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Britain would have backed the invasion of Iraq even if it had been known that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), former prime minister Tony Blair said Saturday.
A central aim of this major biography of Woodrow Wilson is to explain why he deserves our national esteem.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp resisted pressure from the administration of President George W. Bush to extend assistance to Bank of America to complete its purchase of Merrill Lynch but was ultimately convinced of the need, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said on Friday.
A senior Al-Qaeda figure was killed in a drone strike in northwest Pakistan, a US official told AFP, as President Barack Obama urged Islamabad to step up the fight against militants.
The regulatory overhaul, meant to address what supporters have called the underlying causes of the financial crisis, has yet to pass in the Senate.
Hammond -- A former Purdue University graduate student was sentenced Friday to 57 months in prison for making Internet threats directed toward then-President George W. Bush and his administration.
Activists find themselves up against the same politician many helped elect. Only 1,500 are expected today at a rally against the Afghanistan war, a shadow of the masses that came out against the Iraq The antiwar movement isn't what it was in 2003.
The US Congress has yet to pass a comprehensive plan on climate change but it is taking action on one front -- ordering an in-depth "carbon audit" of the tax code.
The men and women at the front lines of the national health care debate who run hospitals, nursing homes, community health care centers and private practices say they are hopeful, but wary, about the changes that might follow if Congress passes legislation to overhaul the health care system.
The House on Friday approved a Democratic plan to significantly tighten federal regulation of Wall Street and the financial sector, advancing a far-reaching Congressional response to the financial crisis still reverberating through the economy, The New York Times’s Carl Hulse reports.
COPENHAGEN -- A Senate blueprint on energy and global warming legislation released yesterday quickly rippled across the Atlan...
Ms. Bair said the agency continued to raise questions about whether further assistance was really necessary and about the potential exposure for the F.D.I.C., according to Reuters.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Latin American countries Friday to "think twice" about fostering ties with Iran because of its alleged support for terrorism.
Satellite operators who provide service to Middle Eastern channels which knowingly allow anti-American incitement on their airwaves better watch out.
If it's December, you can be sure the Spiridellis brothers are loving every minute.
The first Hanukkah party in the Obama White House has sparked a debate over what the gathering’s size says about the president’s relationship with Jews.
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