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Bush and Gore's Lawyers Unite to Fight Prop. 8
It has only been a few weeks since the controversial ban on same sex marriage was upheld by the California Supreme Court but Prop.
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Assad says ready to meet Obama in Syria
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he would be willing to meet US President Barack Obama in Syria to discuss Middle East peace efforts, in a British television interview.
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Mountain of Debt: Rising debt may be next crisis
The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all.
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Obama uneasy over indefinite Gitmo detentions
President Barack Obama said Thursday he's uneasy about his own proposal to indefinitely imprison some of the most dangerous terror suspects being held now at Guantanamo Bay.
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US envoy returns to post in Venezuela
A U.S. envoy who was expelled last year by President Hugo Chavez said Thursday he hopes to re-establish dialogue after resuming his post in Venezuela.
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US judge questions publicity in cases
A federal judge yesterday ordered prosecutors to produce affidavits explaining why photographs were released and publicity generated following the arrests of two Boston politicians on corruption charges last year.
Justice Department delays release of report on CIA detention, interrogation until late August
The Obama administration said Thursday that it needs two more months to review an internal CIA report on the agency's secret detention and interrogation program before making it public.
George Bush to celebrate Independence Day among the cows
When the middle-of-nowhere town of Woodward, Oklahoma invited George W Bush to its Fourth of July celebration, no one really expected the former president to accept.
Obama officials gag EPA experts
Where are all the "green" media pundits who used to scream bloody murder about the George W. Bush administration censoring expert opinion on climate change, now that the Barack Obama administration has been accused of doing it? Most appear to be ignoring the controversy, or assuring the public: "Nothing to see here, folks, just move along," in the ...
Last month, hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to protest a rigged presidential election.
US and Russia to cut nuclear arsenals by up to a half
Russia and the US will pledge to begin slashing their nuclear arsenals by up to a half when President Barack Obama makes his first state visit to Moscow next week.
From the FBI vault: The (almost) complete Saddam interviews
The National Security Archive has made public the complete set of formal and informal interviews carried out by the FBI with Saddam Hussein following his capture in Iraq in late 2003.
Obama White House not appealing transgender ruling
The Obama administration is not fighting a nearly $500,000 judgment for a Library of Congress hiree who lost the job while undergoing a gender change from a man to a woman.
Siegelman, citing witness-coaching, seeks new trial in federal bribery case
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman has asked for a new trial in his bribery case, citing claims by a whistleblower in the federal prosecutor's office that a key government witness was heavily coached.. AP photo Former Alabama Gov.
Arms control talks dominate U.S.-Russian agenda ahead of Obama's July 6-8 visit to Moscow
Through the Cold War the United States and Russia built vast nuclear arsenals, creating a balance of terror that gripped the world.
Yet another turning point in Iraq
As the media trumpets sound for the pullback of American troops from urban areas in Iraq, the essential lesson of our involvement must be recalled: Nothing about our entanglement in Iraq has ever been as it seemed.
US troops leave Iraqi cities as car bomb kills 27
Iraqi security forces jubilantly paraded in tanks and armoured vehicles on Tuesday as they took control of towns and cities, but the celebrations were marred by a car bomb that killed 27 people.
Gates says he wants to soften gay expulsion rules
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he wants to make the law prohibiting gays from serving openly in the armed forces "more humane" until Congress eventually repeals it.
A charter airline will start nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Havana on June 30, thanks to a reduction of travel restrictions to Cuba.
Israel says French president Sarkozy advised government to sack Foreign Minister Lieberman
The president of France advised Israel's prime minister to fire Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, two senior Israeli government officials said Tuesday.