Israel has screwed its last remaining ally
By DAN K. THOMASSON
With allies like this, who need enemies?
If the Israelis had deliberately set out to undermine…
Mr. Gibson, your apology is not accepted
By BONNIE ERBE
Thanks for the apology, Mel. But on behalf of my people, most if not all of …
Senate postpones Bolton confirmation vote
At the urging of Democrats, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has put off a vote until September on whether to keep John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the …
Leaving bad news behind
By DALE McFEATTERS
President Bush's forays out of Washington have followed a clear pattern.
A mid-morning departure on Air Force One; brisk handshakes with dignitaries on arrival;…
Israel breaks promise to halt bombing
By THOMAS WAGNER and KATHY GANNO
Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, hours after agreeing to temporarily halt raids while investigating a bombing…
Bush’s ‘just one of the boys’ act ain’t selling
President George W. Bush's attempt to recast himself as "just a regular guy" is falling flat with just about everyone except the White House cheering section. …
Iraq war splits America like never before
The controversial war in Iraq has split the nation even more than Vietnam and politicians on both sides of the political aisle agree the differences go so deep that the…
Security issues may drive insecure voters
With violence escalating in the Mideast and the Iraq quagmire deepening day-by-day, security may once again be the issue on voters' minds when they head into the polling place for…
Israel agrees to 48-hour halt in bombing
By Sue Pleming
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice won a 48-hour suspension from Israel of its aerial bombardment of south Lebanon but ended a stymied peace mission…
Prison sex crimes often unreported
By LESLIE MILLER
Fewer than three prisoners in every 1,000 report they were sexually abused or harassed, but that probably is not the whole story, a government…
