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 - Space shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts glided to a safe landing in darkness early Thursday, ending a 12-day mission whose smooth success was briefly upstaged by the high drama caused by mysterious floating debris.
AP - Wal-Mart announced today that it will start a test program in Florida, where it will sell generic prescription drugs for $4 for a 30-day supply. The test will start tomorrow in 65 Tampa Bay-area stores and is to expand to the whole state by January.
AP - Thailand's new military rulers said Thursday that four top members of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's administration had been detained. The regime also assumed the duties of parliament, which was dissolved when the government was ousted in a coup earlier this week, and banned meetings by all political parties.
Wal-Mart is expected to announce that it will test a program to sell generic prescription drugs at sharply reduced prices, according to a published report Thursday.
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