Jan
30
2005
White House Has High Stake in Iraqi Vote photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is keenly watching the Iraqi election because it could affect U.S. military action there and sap President Bush’s political strength here and abroad if the balloting doesn’t lead to stability. Bush had sought to declare victory before the polls even opened in Iraq…
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Sen. Barbara Boxer Steps Into Spotlight
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Barbara Boxer has always spoken up, but the California Democrat seems to have gotten a lot louder lately. Her opposition to Condoleezza Rice’s secretary of state nomination was so combative that it was parodied on Saturday Night Live. That came on the heels of her decision…
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Social Security’s Racial Equity Debated photo
Does Social Security cheat black Americans? Yes, President Bush insisted last week. But some Social Security experts say the answer is clearly “no.” The way Bush explained it to a group of black supporters last week, blacks are short-changed because they are more likely than whites to die before…
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Dean, Others ‘Audition’ for DNC Chairman photo
NEW YORK (AP) – The seven candidates competing to be the Democratic Party’s national chairman campaigned for support Saturday during a regional caucus in Manhattan, two weeks before the Democratic National Committee elects a new leader. Former presidential candidate Howard Dean is considered the…
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Bush Rallies Republicans Ahead of Speech photo
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) – President Bush rallied congressional Republicans on behalf of his second-term program on Friday, saying that “we know how to set an agenda and work together to achieve it.” He also gave a brief preview of the State of the Union address he will deliver on…
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Government Computer Blunders Are Common
WASHINGTON (AP) – The FBI’s failure to roll out an expanded computer system that would help agents investigate criminals and terrorists is the latest in a series of costly technology blunders by government over more than a decade. Experts blame poor planning, rapid industry advances and the…
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Rice Hails Family at Swearing-In Ceremony photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s first black woman secretary of state took the ceremonial oath of office Friday surrounded by family and friends, some who had traveled from her native Alabama, as well as the president, first lady and a Supreme Court justice. Condoleezza Rice’s uncle, Alto Ray, and two…
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Third Columnist Was Paid by Bush Agency
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that a third conservative columnist was paid to assist in promoting a Bush administration policy. Columnist Mike McManus received $10,000 to train marriage counselors as part of the agency’s initiative promoting marriage to…
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Md. Governor Decries ‘Assassin Politics’ photo
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s annual State of the State address was overshadowed by a six-minute introduction in which he rebuked “a very, very few people” who engage in “Capitol Hill assassin politics.” In a voice tinged at times with anger, Ehrlich departed from his prepared…
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Ex-Minn. Lawmaker Gets Heat for Donations
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A former Minnesota congressman is being questioned for accepting $12,500 in donations and spending more than $60,000 on campaign expenses in the two years after he was ousted from office. The state GOP said it plans to challenge former Rep. Bill Luther’s spending since 2002, but…
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Ex-Clinton Aide Ickes Backs Dean for DNC
WASHINGTON (AP) – Harold Ickes, a leading Democratic activist and former aide to President Clinton, said Friday he is backing Howard Dean to be chairman of the Democratic National Committee – giving a powerful boost to the front-runner. “I think all the candidates who are running have strong… |
Jan
29
2005
Democrats Bash Bush Social Security Plan photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats on Friday criticized President Bush’s plan to add personal accounts to Social Security and accused his administration of improperly using the Social Security Administration to promote the idea. A pair of Social Security employees told the Democratic Policy…
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Third Columnist Was Paid by Bush Agency
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that a third conservative columnist was paid to assist in promoting a Bush administration policy. Columnist Mike McManus received $10,000 to train marriage counselors as part of the agency’s initiative promoting marriage to…
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Bush: Iraq Vote Will Set Global Example photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The elections in Iraq will set an example of democracy for the rest of the Middle East, President Bush said Friday. “This history is changing the world,” Bush said, speaking of Sunday’s parliamentary elections. He spoke at the ceremonial swearing-in of his new secretary of state,…
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Bush Rallies Republicans Ahead of Speech photo
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) – President Bush rallied congressional Republicans on behalf of his second-term program on Friday, saying that “we know how to set an agenda and work together to achieve it.” He also gave a brief preview of the State of the Union address he will deliver on…
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Bush Praises Rice at Swearing-In Ceremony photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Condoleezza Rice took the oath as secretary of state – a second time – with President Bush’s assurance to the world that she will lead by “character and conviction and wisdom.” Rice pledged, in response, to use diplomacy to widen the community of democracy. “You have given us our…
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Ex-Clinton Aide Ickes Backs Dean for DNC
WASHINGTON (AP) – Harold Ickes, a leading Democratic activist and former aide to President Clinton, said Friday he is backing Howard Dean to be chairman of the Democratic National Committee – giving a powerful boost to the front-runner. “I think all the candidates who are running have strong…
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Md. Governor Decries ‘Assassin Politics’ photo
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s annual State of the State address was overshadowed by a six-minute introduction in which he rebuked “a very, very few people” who engage in “Capitol Hill assassin politics.” In a voice tinged at times with anger, Ehrlich departed from his prepared…
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Banker Acquitted of One Charge in Phila.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – An investment banker accused of misleading FBI agents during an investigation into city corruption was acquitted Friday of one charge, but jurors continued to deliberate on a second charge against him. Denis Carlson, a former executive at Janney Montgomery Scott, was accused of…
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Nixon Son-In-Law May Challenge Clinton
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Edward Cox, a son-in-law of President Nixon, is considering a Senate run next year against Hillary Rodham Clinton, a longtime friend and adviser said Friday. “To say he’s running against Hillary Clinton is to way overstate it, but he’s interested in it. He’s testing the…
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Kennedy Calls for Troop Withdrawal in Iraq photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Immediately after Sunday’s election in Iraq, President Bush should take steps to negotiate a timetable to begin bringing the troops home, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Thursday as he described his own plans for a stable Iraqi government. Saying the American military’s continued…
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Iraqi Expatriates Begin Voting in U.S. photo
SOUTHGATE, Mich. (AP) – Hundreds of Iraqis streamed into polling places in five U.S. cities Friday, the first day they could vote in their homeland’s election. Nearly 26,000 people have registered to vote in five U.S. metropolitan areas with heavy Iraqi populations: Detroit, Chicago, Nashville,… |
Jan
28
2005
Rice Takes Over As Top U.S. Diplomat photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Condoleezza Rice worked the phones on her first day on the job as America’s top diplomat Thursday, reaching out to European allies and partners in the war on terrorism and echoing President Bush’s inaugural charge to promote liberty across the globe. “The president has set forth…
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Bush’s Stake Is Huge in Iraqi Elections photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush will be on the ballot, at least in the realm of public opinion, when Iraq holds its first democratic election in nearly half a century. Sunday’s vote provides the world a chance to measure the results of a U.S.-led war that has killed more than 1,400 Americans -…
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Kennedy Calls for Troop Withdrawal in Iraq photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Immediately after Sunday’s election in Iraq, President Bush should take steps to negotiate a timetable to begin bringing the troops home, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Thursday as he described his own plans for a stable Iraqi government. Saying the American military’s continued…
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Ashcroft: Nuke Threat the Largest Danger photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The possibility that al-Qaida or its sympathizers could gain access to a nuclear bomb is the greatest danger facing the United States in the war on terrorism, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday. U.S. officials “from time to time” uncover evidence terrorists are trying…
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Kerry Battling Bush on Health Care Plan
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. John Kerry took on President Bush’s health care proposals Thursday in his first major speech since losing to Bush in November, saying the plans won’t meet the needs of children and low-income families who don’t have health coverage. “Today the president is in Ohio addressing…
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Bush Seeks Higher Airline Security Fees
WASHINGTON (AP) – A fee charged to airline travelers to help pay for airport security would more than double under President Bush’s spending proposal for the Homeland Security Department. Bush’s plan calls for boosting the security fee from $2.50 to $5.50 for a one-way airline ticket and from a…
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Bush Pushes Computerized Medical Records photo
CLEVELAND (AP) – President Bush returned to the state that helped seal his re-election victory to pitch his second-term health agenda, urging greater use of computerized medical records and electronic prescriptions. “It can save money and save lives,” Bush said Thursday at a forum at the Cleveland…
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Officer Who Nabbed Lee Harvey Oswald Dies
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) – Nick McDonald, a former policeman who arrested Lee Harvey Oswald at a Dallas movie theater after President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, died Thursday. He was 76. McDonald arrived at Dallas’ Dealey Plaza moments after Kennedy was shot on Nov. 22, 1963. Later that day,…
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White House Won’t Appeal Media Ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Bush administration won’t appeal to the Supreme Court to try to revive sweeping changes in media ownership rules thrown out by a lower court. The Federal Communications Commission had until Monday, Jan. 31, to decide whether to appeal the ruling by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court…
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Analysis: Bush Scaling Back Lofty Goals photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – After setting lofty second-term goals, President Bush is suddenly lowering expectations. He committed the nation to eradicating tyranny from the Earth, then acknowledged it would take generations to do so. He put oppressive rulers on notice across the globe, then allowed that…
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Senate Doctors Share Interests, Not Styles photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – As the Senate’s only doctor, Bill Frist became the go-to guy on health care and was diagnosed as having the bedside manner needed in a majority leader. But now there’s another doctor on the scene – newly elected Oklahoma obstetrician Tom Coburn – and while the two Republicans… |
Jan
27
2005
The old Clark2004 group which was started on Aug 20, 2003 has
been renamed as Clark. It was closed for awhile during the Kerry
campaign and is now open again for those who may be interested
in a forum for progressive ideas. It is an existing group and is not
intended to compete with or take away from other Clark groups .
Any of you who may be interested are welcome to join.
Rob
Supporters of Wesley Clark as a potential Democratic
candidate for President of the United States in 2008
and as a voice for progressive change in America.
Jan
27
2005
Bush Asks Patience From U.S. on Iraq War photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush pleaded for Americans’ patience Wednesday on what he conceded was “a very discouraging day” of death and violence for U.S. troops in Iraq. He urged Iraqis to defy terrorist threats and vote in Sunday’s elections. Bush held a White House news conference hours after…
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Rice Confirmed Despite Dems’ Criticisms photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Condoleezza Rice won confirmation as secretary of state Wednesday despite blistering criticism from Senate Democrats who accused her of misleading statements and said she must share the blame for mistakes and war deaths in Iraq. The tally, though one-sided at 85-13, was still the…
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Bush Pushes Proposals for Social Security photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush acknowledged the dicey politics of Social Security as he urged Congress to approve his plan to add personal accounts to the system. With the system in financial straits, he said, any political price is worth paying. Bush plans to push the issue in his State of the…
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Bush Orders an End to Hiring Columnists photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush ordered his Cabinet secretaries Wednesday not to hire columnists to promote administration agendas after disclosure that a second writer had been paid to assist an agency. “All our Cabinet secretaries must realize that we will not be paying commentators to advance…
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Gonzales Nomination Moves to Senate Vote photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Senate Judiciary Committee divided along partisan lines advanced Alberto Gonzales’ nomination as attorney general to the full Senate Wednesday despite Democratic complaints that he is too close to President Bush to be effective as the nation’s top law enforcement official….
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RNC Seeks Donations to Push Bush Agenda photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican Party is following up record fund raising for President Bush’s re-election effort by asking donors to finance its efforts to get Bush’s message “past the liberal media filter” to the public. Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman sent a fund-raising…
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Prosecutor: Phila. Plagued by Corruption photo
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A federal prosecutor described Philadelphia Wednesday as a city awash in “pervasive corruption” and asked a jury to convict an investment banker of lying to the FBI. Jurors began deliberations after prosecutor Joan Markman said in her closing arguments that wiretaps of city…
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Schwarzenegger Accuses Dems of Inaction photo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger accused the Legislature’s Democratic leaders Wednesday of “stalling” on his extensive reform package and repeated his threat to take his measures to the voters in a special election this year. In an annual appearance before the Sacramento Press…
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GOP Head Wants Giuliani to Run Vs. Clinton
NEW YORK (AP) – The New York State Republican Party chair said he plans to ask former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to challenge Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for her seat in 2006. “I think Rudy would be a great candidate for us,” Stephen Minarik told The New York Times for Wednesday editions. “I have not…
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Bush Inaugural Team Raised More Than $35M
WASHINGTON (AP) – The team that raised money to finance President Bush’s inaugural festivities collected $35 million to $40 million, officials said Wednesday. The estimate was rough because the inaugural committee was still counting checks, the Republican officials said, speaking on condition of…
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Sen. Stevens Sells Property Amid Scrutiny
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) – Sen. Ted Stevens said he expects questions about potential conflicts of interest to end now that he has sold off some investments and placed most of his assets in a blind trust. Stevens announced last week he had sold his interest in Anchorage and Fairbanks real estate and… |
Jan
26
2005
White House: Deficit Will Hit Record $427B photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House will project that this year’s federal deficit will hit $427 billion, a senior administration official said Tuesday, a record amount partly driven by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The official, among three who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said the…
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Bush Wants $80B More for Iraq, Afghan Wars photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – As Congress started to digest a new Bush administration request of $80 billion to bankroll wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, its top budget analyst on Tuesday projected $855 billion in deficits for the next decade even without the costs of war and President Bush’s Social Security…
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Probe: Poor Info Sharing Harms Security photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Poor information-sharing both inside and outside government is threatening homeland security, congressional investigators said Tuesday. Additionally, U.S. Comptroller General David Walker said federal agencies – including the Homeland Security and Defense departments – may need…
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Democrats Say Rice Misled About Iraq War photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats said Tuesday that Condoleezza Rice lied to them, misled Americans about the Iraq war or served as an apologist for Bush administration failures in Iraq, but she remained on track for confirmation as secretary of state. Rice, who has been President Bush’s national…
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Pollsters Warn on Social Security Overhaul photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republican leaders must consider President Bush’s proposal for personal Social Security accounts “in the context of the 2006 midterm elections,” their pollsters cautioned Tuesday in a confidential memo that said it will be difficult to sway workers nearing retirement, a key…
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Bush, Black Leaders Try for Fresh Start photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush told black leaders Tuesday that his plan to add private accounts to Social Security would benefit blacks since they tend to have shorter lives than some other Americans and end up paying in more than they get out. Social Security was one of many issues that came up…
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Key Blacks Back Dean for DNC Chairmanship
WASHINGTON (AP) – Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor whose appeal with minorities was questioned during his presidential race, won support Tuesday from several black Democratic National Committee members for his bid to be DNC chairman. Dean, one of seven candidates for the chair position,…
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Governors Want Clean Air Protections photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – New York Gov. George Pataki and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are pressing Congress to protect key parts of the Clean Air Act as lawmakers and the Bush administration seek to change the law. The two moderate Republicans on Tuesday urged senators considering updating the…
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Pentagon Tries to Explain Secret Group
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says the political uproar over the disclosure of a secret military intelligence group is overblown and based on misinformation about the group’s makeup and mission. Stephen A. Cambone, the Pentagon’s top intelligence official, rushed to Capitol Hill on Monday after…
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Senate Likely to Vote on Gonzales Soon
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nomination of former White House counsel Alberto Gonzales to be attorney general probably will be sent to the Senate for approval despite complaints from Democrats, senators said Tuesday. “There’s no reason to hold him over,” said Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, top Democrat…
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Family Dispute Marks Chicago Politics
CHICAGO (AP) – And you thought you had troubles with your in-laws? Gov. Rod Blagojevich suffered a blistering attack from his own father-in-law, a powerful Chicago alderman who helped get him elected in the first place. Chicago is a city of bare-knuckle politics. But it is also a place where… |
Jan
25
2005
Bush to Seek $80B for Iraq, Afghan Wars photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Bush administration plans to announce Tuesday it will request about $80 billion more for this year’s costs of fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, congressional aides said Monday. The request would push the total provided so far for those wars and for U.S. efforts against…
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Lawmakers Resolved to Finish Iraq Mission photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Members of Congress, including many who have traveled to Iraq to see the war for themselves, are wary about this weekend’s election there and pondering such questions as whether Iraqi soldiers can be trained quickly enough to bring U.S. troops home soon. Still, those lawmakers,…
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Senate Democrats Ready Anti-War Speeches photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Condoleezza Rice is no longer on a fast track to Senate confirmation as secretary of state, but the slowdown appears to be temporary as Democratic foes of the war in Iraq line up to have their say. Nine hours have been set aside Tuesday for debate, divided equally between…
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Feds OK Ariz. Immigration Law Requirements photo
PHOENIX (AP) – Federal voting-rights enforcers on Monday authorized Arizona to implement new voter identification requirements required by a state immigration law approved by voters in November. The law requires that people provide proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate, when…
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Pentagon Tries to Explain Secret Group
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon sent its top intelligence official to Capitol Hill on Monday to explain the mission and makeup of a secret battlefield intelligence group that some lawmakers suggested may have skirted congressional oversight and not been coordinated fully with the CIA. Some…
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Court OKs Dog Sniff During Traffic Stop
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police can have dogs check out motorists’ vehicles for drugs even if officers have no particular reason to suspect illegal activity. The 6-2 opinion, written by Justice John Paul Stevens, stipulates police dogs may sniff only the outside of a…
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Senate Confirms Gutierrez for Commerce
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate on Monday confirmed Carlos Gutierrez as the new commerce secretary, a position in which he will lead the Bush administration’s efforts to revive the country’s beleaguered manufacturing sector. Senators confirmed Gutierrez, 51, by voice vote. He will replace Donald…
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Ashcroft Bids Farewell to Justice Dept. photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General John Ashcroft said goodbye Monday to the Justice Department he has led for four years, thanking workers for their efforts to prevent another terrorist attack. “There seems to be a record of achievement that you have generated that far exceeds what we would have…
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Britain’s Straw, Rice Differ on China Arms
WASHINGTON (AP) – British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw affirmed European intentions to lift an arms embargo on China in a meeting Monday with Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice. Straw told Rice the Europeans were strengthening a code to regulate arms sales to China while preparing to…
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Senators to Press for Gay Marriage Ban photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate supporters of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage said Monday they intend to press for passage in the new Congress, brushing aside mixed signals from the White House on the issue’s importance at the start of President Bush’s second term. “Who’s to say whether…
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Election Chiefs’ Politics Spark Debate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – In the turbulent weeks before and after the presidential election in this battleground state, Kenneth Blackwell’s fairness and integrity as Ohio’s chief elections officer were called into question at almost every turn. After all, Blackwell is an ardent Republican and was… |
Jan
24
2005
Democrats Stall Vote on Rice Confirmation
WASHINGTON (AP) – An important part of President Bush’s second-term plans went slightly off the rails during an inauguration week that ran pretty much on time. If the White House had its way, Condoleezza Rice would have been confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state on Thursday, when Bush took…
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Iraq Election Big Test for Bush Mission photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush had barely put away his tuxedo from the inaugural festivities when deadly bombings in Baghdad presented a stark reminder of the grim backdrop against which Iraq will hold a national election. The vote this coming Sunday to pick a 275-member National Assembly is an…
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Nixon Secretary Rose Mary Woods Dies photo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Rose Mary Woods, the devoted secretary to President Nixon who said she inadvertently erased part of a crucial Watergate tape that had an 18 1/2-minute gap, has died. She was 87. Woods died Saturday night at a nursing home in Alliance, about 60 miles south of Cleveland,…
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3 GOP Lawmakers May Seek Governors’ Seats
WASHINGTON (AP) – Less than a month into a new, two-year Congress, the line is forming among House members considering their next career moves. Republican Rep. C.L. (Butch) Otter of Idaho is all but officially running for governor of his state, and GOP Reps. Jim Nussle of Iowa and Jim Gibbons of…
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Rep. Seeks New Source for Social Security photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The chairman of the House tax-writing committee said Sunday that President Bush’s drive to overhaul Social Security should lead to consideration of a value added tax or other ways to fund the entitlement program. Congress also should consider basing benefits on such factors as…
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Wash. GOP Files Governor’s Race Challenge photo
SEATTLE (AP) – The state’s Republicans, still pressing their court challenge to the disputed governor’s election, have filed a separate challenge with the state Legislature. “We did this to cover all our bases,” said Mary Lane, a spokeswoman for Dino Rossi, the Republican who narrowly won the…
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Tenn. Senator Says He Keeps Two Families
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – State Sen. John Ford testified in a juvenile court hearing that he keeps two homes, living with two different women whose children he fathered. Ford’s testimony was part of his defense in a child support case. The Memphis Democrat heads a Senate committee that guides the…
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No Shift in Foreign Policy, Bush Sr. Says photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush’s inaugural address, with its emphasis on spreading democracy and eliminating tyranny throughout the world, was not meant to signal a new direction in U.S. foreign policy nor to portray America as arrogant, his father said Saturday. “People want to read a lot into…
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Western State Democrats Interview Dean photo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Democrats from the throughout the West gathered Saturday to interview candidates to lead the Democratic National Committee, including former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, whose candidacy has come under fire from within the party. The candidates are competing for the votes of…
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$230M Budget Gap Hampers Detroit Mayor
DETROIT (AP) – With his city teetering above a financial abyss, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick went before television viewers this month and delivered some grave news: He had no choice but to lay off nearly 700 city workers and cut services. This was no time for wanton spending, he said. Days later,…
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President Ventures Out in Snow for Dinner photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Even the capital’s heaviest snow of the season couldn’t keep President Bush away when there were jokes to be told. The president and his wife, Laura, braved snow-covered downtown streets in their motorcade to attend to the Alfalfa Club dinner Saturday, an annual event where… |
Jan
23
2005
Bush Looks to Avoid Second-Term Pitfalls photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Having completed the hard job of getting re-elected and sworn-in, President Bush turns his attention to fulfilling an ambitious agenda while trying to avoid the scandals and personal troubles that have bedeviled some of his two-term predecessors. The Watergate break-in that…
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No Shift in Foreign Policy, Bush Sr. Says photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush’s inaugural address, with its emphasis on spreading democracy and eliminating tyranny throughout the world, was not meant to signal a new direction in U.S. foreign policy nor to portray America as arrogant, his father said Saturday. “People want to read a lot into…
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Western State Democrats Interview Dean photo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Democrats from the throughout the West gathered Saturday to interview candidates to lead the Democratic National Committee, including former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, whose candidacy has come under fire from within the party. The candidates are competing for the votes of…
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President Ventures Out in Snow for Dinner photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Even the capital’s heaviest snow of the season couldn’t keep President Bush away when there were jokes to be told. The president and his wife, Laura, braved snow-covered downtown streets in their motorcade to attend to the Alfalfa Club dinner Saturday, an annual event where…
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Activists Mark Roe V. Wade Anniversary photo
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Activists on both sides of the abortion issue marched in demonstrations across the country Saturday to mark the 32nd anniversary of the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal. The anniversary came amid speculation that retirements on the Supreme Court…
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Gregoire: Bush Shortchanging the States
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – America’s newest governor, Democrat Christine Gregoire of Washington, chided President Bush on Saturday for shortchanging the states and urged the former Texas governor to remember their financial needs. The Democratic Governors’ Association picked Gregoire to respond to…
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Ex-Mass. Official McLaughlin Dies at 84
BOSTON (AP) – Former Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Edward F. McLaughlin Jr., who became close friends with President John F. Kennedy while the two served together in the Navy during World War II, has died. He was 84. McLaughlin died Friday at a nursing home on Cape Cod, his son, Richard McLaughlin, told…
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Kennedy Tabloid Plea Falls on Deaf Ears
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to media: Don’t make me tabloid fodder. Too late. His plea appeared to fall on deaf ears almost immediately after The Associated Press reported on Monday that Kennedy was talking to top Democrats about running for state attorney general, a race that could…
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Illinois Governor Signs Gay Rights Law
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois on Friday became the 14th state with a law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation. Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a bill that adds “sexual orientation” to an existing law that protects people from bias based on race, religion and other traits. It bans…
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Sen. Obama Hears Ill. Veterans’ Concerns
EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. (AP) – Vietnam veteran Samuel Miller Jr. filed his first disability claim for post traumatic stress disorder more than 11 years ago, but he has yet to see any money from the government. Jose Juachon receives $48 a month for his service to the United States during World War II…
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Utah State Lawmaker Defends Polygamy
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A Republican state lawmaker countered a Senate colleague’s dispersal of an anti-polygamy book by passing out materials to fellow legislators defending the practice as natural and not necessarily harmful. State Sen. Carlene Walker said she was offended by the book, “God’s… |
Jan
22
2005
Bush Turns Attention to Daunting 2nd Term photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush turned from inaugural pageantry to a daunting second-term agenda Friday while his administration scrambled to explain his newly declared goal of ending tyranny around the world. The president’s expansive pledge, the major theme of his inaugural address, raised…
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Roe V. Wade Anniversary Raises Questions photo
NEW YORK (AP) – Coming just two days after George W. Bush’s inauguration, Saturday’s anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion is dominated by the hopes of one side – and fears of the other – that the president will try to overturn Roe v. Wade through appointments to fill…
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Bush to Seek Cuts in Medicaid, Benefits photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush is readying a new budget that would carve savings from Medicaid and other benefit programs, congressional aides and lobbyists say, but it is unclear if he will be able to push the plan through the Republican-run Congress. White House officials are not saying what…
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Democrats Find Promise in Western States
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Western Democrats gather here on Saturday with two major tasks: interview candidates for head of the Democratic National Committee, and chart a course to improve the party’s prospects across this mostly red-state, pro-gun region. While most of the Rocky Mountain and…
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Ill. Governor’s Corruption Trial Delayed
CHICAGO (AP) – Former Gov. George Ryan’s corruption trial was postponed from March to September after he begged a judge Friday for a delay. The former politician did not want to go to trial without his chief lawyer, former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb, who is expected to be in the nation’s capital in…
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Matsui Makes Bid for Late Husband’s Seat
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – When Doris Matsui announced plans last week to run for her late husband’s seat in Congress, she chose the fastest and most historic route to Capitol Hill for women: being the widow of a man who was there already. Since 1923, 44 women have gone to the House or Senate upon…
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Sen. Obama Hears Ill. Veterans’ Concerns
EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. (AP) – Vietnam veteran Samuel Miller Jr. filed his first disability claim for post traumatic stress disorder more than 11 years ago, but he has yet to see any money from the government. Jose Juachon receives $48 a month for his service to the United States during World War II…
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Judge Refuses to Speed Up Challenge photo
WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) – A judge has refused to speed up a Republican challenge to the bitterly disputed Washington governor’s election, saying an accellerated schedule could lead to chaos. Chelan County Superior Court Judge John E. Bridges ruled that the case would go forward, but not on the…
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Illinois Governor Signs Gay Rights Law
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois on Friday became the 14th state with a law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation. Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a bill that adds “sexual orientation” to an existing law that protects people from bias based on race, religion and other traits. It bans…
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U.S. Views Iran As Potential Trouble Spot photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush refuses to rule out war with Iran. Iranian President Mohammad Khatami says his country is ready to defend itself against a U.S. attack. The United States is pushing for a peaceful solution to its nuclear impasse with Iran but, with mistrust on both sides running…
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Ex.-Fla. Mayor Sues Prosecutor Over Arrest
MIAMI (AP) – The former mayor of a Miami suburb filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging his arrest for accepting an illegal campaign contribution – on the eve of his bid for re-election – cost him the contest. He was ultimately found innocent in the case. Former South Miami Mayor Horace Feliu was…
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