Swiss Appear to Be Approving Heroin Program

Latinos Unhappy With Some Obama Picks

Death Toll in Nigeria Clashes Rises to Around 400

Iraq, Iran Swap Bodies of 1980-88 War Dead

Clinton, Gates May Share Defense Views

One Man?s Military- Industrial-Media Complex

Barry R. McCaffrey, a retired Army general, has flourished at an intersection of network news and wartime commerce.

Bush Aides Rush to Enact a Rule Obama Opposes

A rule on toxic substances in the workplace is one of about 20 contentious measures the Bush administration is planning to issue in its final weeks.

Laura Bush says she’ll mostly ‘miss the people’

Nov. 30: First Lady Laura Bush and Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the U.S., Said Jawad, discuss developmental progress in Afghanistan with NBC’s Tom Brokaw on “Meet the Press.” (Meet the Press)As Laura Bush prepares to leave the White House, she says  what she will miss most about being first lady are the staff and friends who surround her.


Obama Sets Out to Woo Military Chiefs

Specter: Bring on Matthews in 2010 Race

Republican Sen. Arlen Specter says he expects challenges from the left and right as he seeks a sixth term for his U.S. Senate seat representing Pennsylvania

Washington Strains For Inauguration

The inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama will put an unusual strain on local resources in Washington.

Obama Inauguration Could Take on Subdued Tone

U.S. Auto Union Chief Pleads for Government Aid

Democratic leaders are demanding blueprints from Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. before they will schedule votes on any new federal aid.

Three U.S. Senators Head to India After Terrorist Attack

Sens. Lindsey Graham and Claire McCaskill discussed the deadly terror attacks in India, a possible auto bailout and President-elect Barack Obama’s Cabinet selections on FOX News Sunday.

Bill Clinton to Name Donors as Part of Obama Deal

The former president will disclose the names in a deal to clear the way for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to become secretary of state.

Obama to name 4 more Cabinet posts

President-elect Barack Obama plans to announce longtime advisers and political foes alike as his picks for top administration jobs at a Monday news conference.

Officials: Obama set to introduce Clinton

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., attends a memorial ceremony for the late Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll in the Capitol rotunda in Harrisburg, Pa. Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to be his secretary of state on Monday. A deal with Bill Clinton over his post-White House work helped clear the way for Hillary Rodham Clinton to join President-elect Barack Obama’s national security team as secretary of state.


Laura Bush Says She Will Miss the People

The Bushes plan to return to Texas after the president’s tenure ends on Jan. 20. 

Bush Assures Help to India After Terrorist Attack

President Bush told India’s prime minister that he would be working with the international community to hunt the terrorists down.

Attacks Imperil Delicate U.S. Role Between Rivals

American officials may have trouble preventing an Indian military response against Pakistan.

Grass-Roots Effort Paves Path to a Pardon

President Bush pardoned Leslie O. Collier, who was convicted of a felony for killing two bald eagles, after Mr. Collier and his mother pursued a pardon for roughly a decade.

Obama sets out to woo military chiefs

Then-presidential candidate Barack Obama and the then-top U.S. military commander in Iraq, David Petraeus, talk as they take a helicopter ride over Baghdad on July 21. Obama has apparently been working to reassure military leaders that he will take their opinions into consideration and not do anything rash. So far, Obama appears to be going out of his way to reassure military chiefs that he will do nothing rash and will seek their advice, even while making clear that he may not always take it.


Fallout From Mumbai

Addressing the States’ Dire Straits

An F for Bush’s Iran Policy

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