Despite Misgivings, Senate Will Confirm Rice
Senate Democrats opposing the nomination of Condoleezza Rice as U.S. secretary of state on Tuesday said she deceived Congress and called her an architect of blunders in the Iraq war.…
Another Year, Another Big Deficit
The White House estimated on Tuesday that the U.S. budget deficit for 2005, including an extra $80 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan operations, will total $427 billion. …
Bush’s Recipe for Failure
If there is such a thing as the curse of the second term for presidents, then George W. Bush may be setting himself up for failure. His inaugural address was…
Reforming Social Security Won’t Be Easy
The big theme of President Bush's plan to partially privatize Social Security - ownership - has made a good sound bite. But there is a mouthful of details Congress would have to…
Abortion Foes Think This Will Be Their Year
Should women who seek abortions be required to hear about possible fetal pain? Should it be a crime for adults to take minors across state lines to end pregnancies? …
Pentagon Goes Into the Spy Business
The Pentagon, edging into foreign spy operations traditionally handled by the CIA, will soon begin using its own special intelligence teams to work with U.S. military forces in world trouble…
Dubya Wants Another $80 Billion to Fight His Wars
The Bush administration is seeking another $80 billion in funding for military operations this year in Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total for both conflicts to almost $300 billion so far.…
GOP Senator Disputes Dubya’s Claim of Social Security ‘Crisis’
A top Republican lawmaker on Social Security issues on Sunday called the retirement system's finances a "problem" rather than a crisis, distancing himself from the crisis terminology used by the…
So, What Happened to the $300 Million?
U.S. authorities are investigating why $300 million in American bills was taken out of Iraq's Central Bank this month and flown to Lebanon, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said on…
Say What?
The edgy Web site edge.org asked its contributors, an eclectic group of scientists and philosophers, its annual question for 2005, "What do you believe is true, even though you cannot…
