Day: January 23, 2005

The edgy Web site edge.org asked its contributors, an eclectic group of scientists and philosophers, its annual question for 2005, “What do you believe is true, even though you cannot prove it?”

Tight security and other factors screwed small businesses in Washington this week and many reported some of the worst sales they remember for Inauguration Day.

President George W. Bush repeated his inaugural speech in his weekly radio address Saturday by saying he’s “eager to begin the work of a new term.”

President Bush’s inaugural vow to spread freedom and stand with the oppressed against tyranny was not meant to signal a shift in U.S. foreign policy but to elaborate on a long-term goal, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday.