout spot as "home."
NEW YORK—A day after slamming the Bush administration for its Middle East policies in an address to the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad this morning told a group of international affairs specialists and a handful of journalists that Iran seeks dialogue with the United States on nuclear and other contentious issues.
AP - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, and other alleged terrorists linked to major attacks against the U.S. are expected to face hearings at the Guantanamo prison camp within three months, a military official said Wednesday.
AP - The Israeli foreign minister on Wednesday warned that Iranian leaders pose the biggest threat to the world's values because they "speak proudly" of their wish to destroy Israel and pursue weapons to achieve that objective.
AP - The House voted Wednesday to require Americans to show proof of citizenship in order to vote, and the Senate moved to build a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border as Republicans sharpened attacks on illegal immigration before the midterm elections.
The attorney general has thrown his weight behind the use of intercept evidence in court, making it highly likely that the ban on phonetap evidence will be lifted.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he is surprised that American politicians "are so sensitive and biased with regards to Israel." While not directly repeating his past calls for Israel's elimination, Ahmadinejad did question whether the Holocaust should be used as a "pretext for occupying Palestinian land" when the Palestinians had nothing to do with the genocide in Europe.
President Bush said Wednesday he would order U.S. forces to go after Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan if he received good intelligence on the fugitive al Qaeda leader's location.
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