Day: January 13, 2005

Advertisements for the arthritis drug Celebrex were misleading and unsubstantiated, overstating the pain reliever’s benefits and understating the risks, the government said Wednesday.

Statements by the Bush administration before and after the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 on Saddam Hussein’s weapons programs.

The day after President Bush named him homeland security secretary, Tom Ridge visited the Arizona home of a friend whose lobbying firm represented companies that were later awarded contracts by Ridge’s department.

The White House acknowledged Wednesday that its hunt for Iraqi weapons of mass destruction – a two-year search costing millions of dollars – has closed down without finding the stockpiles that President Bush cited as a justification for overthrowing Saddam Hussein. Bush’s spokesman said the president had no regrets about invading Iraq.

It will take President Bush less than a minute to take the oath of office next Thursday, but before the inaugural events are over some $40 million may be spent on parades, parties and pyrotechnics.