Pentagon Backs Down on Tanker Screwup
Under pressure from Sen. John McCain, the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday withdrew a request for information from companies interested in a multibillion-dollar competition to replace KC-135 aerial refueling tankers.…
Ex-CIA Operative Withdraws Request for Asylum
A Cuban-born ex-CIA operative unexpectedly withdrew his petition for asylum on Wednesday, saying he feared he might be forced to reveal state secrets if he continued testifying.…
Patriot Act Challenged
A controversial clause in the U.S. Patriot Act that allows authorities to search citizens' personal records faced its first public challenge in federal court on Wednesday as a library sought…
Lawlessness Rules Streets
Survivors were evacuating the shattered city of New Orleans on Thursday as authorities confronted growing lawlessness and desperation days after Hurricane Katrina blasted the U.S. Gulf Coast. …
Too Little, Too Late
In a tacit admission that its planned military commissions were a stacked deck, the Bush administration has approved expanding the legal rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees who face trials before…
Bush: Recovery From Katrinia Could Take Years
President Bush on Wednesday described Hurricane Katrina and the ensuing floods that have submerged New Orleans, ravaged the Gulf Coast region and left thousands feared dead as "one of the…
