The bad news bearers
July 27, 2006
Some who fight in Iraq say the press is only showing one side of the war — the bad side.
Drilling close to home
July 27, 2006
By DALE McFEATTERS
The noisy fight over whether to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has always been something of a distraction in the quest for that elusive, perhaps mythical, goal of "energy independence."
Pentagon extending deployments to battle expanding Iraq violence
July 27, 2006
The U.S. military, faced with unrelenting violence in Baghdad, is expected to delay the departure of about 4,000 troops due to leave Iraq in the coming days in order to boost the size of the U.S. force, officials said on Wednesday.
Israel pounds Lebanon
July 27, 2006
Israel launched a heavy air and artillery bombardment of south Lebanon on Thursday after nine Israeli soldiers were killed in the Jewish state’s worst 24 hours for casualties in a 16-day-old conflict against Hizbollah.
No plan to end Mideast violence
July 27, 2006
With the United States firmly backing Israel’s continued assault on the Iranian-backed militia, little more than rhetoric and pledges of humanitarian aid and eventual reconstruction emerged from the one-day Rome conference.
Iraqi PM asks for more money, troops
July 27, 2006
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appealed to Congress Wednesday to press the war in Iraq with money and troops, portraying his country as crucial to the U.S. as a front line in the war on terror and comparing violence there to the Sept. 11 attacks.
Property tax deduction may become automatic
July 27, 2006
Homeowners who do not itemize their federal income tax returns would get an additional standard deduction of up to $1,000 for state and local property taxes under a U.S. Senate bill introduced on Wednesday.