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Dubya’s Social Security Plan Deemed DOA

The top Democrat in the Senate on Tuesday predicted that President Bush's plan to revamp social security by diverting taxes into private investment accounts would fail to pass Congress.…

Dems Line Up to Oppose Gonzales Nomination

Up to two-thirds of the 44 Democrats in the Republican-led U.S. Senate prepared on Tuesday to oppose Alberto Gonzales as the next U.S. attorney general because of his role in…

One Threat Too Many

The success of the Iraqi election, with turnout approaching 60 percent, may have been in part due to its greatest opponent, al Qaeda's man in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. …

What Now for U.S. Troops in Iraq?

U.S. troops loaded full ballot boxes into aircraft for delivery to Iraqi election officials Monday, their last duty in a remarkable security operation that kept the polls safe enough for…

Dubya Could Be Big Winner in Iraqi Elections

President Bush, who has seen Iraq erupt in almost daily violence in recent months, could emerge as a big victor of Iraqi elections that could shore up his position both…

Dems Want an Iraq War Exit Strategy

The two top Democrats in the U.S. Congress challenged President Bush on Monday to draft an "exit strategy" in Iraq and work with them in his drive to revamp the…

Exit Strategy? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Exit Strategy

President Bush, pressed by Democrats for an exit strategy from Iraq, will not give a timetable for a U.S. withdrawal but stress in his State of the Union speech the…