President Bush renewed today his pledge to veto the $124 billion war spending bill passed by Congress this week. But he also hinted at a willingness to compromise with Democratic leaders in Congress.
Now that the Democrats have completed their first presidential debate, it will be the Republicans' turn next Thursday when they convene at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., for their own nationally televised encounter.
Two weeks after North Korea missed a deadline to begin verifiably stopping its nuclear work, pressure is building on the Bush administration–and other countries in the six-nation Korean nuclear talks–either to prod the unpredictable regime into getting on with the process of disarmament or to reassess the deal.
There was a time when America's wars came with a more simple, dramatic narrative, clear-cut battles, and identifiable victories. Today, war has changed. There are no front lines; convenient made-for-tv tales of stirring bravery are rare. While there is no shortage of valor among U.S. soldiers, tales of true heroes, it seems, largely go untold. For a government that must sustain public support, it makes the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan even harder to sell.
AP - President Bush warned Congress Friday that he will continue vetoing war spending bills as long as they contain a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.
AP - Randall Tobias, head of the Bush administration's foreign aid programs, abruptly resigned Friday after his name surfaced in an investigation into a high-priced call-girl ring, said two people in a position to know the circumstances of his departure.
AP - A congressional committee on Friday requested documents from the White House and Pentagon describing how and when the Bush administration learned the circumstances of Pat Tillman's death.
The details of thousands of slaves are being published online as part of a genealogy project. The list, known as the Barbados Slave Register for 1834, has almost 100,000 names of slaves. Web site spokesman Simon Harper said: "With few relevant collections online, it has not been easy for those with ancestors from former British colonies or territories to research their black family history."
A New York state trooper thought to have been shot and killed by an escaped convict this week was actually killed by friendly fire, New York State Police announced Friday. Trooper David C. Brinkerhoff was shot twice -- first in his protective armor by the convict and then by another state trooper, Superintendent Preston Felton said. He added: "While it is clear that something went wrong, nothing can ever detract from the bravery and dedication of the men who entered that house."
all Street showed its mettle Friday, with the Dow industrials closing at a record high for the third day in a row and the Nasdaq hitting its highest point in 6 years, despite a weaker-than-expected GDP reading.
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